Back in the heyday of gaming (and by that I really mean my heyday) there were two seemingly universal rules to gaming. One was that if you couldn’t beat anyone else in a game, you could still beat your dad. The second was that licensed games always suck; but like Moore’s law, there has been increasing evidence that both of these rules no longer hold water. Gamers are getting older and for the past decade or so there have been an increasingly large number of quality games based off of beloved franchises. Batman games in particular have been a bright spot for gaming and it hasn’t hurt that this Renaissance has coincided with a string of Batman movies directed by Christopher Nolan. The Dark Knight Rises for Android, however, is a good first attempt but doesn’t quite live up to the level of its inspiration.
Check out our mini series about the PS Vita! We think a lot of games should have come to the handheld. This episode we talk about The Dark Knight Rises on iOS.
There’s a new Nendoroid Batman figurine on the way, and the Good Smile Company recently detailed him on their Kahotan blog. This version of Batman is based on The Dark Knight Rises, and uses different textures for different parts of his costume.
Carl Williams writes, "Retro sales are picking up as we enter the summer months and more and more gamers are looking for that great deal to drop cold hard cash on. Companies want gamers to buy from them, especially now that there is so much overlap with games and content across stores, it boils down to customer care quality, ease of sale and of course, price. Check out the sales listed below, there are some good ones."
