3/5 ★ – mkreynolds's review of Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate.

Admittedly, my first and only experience with this game was my seven year old self picking up my brand new PS Vita and plopping it in, but that kid did have a platinum trophy to show for it, so I still find myself qualified. Obviously, the hardware limitations of portables lead to the decision to make this a 2D metroidvania action game, and I think it delivered just enough on that front. Freeflow combat was preserved, and the stealth wasn't offputting when put into this setting. Some of the boss battles did well with this format, like avoiding Deadshot's lasers in order to take him out (which, might I add, is a better boss fight than his inclusion in the near-perfect Arkham City). The ending is quite lackluster, though, as the recurring idea of revisiting locations was amplified by having to deactivate Joker's bombs throughout the prison. This leads me to say that, narratively, this game is quite below average, but in its context, this is about the average Batman experience that one could get with a portable device at the time.