And I’d much rather see a middle eastern actor playing Ra’s Al Ghul, but Dee Bradley Baker still captures that deadly charisma like a master. Fred Tatasciore kind of has one default zombie monster voice, but like Blum, it’s a damn good one and DOES suit Solomon Grundy. Steve Blum is not one of favorite takes on Croc, simply because it just sounds like every other monster he’s played, but damn if he doesn’t do a great job playing that monster. ![]() ![]() Even the actors whose takes I find generally “not distinct enough from their general body of work” still give great performances. Every single actor knocks it outta the park. It’s this great blend of newcomers and icons all colliding and creating a new world that feels distinct yet every bit as familiar and beloved as we’ve all come to expect. And Maurice LaMarche gave, quite easily, my all time favorite take on Mr. Wally Wingert is the DEFINITIVE voice of Riddler now, whenever I think f the character. Khary Payton sounds so unbelievably enigmatic and badass as Azrael. Corey Burton was spectacular as the eternally unnerving Professor Hugo Strange. Troy Baker knocked it outta the park as Two Face, really selling that duality of noble and deranged for poor Harv. Nolan North had a thing where he was pretty much in EVERY damn video game for a while, but he OWNED that cockney bugger, Penguin, by the end of this game. It was Tara Strong’s debut as Harley Quinn, which has since become the defacto voice that immediately comes to mind for many people when they think of Harley, myself included. Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill go without saying, but this was also the game that would lead to many iconic performances that would become synonymous with the character. So, without further delay, here are the ten reasons I love Batman: Arkham City! 10) The Voice I recently replayed the “Return to Arkham” remaster on the PS4, and as someone who greatly adores this game which, in many ways, revitalized the entire superhero beat-em-up genre, I decided to take a page outta book and post a lil non-kink tribute to something I just really, really love. Yesterday marked the 10-year anniversary of one of my all time favorite video games, Arkham City.
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