Escape From Arkham City In A New Deckbuilding Game!

Cryptozoic Entertainment has quite the gameography under their belt. The company has developed games based on properties from World of Warcraft to The Walking Dead, and all the way to Penny Arcade. They’ve just announced a new title that ought to excite game-players and comic fans alike!

Batman: Arkham City Escape is an upcoming Deck-Building title for two players. One participant will play as Bats, while the other plays as Arkhams City’s villains (who, based on the game’s title, would all like to escape the area).

As Arkham City Escape is a deck building game, replayability should be high as each game will be unique! Here are some of the highlights, straight from Cryptozoic themselves:

-In Batman™: Arkham City Escape, two players engage in a game of wits and strategy that pits Batman against his greatest foes as they try to escape Arkham City!

-One player takes on the role of Batman, and the other player is in command of Batman’s Rogues Gallery! No two games play out the same, as the villain player uses a random assortment of villains each time.

-Each of the Arkham City inmates has exclusive special abilities to use as they take hostages and try to escape the clutches of the Dark Knight.

-Utility Belt cards give Batman access to a variety of special gadgets to use as he works towards stopping the Arkham City escapees and saving his allies!

I’m a pretty big board game player myself, and as I haven’t really had a chance to try a deck building game (and since I’m partial to things based on characters that I like) Arkham City Escape seems as though it may be a great title to start with!

Batman: Arkham City Escape will be available in February 2013. The company has released a preview of a few cards from the game, so check them out below!