Batman: Arkham Trilogy
Warner Brothers Entertainment UK Ltd-
Nintendo Switch - 01/12/2023
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 18 which restricts availability to ADULTS ONLY and is not suitable for persons under 18 years of age. This rating has been given because it features violence against vulnerable and defenceless characters.
Brief outline of the game
Collection of the three Batman games - Arkham Asylum, Arkham City and Arkham Knight - in which players take on the role of Batman as he fights iconic villains.
Content specific issues
There are infrequent scenes of violence towards defenceless persons. In one sequence, a man is tied up and beaten across the face by an armed thug. This continues until the player intervenes. In another sequence, the player is able to shoot a hostage. Batman also holds down and interrogates a man as he threatens to run over the man's head with his Batmobile. General gameplay features a mixture of hand-to-hand combat, use of swords and other weapons, and realistic shootings.
Other issues
There are sequences in which characters take their own lives.
Batman: Arkham City
Warner Brothers Entertainment UK Ltd-
Nintendo Switch - 30/09/2023
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 16 because it features strong and sustained depictions of violence. Not suitable for persons under 16 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
Action-adventure game, the second title in the 'Batman: Arkham' series, in which Batman must explore Arkham City, a super-prison encompassing the slums of Gotham, in order to uncover the secret behind the warden’s sinister project, 'Protocol 10'.
Content specific issues
The game features strong and realistic violence throughout. Gameplay includes hand-to-hand combat against multiple enemies, as well as the use of bats and other weapons. Cutscenes also feature violence, including people being shot or stabbed, with realistic reactions but no visible blood. One scene shows a restrained character being hit, although he is able to fight back, while other scenes include a character falling from a height and prisoners being struck with an electric bat.
Other issues
The game also includes use of bad language, including 'bitch', 'prick', 'piss', 'bastard', 'bloody', 'ass' and 'screw'. There are also references to alcohol.
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Warner Brothers Entertainment UK Ltd-
Nintendo Switch - 30/09/2023
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 16 because it features strong and sustained depictions of violence. Not suitable for persons under 16 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
Action-adventure game in which players must fight a variety of enemies, either in melee combat or by taking them out stealthily, while rescuing hostages as they uncover Joker's ultimate plan.
Content specific issues
Violence during gameplay is generally moderate in nature. A variety of weapons are used, including firearms and metal pipes, with realistic reactions to the violence. Some cutscenes feature stronger moments of violence, including restrained characters being beaten realistically, with audible pain reactions. However, there is no clear injury detail during violence.
Other issues
The game also includes uses of bad language, including 'bitch', 'piss' and 'ass'.
Batman: The Enemy Within
LCG Entertainment, Inc.-
Nintendo Switch - 02/07/2018
Advice for consumers
This game is rated PEGI 18 which restricts availability to ADULTS ONLY and is not suitable for anyone below this age. This rating has been given due to strong violence.
Brief outline of the game
Batman Season 2. This game takes place after Season 1. Batman must team up with John Doe to take on the pact. A group that consists of the Riddler, Harley, Bane and Joker.
Content specific issues
Violence in the game includes the use of a sledge hammer to kill a vulnerable character; the use of a bladed weapon to kill a character by thrusting up through the lower jaw and exiting through the chin and smashing a character’s head onto a concrete floor.
Other issues
The game features scenes of smoking which are presented as a neutral activity.
BATMAN: The Enemy Within - Episode 5: Same Stitch
LCG Entertainment, Inc.-
PlayStation 4 - 26/03/2018
Advice for consumers
This game is rated PEGI 18 which restricts availability to ADULTS ONLY and is not suitable for anyone below this age. This rating has been given due to strong violence.
Brief outline of the game
The episode will follow Batman as he tries to stop the mysterious "John Doe".
Content specific issues
Violence in the game includes the use of a sledge hammer to kill a vulnerable character; the use of a bladed weapon to kill a character by thrusting up through the lower jaw and exiting through the chin and smashing a character’s head onto a concrete floor.
BATMAN: The Enemy Within - Episode 5: Same Stitch
LCG Entertainment, Inc.-
Xbox One - 26/03/2018
Advice for consumers
This game is rated PEGI 18 which restricts availability to ADULTS ONLY and is not suitable for anyone below this age. This rating has been given due to strong violence.
Brief outline of the game
The episode will follow Batman as he tries to stop the mysterious "John Doe".
Content specific issues
Violence in the game includes the use of a sledge hammer to kill a vulnerable character; the use of a bladed weapon to kill a character by thrusting up through the lower jaw and exiting through the chin and smashing a character’s head onto a concrete floor.
Batman: The Enemy Within - Episode 4: What Ails You
LCG Entertainment, Inc.-
PlayStation 4 - 23/01/2018
Advice for consumers
This game is rated PEGI 18 which restricts availability to ADULTS ONLY and is not suitable for anyone below this age. This rating has been given due to strong violence.
Brief outline of the game
Latest episode in the series, Batman continues his fight against ‘The Pact’.
Content specific issues
Violence in the game consists of hand to hand combat and the use of firearms and bladed weapons. There are some blood effects when a character is struck by a bladed weapon.
Batman: The Enemy Within - Episode 4: What Ails You
LCG Entertainment, Inc.-
Xbox One - 23/01/2018
Advice for consumers
This game is rated PEGI 18 which restricts availability to ADULTS ONLY and is not suitable for anyone below this age. This rating has been given due to strong violence.
Brief outline of the game
Latest episode in the series, Batman continues his fight against ‘The Pact’.
Content specific issues
Violence in the game consists of hand to hand combat and the use of firearms and bladed weapons. There are some blood effects when a character is struck by a bladed weapon.
Batman: The Enemy Within - Episode 3: Fractured Mask
LCG Entertainment, Inc.-
Xbox One - 20/11/2017
Advice for consumers
This game is rated PEGI 18 which restricts availability to ADULTS ONLY and is not suitable for anyone below this age. This rating has been given due to violence towards vulnerable / defenceless characters.
Brief outline of the game
Batman must navigate uneasy alliances while Bruce Wayne undertakes a perilous series of deceptions. Which of Batman’s new allies will you choose to trust? And how deep into the darkness will you let Bruce descend?
Content specific issues
Two human characters their hands tied behind backs and restrained in a wheeled trolley in a vertical position. Their upper, middle and lower body have straps holding them in position, there is no free movement and no chance of escape. Against their will they are both injected with a substance as part of an experiment.
Other issues
The game features scenes of smoking which are presented as a neutral activity.
Batman: The Enemy Within - Episode 3: Fractured Mask
LCG Entertainment, Inc.-
PlayStation 4 - 20/11/2017
Advice for consumers
This game is rated PEGI 18 which restricts availability to ADULTS ONLY and is not suitable for anyone below this age. This rating has been given due to violence towards vulnerable / defenceless characters.
Brief outline of the game
Batman must navigate uneasy alliances while Bruce Wayne undertakes a perilous series of deceptions. Which of Batman’s new allies will you choose to trust? And how deep into the darkness will you let Bruce descend?
Content specific issues
Two human characters their hands tied behind backs and restrained in a wheeled trolley in a vertical position. Their upper, middle and lower body have straps holding them in position, there is no free movement and no chance of escape. Against their will they are both injected with a substance as part of an experiment.
Other issues
The game features scenes of smoking which are presented as a neutral activity.