Gotham City: Impostors

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 10 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

4
Average:

2
Bad:

4

Pros:

A number of fun movement abilities, Deep character customization, Frantic pace, Versatile arena design.
Funny, uninhibited chaos; excellent customization options; intricate, if small, maps; grappling hooks for all!

Cons:

Surprisingly awkward matchmaking.
Atrocious matchmaking; only five maps; obnoxious attempts to upsell its DLC; can take forever to get into a game.

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Last revision on January 25, 2016

Reviewers Liked

A number of fun movement abilities, Deep character customization, Frantic pace, Versatile arena design
Funny, uninhibited chaos; excellent customization options; intricate, if small, maps; grappling hooks for all!

Reviewers Didn't Like

Surprisingly awkward matchmaking
Atrocious matchmaking; only five maps; obnoxious attempts to upsell its DLC; can take forever to get into a game

Expert reviews and ratings

Egregious DRM and poor matchmaking mar an otherwise surprisingly fun and accessible multiplayer...

By PC Gamer on April 06, 2012

An interesting take on the FPS genre, but it’s not as slick as most full-price titles...

By Expert Reviews on March 15, 2012

Gotham City Imposters is a lot fun, very enjoyable, but a little buggy when matchmaking. It is not going to appeal to fans of realistic FPS' and there are limitations in terms of gameplay given that it is predominantly an online fps and nothing more. The...

By HardwareHeaven on February 17, 2012

If you've caught a nasty case of first-person-shooter fatigue, you might be wondering what the genre needs to do to reignite your interest. Gotham City Impostors, a downloadable offering developed by the people responsible for the F.E.A.R. franchise,...

By GameSpot on February 13, 2012

Everyone wants to be Batman, but no one wants to train like him. Welcome to the world of Gotham City Imposters, where wannabe superheroes (called Bats) and villains (called Jokerz) kill and maim themselves in the name of saving or destroying the city...

By 1Up on February 10, 2012

Had I told you 3 years ago that a Batman first person shooter was being developed, you likely would have scoffed. At that time, on the eve of the release of Batman: Arkham Asylum, the words “Batman” and “video games” were most fondly associated with...

By New Game Network on February 10, 2012

Gotham City Impostors is a functional shooter with a sense of humor and a Batman license. It's got plenty to unlock, but it's not all that deep. Go, shoot, win. Over and over. If you're looking for a first-person shooter that doesn't take itself...

By ign.com on February 10, 2012

Gotham City Impostors isn't a free-to-play shooter, but it sure feels like one. Even as a $15 purchase, it's a game that's as eager to get you into its cash shop as its paltry five maps, with one of the slowest character customization systems ever to...

By GameSpy on February 09, 2012

It's official: Batman games no longer need to suck, as proven twice by Rocksteady Studios and their phenomenal Arkham titles. Now Monolith Productions is stepping up to the plate to deliver their own take on the Batman mythos, and this one couldn't be...

By Cheat Code Central on February 07, 2012

When Steam clocks my time with a game at 16 hours and the in-game stat tracking reports it to be a little more than 2 hours, I know there's a problem not with the the way Gotham City Imposters plays but with whatever mumbo-jumbo magic happens behind...

By Armchair Empire on February 07, 2012

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