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Gotham City Impostors
- Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows
- Price: $14.99
- Genre: First Person Shooter
Common Sense Media says
Team-based shooter for comic book fans is fun but flawed.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that Gotham City Impostors is a download-only game that's played online in various teams. While it's cartoon-like and over-the-top in its appearance, it's a first-person shooter that lets you wield many different kinds of real weapons (shotguns and explosive bombs, for example) as well as fantasy weapons and gadgets (freeze gun, glider wings, etc.). There is blood in the game, too. There is some off-color language and suggestively-dressed female characters. Plus there is open chat so teens are likely to hear unpredictable conversations.
What's it about?
In the movie The Dark Knight, fans of Batman dressed up as the Caped Crusader and took to the streets to fight evil. Now you can do that in the game GOTHAM CITY IMPOSTORS, a downloadable multiplayer first-person shooter for Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, and Windows PCs. Up to 6 vs. 6 teams of gamers can dress up like Batman or his arch nemesis, The Joker, to take to the streets and use weapons and gadgets to destroy the other team. The over-the-top and cartoon-like shooter features a few different modes including Team Deathmatch, Fumigation (think Domination), and Psych Warfare, where the object is to get a battery back to your base and then defend it for as long as you can.
Is it any good?
Gotham City Impostors is sort of good. On one hand, it can be a fun and frantic game with a lot of customizability, upgrades, weapons, and gadgets to choose from -- including some wild options like grappling hooks and ice guns -- which are fun to unleash on unsuspecting enemies. On the flipside, however, the matchmaking was often slow and unstable, there are a few mandatory online accounts that need to be set up first (including a Warner Bros. one), and maps that are hit or miss. Plus, some weapons and upgrades seem to have more of an effect than others, so some players were complaining about balancing issues and time vs. payoff concerns. Overall, Gotham City Impostors can be an enjoyable and colorful first-person shooter that needs more polish before you consider dropping $15 on it.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about what downloadable digital games are appropriate in their family. Because there isn't a retailer who can turn down the purchase and no box for parents to see an age rating in the corner, this is harder for parents to navigate.
The violence in this game is cartoony and over-the-top. What is the impact of such violence on teens?
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Kid, 11 years old
February 15, 2012
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Don't let your kids be fooled by the anamation it is an IMPOSTER!
This is a fantastic shooter that is animated but that doesn't make it OK if your thinking "oh it is animated my kid will love it and it is batman he is a good role model so it should be fine" well if you do think that then just to let you know it isn't fine. There is lots of blood there is bear traps,axes and other venomous weapons NOTE the blood is graphic. The language is also bad with bleeped f-bombs and others that are not bleeped like s**t, bas****,h*ll,cr*p and d**n. There is sexual innuendo like "I hope you bats like it rough". Well that is it and I think this is a great start to the 2012 gaming year!
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Kid, 10 years old
February 21, 2012
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A muityplayer madness game
Gotham City Imposters is a great first person shooter with cool gadgets similer to Batman's, like gliding, grapple gun, and more. They do use bad lauguage such as the F bomb and a*s, h*ll, bas***d, s**t.That's the down side.What's good is there are lots of diffrent modes you can play. So, which side are you on? Bats or Jokerz?!
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This game!!
I have this game game and it is alot of fun!! there is some weird stuff in this game, and not the best for young kids. Their is bad language like " Batman is going to kick you in the b@l%$". Also the people say " That was a waste of F[beep]in bulets right there as the are killing you. Their is alot of beeped out Fbombs. their is some sexual themes like girls show clevage and they wear short skits. Their is alot of vioent, this game is like call of duty, but teen. Also you have to remeber this is an online game and alot of people say things that are prety bad things on xbox live or ps3 online, but you don't have to use a mic to speck to people. So if you get this game enjoy it!!!!!!!!
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cartoonish
it's just a cartoon shooter. i haven't heard any language. Note: i played the ps3 version.
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| Topics: | magic and fantasy, superheroes, adventures |
| Platforms: | Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows |
| Available online? | Available online |
| Genre: | First Person Shooter |
| Developer: | Warner Bros. Games |
| Release date: | February 7, 2012 |
| Price: | $14.99 |
| ESRB rating: | T for Blood, Comic Mischief, Language, Mild Suggestive Themes, Violence |
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