New Detective System Revealed In Arkham City

In the recent issue of PSM3, Sefton Hill (director for Arkham City) has revealed a few details about the detective system. And there's a lot that's new.
Hill begins by telling us that the game has been improved over Arkham Asylum and that there is now an interrogation mechanic, "As with nearly every area of the game we're enhancing it. One example is the criminal database coupled with the new interrogation mechanic.

"The Riddler continues to taunt the Dark Knight with mind-bending puzzles and exploration challenges, but the location of his biggest secrets are known only to him and people he's told. Rather than unlocking their locations using maps, Batman will be able to scan a gang of thugs to find a potential informant."

The player will then need to take out the surrounding thugs and leave the informant conscious for interrogation, "This is the guy you need to question, but first you'll have to take down all the other gang members while sparing the one you want. That can be tough when Batman's in a seamless FreeFlow combo chain." It Hill says it's tough it probably is.

Batman: Arkham City is expected to release in quarter 4 of 2011 on PS3, 360 and PC.

Batman Arkham City - new Detective Mode detailed Via CVG