Batman: Arkham City Fully Explorable From The Start

Batman: Arkham City is going to be a big game. So big in fact that it's going to be five times larger than Arkham Asylum. But what good is a large world if you can't explore it? No good, that's why almost all of Arkham City is going to be accessible right from the start of the game.

Sefton Hill, director of Arkham City says that, "You'll be able to explore most of the city right from the start." Adding that they didn't want to create "any artificial barriers" that would limit a character such as a Batman.

"There are areas which you’ll uncover obviously as you play through the game - there’s lots of secrets and rewards as you play through the game and new areas you get to explore. But you can go and explore the main city right from the start and if you do explore it right from the start, you’re going to find lots of secrets around the place and different things to see. We worked really hard to try and tell the story of the different sections of Arkham City," said Hill.

Batman: Arkham City is going to be one of the biggest (literally and figuratively) games of 2011, if not the biggest. It's scheduled to release October 18 on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.

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