Batman: Arkham Knight Guide Game Play
Combat Scenarios
Some mission areas and AR Challenges are entirely about fighting, and it’s rare for the enemy to be few in number. Batman routinely squares off against a dozen or more henchmen at once. These battles are tests of your Freeflow Combo mastery. String three moves together without being interrupted to start a Combo. During a Combo, Batman’s moves reach farther and strike harder, and a Combo counter appears onscreen. At an 8-hit Combo, Special Combat Takedowns become available. Use one and keep the Combo going, and you earn another Special Takedown every five additional Combo hits. Weaving Special Takedowns into your Combos is an extremely potent way to subdue attackers more quickly, so getting a Freeflow Combo going can build momentum like a snowball rolling down a hill. For excellent Combo scenario scores (and thus lots of WayneTech XP), you must avoid getting hit, keep your Combo going continuously, and vary the combat techniques and Quickfire Gadgets you incorporate.
You can’t “mash” your way through combat and succeed. You must be patient and take what comes to you, countering incoming strikes, dodging any strikes that can’t be countered, and getting in hits of your own when you have open shots.
Be patient and don’t over-commit to attacks and Takedowns so you’re always ready to Counter incoming enemy strikes. You can even Counter two or three incoming strikes at once; press Counter once for each incoming attack.