Gotham City Impostors

Game review by Marc Saltzman, Common Sense Media
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Common Sense says

age 14+

Team-based shooter for comic book fans is fun but flawed.

PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360 2012
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Parents say

age 12+

Based on 2 reviews

Kids say

age 11+

Based on 12 reviews

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A Lot or a Little?

The parents' guide to what's in this game.

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.

Community Reviews

Drakeminian
Drakeminian Adult
January 5, 2014
age 12+

Gotham City Impostors.

This game in a fun 11+ shooter. It contains mild language and blood. It is a very fun game that has a Single Player mode and a multiplayer mode. In the single player mode you are a thief stealing things and completing missions for your army. In the multiplayer there are different game modes and interesting challenges. The game modes include Team Death Match, Free for all and a couple of others. Overall this is a fun shooter and a good game for Tweens. Thanks!

This title has:

Great role models
Too much violence
Too much swearing
megastaraxe
megastaraxe Adult
October 5, 2012
age 12+

extreme language not bloody

in this fps game players can kill each other with grenades bombs rpgs shotguns all sorts of guns macheties and acid the language is brutal but is always bleed out in the intro it is implied that the joker is saying *lets blow this f--king town to f--king peciesand in the intro the joker sticks up his middle finger they tried to blur it out but if you look closley tou clearly see it when some kills you it shows you falling back and the people can choose to swear at you but the strong profanitys are always bleed this game is for anyone 12 or older

This title has:

Too much violence
Too much sex
Too much swearing
Too much drinking/drugs/smoking
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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.

Talk to Your Kids 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?

Game Details

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For kids who love comic book characters

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