Batman: Arkham City Cheats & Tips for Xbox 360

To find a secret lair in Arkham City, climb to the top of the boat in the industrial district, by two cranes.

Once there, use the Cryptographic Sequencer and manipulate the letters until the message "City Of Terror" is displayed.

A secret path will appear on the boat, allowing you to climb down into a infested hull. You can pick up a medical form for Jonathan Crane and see a scarecrow that reacts when you zoom in on him.

There is a second hidden message to decode. To unearth it, use the Cryptographic Sequencer with coordinates 500,900.

This will return the following numbers:

5-15-9-7-21-18-18-14-3-5-24-15-12-7-22-3-10-5-15-9-22-3-8-25-26-15-16-25-10-15-17-25

To decode it, use the following number pattern, where 1 = C, 2 = B, 3 = A, 4 = Z, etc.

Once you have worked out the code, it will read: "YOU WILL PAY FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE TO ME".

The following video shows and explains ALL the cheat codes for Batman: Arkham City.

Watch the video

0:03 - Big Head Mode

2:18 - Select Skin Cheat

3:41 - Taunt / Action Camera Cheat

******WARNING! THESE EASTER EGG INSTRUCTIONS CONTAIN MAIN STORY SPOILERS!*****


Spoiler:

Use the Cryptographic Sequencer with the coordinates X: 200.00, Y: 500.00 to unearth a hidden message to decode.

Message: 3-20-26-18-26-16-24-1-11-4-24-9-3-8-5-2-12-18-6-16-7-11-3-10-17-5-13-4-21-8
Decoded message: 'FEAR WILL TEAR GOTHAM CITY TO SHREDS'

There is an alternative ending for Arkham City. To get this, you need to have access to the Catwoman DLC. With this done, on Catwoman's third mission, head right when you are given the choice of right or left.

This will set up the alternate ending - remember that you can revert following this so it doesn't change the rest of the main game.

The following video will show you how to get to the Riddler's hideout in Batman Arkham City.

Watch the video

Search for the coordinates X700, Y490 on the Cryptographic Sequencer to intercept a radio frequency that contains the following repeating numbers: 9, 23, 9, 12, 12, 18, 5, 20, 21, 18, 14, 2, 1, 20, 13, 1, 14. The message is decoded as 'I WILL RETURN BATMAN'.

To make Batman's (and everyone else's) heads ginormous by using the cryptographic sequencer and holding L1 and R1.

Rotate the left analog stick anti-clockwise, and the right clockwise.Soon, you will see Batman's head become much larger - as will all your enemies'!

We all remember that battle, right? It was creative and fun, and it was easily the best boss in the game. But in New Game+, it becomes incredibly frustrating to beat Freeze. This hint will let you know all 10 ways to take Mr. Freeze down, so you can adapt YOUR strategies to his adaption of your strategies... My head hurts now.

1. Sneak Attack - This one is simple. Just sneak up behind Freeze for a normal Silent Takedown.

2. Rail Takedown - This one actually has two ways to do it, but when Freeze takes out the rails, both of these methods aren't able to be used. You can either hang from a rail while Freeze walks by and jump up on him, or be standing next to a rail while he walks UNDER it to take him down.

3. Grate Takedown - Another easy one. Hide in the rails, and when he walks by, jump out and take him down.

4. Disruptor Takedown - Probably the easiest. Remember when Freeze gave you his override chip to use against Penguin? Point, click, punch.

5. Magnetic Takedown - You can see the magnetic generators on the wall, right? Wait until Freeze walks close to one, and then use your Remote Electrical Charge (RT fire mode) to pull him into it.

6. Electrocution - There's a puddle near the middle of the room, and a button to turn electrical wire in it on. See where I'm going with this? Lure Freeze into the puddle and throw a remote batterang to activate it.

7. Line Launch - One of the tougher ones. Wait until Freeze gets to a nice long open stretch of the room with his back to you, and use the Line Launcher to kick him. Easier said than done, but leading him on a long loop of the room normally helps this.

8. Window Takedown - A little tricky, but all you need to do it take Freeze down from a window. Usually jumping through a window will Lure Freeze over, so just wait nearby and jump on him when he goes to investigate.

9. Wall Explosion - There are two destructible walls in the room. Spray some gel on it, lure Freeze over to it, and be sure to detonate it when he's very close to knock him down.

10. Skylight Takedown - Like the last takedown, there are only two places in the room to do this. Make Freeze follow your footprints under the skylight, and grapple up so you're standing on the skylight above him, and take him down.

Also, when playing on New Game+, keep in mind the meter on the right of the screen. If your Detective Vision is on for too long and this meter fills up, Freeze will disable it for the rest of the fight. Only use it in short bursts!

When you complete the game under the Normal or Hard difficulty setting you will be able to retain any previously earned Experience points and gadgets. In New Game Plus mode there will not be any counter icons on thugs and they will have different configurations and be tough to defeat from the start of the game. The Bosses will also be tougher.

Below is a list of the various secret costumes or skins that are available for Arkham City through preordering or the Collector's Edition:

1970s Batman:

Preorder at EB Games (AU)
Preorder at ShopTo (UK)
Preorder at Toys 'R' Us (US)

Animated Series:

Preorder at JB HiFi (AU)
Preorder at MightyApe (NZ)

Batman Beyond:

Preorder at Game (AU)
Preorder at GameStop (UK)
Preorder at MightyApe (NZ)

Earth One:

Preorder at JB HiFi (AU)
Preorder at MightyApe (NZ)

Red Robin:

Preorder at Game or Gamestation (UK)
Preorder at Best Buy (US)

The Dark Knight Returns:

Included in the Collector's Edition

There is a cheat that was recently release that allows you to choose a different costume for Batman before completing the campaign on normal or harder, it can also be used after completing the game on easy.

You must enter this cheat after you have chosen your save file when you are at the main menu, and if you quit the game and want to choose a different skin for batman you must enter the cheat again.

Left, Left, Down, Down, Left, Left, Right, Up, Up, Down.

You should hear a confirmation sound if you entered it right. Then just select continue game and before you come to the loading screen you'll be allowed to choose the skins you have unlocked or bought. Also, this exact code works on PS3.

Look on the map listen to all the find the one where they talk about a smoke thing the set it as a checkpoint the go there and you will hear batman say it might be a trick then there will be guy standing out on in front of a locked door fight them off then the door will be unlocked go in and you will see bane standing there and behind him will be a teddy bear talk to bane and he will talk about some tanks of gas to find.

First of all you will need to get Arkham city's municipal codes and then you will have to go to the boat near the docks and hack the door at the back of the boat and crack the code: CITY OF TERROR then you'll notice boxes of cockroaches but if you go to the end of the room you'll find a dead inmate if you zoom in on him he will start to get electrified!

When there are some enemies and a Titan monster, defeat all the enemies first, ultra stun the Titan monster, then keep punching and then instead of climbing on his back, Batman will defeat him.

First of all you will need to get Arkham city's municipal codes and then you will have to go to the boat near the docks and hack the door at the back of the boat and crack the code: CITY OF TERROR then you'll notice boxes of cockroaches but if you go to the end of the room you'll find a dead inmate if you zoom in on him he will start to get electrified!

The following video will show you how to get to the Riddler's hideout in Batman Arkham City.

Watch the video

The following video shows and explains ALL the cheat codes for Batman: Arkham City.

Watch the video

0:03 - Big Head Mode

2:18 - Select Skin Cheat

3:41 - Taunt / Action Camera Cheat

Use the Cryptographic Sequencer with the coordinates X: 200.00, Y: 500.00 to unearth a hidden message to decode.

Message: 3-20-26-18-26-16-24-1-11-4-24-9-3-8-5-2-12-18-6-16-7-11-3-10-17-5-13-4-21-8
Decoded message: 'FEAR WILL TEAR GOTHAM CITY TO SHREDS'

Look on the map listen to all the find the one where they talk about a smoke thing the set it as a checkpoint the go there and you will hear batman say it might be a trick then there will be guy standing out on in front of a locked door fight them off then the door will be unlocked go in and you will see bane standing there and behind him will be a teddy bear talk to bane and he will talk about some tanks of gas to find.

When there are some enemies and a Titan monster, defeat all the enemies first, ultra stun the Titan monster, then keep punching and then instead of climbing on his back, Batman will defeat him.

There is a cheat that was recently release that allows you to choose a different costume for Batman before completing the campaign on normal or harder, it can also be used after completing the game on easy.

You must enter this cheat after you have chosen your save file when you are at the main menu, and if you quit the game and want to choose a different skin for batman you must enter the cheat again.

Left, Left, Down, Down, Left, Left, Right, Up, Up, Down.

You should hear a confirmation sound if you entered it right. Then just select continue game and before you come to the loading screen you'll be allowed to choose the skins you have unlocked or bought. Also, this exact code works on PS3.

******WARNING! THESE EASTER EGG INSTRUCTIONS CONTAIN MAIN STORY SPOILERS!*****


Spoiler:

To make Batman's (and everyone else's) heads ginormous by using the cryptographic sequencer and holding L1 and R1.

Rotate the left analog stick anti-clockwise, and the right clockwise.Soon, you will see Batman's head become much larger - as will all your enemies'!

We all remember that battle, right? It was creative and fun, and it was easily the best boss in the game. But in New Game+, it becomes incredibly frustrating to beat Freeze. This hint will let you know all 10 ways to take Mr. Freeze down, so you can adapt YOUR strategies to his adaption of your strategies... My head hurts now.

1. Sneak Attack - This one is simple. Just sneak up behind Freeze for a normal Silent Takedown.

2. Rail Takedown - This one actually has two ways to do it, but when Freeze takes out the rails, both of these methods aren't able to be used. You can either hang from a rail while Freeze walks by and jump up on him, or be standing next to a rail while he walks UNDER it to take him down.

3. Grate Takedown - Another easy one. Hide in the rails, and when he walks by, jump out and take him down.

4. Disruptor Takedown - Probably the easiest. Remember when Freeze gave you his override chip to use against Penguin? Point, click, punch.

5. Magnetic Takedown - You can see the magnetic generators on the wall, right? Wait until Freeze walks close to one, and then use your Remote Electrical Charge (RT fire mode) to pull him into it.

6. Electrocution - There's a puddle near the middle of the room, and a button to turn electrical wire in it on. See where I'm going with this? Lure Freeze into the puddle and throw a remote batterang to activate it.

7. Line Launch - One of the tougher ones. Wait until Freeze gets to a nice long open stretch of the room with his back to you, and use the Line Launcher to kick him. Easier said than done, but leading him on a long loop of the room normally helps this.

8. Window Takedown - A little tricky, but all you need to do it take Freeze down from a window. Usually jumping through a window will Lure Freeze over, so just wait nearby and jump on him when he goes to investigate.

9. Wall Explosion - There are two destructible walls in the room. Spray some gel on it, lure Freeze over to it, and be sure to detonate it when he's very close to knock him down.

10. Skylight Takedown - Like the last takedown, there are only two places in the room to do this. Make Freeze follow your footprints under the skylight, and grapple up so you're standing on the skylight above him, and take him down.

Also, when playing on New Game+, keep in mind the meter on the right of the screen. If your Detective Vision is on for too long and this meter fills up, Freeze will disable it for the rest of the fight. Only use it in short bursts!

To find a secret lair in Arkham City, climb to the top of the boat in the industrial district, by two cranes.

Once there, use the Cryptographic Sequencer and manipulate the letters until the message "City Of Terror" is displayed.

A secret path will appear on the boat, allowing you to climb down into a infested hull. You can pick up a medical form for Jonathan Crane and see a scarecrow that reacts when you zoom in on him.

There is a second hidden message to decode. To unearth it, use the Cryptographic Sequencer with coordinates 500,900.

This will return the following numbers:

5-15-9-7-21-18-18-14-3-5-24-15-12-7-22-3-10-5-15-9-22-3-8-25-26-15-16-25-10-15-17-25

To decode it, use the following number pattern, where 1 = C, 2 = B, 3 = A, 4 = Z, etc.

Once you have worked out the code, it will read: "YOU WILL PAY FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE TO ME".

Below is a list of the various secret costumes or skins that are available for Arkham City through preordering or the Collector's Edition:

1970s Batman:

Preorder at EB Games (AU)
Preorder at ShopTo (UK)
Preorder at Toys 'R' Us (US)

Animated Series:

Preorder at JB HiFi (AU)
Preorder at MightyApe (NZ)

Batman Beyond:

Preorder at Game (AU)
Preorder at GameStop (UK)
Preorder at MightyApe (NZ)

Earth One:

Preorder at JB HiFi (AU)
Preorder at MightyApe (NZ)

Red Robin:

Preorder at Game or Gamestation (UK)
Preorder at Best Buy (US)

The Dark Knight Returns:

Included in the Collector's Edition

There is an alternative ending for Arkham City. To get this, you need to have access to the Catwoman DLC. With this done, on Catwoman's third mission, head right when you are given the choice of right or left.

This will set up the alternate ending - remember that you can revert following this so it doesn't change the rest of the main game.

Search for the coordinates X700, Y490 on the Cryptographic Sequencer to intercept a radio frequency that contains the following repeating numbers: 9, 23, 9, 12, 12, 18, 5, 20, 21, 18, 14, 2, 1, 20, 13, 1, 14. The message is decoded as 'I WILL RETURN BATMAN'.

When you complete the game under the Normal or Hard difficulty setting you will be able to retain any previously earned Experience points and gadgets. In New Game Plus mode there will not be any counter icons on thugs and they will have different configurations and be tough to defeat from the start of the game. The Bosses will also be tougher.