A history of Batman games

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We look at the past, present and future of playing as the Dark Knight

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes - 2012 (Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, PS Vita)

Injustice: Gods Among Us - 2013 (Wii U, PS3, Xbox 360, PC, PS4)

It's another crack at a DC Comics fighting game from the developers behind Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe. This one limits the fights to DC super heroes and villains only. This one covered multiple realities, pitting the heroic Justice League against corrupted versions of themselves, along with extra hardened super villains. Honestly, the plot barely matters compared seeing a few rounds of Batman vs. Superman.

Scribblenauts Unmasked - 2013 (3DS, Wii U, PC)

Scribblenauts is like a dictionary come to life, and that goes for the DC Comics version of it as well. More than 2,000 characters or terms from the comic come to life, Batman included. In fact, when you want to conjure Bruce Wayne, you have more than a dozen unique ones to choose from.

Batman: Arkham Origins - 2013 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii U)

Arkham got a new dev team in Arkham Origins, a game that takes Batman back to his roots. Taking place Christmas Eve night early in The Bat's career, he's being chased by eight assassins as well as The Joker in a frozen over Gotham. It looks like what we expect from an Arkham title, but what new features does WB Montreal have planned? (It's also accompanied by a portable spin-off subtitled Blackgate.)

Riddle us this, Bat-fans

That's the history of Batman video games so far. So tell us, what are your favorite Bat games? Where would you like to see caped crusader titles go? And what villains would you like to bring to justice as the Batman?

For more on the future of Batman games, check out Batman: Arkham City 2 - What we want to see and The Top 7 Reasons Batman is the perfect video game hero.