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What if The Dark Knight Rises was a video game?

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By GamesRadar Staff published 21 December 2012

This is what we'd imagine it would look like

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The Bat vs. Bane

The Bat vs. Bane

Now that we've had the chance to watch The Dark Knight Rises like 40 times, we couldn't help but wonder: What would it look like as a video game? The epic battles between Batman and Bane would undoubtedly be awesome--but there are plenty of moments just begging to be loaded up with QTEs. This is our interpretation of The Dark Knight Rises in video game form.

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"Sooooo there's something I should tell you guys..."

"Sooooo there's something I should tell you guys..."

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The peg leg shuffle

The peg leg shuffle

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The keys to the Batcave

The keys to the Batcave

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Becomming The Bat

Becomming The Bat

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C-c-c-combo breaker!

C-c-c-combo breaker!

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Breaking Batman, aka OH GOD THAT LOOKS PAINFUL

Breaking Batman, aka OH GOD THAT LOOKS PAINFUL

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City driving

City driving

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*Indescernable chanting that actually sounds like a really cool song*

*Indescernable chanting that actually sounds like a really cool song*

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Kitty combo

Kitty combo

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The Batman beatdown

The Batman beatdown

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Pow! Bam!

Pow! Bam!

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Page 12 of 17
You have my permission...

You have my permission...

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"So here's the thing...I'm kind of a big deal."

"So here's the thing...I'm kind of a big deal."

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How would you like to proceed?

How would you like to proceed?

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Omg Joseph Gordon Levitt is hawt

Omg Joseph Gordon Levitt is hawt

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Bane is immune to subzero temperatures

Bane is immune to subzero temperatures

So, yeah. That's our brief interpretation of The Dark Knight Rises told via the artistic style of quick-time events. How did we do? Were there any obvious scenes that would go well with a nice bit of button mashing? Let us know in the comments below.

For more interpretive art, check out what would happen if Pokemon rebelled and what would happen if Mario died?

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