Gotham Knightsexplores the darker side of Gotham City’s villains and criminalsafter Batman’s death. Players will patrol the city as a member of the Bat family - Batgirl, Nightwing, Red Hood, or Robin. The open world is very active, with crime sprees occurring throughout the city. It’s up to the player to challenge enemy groups and take them out, typically with hand-to-hand combat using melee or ranged attacks. These encounters are easier whenever heroes use their Momentum Abilities.
Momentum Abilities are high-powered special attacks inGotham Knightsunique to each hero. They are similar to Skills, but instead of taking AP, they are earned by completing Momentum Challenges, which happens naturally as players move through the storyline or complete side missions. Momentum Abilities have specific perks that come in clutch during battles against all factions of enemies. However, players can only use them consecutively after first charging up their momentum.
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How to Gain Momentum
Whenever players want to use Momentum Abilities, they need to ensurethey have enough momentumbuilt up. Momentum gain can be tracked by the purple bar at the bottom right side of the screen. There are four segments that will slowly fill with purple when momentum is gained. The four segments on the momentum bar turn white when filled.
Here are the ways to gain Momentum inGotham Knights. First, momentum grows whenever the Knights damage an enemy. The amount of momentum depends on the type of attack used. For example, standard attacks gain less momentum than heavy melee or combo attacks. Next, players will gain momentum using advanced skills like Perfect Evades, Timed Strikers, or Attack Chains. These can be practiced during training at the Belfry as they require perfect timing to pull off. Finally, some heroes have skills that build momentum. Examples of this includeBatgirl’s Second Wind+ skillwhich gives her an entire momentum segment after reviving herself and Nightwing’s skill Momentum Regen which gradually increases his momentum during fights automatically.
Using Momentum Abilities
Building up all that momentum isn’t just for fun; when the momentum bar is full,it’s time to use Momentum Abilities. Momentum Abilities fall under various categories, including the following:
Momentum Abilities drain momentum depending on their attack power. Usually, the abilities furthest to the left above the momentum bar use the most, while the ones on the right are less substantial. If a player doesn’t have enough momentum, an “X” will appear when they attempt to use that ability.
Gotham Knightswas released in 2022 for the PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC.
