These would have presumably allowed Superman to patrol Metropolis and help stop smaller scale crimes in between his adventures, much like the open-world Batman: Arkham games. That title was a far cry from what could be made today and was a buggy, nearly unplayable mess.Īt some point, WB has developed and canceled two different open-world Superman games. The Nintendo 64 release of Superman 64is widely considered to be one of the worst games of all time. Superman has always had a bit of a bumpy history with video game adaptations. There are some fans who may see this as being for the best. It definitely caught the attention of diehard comic book nerds, so maybe Rocksteady was on the right track.Īccording to Sigfield, Rocksteady's take on Superman would have included destructive environments that took advantage of some of the mechanics seen in Arkham Knight when the Batmobile is blasting its way through town. Unfortunately, the game was apparently not meant to be.
Maybe these Easter eggs were the developer's way of testing the waters for fan interest. These would also seem to indicate that Rocksteady was indeed considering including Superman in a future game. The biggest reference of all, however, was a voicemail from Lex Luthor himself, which can be heard when checking the answering machine in Bruce Wayne's private office.Īll of these little nods show that there is a much bigger universe to the Batman: Arkham franchise, with more heroes outside of Batman and his sidekicks. These references included dialogue from some of the henchman in the game referencing Metropolis and several buildings belonging to Lex Luthor, the Man of Steel's greatest nemesis. This would certainly make a good bit of sense, since Batman: Arkham Knight actually includes several references to Superman. "Judging how similar this feels to the 'New Gotham' section of Arkham Knight, this could be for that." "Hearing from multiple sources that Rocksteady pitched a Superman game to WB as a follow up to Arkham Knight, and WB passed on the project," tweeted Sigfield.
In fact, according to Geeks WorldWide's James Sigfield, this piece of concept art is probably part of the Rocksteady's last attempt at pitching a Superman title. There have been rumors of some kind of Superman-related project from Rocksteady for years now, but none of them have ever come to fruition. Interestingly, one of the images in this collection of Batman art appears to show Superman flying over a beautifully lit cityscape, presumably his hometown of Metropolis.
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