The most egregious example of this is a counterattack in which she kisses her opponents to subdue them.
Namely, Catwoman's fighting kit comes with sexual moves that serve almost no purpose to combat. Now that a decade has passed since the 2011 Batman: Arkham installment, other instances of its strange depictions of women have cropped up. Related: Arkham City's Worst Moment Betrays Batman's Character Of course, in the criminal-filled environment of Arkham City, such harsh language makes sense, but many pointed out that the degree of sexism may have crossed the threshold between a gritty depiction of prison and an unpleasant case of discrimination. Despite being hailed as the best Batman: Arkham game, one of the controversies surrounding Batman: Arkham City when it first came out was that critics did not appreciate the sheer amount of sexist expletives NPCs threw at Catwoman. Indeed, Batman: Arkham City's Catwoman is sexualized to the point that she even kisses her opponents while fighting.Ī critique of some of the strange, sexualized depictions of women in Batman: Arkham City doesn't need to be done in retrospect, however. While fantastic games, Rocksteady Studio's Batman: Arkham series has become somewhat dated in the way it handles women, especially when it comes to the feline antihero Selina "Catwoman" Kyle. Batman: Arkham Citydepicts its female characters rather strangely, but perhaps nothing is weirder than one of Catwoman's counterattacks.