Yeah, WB Montreal must have missed that.
I agree, it is incredibly fun. And, it has a ton of villains, most unused by the series so far. The biggest issue seems to be people expecting originality in the third game in a series. Every time a series goes in a new direction, people cry foul (think when Zelda took left turns) and every time they just refine, people complain about not being original. If you liked Arkham City, you will like this game too. If you absolutely cannot stomach paying full price for a third Batman game, wait a few weeks and I'm sure it will be on sale for Black Friday. It is definitely a great game, the only question is your own tolerance for threequels.
WB Montreal said they didn't want to sacrifice gameplay for things to make sense so they included the best gadgets despite that he wasn't supposed to have them yet.
It might be a port thing, but the game is really stable on the 360. Only bug I have seen is it locked up one time when I upgraded a power. I haven't really gotten stuck anywhere, but there are a few places you would think he would be able to access but cannot, and there were some like this in Arkham City. As far as getting cornered in fights, I've noticed for the most part, the free flow tends to redirect the fight away from walls (except for beat-downs, which will wall slam the bad guy) - for example, against Deathstroke, if you get too close to the edge of the room while attacking him, you will do a throw instead of a punch that will move the fight back into the middle of the room, same with most other fights, the animation engine tries to keep you away from the walls in fights. The worst part though is when you are close and the camera is limited, you sometimes get an angle you cannot see an incoming attack you need to parry, but it has been like that since game 1. I've found that if I am near a wall and guys are close by, I just parry repeatedly and it will almost always catch an incoming attack (because they won't let up) and re-center the fight away from the wall.
