ppy ▁and ▁un fin ished ▁while ▁doing ▁nothing ▁to ▁advance ▁the ▁series ▁or ▁its ▁characters . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁of ▁the ▁game ' s ▁prison ▁setting ▁was ▁generally ▁negative . ▁Review ers ▁critic ized ▁the ▁level ▁designs ▁as ▁repet itive , ▁dark , ▁and ▁sparse ▁outside ▁of ▁areas ▁decor ated ▁by ▁the ▁J oker , ▁and ▁several ▁critics ▁noted ▁a ▁difficulty ▁in ▁navig ating ▁the ▁facility ▁due ▁to ▁poor ly ▁highlight ed ▁a ven ues ▁of ▁travel ▁such ▁as ▁destruct ible ▁walls ▁that ▁can ▁not ▁be ▁viewed ▁at ▁all ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁game ' s ▁sc anning ▁mode . ▁Game ▁Inform er ▁noted ▁that ▁even ▁when ▁an ▁interactive ▁element ▁is ▁obvious , ▁it ▁cannot ▁be ▁used ▁until ▁the ▁player ▁sp ends ▁several ▁seconds ▁highlight ing ▁and ▁sc anning ▁it , ▁a ▁process ▁they ▁found ▁incon ven ient . ▁Con vers ely , ▁Pol ygon ▁said ▁the ▁game ▁world ▁featured ▁impress ive ▁and ▁exp ans ive ▁levels , ▁and ▁appreciated ▁the ▁various ▁un lock able ▁a ven ues ▁of ▁expl oration ▁hiding ▁secret ▁items . ▁Several ▁review ers ▁were ▁critical ▁of ▁necessary ▁back track ing ▁through ▁previously ▁expl ored ▁areas , ▁calling ▁them ▁b oring ▁and ▁cit ing ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁reg ener ating ▁enemies ▁as ▁a ▁problem , ▁leaving ▁cleared ▁areas ▁perman ently ▁empty . ▁Game Sp ot ▁took ▁issue ▁with ▁the ▁difficulty ▁of ▁navig ating ▁some ▁areas ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁game ' s ▁ 2 . 5 D ▁view point ▁that ▁involves ▁the ▁player ▁normally ▁moving ▁left ▁or ▁right , ▁but ▁period