System specifications revealed for Rocksteady's action game.

Have you been waiting for the PC version of Batman: Arkham City this November? If so, then you should check out the hardware requirements released through Nvidia.

From the footage released so far it looks as though Arkham City is going to have a number of fancy platform-exclusive effects, but what do fancy effects matter if you can't run the game? The specs are posted below, which may cause you to sigh with relief or gnash your teeth in frustration.

Minimum System Requirements

• OS: Microsoft Windows XP, Vista or 7
• CPU: Dual-Core CPU 2.4 Ghz
• RAM: 2GB
• Graphics Card: NVIDIA 8800 or ATI 3800 with 512MB of VRAM
• Sound: Microsoft Windows XP/Vista or 7 compatible sound card (100% DirectX 9.0c-compatible)
• DVD-ROM: Quad-speed (4x) DVD-ROM drive
• Hard Drive: 17.5GB free disk space

Recommended System Requirements

• OS: Microsoft Windows 7
• CPU: Dual-Core CPU 2.5 GHz
• RAM: 4GB
• Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or ATI Radeon HD 6850 with 768MB+ of VRAM (DirectX 11 compatible)
• Sound: Microsoft Windows XP/Vista or 7 compatible sound card (100% DirectX 9.0c-compatible)
• DVD-ROM: Quad-speed (4x) DVD-ROM drive
• Hard Drive: 17.5 GB free disk space