Batman: Arkham Asylum

Description

Once again, Batman has captured and returned the Joker to Arkham Asylum. Unfortunately, the inmates have taken over and the Joker is now running the show. Play as the Caped Crusader, navigating in a 3rd person style through the grounds and collective wings of Arkham Asylum; super prison and rehabilitation center for Gotham's most hardened criminals.

Using a combination of stealth, detective work, and exciting combat elements, proceed toward your ultimate goal of apprehending the maniacal Joker. On the way, you'll encounter some of Batman's deadliest foes. Fortunately, you're not entirely alone, as Batman will receive assistance from the surviving guards, and information from the computer genius Oracle.

Make use of the grappling hook, Batarangs, explosive gel, zipline, electronically-assisted vision, and more. During your search, you will gain experience points from defeating opponents, finding hidden items, or accomplishing special tasks. Once you "level up" you are able to purchase/upgrade an ability or feature of Batman's arsenal. The game features a controllable camera viewpoint, and optional first person view for viewing things up close.

Strewn about the grounds of the Asylum are 240 "riddles" for you to solve, courtesy of the Riddler, and a variety of achievements/trophies to unlock, depending on your gaming platform.

Part of the Following Groups

• 3D Engine: UnrealEngine3
• Batman licensees
• DC Universe games
• Physics Engine: AGEIA PhysX

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User Reviews

The Dark Knight at his very best.	Windows	Joakim Kihlman (267)
Building A Better Batman Game	Xbox 360	MasterMegid (864)
Atmospheric and Innovative Stealth-Action	Windows	mrkekeru (105)

The Press Says

DarkZero	Xbox 360	Sep 13, 2009	10 out of 10	100
IGN	PlayStation 3	Aug 21, 2009	9.3 out of 10	93
ComputerGames.ro	Windows	Oct 11, 2009	92 out of 100	92
1UP	PlayStation 3	Aug 21, 2009	A-	91
Game Revolution	PlayStation 3	Aug 26, 2009	A-	91
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Windows	Sep 30, 2009	90 out of 100	90
PSX Extreme	PlayStation 3	Sep 02, 2009	9 out of 10	90
Lawrence	PlayStation 3	Sep 04, 2009	9 out of 10	90
GameSpot	Windows	Sep 11, 2009	9 out of 10	90
videogamer.com	PlayStation 3	Aug 27, 2009	9 out of 10	90

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Trivia

Batman, Joker and Harley Quinn are voiced by Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill and Arline Sorkin respectively, who reprise their roles from the critically acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series.

The story is written by Paul Dini who, as well as having contributed to the comics, was a writer on the series.