Trivia
It received four awards in Gamespot's 2009 Readers' Choice Awards:
- Best Atmosphere
- Best Sound Design
- Best Use of a Creative License
- Best UK-Developed Game
It received three awards in Machinima's 2009 Inside Gaming Awards:
- Best Animation
- Best Art Direction
- Most Compelling Character (for the main antagonist The Joker)
It received four awards in IGN's Best of 2009 Game of the Year Awards (Editors' and Readers'):
- Best PC Action Game
- Best PC Action Game (Readers' Choice)
- PC Award for Excellence in Sound (Readers' Choice)
- Best Xbox 360 Story
It received four awards in AceGamez 2009 Awards:
- Game of the Year
- Xbox 360 Game of the Year
- Best Music & Sound
- Best Gameplay
It was named Best Licensed Game in Cheat Code Central's 2009 Cody Awards.
It received four awards in GameShark's Game of the Year Awards 2009:
- Xbox 360 Game of the Year
- Best Line
- Best Boss
- Worst Boss
It received two awards in Gamespy's Game of the Year Awards 2009:
- The Atmospheric Intensity Award
- The Bag of Tricks Award
It received the award for Best Licensed Game in GamePro's End of the Year 2009 Awards.
It received two awards in GameTrailers' Game of the Year Awards:
- Best Action/Adventure Game
- Biggest Surprise
The game received two awards in Gamespot's 2009 Editor Choice Awards:
- Best Use of a Creative License
- Best Atmosphere
The idea of a secondary Batcave in Arkham Asylum first appeared during the No Man's Land saga.
If Batman is killed by Bane, one of the death cut scenes shows Bane breaking his back. He also taunts Batman during battle, yelling "I will break you" and making a kneeing motion. This is a reference to the famous Knightfall storyline, where Bane actually broke Batman's spine.
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.
