- Face off against Gotham¿s greatest villains including The Joker, HARLEY QUINN, VICTOR ZSASZ and KILLER CROC
- Become the Invisible Predatotm with Batman¿s takedowns and unique vantage point system to move without being seen or utilize the unique FreeFlowtm combat system to chain together unlimited combos and battle with huge groups of The Joker¿s henchmen
- Choose multiple takedown methods, including swooping from the sky and smashing through walls, and use the predator camera get a closer look at the action.
- Explore every inch of Arkham Asylum and roam freely on the infamous island, presented for the first time ever in its gritty and realistic entiret
- Experience what it¿s like to be BATMAN using BATARANGS, explosive gel aerosol, The Batclaw, sonar resonator and the line launcher
Product Description
In Batman: Arkham Asylum, the Dark Knight takes on his greatest challenge yet when he becomes trapped with all of his most dangerous villains inside the insane asylum of GOTHAM CITY – ARKHAM ASYLUM! Batman: Arkham Asylum exposes players to a unique, dark and atmospheric adventure that takes them to the depths of Arkham Asylum –Gotham’s psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane. Gamers will move in the shadows, instigate fear amongst their enemies and conf… More >>
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I bought this game based on initial reviews, and I was expecting a fun experience. Holy crap, am I disappointed! It’s very frustrating and confusing. There are a few fun parts, and, yes, it’s the best Batman game ever (but that’s not saying much), but even the good parts don’t make up for the bad; wait until it’s a “Platinum Hits” and get it for $19.99. Sorry, but this is a POS with decent (but rare) fighting scenes.
Rating: 1 / 5
Way too short. I finished this in 2 days. Puzzles and fighting are way too repetitive and easy. Batman stands right in the way of your view with a huge cape that blocks half the screen. There is very little in the way of upgrades, options, weapons (none), and zero customization. Online play is just time races or point scoring contests, all in single player mode (the online part is just to show you stats).
Rating: 1 / 5
The graphics and sound are good, but this game is just a button masher. Fighting consists of pressing the same two buttons again and again.
Rating: 1 / 5
I thought the game was quite boring. I just felt there was too much of crawling through duct work and messing with his special detective vision and way too little action. The enemies are easy to defeat and the AI is unintelligent. Batman actually moves like he is wearing a rubber suit that restricts his mobility, unless you’re mashing the attack button then he moves quite well. After playing infamous and getting used to how dynamic the action was, Batman is sorely lacking. And why is batman so big, I feel like I am constantly trying to look around him. I don’t know, I kept waiting for that moment when I think wow, this is awesome, but all I kept thinking was wow, this is boring.
Rating: 2 / 5
I understand all the rave reviews. This probably is the best Batman game ever made and obviously fanboys will rejoice. But for myself who prefers Batman in a plausible world (i.e. Christopher Nolan’s world) versus Batman as caricature (i.e. the animated series), which this game most resembles, I found it very difficult to be absorbed into it’s world. I couldn’t stand this game on so many levels. The Joker is clearly nuts, but he’s not menacing; he’s annoying. And this can actually be said about all of the characters in the game. Get rid of the chattering teeth, the Riddler, the cliche thugs and thug dialogue, all the cartoonish voice acting, Killer Croc, Bane, the Dark Knight’s over exaggerated physique, under-stimulating personality and boring use of his inventory and the developers may have been on the right track to delivering MY type of Batman game. Something brutal. Something dark. Something unrelenting and engaging. Arkham Asylum is a refined and moderately polished experience but, for myself, it never reaches the level of awe that so many have experienced. Respected reviewers have called this game the Bioshock of 2009. Make some of the changes I’ve suggested and this statement would be far closer to true.
Rating: 2 / 5