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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 confront The Joker and Gotham City’s most notorious villains who have taken over the asylum. Using a wide range of Batman’s gadgets and abilities, players will become the invisible predator and attempt to foil The Joker’s demented scheme. Batman: Arkham Asylum features an original story penned exclusively for the game by famous Batman author and five-time Emmy award winner, Paul Dini, whose credits include Lost season one and Batman: The Animated Series. With amazing graphics and a moody, immersive setting, Batman: Arkham Asylum offers diverse gameplay options that push the envelope for all action, adventure and superhero games.Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1540 in Video Games
- Brand: Warner Bros
- Model: 1000094913
- Released on: 2009-09-15
- ESRB Rating: Teen
- Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows XP
- Format: DVD-ROM
- Dimensions: .20 pounds
Features
- 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
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The definitive Dark Knight experience
Overall, this game is great
fun and is definitely the best Batman game released on any console so
far, but there are a few issues that keep it from being perfect.
First
the negatives:
I didn't have any problem installing the game,
and since I had already set up a Windows live account for a previous
game, that wasn't a problem (I was somehow automatically logged in
whenever this game started). But I use a Logitech Cordless Rumblepad 2
instead of a 360 controller, and the game wouldn't work properly with it
at first. The y-axis on the left analog stick was reversed, so that
pushing the stick forward caused Batman to turn around and walk toward
the camera instead of walking forward, and the A and X buttons were
swapped with the B and Y buttons. I could have remapped the buttons
within the game, but there was no way to invert the y-axis of the left
analog stick! The game was unplayable in this state, but by downloading
and configuring an xbox 360 controller emulator, I was able to remap all
controls to the way it should have been. If you don't use an xbox 360
controller as your PC gamepad, be aware that you may have this issue,
but you can find a work-around.
The second problem I had with the
game was that the camera follows Batman too closely. When running or
fighting, the camera zooms out to give an adequate view, but otherwise,
it's so close that Batman takes up about 3/4 of the vertical screen
space. I was constantly having to maneuver the camera around Batman
whenever I wanted to see what was right in front of me without switching
to first person view. This isn't a game-killer, but it is an annoyance
that together with the controller issue takes away a star from the
review.
But the positive aspects of the game outweigh the
negative parts by a large margin.
The graphics are fantastic. I
don't know if I've ever seen better, and the game runs smoothly on
hardware that isn't state of the art. If your computer meets or exceeds
the recommended specs, you are in for some sweet eye candy. The
character models are just fantastically good, and the animation is top
notch. No complaints whatsoever as far as the visuals go.
The
gameplay is also really good. The fighting system is one of the most
simple and effective that I've ever played. But despite the simplicity,
it is still challenging to rack up large combos, and when done right,
the fights look and feel spectacular. They are really reminiscent of the
fighting scenes in the two most recent Batman movies, 'Batman Begins'
and 'The Dark Knight.'
This isn't a pure action game, however.
When facing armed opponents, Batman must keep out of sight, and pick
them off one by one without alerting the others. This part of the game
requires more patience and strategy, but I found it to be fun, and a
good balance is struck between the two parts, so that the game neither
becomes too tedious nor degenerates into a button-masher.
The
game's atmosphere also perfectly matches the subject material. The plot
is engaging, and the cast of characters is amazing. There's the Joker,
of course, with Harley Quinn (yay!), Bane, the Scarecrow, Killer Croc,
Poison Ivy, and others.
Also, the voice talent deserves special
mention. My first real introduction to the Batman universe was through
the excellent 'Batman: The Animated Series' of the early '90s, and many
of the great voice actors for the series reprise their roles here,
including Kevin Conroy as Batman, Mark Hamill as the Joker, Arleen
Sorkin as Harley Quinn, and Diane Pershing as Poison Ivy. Their
performance is awesome. The game's plot was also written by Paul Dini, a
writer and producer on Batman: TAS, so maybe it's no surprise that I
enjoyed the game so much.
As for replay value, I'll probably play
through the full game again, but since the plot is linear, I doubt I'll
get anything new from it. The Riddler has hidden over a hundred
trophies throughout Arkham for you to find if you want, and finding them
unlocks new challenges. The challenges themselves are fights for you to
engage in to try to maximize your score or stealth sequences where you
try to minimize your time to pick off all the enemies. These are a fun
diversion, but probably not worth spending too much time on. There may
be some downloadable content worth checking out, but I haven't looked at
it yet, so I can't say.
Overall, I thought this was a really fun
game that respects the Batman source material. It was well worth the
money, and comes highly recommended.
Batman
for the PC
I received my copy the day it
cam out an am about 4 hours into it and I can say that I am truly
enjoying it. The developers did an outstanding job on this game and
creating something that should be remembered for years to come.
I
was not sure if I was going to get this game or not until the demo came
out. After playing through that half a dozen times I knew that it
needed to be in my collection. So a note to developers out there, PC
demos help.
The graphics are gorgeous. The detailed models for
batman and the surroundings keeps you immersed and you honestly do feel
like you are there. I love the Physx effects and can say that they are
worth turning on (and the FPS hit). The smoke, papers, spider webs,
banners, and other things all move realistically and it just adds to
that immersion feeling.
The sound seems good. I can tell that a
lot of the voice acting is familiar from the old tv series. I have some
complaints about some cheesy lines but overall it is quite good. This
games works well with my 5.1 speaker system and just as well for my
headphones.
The game play is better then I thought it would be. I
was afraid from the demo that the fighting was to simplistic and it
would get redundant but have changed my opinion about that. The upgrades
you get along the way can also open up some new moves and it really
isn't button mashing, you really do have to time your hits right and
have to be aware of the enemies around you.
It runs well and the
installation was easy. I do not have internet at my house so I don't
like DRM that requires you to register before you can play and limits
your installs. This game does not do that However you do have to set up a
Windows Live account online which I did several months back. After you
have your Windows Live account set up on your computer you don't need to
be connected to the internet after that. It runs great on my 8800GT
with all settings maxed and AA at 4 (Yes it has AA unlike a lot of other
ports) and physix on high.
I have heard this game can be won in
about 10 hours but I think that is without any extra treasure hunting. I
think GOW, Jak and Daxter II and III wer about that length and it fit
me perfectly. This game has a lot of extra content too like Ridlers
Riddles and unlock able character bios and trophies so I don't think I
will feel that way.Anyway, I plan on going through this game at least 3
times.
This game is worth buying if you like action, story
oriented games, stealth, or fighting games. This game has a good blend
of action that will not get boring.
Awesome!
Just a quick comment.
This
game ran flawlessly on my computer, a Gateway FX6800. After playing the
demo there was no doubt I was buying this one. I was very impressed
with the makers of this game. The graphics were stunning. All seemed so
realistic. The characters, both good and bad, fit to a tee. Poison Ivy?
Now that is one hot evil gal. This game can be short or it can be long.
If you go around searching for all the riddles and question marks you'll
definitely get your moneys worth. The sound was also impressive. The
fighting, the explosions and all the ambient sound. Fantastic. Best game
I've played in quite some time.
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