With an ample supply of villains, kick ass gameplay, a storyline that arguably is better than some of the movie attempts of the mid to late 90s, and voice talent from the beloved Animated Series, what’s not to love about Batman: Arkham Asylum. Then there are a number of boss fights that, for the most part, are good if overly easy.īatman: Arkham Asylum is the game that Batman fans have been wanting for a long time. Collecting enough Riddler trophies will unlock achievements/trophies as well. There really aren’t side missions, but you can collect these things called Riddler trophies that unlock challenges outside of the main story mode. Most of the missions in Batman: Arkham Asylum having you go from one point of the island to another, rescuing characters, finding items and foiling Joker’s plot. You will learn quickly that a spray of gunfire takes Batman down within seconds. While combat is fairly easy (there is only one main button to punch), you will have to time counters correctly and use stealth tactics when multiple guards are equipped. Joker’s goons are well equipped themselves with bars, baseball bats, knives, tasers, rifles and the like. Afterall, Batman is a well trained martial artist. He also has a sick set of melee abilities. Of course, Batman is not solely reliant on his gear. All of these will get deployed at different points of the game and can be upgraded. At his disposal is a Grappling Hook, Bat Claw (which can grab baddies as well as pesky ventilation covers), Batarang, Line Launcher (basically a horizontal grappling hook), explosive gel (blasts through walls and glass, but can also be laid as traps for unsuspecting bad guys), and a decrypter to unlock doors. Speaking of getting around, Batman is equipped with a number of different gadgets. This gives you the feeling that you have the freedom to do whatever you want, but at the same time, the map makes it hard to get lost or not know what to do. The developers did a good job of balancing open roam environments with a reliable mapping system. The developers did a fantastic job recreating various parts of Arkham: the medical wing, botanical gardens, sewers, caves, the mansion and so on. This helps to give Arkham Asylum a certain legitimacy that past games have not had.Īll of the game is based in Arkham Asylum and the surrounding buildings, an island off of the Gotham shores. Top notch voice talent was recruited with the likes of Kevin Conroy (Batman), Mark Hamill (The Joker) and Arleen Sorkin (Harley Quinn), all from Batman: The Animated Series in the early 1990s reprising their roles. Aside from Joker you have his girlfirned, Harley Quinn, Bane, Killer Croc, Poison Ivy, Scarecrow, as well as Tsaz (a serial killer from the comics). Not a surprise as he is Batman’s arch nemesis. The Joker headlines the cast of the bad guys. The game is full of cameos and Batman history. The developers tried to take a cinematic approach with camera angles, lighting and storyline to which they succeeded in giving the feeling that you are actually playing in a Batman movie. You play in dark, gritty environments full of lunatics on the loose. After a string of unsuccessful and often cheesy games based in the Batman universe, the developers at Rocksteady Studios finally bring the series back to its comic roots.įrom the first minute that you play Batman: Arkham Asylum, you can tell that this is not your regular Batman game. You can make a similar comparison to Batman: Arkham Asylum for video games. They deserted the campy and more kid-friendly path that Val Kilmer and George Clooney had taken the franchise with Batman Forever and Batman and Robin. Batman Begins and The Dark Knight reset the Batman movie franchise in big ways.
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