- Become the Invisible Predator with Batman’s fear takedowns and unique vantage point system to move without being seen and hunt enemies
- Experience a whole new to play with Game of the Year Edition extras including: 2 pairs of TriOviz 3D vision glasses, access to the playable Joker character and the Joker Challenge maps and 4 additional standard challenge maps
- Utilize the unique FreeFlow combat system to chain together unlimited combos seamlessly and battle with huge groups of The Joker’s henchmen in brutal melee brawls
- Investigate as Batman, the world’s greatest detective, by solving intricate puzzles with the help of cutting edge forensic tools including x-ray scanning, fingerprint scans, ‘Amido Black’ spray and a pheromone tracker
- Face off against Gotham’s greatest villains including The Joker, Harley Quinn, Victor Zsasz and Killer Croc
Product Description
Batman: Arkham Asylum returns with a Game of the Year Edition on Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 that includes extra content and now, for the first time, Trioviz 3D vision on home consoles. Batman: Arkham Asylum launched to critical acclaim in summer 2009 and has often been referred to as the ‘best license game ever’ and a ‘must buy’ on gaming websites and magazines. It’s been praised for delivering a compelling mix of action, stealth and puzzle-solving game-play tied w… More >>
Far too late to write a long, detailed review that adds praise to this already awarded title. Batman is half film, half game, all fun. Its replay ability is extremely high giving you a fun second chance to find all those puzzles left throughout the world.
Beginning with a film-type quality opening credits, you are pulled into a world only seen in nightmares. The universe of Arkham Asylum is a weird and as detailed as a dream. Rooms concealed behind brick. “Torture” beds pushed into doctor’s offices. Weird statues and lawn ornaments tucked away, if you can find them. The voice acting is top-notch with talents of Batman the Animated Series. But the acting would be of little impact if not for the writing. Mark Hamill, as the Joker, deserves a triple A-plus! There are many, many references and appearances of villains. Not just the Joker himself.
Nitpicking section. For history sake, I’ll note some items. These items are trivial and do not make less this 5-star game.
The 3-D experience did little or nothing for me. Cool to experiment though.
Used a game cliche; forced to revisit the map with the only difference is a new environment.
You don’t really duel many the bosses, its more of a challenge.
The “X” button has so many uses; jump, open, action, that often I was somersaulting into a wall.
Not really that much detective work. But honestly, I wouldn’t have changed it.
However, it has plenty of surprises. The video game will trick you as it morphs into a film. In one “childhood” scene, it is extremely well done. It has a great blend of fisticuffs combat and stealth strategy.
The last game I played that instituted this much fear into game playing was Manhunt on the PS2. With similar approach, an omnipresent antagonist teasing the hero by electronic means while is crazy henchmen lurks in the shadows to pounce.
5 stars!
Rating: 5 / 5
I first played the demo and I was greatly surprised by the mechanics and the genuinity of the best comic character come to live in the videogame industry since spiderman in playstation one.
Best Batman, best villain Joker. And a ton of good features from beat’em ups, adventure games and a good storyline.
The 3D effect is better than I thought without using the new 3-REALD technology. No need of one of those expensive TV sets for 3D or any new purchase of any kind.
I love the xtras.
MUST BUY for video-game lovers. A classic.
Rating: 4 / 5
Seller was great, game in perfect condition.
If you haven’t picked this up yet the time has come. Not only the best superhero game I’ve played (I’ve played a lot) but probably one of the best PS3 games I’ve played as well. Gameplay and Story are amazing, great info on the batman universe conveyed in an entertaining way. Extra mini missions to play during or after the game, and this version comes with an option to play in 3D, no special TVs required. If your still questioning buying this just remember this; DO IT!
Rating: 5 / 5
If you enjoyed Batman the animated series as a kid, you’ll enjoy this game. kevin Conroy as Batman is great and Mark Hamill is fantastic. Overall the art direction is great, and the 3-d effect of this new game is pretty neat for a little while. Unfortunately the main thing I was looking foward to was the extra maps and they really arn’t worth the extra amount for me, because they focus on the gameplay, and for me I was dissapointed in the pure gameplay.
I waited to get the GOTY edition b/c I was put-off by the demo being almost too easiy, and the full game is the same. I wish there was a feature to NOT have the exact buttons to push above peoples heads. I litteraly stopped after half an hour and restarted on hard in hopes it would be more challangeing, I have never EVER done that before. And I wish it were possible to have a setting so that the game didn’t tell me exactly what to do within seconds, robbing me of the chance to actually figure anything out on my own: “I need to blow a hole in this wall”. Maybe if I don’t figure it out after 5 mintues but can you give me five seconds on my own before ou tell me exactly what to do Batman?
Fortuantely the Riddle puzzles provide plenty o’ brain teasers in the puzzle-solving department. In genral there’s alot of content in the box for this game, but for me the game really suffers from what I call “Assasin’s Creed Syndrom” where it almsot plays itself. If you didn’t notice what I’m talkign about in that game or find VGs are often frustrating when you don’t know exactly what to do all the tiime, you’ll probbly love this game, but if your like me and find that new games are constantly getting easier and treat you like your compeltely inept then this game will frustrate you at times.
However the story is great, art direction is splendid, voice-acting phenominal (though I wish they didn’t taint it by making Kevin conroy say “maybe I can follow this trail” every five seconds) and the 3-d is fun… works very well with “detective mode” whcih your in ALL the time… following trails.
You can download the other map packs for free of the PSN with 3-d added which is a nice thing to do for peopel who purchase the GOTY, but as I said before the additional content is not appealing for very long (for me) because it’s mostly just battle arena and/or time trails which where not what I even liked about this game in the first place.
If you like Batman this can be a great little game to pop in for a little bit before you get bored, but don’t expect anything that will force you to strain yourself, or even leanfoward as you sit on the coach and coast through this one with those goofy (though the designs are cool) glasses on.
At 50 bucks it may be a bit over-priced for most people, but its definately worth picking up for Batman fans
Rating: 4 / 5
I like Batman, but I am far from a big fan. With that being said, this is one of the best games I have played. The fact that it is in 3D makes it even better. The game combines many things that are familiar elements from other games. Some levels have a scary sensation like F.E.A.R offers. The fighting is similar to God of War. Stealth movement is like Splinter Cell. There are plenty of areas to explore. The graphics and voice work are amazing. But, let’s get down to the basics:
Pros: Has a well organized upgrade system, easy to learn controls and Batman moves and reacts like a superhero should. You get to use a lot of Batman’s gadgets which is cool.
Cons: In some levels, you will have to go back and forth a few times to accomplish a task. The Boss battles are pretty close to being the same (a batarang to the head and then pummel them).
Graphics: Great 5 of 5
Sound: Great 5 of 5
Controls: Good 4 of 5 (pretty smooth, but not perfect)
Story: Moderate 3 of 5 (good but not captivating unless you are a Batman fan)
I would still give this game overall a 5 of 5, because it was a lot of fun and the 3D effect made it so much cooler. It is probably the best Comic Book game out there. Let’s face it, Marvel has a hard time making a game that gets over 3 of 5 stars in most reviews, which is hard for me to say as I am a huge Marvel fan. I would definitely recommend this game and I can not wait for the sequel.
Rating: 5 / 5