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Batman: Arkham Asylum (PC)

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GENRE/STYLE

Action/Third-person 3D Action

RELEASE DATE

15/SEP/09

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DEVELOPER

Rocksteady Studios

PUBLISHER

Eidos Interactive

ALSO AVAILABLE ON

PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC

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DESCRIPTION

Batman: Arkham Asylum is an original adventure with fast action and large-scale combat sequences, played from a close third-person perspective in a dark, survival-horror styled setting. The game begins as Batman delivers the Joker to Arkham Asylum, Gotham City's psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane. The villain springs a trap and takes over the institution, with an army of thugs and a host of dangerous inmates to back him up. The twisted plot plays out in a freely-explored re-creation of the asylum and surrounding island. In addition to prowling the corridors of Arkham, Batman can explore the outdoor areas, using his equipment to reach high spots and glide safely back down.

Specially suited for the game's one-against-many melee style, the three-button combat control scheme is intended for free-flowing moves and strings of combo attacks on multiple opponents. Batman also has a belt full of useful gadgets to help even the odds, with x-ray scanners and chemical tracers that let him see through walls and follow invisible tracks. Stealthy prowling gives advantages of positioning and surprise, rewarding the hero's caution and patience with one-hit takedowns. Experience earned through combat, exploration, and experimentation allow Batman to create better equipment, more finely tuned to the given tasks.

In addition to the Joker and his brilliant aide in evil, Harley Quinn, Batman faces other super-powered asylum patients, including Bane, Killer Croc, Zsasz. As usual, brains as well as brawn are required to unravel Joker's insanely inspired scheme. The story for Batman: Arkham Asylum was written by Paul Dini, writer and producer for Batman: The Animated Series and Batman Beyond. Cartoon series regulars Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, and Arleen Sorkin perform voice acting. The game was developed by Rocksteady Studios, creator of Eidos' 2006 first-person shooter Urban Chaos: Riot Response. ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide

Batman: Arkham Asylum (PC)

GENRE/STYLE:

Action/Third-person 3D Action
RELEASE DATE:

15/SEP/09
TOP TRAITS:

batman, Stealth, Dark and Gothic
DESCRIPTION:

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Batman: Arkham Asylum (PC) by: VertigoElation

“This is a 12 hour game which provides great fun. Use your stealth, strength and gadgets to work your way all over the island and prison to stop the Joker who has unleashed all your greatest foes.”

created 09/DEC/2012

Batman: Arkham Asylum (PC) by: villpower

“You are the Batman. Period.”

created 22/DEC/2011

Amazing by: Osmoduis

“Now this was one amazing game the physics the graphics the game-play it is probably the game closest to perfection there is the combat is beyond even prince of persia you can get unlimited combo my...”

created 27/OCT/2011

Batman: Arkham Asylum (PC) by: matrixrunner

“I'm not one to shoe-horn in terms of genre except where blatantly obvious, but Batman Arkham Asylum made me think rather quickly of classic zany 3D platformers such as Mario 64 and Banjo-Kazooie if they had been crossed with the gritty semi-realism...”

created 31/JUL/2011