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Batman: Arkham Asylum - updated impressions

Could this be the first good Batman game? We take a closer look

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ChuckB  - 9 months 23 days ago 
It's too bad it'll won't be gory and vulgar because this is the perfect time for Batman to enter M territory (seriously, how would you not see Killer Croc rip some guards in half or worst?)
deathrebellion  - 9 months 23 days ago 
not bad predatory combat souns gr8 hopefully it'll turn out to be gr8 too
Makk_Mizzy  - 9 months 23 days ago 
WELL LEMME START BY SAYING THE ONLY GAMES THAT ARE WORTH GETTING MY PERSONAL OPINION IS STREET FIGHTER 4, FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4, GODFATHER 2, SPLINTER CELL CONVICTION, RESIDENT EVIL 5, AND THIS GAME!!!! AFRO SAMURAI, GOLDEN AXE, LAST REMNANT, THERE'S TOO MANY TO NAME BUT, THEY ALL HAVE BEEN LET DOWNS, LIKE REALLY CAN WE GET DEMOS WHEN WE RESERVE A GAME LIKE THEY DID WITH TUROK, SO WE CAN FIND OUT RIGHT THEN AND THERE IF ITS COMPATABLE TO OUR LIKING? BECAUSE THE WRONG PPL ADDRESS THESE GAMES WHEN THEY CREATE THERE ARTICLES ON THE GAMES AND ESPECIALLY THE ONE'S THAT PLAY THE GAMES AND MAKE IT TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE AND THE ONE'S THAT HEAR GOOD THINGS FROM THE DEVELOPERS AND ETC. ABOUT THE GAME WITHOUT SITTING DOWN TO PLAY THE DANG ON GAME AND WANNA GIVE IT A 8 LIKE BATTLE FANTASIA AND LAST REMNANT.... LIKE DUDE, HAVE YOU EVEN PLAYED THESE GAMES? THEY ARE NOT TOP SELLERS FOR $59.99, MORE LIKE $19.99!!!! WE RESERVE THE GAMES AND IF THEY CAN LET WEIRDO'S THAT WRITE ARTICLES FOR A LIVING TEST OUT GAMES THEY AREN'T EVEN GONNA BUY PLAY THEN, WE SHOULD BE ABLE A DOSAGE AS WELL OTHERWISE I WILL CONTINUE TO GET REFUNDS!!!! FOR EXAMPLE: AFRO SAMURAI, I WAS SO HYPED BOUT IT BUT, AFTER I PLAYED IT FOR A FEW HRS I DROVE BACK TO GAMESTOP AND GOT MY MONEY!!!! IF I COULD BE A GAME-TESTER NOT THAT I WANT TO BECAUSE IMMA FIREMAN BUT, JUST AS A SIDE JOB I WOULD BE A PREFERRED GAME-TESTER BY MANY BECAUSE I PLAY THE BEST OF THE BEST STRAIGHT HARDKORE LIKE GEARS OF WAR 2, HALO 3, GOD OF WAR 2, FALLOUT 3, AND ETC.
Romination  - 9 months 22 days ago 
i'm going to let myself get flamed for saying that Mark Hamill's Joker voice was what made the Joker what he was for the animated series, and he is better still than Heath Ledger. And I DID just go there
batman5273  - 9 months 22 days ago 
AS A BATMAN FAN, THE DARK KNIGHT BLEW ME AWAY AS A MOTION PICTURE. NOW I HOW ARKHAM ASYLUM DOES THE SAME FOR ME IN THE WORLD OF VIDEO GAMES. THE ANIMATED SERIERS WAS ONE OF THE BEST SHOWS FOR ADULTS, AND I AM GLAD THREE HUGE NAMES ARE BEING INVOLVED.

ROCKSTEADY, PLEASE DON'T DISAPPOINT!
BishopofHippo93  - 9 months 22 days ago 
Let's just hope that the ESRB decides not to rate it M. That would significantly reduce the game's audience.
BishopofHippo93  - 9 months 22 days ago 
And did you guys really need to type in all caps to get your message across?
ChuckB  - 9 months 22 days ago 
"Let's just hope that the ESRB decides not to rate it M. That would significantly reduce the game's audience."The reason I even mentioned it is because there was a little excerpt that it was going to be rated T.

...with all do respect, given the dark nature of the title (actually, you can say the same for The Dark Knight but then again, that was a movie), and given the complex design of the controls....kids might just end up wasting their time. Even then, Batman's world would be so natural in that direction but the problem is that his world is also a childhood favorite so manly all the mainstream titles have been mostly safe, at least. But this isn't a mainstream Batman title so I really wish somebody would create some petition to have Rocksteady to take notice.
iluvmyDS  - 9 months 21 days ago 
Forgoing all caps and paragraphs. I have high hopes for this game. I just hope it doesn't pull an Afro Samurai on us all. Batman is a BAMF and should only be treated as such.
MacGyver1138  - 9 months 21 days ago 
This game looks like it could be pretty good. If they get the controls down, and keep the game from getting repetitive, I think they'll have nailed it.

Oh, and the two guys who typed in all caps with no punctuation, that is annoying. Type like normal people.
insertclevernamehere  - 9 months 20 days ago 
Conroy and Hamill are great and all, but the fact Paul Dini is attached makes me giddy. He's the main reason the cartoon rocks and is THE reason I bother picking up Dective Comics every month.
Samm  - 9 months 19 days ago 
Im certain bane has to make an appearance, to satisfy us serious batman fans.
S3RIUS  - 4 months 2 days ago 
dude i can't wait till i get this game
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Batman: Arkham Asylum
Batman: Arkham Asylum

Genre: Action
Release date: Aug 25, 2009
Published by: Eidos
Developed by: Rocksteady Studios
Multiplayer Modes:
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1 player SOLO
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