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The PS3 version includes the ability to play as the Joker in eight challenge maps, which are available as free downloads. Additional play modes called challenge maps are unlocked as you progress through the game. The mansion and secondary buildings that were converted into the psychiatric hospital have their own story and secrets, which Batman uncovers as he works to thwart the Joker. In this game, the island facility of Arkham is a character of sorts as well. As he moves through Arkham, Batman comes up against the likes of Scarecrow, Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, and Killer Croc. To uncover clues and track the bad guys, you’ll have to use the superhero’s deductive skills, which are enhanced by an alternate view called detective vision mode.
Enemies with guns can tear him apart, so they have to be dealt with using stealth techniques, like quietly hanging from a gargoyle and snatching up a thug. Even his cape is flowing and voluminous, despite the fact that simulating the natural movement of cloth is one of the most difficult things in animation.īut Batman isn’t always throwing punches. He floats from one move to the next, the spinning kicks, straight-arms, and counterattacks sliding together in a powerful, dexterous dance. Batman’s movements are rendered with fluidity and grace. Without resorting to complicated button combinations, the developers at London, England’s Rocksteady Studios have made the hand-to-hand combat-Batman doesn’t wield firearms -dynamic and exhilarating. In Batman: Arkham Asylum, you get to play as the Caped Crusader, and it is simply a delight. And the story told in this game, from writer Paul Dini, is original and compelling. When the Joker springs a trap on Batman-locking the superhero in with the inmates-and takes the warden and Commissioner Gordon hostage, Batman knows there’s more to the story. Batman: Arkham Asylum (PC, PS3, Xbox 360 Eidos rated teen)īatman knows something is amiss as he escorts the Joker (voiced by Mark Hamill) into Arkham Asylum, Gotham City’s institution for the criminally insane.