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    Batman: Arkham Asylum

    Game » consists of 28 releases. Released Aug 25, 2009

    Batman: Arkham Asylum puts you behind the cowl of the iconic Dark Knight, fighting his way through Arkham Asylum to stop the Joker from enacting a sinister plot that would have grave consequences for Gotham City.

    Batman Arkham Asylum debut trailer

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    #1  Edited By suneku

    damnit embedding sucks

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    #2  Edited By suneku

    It mainly just shows the environment, but you can hear the Joker's laugh at the end... it's awesome to hear Mark Hamill do this voice again

      
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    #3  Edited By AndrewGaspar

    Kind of cool, but I'm really not interested in playing a Batman game, especially one about hand-to-hand combat.

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    #4  Edited By BiggerBomb

    That looks pretty cool. And I might be mistaken, but is that Hans Zimmer's music in the trailer?

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    #5  Edited By MKHavoc

    It doesn't really show that much, but I hope this game turns out well.

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    #6  Edited By HandsomeDead
    BiggerBomb said:
    "And I might be mistaken, but is that Hans Zimmer's music in the trailer?"
    I believe it's a piece from Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard from one of the new Batman films. It might be off the TDK soundtrack because it sounds incredibly familiar.

    Anyway, that game looks like it's got the typical Batman pathetically forced grim tone to things. Can't wait to not play it.
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    #7  Edited By EvilTwin

    Man, I used to love Mark Hamill's Joker, but that laugh just isn't as haunting anymore once you've heard Ledger cackle. 

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    #8  Edited By ColMustard
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    Col. Mustard says... "awesome"
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    #9  Edited By kush

    I'm definitely interested in this game and hope it actually delivers where so many Batman games have failed before...being its own game and having no relation to the new films is a plus!

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    #10  Edited By mike
    AndrewGaspar said:
    "Kind of cool, but I'm really not interested in playing a Batman game, especially one about hand-to-hand combat."

    That's what Batman does, though...
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    #11  Edited By Hamz

    The music in the trailer feels reminiscent of the score for the Batman films but doesn't seem to sound exactly like any particular track from either of the Batman films. So that makes me happy, i had worried they might just try and live off of the recent success from TDK.

    Still Mark Hamill > Heath Ledger for the Joker's voice.

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    #12  Edited By TheGTAvaccine

    Hmmm, the scenery looks pretty damn good IMO.

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    #13  Edited By thebobster10

    Looks fantastic. Wish I had a PS3 though :(

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    #14  Edited By get2sammyb

    I dunno why I thought this game had been cancelled.

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    #15  Edited By jakob187

    Not impressed.

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    #16  Edited By DARKIDO07

    That was insane, how are they going to get the T rating though? That trailer screams Mature rating to me....

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    #17  Edited By Bulldog19892
    AndrewGaspar said:
    "Kind of cool, but I'm really not interested in playing a Batman game, especially one about hand-to-hand combat."
    Making a Batman game without fighting is like making a Call of Duty game without guns.
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    #18  Edited By Bulldog19892

    Well that wasn't very impressive. It barely showed us anything. And is it just me, or has Mark Hamill's Joker voice totally lost it's potency? After Heath Ledger it just seems... weak.

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    #19  Edited By Absurd
    Bulldog19892 said:
    "Well that wasn't very impressive. It barely showed us anything. And is it just me, or has Mark Hamill's Joker voice totally lost it's potency? After Heath Ledger it just seems... weak."
    Laugh=/=Voice Although I don't think He'll be able to beat Heath Ledger :P
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    #20  Edited By TwoOneFive
    AndrewGaspar said:
    "Kind of cool, but I'm really not interested in playing a Batman game, especially one about hand-to-hand combat."
    if its anything like Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay, which it already sounds and looks like, it will be awesome. 
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    #21  Edited By HandsomeDead
    Bulldog19892 said:
    "Well that wasn't very impressive. It barely showed us anything. And is it just me, or has Mark Hamill's Joker voice totally lost it's potency? After Heath Ledger it just seems... weak."
    What was special about Heath Ledger's laugh? I don't really remember anything about it besides it's a bit high pitched.
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    #22  Edited By Bulldog19892

    I wasn't talking about their laughs, I was talking about their voices. Heath Ledger was Joker in The Dark Knight, and Mark Hamill was Joker in The Animated Series. We've heard both of their voices before, and I think Ledgers Joker voice (and laugh) sounds better because it sounds more shrill, venomous, and menacing to me. It's not like I'm basing my opinion on jack shit.

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    #23  Edited By zitosilva

    Just a little taste, but it certainly made me want to taste a little more.

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    #24  Edited By HandsomeDead
    Bulldog19892 said:
    "I wasn't talking about their laughs, I was talking about their voices. Heath Ledger was Joker in The Dark Knight, and Mark Hamill was Joker in The Animated Series. We've heard both of their voices before, and I think Ledgers Joker voice (and laugh) sounds better because it sounds more shrill, venomous, and menacing to me. It's not like I'm basing my opinion on jack shit."
    Any need to be so hostile? I was just asking a question.
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    #25  Edited By Cirdain

    1st

    "And I might be mistaken, but is that Hans Zimmer's music in the trailer?"
    I believe it's a piece from Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard from one of the new Batman films. It might be off the TDK soundtrack because it sounds incredibly familiar.

    Anyway, that game looks like it's got the typical Batman pathetically forced grim tone to things. Can't wait to not play it."
    I think Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard would have written a different score for this game that best reflex the Jokers insanity because the music in the movie I think reflex the Joker's actions of chaos.
    But, I heard that Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard wrote about 3 hours of music and Christopher Nolan remembered it all, so some of the music might not have made the movie of the soundtack.

    2nd
    What game engine is being used to make this?

    3rd
    If the gameplay is anything like the Chronicles of riddick butchers bay, im fine with it
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    #26  Edited By The_Icon

    This trailer shows how atmospheric the game will be!

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    #27  Edited By Virago
    MB said:
    "AndrewGaspar said:
    "Kind of cool, but I'm really not interested in playing a Batman game, especially one about hand-to-hand combat."

    That's what Batman does, though..."
    ARE YOU RETARDED?! omg. at least pretend you know something about DC's greatest superhero and stfu.
    Also, this trailer looks fantastic, even if it's just AA in 3D
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    #28  Edited By code305

    would be happy to see more

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