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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.

    xon's Batman: Arkham Asylum (PC) review

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    Be all you can be in the Bat suit.

    A buddy and I were talking about what we fantasized about being as kids. He wanted to be a cowboy and was enraptured with Red Dead. Me - I wanted to be the world's greatest detective.

    Arkham Asylum is a gift from heaven. Never before have I been able to get under the skin of the Dark Knight. Everything in this game rings true.

    The controls and fighting mechanics are smooth as can be, the world beautifully created and simply dripping with ambiance and dark, Gothic atmosphere.

    The characters you come across are voiced by grade-A actors. The game might be linear and most of it takes place within the confines of the Asylum but there is a surprising degree of environment variety and surprising immersive mind-fuck moments.

    This is as near to perfection as I have ever seen. A real gem. The only problem is it makes everything else look so bad, and dull, and lame.

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      Batman: Arkham Asylum(PC) by flaminghobo on September 19, 2009

      NOTE: I used an Xbox 360 pad to play Batman: Arkham Asylum.There have been many Batman games over the past few years which have tried to capture the essence of the comic book hero, but none have captured it quite like Arkham Asylum, not by a long stretch. Make no mistake; if you want to play a game that truly honours the Batman source material, you need to play Arkham Asylum.The game starts off with Batman apprehending The Joker and returning him to Arkham Asylum, you first gain control of Batma...

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      Batman: Arkham Asylum(PC) by biggest_loser on October 09, 2009

      At the very beginning of the game Batman has arrested the clown prince, The Joker and is taking him to Arkham Asylum, Gothman's notorious island prison for the criminally insane. Yet the Dark Knight remains suspicious: The Joker has never let himself be captured this easily. Batman with the help of Commissioner Gordon and the prison staff escort The Joker through Arkham. Yet once the prisoner is separated from Batman he manages to escape custody and begins a riot, taking over the prison. Batman ...

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