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Super hero games range between god awful to pretty damn fun, but those in the second class are rather in the minority.  Good old Superman, for example, has been reeling from one poorly thought out title after the other for years , and so has the Batman games scene.  Even the best of the Batman games over time haven’t captured the sensation of being under the cover, facing down maniacs with his fists and wits. 

Batman Arkham Asylum is out on sale {Aug. 2009, and is breaking the mould and all reviews we have seen seem to be unanimous in their excitement about the game.  Definitely, to us, it sort of feels like a brilliantly polished and wholly engrossing prospect. ~From what we have seen so far, few approved titles have caught so credibly and completely the ethos of its inspiration as Arkham Asylum.  It’s a patchwork of influences, but respectfully moulds them into its own unique take on The Dark Knight.  It’s not surprising that Warner brothers.  Has labelled the game as this year’s big Batman event.  And with Rocksteady making such a thrilling, atmospheric experience, Arkham Asylum is fated to be one of the biggest, and best, computer games of 2009. }
 

Batman can be perched on a high ledge in atotally totally} open room as he watches some of the Joker’s thugs rifle through drawers, and the graphics detail is astounding.  Batman switches to inquiry mode using a blue tinted visor that among other stuff lets Batman see his enemies through walls and identifies stuff like guns and knives. 

Moving the left stick in the direction of the enemy causes Batman to direct his attacks, whil{e the context sensitive combat system picks from a selection of attacks to perform.  The animation in and out of combat is visually striking and Batman’s cape is practically jaw-dropping in terms of the way the material flows and moves when he runs or fights. ~Combat is easy with single-button-press punches, stuns and redirects and is context-sensitive, depending on which way the thumbstick is leaning.  Take-downs are performed by pressing RT + Y or B+Y when close to an enemy and are cinematically highlighted by a random slow-mo payoff cam. }

Combat is also a{ fluid, easy process.  Batman is obviously more powerful than the majority of enemies he’ll see, and can chain together up to 10 attacks right now. ~Game informer has truly positive things to claim about it.  Not only game stool pigeon but gamespot.com and IGN.com are giving this game good face time.  Gameplay elements, like brawling 6 guys at once, or noiselessly taking on enemies with guns, are introduced slowly and individually.  Then, as the story progresses, variables are introduced. }

photos of Batman : Arkham Asylum, explaining some of the mechanics behind the Joker, and his style in the game looks truly good.  Move in the shadows, instigate fear amongst your enemies and confront The Joker and Gotham city’s most scandalous villains who have taken over the asylum. ~Gameplay will not just be about combat, either.  Batman’s a detective, see, so there’ll be investigative work ( puzzles, etc ) to be done also including extensive use of what sounds a lot like Metroid Prime’s scanning system. }

induce fear amongst their enemies and confront the Joker using a wide range of Batman’s gadgets and capabilities, players will rally imagine that they have become the Invisible Predator. ~Stealth and smarts are what will win the moment when Batman comes across a room full of armed bad guys.  There’s also an investigator mode, which is essentially a special vision mode to help Batman spot things he’d miss with regular vision mode.Concealment tactics, rising through the platforms and exploring.  The battle system in Arkham Asylum makes me think of two different battle systems, the first battle system is in Fable two and the second is in Assasin Creed. }

Stealth sections {normally involve systematically picking off enemies one by one, and can generally be identified upon entering a room where gargoyles flank the walls.  Batman uses these gargoyles to support his weight, using his grapnel gun to zip up out of view and safely survey the area. ~Looking round the web it is been tough to find anyone criticizing Arkham Asylum.  The worst around looks to be from the telegram paper ( UK ) which I qote like the following :}

‘With this level of invention and concern for detail it’s disheartening that Arkham Asylum’s biggest failing is with some of its chief battles.  While the increase and design is sometimes exquisite, the fights themselves regularly rely far too heavily on boring, rinse-and-repeat Playstation game tropes.  The final encounter particularly, comes about rather suddenly, and is so empty as a gameplay experience it can leave a marginally sour taste after the brilliant ride that came before it.’
 

 However even that commentator obviously thought his negative view on this to be only a small gripe, ending with :
 

‘But that ride is what matters most, and is positively what’ll you remember after the end credits have rolled.  With a sequence of combat and stealth challenge rooms with online leader boards rounding off the package, Arkham Asylum is a brilliantly polished and unconditionally engrossing prospect.  Few approved titles have captured so accurately and absolutely the ethos of its inspiration as Arkham Asylum.’

Our recommendation : Moving Batman around in Batman Arkham Asylum as Reviewed is always a treat when you think about yourself as a badass slayer.  The gameplay is free flowing allowing for dynamic fighting sequences and skill.  Great involving and immersive fun to indulge yourself in!

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