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Batman: Arkham Asylum returns with a Game of the Year Edition.
Batman: Arkham Asylum launched to critical accl in summer 2009
and has often been referred to as the 'best license game ever'
and a 'must buy' on gaming websites and magazines. It's been
praised for delivering a compelling mix of action, stealth and
puzzle-solving game-play tied with a dark original storyline
penned by five-time Emmy award winner Paul Dini and supported by
a famous cast of voice actors, including Mark Hamill as The Joker
and Kevin Conroy as Batman.
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Recognized as one of the best games of 2009, Batman: Arkham
Asylum is a single player, third-person action/adventure in which
the Dark Knight takes on his greatest challenge yet when he is
trapped by arch rival, the Joker, within the walls of Arkham
Asylum, Gotham City's facility for the criminally insane.
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Kick it in combat gameplay.
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And stealth action.
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Match wits with The Joker.
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Utilize utility belt gadgets.
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Take on dangerous bosses.
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. Story
Batman: Arkham Asylum features an original story penned
exclusively for the game by famous Batman author and five-time
Emmy award winner, Paul Dini, whose credits include "Lost" season
one and "Batman: The Animated Series." As the game begins Batman
is personally delivering his nemesis, The Joker, to the asylum at
Arkham Island, but he is uneasy. Although the Arkham asylum is
well fortified, he has a nagging feeling that all is not well,
which proves to be the case when seconds after turning The Joker
over to the guards, the master criminal breaks free of his
captors. Even more surprising than this quick turn of events is
the revelation that it was never The Joker's intent to escape the
vault-like facility, but instead to trap Batman there. Surrounded
by an asylum full of dangerous criminals, many of which he put
there and all at the beck and call of the Joker, can Batman
survive and discover what is behind the Joker's intricate plot?
Gameplay
In Batman: Arkham Asylum players strap on the gadget-heavy
utility belt of the Caped Crusader. Gameplay here is a
combination of both the knuckle crunching rush of hand to hand
combat as you take on the hordes of thugs that infest Arkham
Asylum, and stealth gameplay in which you must dispatch
individuals from the shadows. Players can expect an engrossing
single player campaign in which Batman continually moves forward
to face the henchmen, bosses and traps that The Joker has set for
him. With regards to nents, in addition to The Joker who you
will hear more than you see, the dark walls of Arkham also hold
familiar villains from the the Batman criminal universe including
Harley Quinn, Victor Zsasz and Killer Croc, that you will have to
deal with, but don't expect a one-dimensional experience. As
players progress from environment to environment within Arkham
they will have to use varying combinations of muscle, detective
skills, gadgetry and a certain degree of light RPG-like leveling
of Batman's skills, arsenal and physical characteristics to
survive and discover what The Joker's underlying scheme is.
In addition to the story-driven single player campaign Arkham
Asylum also contains various additional play modes. These include
an arcade styled combat mode where players accumulate points by
engaging hordes of thugs in a hand to hand slugfest across a
series of s, in which Batman's physical strength and agility
play a major role. The key here is to chain together as many
attacks as possible due to the fact that with each successful
combo players increase the point multiplier associated with their
actions. The game also features a time-based stealth mode where
players must hone their ability to strike silently from the
shadows. This gameplay, referred to as 'Invisible Predator'
utilizes the Dark Knight's skill with gadgets like the grapple
tool, batarang and explosives. These allow for
vertical/horizontal mobility, the ability to quickly strike from
above and at a distance and to take out enemies and create
distractions, even through walls. But remember that Batman works
solo and is not superhuman. Your enemies will congregate around
trouble areas and work as a team against you, so you must be
silent, plan your attacks wisely, strike quickly and discover the
value of encouraging fear within enemies.
Key Features
* Experience the game in a whole new way with Game of the Year
Edition extras including: Access to the playable Joker character
(in the PS3 version only) and 4 additional standard challenge
s.
* Utilize the unique FreeFlow combat system to chain together
unlimited combos seamlessly and battle with huge groups of The
Joker's henchmen in brutal melee brawls.
* Investigate as Batman, the world's greatest detective, by
solving intricate puzzles with the help of cutting edge forensic
tools including x-ray scanning, fingerprint scans, 'Amido Black'
spray and a pheromone tracker.
* Face off against Gotham's greatest villains including The
Joker, Harley Quinn, Victor Zsasz and Killer Croc.
* Become the Invisible Predator with Batman's fear takedowns and
unique vantage point system to move without being seen and hunt
enemies.
* Choose multiple takedown methods, including swooping from the
sky and smashing through walls, and use the predator camera get a
closer look at the action.
* Explore every inch of Arkham Asylum and roam freely on the
infamous island, presented for the first time ever in its gritty
and realistic entirety.
* Experience what it's like to be Batman using batarangs,
explosive gel aerosol, the Batclaw, sonar resonator and the line
launcher.
* Unlock more secrets by completing hidden challenges in the
world and develop and customize equipment by earning experience
points.
* Enjoy complete superhero freedom in the environment with the
use of Batman's grapple to get to any place you can see, jump
from any height and glide in any direction.
- Face off against Gotham's greatest villains including The Joker, Harley Quinn, Victor Zsasz and Killer Croc.
- Become the Invisible Predator with Batman's fear takedowns and unique vantage point system to move without being seen and hunt enemies.
- Experience a whole new game to play with Game of the Year Edition.
- Utilize the unique FreeFlow combat system to chain together unlimited combos seamlessly and battle with huge groups of The Joker's henchmen in brutal melee brawls.
- Investigate as Batman, the world's greatest detective, by solving intricate puzzles with the help of cutting edge forensic tools including x-ray scanning, fingerprint scans, 'Amido Black' spray and a pheromone tracker.