If you haven't picked up this game, you should have no qualms about grabbing Batman: Arkham Asylum (Game of the Year). All are fun and welcome additions to the regular game's challenges.

Meanwhile, Totally Insane and Scarecrow Nightmare throw enemies at you until you fall. Nocturnal Hunter is a silent challenge where you need to take out a bunch of guards and complete some objectives. Crime Alley is a fist-fighting challenge where you need to beat four waves of the Joker's men, and it's set in the very alley where Bruce Wayne's parents were killed. That sucks seeing as how the environments and action look so good in Arkham Asylum. It works – the HUD is at the forefront and there's definitely a depth of field effect – but it's not amazing and the glasses wash the color out of the game. You turn on the 3D filter from the main menu, pop on a pair of paper glasses with pink and green lenses, and play. Now, before visions of Avatar-like 3D go running through your head, it's important to point out that the 3D in Batman GOTY is super-basic. However, if you ignored me, Batman: Arkham Asylum (Game of the Year Edition) has come along and it's a worthy addition to your videogame collection.īatman GOTY is the original game I loved along with four additional challenge maps and the newfound ability to play in 3D. The game came out about a year ago and I declared that it was the best comic book game of all time. Game of the Year Content If you haven't picked up Batman: Arkham Asylum, you're a crazy person. Could Rocksteady really pull everything together to deliver on one of DC Comics' biggest franchises?Īfter having beaten the game, I can tell you the answer is most certainly 'Yes.' I enjoyed the combat and attacking from the shadows, but the pacing seemed off and Batman's movements seemed stiff. I played bits of Batman: Arkham Asylum a few times before I finally got a copy to review, and I always found myself coming away with mixed feelings.

I mean that it's rare for me to play a game during a demo and not have a solid idea of what the final product is going to be.

Don't get me wrong, review scores are in the eye of the beholder so I'm sure there are plenty of times that you've read something I have written and not agreed with me.

It's not often that I'm conflicted about a game.

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