Batman: Arkham Asylum was developed by Rocksteady Studios and published by Eidos Interactive in conjunction with Warner Bros.
nteractive Entertainment and DC Comics.
The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game Batman: Arkham Asylum were released on August 25, 2009 in North America and August 28, 2009 in Europe, and the PC version was released on September 15, 2009 in North America and on September 18, 2009 in Europe.
Arkham Asylum, written by veteran Batman writer Paul Dini, is based on the long-running comic book mythos, as opposed to most other Batman games which are adaptations of the character in other media besides the source material.
The Joker, Batman's arch enemy, has instigated an elaborate plot from within Arkham Asylum where many of Batman's other villains have been incarcerated.
Batman investigates and comes to learn that the Joker is trying to create an army of Bane-like creatures to threaten Gotham City, and is forced to put a stop to the Joker's plans.
The Batman: Arkham Asylum's main characters are voiced by the actors from the DC Animated Universe, namely Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, and Arleen Sorkin reprising their roles as Batman, the Joker, and Harley Quinn, respectively.
The Batman: Arkham Asylum game is played as a third-person perspective action-adventure game with a primary focus on Batman's combat abilities, his stealth and detective skills, and an arsenal of gadgets that can be used in both combat and exploration.
The Batman: Arkham Asylum game received high praise from critics, earning a 92% average on GameRankings, a game aggregator.
The Batman: Arkham Asylum game also holds a Guinness World Record for 'Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game Ever', with an average score of 91.67 from reviewers.
Several awards were given to Arkham Asylum, including a Spike Video Game Award and the coveted Best Game BAFTA Award.
A sequel, titled "Batman: Arkham City", was announced at the 2009 Spike Video Game Awards.
On May 11, 2010, a Game of the Year version of Batman: Arkham Asylum was released in the United States.
This edition includes four new challenge maps and is packaged with two pairs of glasses which may be used to play the game in 3D on any regular 2D television, using TriOviz, a new kind of anaglyph image technique.
Batman: Arkham Asylum is played as an over-the-shoulder, third-person perspective action-adventure game.
The Batman: Arkham Asylum player controls Batman as he makes his way around the island and structures of Arkham Asylum.
In addition to running, jumping and crouching, Batman is also able to glide from heights using his cape, and use his grapple gun to ascend short heights or escape and hide from foes onto gargoyle statues.
In order to track Joker and other enemies, the Batman: Arkham Asylum player can switch in and out of "detective mode," which activates special visors in Batman's Cowl.
In this mode, most of the game world is rendered in darker colors, but objects of interest and people are highlighted, including limited x-ray ability to detect the location of people.
Special objects with which Batman can interact, either directly or using various gadgets gained over the course of the game, are also highlighted.
In some sections of the Batman: Arkham Asylum game, the detective mode is augmented to detect compounds, fingerprints, and other clues, which are used to direct the player to the next location to explore.
Batman: Arkham Asylum Gadgets include the batarang, an explosive compound sprayer and detonator, grappling gun, and a frequency scanner that can be used to overload security panels.
Some of these can be used both during normal exploration of the game world as well as in combat.
The Batman: Arkham Asylum game world, though presented in a linear path, allows for exploration at any time, and recently-acquired gadgets can often be used to access areas that were previously inaccessible.
Exploration of the world is encouraged by items and clues left by the Riddler for Batman to find; in addition to objects to be collected, some of the Riddler's riddles require the player to seek out a certain area related to the answer to a riddle and scan it with Batman's visor.
Solving these riddles unlocks additional content for the game, including challenge levels that test the player's skill at the game's combat system, as well as character bios, patient interviews and detailed character trophies.
Riddles, as well as defeating foes, also lead to experience points, which can then be spent on several possible upgrades to Batman's arsenal, as well as his health and abilities, at any time.
The Batman: Arkham Asylum game uses a "Freeflow" combat system,accomplished by using three primary buttons: attack, stun and counter to emphasize the primarily-physical system of combat that Batman employs.
Additionally, Batman is able to use Batarangs and his Bat-Claw as supplemental combat tools which can help to extend combos.
Countering opponent's attacks can also extend this combo; a brief indicator is shown when playing at lower difficulties to indicate when an opponent is ready to attack.
By chaining regular and counter-attacks in combos, the Batman: Arkham Asylum player can build up a special experience point multiplier, which increases further if timed well.
When this surpasses a specific threshold, the Batman: Arkham Asylum player then has access to an additional special attack that can quickly take down a single foe.
Batman can take damage from his foes, and can be knocked out or killed should it fall too low; when combat is completed, Batman regains a portion of his health relative to the experience earned in combat.
As the Batman: Arkham Asylum game progresses, Batman battles against opponents with knives and stun prods that require different tactics to deal with, as well as "Titans" that can be ridden on to attack other enemies.
Certain enemies will also try to get their hands on weapons, requiring Batman to stop them from doing so.
This includes silent takedowns by sneaking up on foes, dropping from overhead perches and snatching a foe into mid-air, or using the explosive compound on destructible objects to knock foes off their feet.
Some areas feature sections that require the player to employ these tactics to avoid alerting Joker's henchmen and failing to meet an objective.
Harder areas, such as the "Extreme" challenge maps, put explosives on gargoyles generally used to escape out of sight, requiring players to find other means of taking down opponents with stealth.
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