Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3)

Sick of The Joker escaping, Batman decides to escort him personally to his cell at Arkham Asylum for the criminally insane. Unfortunately, The Joker has planned for this and escapes taking over the asylum. This leaves Batman to deal with a whole host of escaped villains. "Batman: Arkham Asylum" is a great game. A sprawling action adventure it is up there with some of the great anime style cartoons out there. Not surprising really considering much of the voice acting is done by the same people responsible for many of the recent cartoon series. Batman himself is voiced by the ever reliable Kevin Conroy but perhaps best of all is Mark "Luke ...  Read the complete review

Being a big fan of "The Bat" I had high expectation with this game, in fact after playing the game itself I've come to the opinion that this is not even a game. I think that it's more of an experience than a game as the way the whole thing plays out is completely off the scale and something that Hollywood could only imagine doing and with the inclusion of a back-story relating to the history of the building that most of the story takes place within and the fact that there are even flashbacks included as well, so to me its obvious to see how much thought has gone into this. Batman - Arkham Asylum starts off in a very suspicious manner indeed; Batman ...  Read the complete review

The Bat is back in his first 7th gen outing (if you exclude LEGO Batman). Arkham Asylum sees our hero returning Joker to the famed Gotham prison. Batman is worried as Joker gives in without a fight and before you know it Joker has escaped and is causing havoc in Arkham Asylum. The game is especially well made with Mark Hamill reprising his role as the Joker. The games' visuals are also a delight. Another cool feature is as you play through the game Batman's appearance gradually gets more tethered. You can tell the developers put a lot of time and effort into making this. Never before has a Batman game made you feel like Batman, and finally a Batman game has ...  Read the complete review

After reading many of the reviews on here about Batman Arkham Asylum and also asking friends who had played it what they thought, the feedback was overwhelmingly positive, so I decided to give it a go myself. Not being a massive fan of Batman or third person games where you play through a story, it was going to be a tough challenge for me to like this game. In the end it wasn't tough whatsoever - the game is amazing. ~~~ Story ~~~ The game starts off quite impressively with Batman zooming towards Arkham Asylum in his Batmobile; in order to personally make sure The Joker is safely put in his cell. Surprise, surprise, not everything goes according to ...  Read the complete review

I finally succumbed to buying this after all the positive reviews I saw for it. I'm very glad I did, but only because I saved money through a trade in on another game. The time and effort put into this game are evident - it looks stunning with a great storyline and voice acting (Particularly from Mark "Luke Skywalker" Hamill as The Joker). It actually makes you feel like you are playing as Batman and not some generic hero who just beats up bad guys - There is an emphasis on stealth, with you being able to swoop down and tie up goons from gargoyles. There are also some good puzzles to solve, and when the inevitable fight does break out, the combat ...  Read the complete review