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Developer

Rocksteady Studios

Genre

Action

Other Versions

All, PS3, X360

Release Dates

09/15/09 Eidos Interactive
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08/28/09 Eidos Interactive

Community Stats

Owners: 116
Favorite: 14
Tracked: 2
Wishlist: 2
Now Playing: 1
 
8.8

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Summary

Batman: Arkham Asylum exposes players to a unique, dark and atmospheric adventure that takes them to the depths of Arkham Asylum - Gotham's psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane. Gamers will move in the shadows, instigate fear amongst their enemies and confront The Joker and Gotham City's most notorious villains who have taken over the asylum.

Using a wide range of Batman's gadgets and abilities, players will become the invisible predator and attempt to foil The Joker's demented scheme.

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.

Features

  • 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.
  • Move through the environment with the use of Batman's grapnel gun to get to out-of-reach places, and jump from any height to glide in any direction.

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Latest Updates

Boxart Added oliist 27th Mar 2010
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Release Date Added to Database oliist 11th Dec 2009
Game Banner Added to Database Boutros 21st Oct 2009
Critic Review Added to Database Fab_GS 23rd Sep 2009
Critic Review Added to Database Fab_GS 23rd Sep 2009
Release Date Added to Database Rhonin the wizard 18th Sep 2009
Critic Review Added to Database Fab_GS 12th Sep 2009
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Critic Review Added to Database Fab_GS 25th Aug 2009
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Game Information Updated oliist 18th Aug 2009
Boxart Added Tbone 11th Aug 2009
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Release Date Added to Database dsister44 07th Aug 2009

Shipping Total

2,240,460 Units
As of: July 1st, 2018

Opinion (6)

thewastedyouth posted 27/01/2013, 07:18
PIRATE SCUM is destroying the PC gaming industry

I hate all these assholes that pirate and now more and more developers are moving to consoles, we will never have a game like FEAR 1 or FAR CRY 1, made for PC and then ported. games are now made for consoles and ported to PC(Skyrim)!!! thank you pirate scum
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nilli posted 22/09/2011, 06:58
assassins
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nilli posted 22/09/2011, 06:53
Awesome move by the devs to delay the next batman on pc! DEVELOPERS AND PUBLISHERS ARE FINALLY WAKING UP! They should cancel the version all to gether. All you see is piracy and shit sales on pc. Pc piracy drags even the console sales numbers down.
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thranx posted 09/01/2011, 04:21
Finaly got this game on steam sale, and since I use my 360 controller for my pc its like playing it on the 360. I really like it so far. Haven't completed it yet though
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non-gravity posted 12/10/2009, 09:12
Top notch. One of the best games that have released on pc in recent years.
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blunty51 posted 28/08/2009, 07:02
Can't wait for this to release.
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