Batman: Arkham Asylum

Eidos' energetic Batman: Arkham Asylum throws the Caped Crusader into Arkham to unravel the Joker's fiendish new scheme to dominate the inmates. With special appearances by Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Killer Croc, Bane, Scarecrow, and others, you get a wide view of the Batman universe's underworld.

DaveFirst things first: I love comic books, but I was never much of a Batman fan (X-Men FTW, baby!). Although I have enough knowledge of the series to appear suitably geeky to my friends in the pub, most true Batman fans pick apart my knowledge...

The Bat is back We’ve been saying it for years: The moment they stop messing around with rushed, under-funded movie tie-ins and make a real Batman game, we’ll have a huge hit on our hands. With Arkham Asylum, Rocksteady has proved us...

They say that you should never meet your heroes. Without doubt, there are enough examples to suggest you should never play your heroes in video games either. To be clear: the world does not need another bad superhero game. Rather good then that...

I was lucky enough to procure a copy of Arkham Asylum on its release date, and I've summarily thrashed it about, in the best interest of you-my readers. And now, put on your cape and cowl, Joker's gotten loose in the Asylum... It's up to you...

What I don’t understand for the life of me is why I was forced to download a 300 MB update to enable PhysX when the game was delayed by over a month just to implement that very same technology. Also like always Games for Windows Live feels the...

Batman: Arkham Asylum is a remarkable game, the delivery of the story and pacing of combat and puzzles is first class. The game features elements of stealth, melee combat, puzzle solving and some simple platforming. The story briefly follows you as...

Arkham Asylum starts with The Caped Crusader dropping off The Joker into Arkham – a high security mental asylum and home of the infamous Super Criminals of Gotham. Within minutes The Joker breaks free and takes it upon himself to capture and cause...

When all hell breaks loose at Arkham Asylum, Batman must join the inmates and fight for his own sanity. Featuring classic villains like The Joker, Harley Quinn, Killer Croc, Scarecrow and Poison Ivy, it is more like a Splinter Cell title than a...

This is the first game that truly grants players an opportunity to be Batman, whether he’s using his intellect or his fists. Anyone with even a modicum of interest in playing an awesome Batman game should pick up Arkham Asylum, without any...

Superb presentation, Loads to collect, Great mix of gameplay styles, Not being able to jump causes...

There is no argument that a mysterious revival happened with the film series, and now many hope that Arkham Asylum has marked the very same key moment in the video game counterpart of the franchise, opening doors to new possibilities to craft...

Finally, a comic book game based on Batman that's truly a fun and fantastic adventure has arrived on the scene. Rocksteady Studios was just known for Urban Chaos prior to Batman: Arkham Asylum but after this game they're going to be a pretty big...

Pros: The best Batman (or, really, any comic-inspired) videogame ever made.

Cons: In stark contrast to the rest of the game, the boss fights arent very imaginative.