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Batman: Arkham Asylum

Metascore

Pros & Cons

Reviews

90

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 32 expert reviews
  • Excellent:
    26
  • Good:
    6
  • Average:
    0
  • Bad:
    0

Pros:

  • Exciting action sequences.
  • Considerable replay potential.
  • Solid online components.

Cons:

  • Potentially repetitive.
  • Frustrating battle scenes.
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Last revision on August 30, 2013

Editors Liked

  • Exciting action sequences
  • Considerable replay potential
  • Solid online components
  • Awesome voice acting, graphics, atmosphere, combat, and controls
  • I think best superhero game covered it
  • The best Batman (or, really, any comic-inspired) videogame ever made
  • Story mode really sucks you in
  • Uncomplicated combat is fastpaced and looks fantastic
  • Tons of cool stuff to unlock, including Challenge mode maps
  • Audio and visual presentation is uniformly impressive
  • Fun and varied gameplay
  • Excellent story and voice characterisations
  • Unlockables are fun and worth the effort to find

Editors Didn't Like

  • Potentially repetitive
  • Frustrating battle scenes
  • Story mode is on the short side
  • Checkpoint saves
  • Repetitive minibosses
  • Most mini-bosses play out the same
  • Can't re-play the game with unlocked gadgets and costumes
  • In stark contrast to the rest of the game, the boss fights aren't very imaginative
  • Too tempting to play through the entire game in detective vision mode
  • Supervillains that you dont get to fight feel like missed opportunities
  • Some game mechanics not clearly explained

Expert reviews and ratings

By PC Mag on December 10, 2009 80

Donning the cowl of the Caped Crusader and venturing into Gotham's legendary madhouse is serious fun—for a little...

By Yet Another Review Site on November 17, 2009 90

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...

By Maximum PC on November 13, 2009 90

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...

By Wired UK on October 12, 2009 90

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...

By The Best Case Scenario on October 10, 2009 100

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...

By Tech2 on October 09, 2009 90

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...

By New Game Network on October 01, 2009 88

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...

By Gaming Daily on September 25, 2009 93

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...

By Smarthouse on September 24, 2009 90

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...

By GameZone on September 24, 2009 92

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...

By VideoGamer on September 23, 2009 90

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

By Game Observer on September 23, 2009 94

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...

By Gaming Nexus on September 22, 2009 96

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...

By Strategy Informer on September 18, 2009 95

Firstly, a lot of PC owners have been put off by the prospect of potentially complicated DRM issues. Frankly we had no problems with any of this, although we didn’t attempt to install the game on multiple machines. Otherwise, starting the game is...

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