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PlaystationBeyond reviews Batman: Arkham Asylum - "One of the best videogames of 2009"

August 05, 2009 in Reviews comments 3

Playstation Beyond recently reviewed Batman: Arkham Asylum and, despite being worried about the game when it was first announced, they were pleasantly surprised with the final result.

They praised the nostalgic characters, the "complex" gameplay, the "storyline that picks you up and never let's go", and the design of Arkham with the Joker playing "a pivotal role in executing a moody, dark, and dank atmosphere". They even went as far as to call it "one of the best videogames of 2009 so far".
Their only complaints were the disappointing final boss battle and the sometimes awkward camera angle.

If the game is as incredible as reviews lead us to believe, then we're in for one hell of a ride!

Discuss in the Batman: Arkham Asylum forum

We’re going to keep this one short and sweet. Arkham Asylum is a terrifyingly addictive bat-bash through a psychotic world of DC villains and gothic architecture, separating itself quite superbly from the rest of the movie licence backwash with a pleasantly surprising comic book flavour that certainly leaves a fantastic taste in one’s mouth. In short, this game is incredible, with a fast paced, superlative storyline that picks you up and never let’s go. To say that we were not worried about this game when it was first announced would be lying to you, we were, and we can only digress now how very very wrong we were.

In fact, Batman Arkham Asylum gets so much right that it’s hard to get everything down on paper quick enough to do it justice. The caped crusader may come straight out of comic book lore for this superb adventure, but he is most definitely more reminiscent of that of the famous Hollywood adaptation The Dark Knight, released late last year, rather than his page-turning counterpart. Arkham Asylum is a dark, grippingly sinister title that hooks you in with it’s scarily ice cold heart, firmly planted in the games spectacular setting, and very rarely lets your eyes wander anywhere else for a rest. Thought Bioshock was twisted, you haven’t seen anything yet.
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    Curt Connors Aug 6, 09
    More good news, sweet. Now most importantly, will I unlock a mask and cape for my avatar when I finish the game? That would be awesome
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    Mr Gray Aug 6, 09
    My only problem with the game so far (from walmart kiosk demos), is the Bat-Sense (like a spider-sense) icon that appears over an enemy that's about to attack. A bit too distracting. I'd like some kind of toggle that turns it off. Other than that, game was fine, (assuming there are unlockable melee moves, which judging from the trailer, is the case).
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      DragonMaster Dyne Aug 6, 09
      Yes. Batman is an upgradeable character. As you progress through the game, you'll earn experience points which grant you access to new weapons and moves. It definitely has some RPG elements in there.

      As for this review; The compare to Bioshock is definitely high praise, but I can't see B:AA having the same type of sick atmosphere. We'll see though.

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