a5c7b9f00b After the Joker breaks free from his imprisonment and takes over the entire facility of Arkham Asylum, Batman finds himself having to come against some of his greatest enemies and several inmateshe sets out to stop the clown prince of crime. On a routine trip returning The Joker to Arkham Asylum, the Batman himself must deal with traps set within its inner sanctums, purposely set by the now escaped Joker, along with the rest of his rogues&#39; gallery that are now free within the premises. A lot of people rolled their eyes when Arkham Asylum got 9s and 10s across the board from reviewers, myself included. Although it&#39;s a dirty little secret of the video game industry that big companies often buy high scores from media outlets, I am happy to say this time, they didn&#39;t have to. The game sells itself, and several hours into it, the jaded cynic within me was brutally beaten and tossed from the establishment. <br/><br/>They have done nearly everything right with this game; the only flaw I could find was that it has a final boss and an ending, and thus does not,I had hoped, continue into perpetuity. <br/><br/>Let me list a few of the game&#39;s good points:<br/><br/>1. You don&#39;t die nearlyoftenin other games. That might sound like another case of the dumbing down of games for casuals, but it does away with cheap deaths like slipping and falling off a ledge (anytime you miss a dangerous jump, you have a brief chance to press the grapple button to escape death). It&#39;s good design, in my opinion, something you&#39;ll find a lot in this game.<br/><br/>2. The gameplay has been unfairly skewed to be the most fun thing you&#39;ve ever experienced. Fights against multiple opponents border on poetic at times,Batman smoothly segues between attacks, counters, and throws. The secrets riddled (no pun intended) throughout the game that can be accessed with specific gadgets require frequent backtracking, but none of it feels repetitive, which is a credit to the devs.<br/><br/>3. The voice-acting is straight up flawless. Repeat: it is without flaw. Every actor is perfectly cast for his or her role, and they deliver their lines very much in character. The long-time voice of Batman, Kevin Conroy, reprises his rolethe Caped Crusader, and Mark Hamill sounds appropriately sociopathicthe Joker, one of the best voice-over jobs in the game, and that&#39;s saying a lot.<br/><br/>The bad? The game can seem a tad easy at times,too many obvious hints are dropped when the game senses you&#39;re stuck, however briefly. Also, at 12-15 hours, it&#39;s a short game, made even shorter by the fact that you can&#39;t stop playing. That&#39;s nitpicking, though, and if you see these drawbacksa reason not to buy the game, you&#39;ve taken one too many batarangs to the head.<br/><br/>TL;DR version: 10/10. MUST-BUY. Having played many Batman games throughout the years, FINALLY a game that really gives you the feeling of being Batman with his arsenal of gadgets and fighting styles that is innovative in execution. Batman: AA is simply THE best Batman game ever created. You got all of Batman&#39;s rogues gallery that includes The Joker, Poison Ivy, Killer Croc, Bane, Scarecrow, and Harley Quinn; some of which are voiced by fellow &quot;Animated Series&quot; veterans suchKevin Conroy and of course, Mark Hamill, whose chilling portrayal of the Joker is simply the highlight of the games overall narrative.<br/><br/>In visuals, Arkham Asylum is a beautiful game, with a level of detail that&#39;s very impressive with stunning animation and lighting effects. On playing the game, I barely noticed any pop-up and polygonal tearing evident on some games, but not hear. Everything is rendered in crisp and clear clarity and if you have a Hi-Def setup, it&#39;s all batty.<br/><br/>Historically, Batman has been relegated to mostly side-scrolling fare with limited set of moves and gadgets. The games were good, but never gave you the feeling of being the Caped Crusader. Now with today&#39;s technology, gamers and comic-book fans alike can truly experience the Dark Knight in a way never before seen in gaming. Batman: Vengeance, which I admit is the first game to feature Batman in a 3d environment with aforementioned talent on board and it was an impressive game no doubt. But Arkham Asylum is so much more. It delivers the true experience of being Batman to a T. With stunning visuals, superb voice acting, and an innovative combat system that has you beating thugs like a pro, Arkham Asylum is simply the GREATEST Batman video game ever made. Having just beaten the game, I&#39;m ready for Arkham City.
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