Batman: Arkham Asylum claims world record

Batman: Arkham Asylum claims world record
James Orry Updated on by

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Eidos has announced that Batman: Arkham Asylum has been awarded a Guinness World Record for the ‘Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game Ever’.

Batman: Arkham Asylum has been given top scores across the board from National newspapers and specialist game reviewers. The game has broken the Guinness World Record in this category by achieving the highest average score of 91.67 from reviews around the world (compiled by Metacritic.com).

Gaz Deaves from Guinness World Records commented: “We are so pleased to be awarding Batman: Arkham Asylum a Guinness World Record. It is a fantastic new game and due to the reaction of gaming experts we believe it has a well deserved place in the Guinness World Records book.”

Batman: Arkham Asylum is available now for Xbox 360 and PS3, and will be released for Games for Windows LIVE PC on September 18.