Batman: Arkham Asylum

For:Xbox 360  Also On: PS3PC Release Date: 27 August 2009
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Batman: Arkham Asylum offers players the chance to battle Gotham's worst villains with Batman's physical and psychological strength in a graphically distinct and story-driven game.

VideoGamer Score:

9

Our Verdict: Whether you fancy skulking in the shadows, smashing slow motion fists in into a goon's skull, or simply using some cool gadgets, you can do no wrong with what is Eidos' best game in years.

Latest Batman: Arkham Asylum Articles

News: Batman: Arkham World was a joke, confirms Warner

Batman: Arkham World doesn't appear to be the next title in development at Rocksteady, with Warner stating that reference to the possible game at the VGAs was made in jest only.

5 News Posted Dec 13

News: Is Batman: Arkham World next for Rocksteady?

The CGI acceptance speech for Best Character at last weekend's VGAs has got the rumour mill turning - is Rocksteady working on Batman: Arkham World?

5 News Posted Dec 13

Article: VideoGamer.com Plays October 9, 2011

This week the team plays Crysis, Dead Rising 2, Dark Souls, Arkham Asylum, and Assassin's Creed Brotherhood.

5 Article Posted Oct 9

News: More Batman will come if there are stories to tell

Batman: Arkham City developer Rocksteady has expressed how it will continue to make games in the Batman universe providing there are more stories to tell, but that it doesn't know what's going to happen in the future.

2 News Posted Oct 3

News: Rocksteady doesn't rule out other super hero titles

That doesn't mean the studio isn't thinking about more games in the Batman: Arkham series it has made a name from.

News Posted Jun 9

Article: Game of the Year Collections

Games so good they were released twice.

10 Article Posted Oct 28 2010

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Wolf_Spawn's Avatar

Arkham City i would say, but it obviously depends on what kind of game you prefer really.

Batman: Arkham World was a joke, confirms Warner in Article Comments

Bloodstorm's Avatar

What's that? People taking what the Joker said SERIOUSLY? THE F*CKING JOKER??? Fools.

Is Batman: Arkham World next for Rocksteady? in Article Comments

Clockpunk's Avatar

I could see why Rocksteady/Warner Beos. would want to keep the semantic string throughout the series, but I do agree - replacing 'Arkham' with the much more iconic 'Gotham' would offer just as much...

Game Stats

Technical Specs
Developer: Rocksteady Studios
Publisher: Eidos Interactive
Genre: Action
No. Players: One
Rating: BBFC 15
Site Rank: 182 8