I bought this game on a moment's notice due to becoming excited for it's sequel, Arkham City. Like IGN said if you're a fan of Batman and have been disappointed in the past, don't look further than Arkham Asylum. A true-to-life video game adaption to (one of) the best superheroes around.
First off just like Transformers: War for Cybertron, the method to making this a true video game adaption was of course building the story around the gameplay and not vise versa, Arkham is not based on the movies, cartoons, or comics but implements it's own premise to give gamers a more compelling sense of gameplay. Now to the basics.
The voice acting is top-notch with the help of the cast of The Animated Series, which I found quite good since people like me agree that Joker isn't really joker without Mark Hamill.
The graphics are pretty good for being an older game and using UE3, but it seems Eidos and pals found a way to give the game the facelifting it needed, and unlike Squenix found better ways around the "FPS" pre-programming that has plagued UE3 games.
Combat is smooth, and there are plenty of "fun toys" to take out goons and bosses, but it does get frustrating at times. That said the game is still pretty fun if you have your brains about ya.
The game emphasizes stealth with you using silent takedowns, explosives where enemies might not see, grappling to higher ground so the enemies are left confused, and you have to be quick in areas where the enemies are armed with guns(since guns are pretty much insta-death if you don't get out the situation soon).
A few iconic villians make their way into the game, and it seems the sequel will feature even more of them. Though Joker is the main villian you might be surprised who you will find in the midst of Akham(though I won't tell because it might spoiler all the fun to you).
All in all Batman: Akham is good fun and you have a knack for stealth games with a bit of Batman-flavored action I do suggest this game for those who don't have issues with frustrating boss battles.
In My Opinion?
9 out of 10
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