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Batman Arkham Asylum: Game of the
Year Greatest Hits
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Batman:
Arkham Asylum returns with a Game of the Year Edition on Xbox
360 and Playstation 3 that includes extra content and now, for
the first time, Trioviz 3D vision on home consoles. Batman:
Arkham Asylum launched to critical acclaim in summer 2009 and
has often been referred to as the 'best license game ever' and
a 'must buy' on gaming websites and magazines. It's been
praised for delivering a compelling mix of action, stealth and
puzzle-solving game-play tied with a dark original storyline
penned by five-time Emmy award winner Paul Dini and supported
by a famous cast of voice actors, including Mark Hamill as The
Joker and Kevin Conroy as Batman.
Amazon.com Product Description:
Recognized as one of the
best games of 2009, Batman: Arkham Asylum is a
single player, third-person action/adventure in which
the Dark Knight takes on his greatest challenge yet when
he is trapped by arch rival, the Joker, within Gotham
City's facility for the criminally insane, Arkham
Asylum. The special Batman Arkham Asylum: Game of
the Year Edition for PlayStation 3 ratchets the
crime-fighting action up even further with an innovative
new technology which allows you to play and watch in 3D
with two sets of TriOviz glasses compatible with all
standard and high definition TV sets. Also included are
access to challenge maps that allow you to play as the
Joker, and four additional standard challenge maps.
Kick it in combat
gameplay.
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And stealth
action.
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Match wits with and
play as The Joker.
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Utilize utility belt
gadgets.
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Take on dangerous
bosses.
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Batman:
Arkham Asylum features an original story penned
exclusively for the game by famous Batman author and
five-time Emmy award winner, Paul Dini, whose credits
include "Lost" season one and "Batman: The Animated
Series." As the game begins Batman is personally
delivering his nemesis, The Joker, to the asylum at
Arkham Island, but he is uneasy. Although the Arkham
asylum is well fortified, he has a nagging feeling that
all is not well, which proves to be the case when
seconds after turning The Joker over to the guards, the
master criminal breaks free of his captors. Even more
surprising than this quick turn of events is the
revelation that it was never The Joker's intent to
escape the vault-like facility, but instead to trap
Batman there. Surrounded by an asylum full of dangerous
criminals, many of which he put there and all at the
beck and call of the Joker, can Batman survive and
discover what is behind the Joker's intricate
plot?
Gameplay
In
Batman: Arkham Asylum players strap on the
gadget-heavy utility belt of the Caped Crusader.
Gameplay here is a combination of both the knuckle
crunching rush of hand to hand combat as you take on the
hordes of thugs that infest Arkham Asylum, and stealth
gameplay in which you must dispatch individuals from the
shadows. Players can expect an engrossing single player
campaign in which Batman continually moves forward to
face the henchmen, bosses and traps that The Joker has
set for him. With regards to opponents, in addition to
The Joker who you will hear more than you see, the dark
walls of Arkham also hold familiar villains from the the
Batman criminal universe including Harley Quinn, Victor
Zsasz and Killer Croc, that you will have to deal with,
but don't expect a one-dimensional experience. As
players progress from environment to environment within
Arkham they will have to use varying combinations of
muscle, detective skills, gadgetry and a certain degree
of light RPG-like leveling of Batman's skills, arsenal
and physical characteristics to survive and discover
what The Joker's underlying scheme is.
In
addition to the story-driven single player campaign
Arkham Asylum also contains various additional
play modes. These include an arcade styled combat mode
where players accumulate points by engaging hordes of
thugs in a hand to hand slugfest across a series of
maps, in which Batman's physical strength and agility
play a major role. The key here is to chain together as
many attacks as possible due to the fact that with each
successful combo players increase the point multiplier
associated with their actions. The game also features a
time-based stealth mode where players must hone their
ability to strike silently from the shadows. This
gameplay, referred to as 'Invisible Predator' utilizes
the Dark Knight's skill with gadgets like the grapple
tool, batarang and explosives. These allow for
vertical/horizontal mobility, the ability to quickly
strike from above and at a distance and to take out
enemies and create distractions, even through walls. But
remember that Batman works solo and is not superhuman.
Your enemies will congregate around trouble areas and
work as a team against you, so you must be silent, plan
your attacks wisely, strike quickly and discover the
value of encouraging fear within
enemies.
Batman Arkham
Asylum: Game of the Year Edition for PlayStation 3
Includes:
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- Batman: Arkham Asylum for PS3.
- 1 pair of Trioviz 3D vision glasses (style
varies between the two pictured to the left).
- Access to the playable Joker character and
Joker Challenge Maps via PlayStation Network.
- 4 additional Challenge Maps.
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Key
Features
- Experience the game in a whole new way with Game
of the Year Edition extras including: 1 pairs of
TriOviz 3D vision glasses, access to the playable
Joker character (in the PS3 version only) and the
Joker Challenge maps and 4 additional standard
challenge maps.
- Utilize the unique FreeFlow combat system to chain
together unlimited combos seamlessly and battle with
huge groups of The Joker's henchmen in brutal melee
brawls.
- Investigate as Batman, the world's greatest
detective, by solving intricate puzzles with the help
of cutting edge forensic tools including x-ray
scanning, fingerprint scans, 'Amido Black' spray and a
pheromone tracker.
- Face off against Gotham's greatest villains
including The Joker, Harley Quinn, Victor Zsasz and
Killer Croc.
- Become the Invisible Predator with Batman's fear
takedowns and unique vantage point system to move
without being seen and hunt enemies.
- Choose multiple takedown methods, including
swooping from the sky and smashing through walls, and
use the predator camera get a closer look at the
action.
- Explore every inch of Arkham Asylum and roam
freely on the infamous island, presented for the first
time ever in its gritty and realistic entirety.
- Experience what it's like to be Batman using
batarangs, explosive gel aerosol, the Batclaw, sonar
resonator and the line launcher.
- Unlock more secrets by completing hidden
challenges in the world and develop and customize
equipment by earning experience points.
- Enjoy complete superhero freedom in the
environment with the use of Batman's grapple to get to
any place you can see, jump from any height and glide
in any direction.
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