The newest game release of Batman series is Batman Arkham Asylum which received numerous thumbs up ratings among many users. Many batman game fanatics dubbed it as the best batman game ever; and the game of the year 2009. What’s up with the game that made it very popular even when it is still at its launching stage? Hence, we shall make a Batman Arkham Asylum game review to find that out.

Of course, to start off the adventure, the Joker breaks free with the help of his associates, Harley Quinn, and takes full control of the penetentiary; releasing the inmates along the process. From there, the action begins with Batman swinging from one building to another, opening numerous doors in search of the person in-charge of the whole rock island, Joker. Of course, it’s going to be a tough ride; remember, some inmates were freed to make your hands busy; and more shall be released if you, the dark knight, is not fast enough to stop the Clown Prince from opening one prison door to another; releasing tens and hundreds of inmates in it.

 Moving on with our Batman Arkham Asylum game review, we shall next look on the game play. This is a third person action-packed game with adult theme, considering the violence and sexy outfits of Poison Ivy and Harley. The game has three different modes to play on; fist fight, explore, and attack. You should also use the detective mode that will give you access to advanced features of Batman’s gadgets where you can see the whereabouts of your enemies’ hideouts; uncover some secrets, solve riddles scattered all over the place that will release other things for you to do; as well as uncover the profiles of characters with their corresponding audio samples. All these will make the game more fun and exciting.

The price: The Batman Arkham Asylum Game comes in two versions; the standard edition which will cost you around $50, and the collector’s edition for a price range of $50 to $99.

System Requirements:

Can work well with Windows XP SP2 and Vista SP1, Pentium 4 with 2.8 GHz for Xp and 3.2GHz for Vista; or Athlon 64 3000+ or 3200+ for Vista. Video card: Graphic card with 256 MB. Sound card: DX9. Drive space: at least 12 GB.

The game is full of fun and action, with superb graphics and astounding sound effects. The features are great with a lot of gadgets, easy to use controls, with a lot of game options to choose from. The physical product comes with a huge box with nice plastic batarang shape; along with it is a book in leather case with expertly drawned pictures.

Overall Rating for our Batman Arkham Asylum game review: EXCELLENT

Game rating of Batman Arkham Asylum: 5/5