The demo for Batman: Arkham Asylum hits this Friday, August 7th and is set to bring the Batman franchise out of the murky depths from where it once was. If you are like me, you had to suffer through the Joel Schumacher Batman movies. Don’t worry! We all did, you aren’t alone! Batman Forever and Batman & Robin go down in history as absolutely horrid, abysmal Batman films (minus the Alicia Sylverstone donning Batgirl armor scene). No one has really thought to make a true Batman game since those movies came out (that I can recall). With the rebirth of the caped crusader being the gritty, dark knight brawler in movies like Batman Begins and The Dark Knight again, Eidos has set out to make a Batman game completely separate from any Batman movie. A game that is made by fans, for the fans.
I really want them to include Cesar Romero (pictured above) in some way, as I think he does an awesome job as the Joker. Sadly, the evil Joker is getting the Luke Skywalker treatment (voiced by Mark Hamill). Mr. Hamill actually does a stellar job bringing the evil Joker character to life (I had to listen closely to make sure it was him). Be sure to check out Batman: Arkham Asylum on your console of choice this Friday, August 7th. The full game hits North America on August 25th. With the release of Batman: Arkham Asylum, it will hopefully wash the bad taste out of all of our mouths (I’m looking at you old Batman George Clooney!)! The real Batman is BACK!
Glad this one will finally get into everyone’s hands. I didn’t want to put it down at E3, both the single player areas and the Challenge Rooms.
Best. Batman. Game. Ever.
Absolutely! After I heard just how many animations the cape has on Batman I about croaked! I am looking forward to using the grappling hook to perch up in the dark and pick off villians one by one!
The only other Batman game I remember playing was Batman Forever on the Sega Genesis. LOL damn how games have changed. Looking forward to this one.
This game keeps me awake at night, thinking about how awesome it will be.