So if you didn't notice, I played Arkham City first. In light of receiving the May '13 issue of GI, I couldn't wait for the soon to be released Arkham Origins, so I bought Arkham Asylum.
STORY
Joker brakes out of Arkham, Batman Defeats him before throwing a Punch and gives mister J first class service...back to the Asylum. The Joker then initiates a elaborate prison riot, which only the caped crusader can stop.
GAMEPLAY
So... The gameplay is a bit harder in this one because the freeflow doesn't flow as well(in other word's I can't "Flow" because I'm used to Arkham City) Predator maps have different layouts than arkham city, and different takedown styles are also present. Arkham Island is freeroam, so you can search for riddles and trophies. FEAR is the main gameplay. To go into detail about predator, Batman uses his arsenal of gadgets to hunt his foes, he takes them down by tying them to gargoyles, pulling them of walkways with the batclaw, exploding wall into them, and even just taking them out silently. He uses his "detective vision" to see where the bad folks are, and other points of interest, like guns, or interactive objects. Combat uses a freeflow system, so that means alot of button mashing in certain orders to accomplish your goals.
GRAPHICS
The enviroments look great, and the character models look pretty good, but thier more choppy than Arkham City.
CONTENT
This one has lots of dead people littering the enviroment, semi-frequent cursing, and some revealing outfits for females. On the positive not, Batbrain never kill's anyone, only knocking them out... and braking all thier bones. AGE-13+
CONCLUSION
This is a real great one if you love action games. It's won multiple game of the year awards for 2009, and ranked as the 2nd best licensed game ever made(after arkham city of course). I give this one 9.5 out of 10.
DETAILS
Developed by Rocksteady
Published by Square Enix/WB Games
Released in 2005
Rated T for Alcohol & Tobacco Reference, Blood, Mild Language, Suggestive Themes and Violence by E.S.R.B.
