Batman: Arkham Asylum

Rocksteady wrote the book on the modern superhero game – and Matt Poskitt proves it.

Old games, new perspectives RELEASE August 23, 2016 DEVELOPER Eidos Montreal PUBLISHER Square Enix LINK eidosmontreal.com Chattering teeth. Laughing gas. And a homicidal clown pulling the strings in the backdrop. Batman: Arkham Asylum turns 15 this year and since its momentous release back in August 2009, the DC action-adventure has been looked upon as the de facto answer for what a modernised superhero videogame could be. And rightly so! After playing through the lacklustre Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, I felt what better time to go back to the original Arkhamverse outing to remind myself of the talent behind British developer Rocksteady. No battle pass. No currencies. No constant online connection. No live service elements in any way. Just a simple story about the Joker taking over an asylum,…

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