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Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009)

Rocksteady Studios

Mac · Nintendo Switch · Ouya · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360

4.20 from 9212 ratings · #170 top rated on Grouvee

18880 members have it in their collection · 454 playing now · 3867 backlogged · 1120 wish listed

How long? Main story 12h · with extras 18h · 100% 25h (from 177 logged playthroughs)

Batman: Arkham Asylum is an action-adventure game developed by Rocksteady Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Released in 2009, it follows Batman as he battles the Joker, who seizes control of Arkham Asylum and frees its inmates. The game features stealth, combat, and detective elements, with players using Batman's gadgets and skills to subdue enemies and solve puzzles. … Read more
Batman: Arkham Asylum is an action-adventure game developed by Rocksteady Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Released in 2009, it follows Batman as he battles the Joker, who seizes control of Arkham Asylum and frees its inmates. The game features stealth, combat, and detective elements, with players using Batman's gadgets and skills to subdue enemies and solve puzzles. Set in a dark, immersive version of Gotham, the story explores Batman’s psychological battle with his foes, including Harley Quinn, Bane, and Scarecrow. The game received critical acclaim for its gameplay, atmosphere, and storytelling, becoming a defining title in superhero video games. Read less
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Developers
Rocksteady Studios
Publishers
Eidos Interactive, Playcast-media, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Genres
Adventure, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Themes
Action, Horror, Open world, Science fiction, Stealth
Franchises
Batman, DC Comics
Series
Batman: Arkham
Event
Sony E3 2009 Press Conference
Steam
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Release dates

  • Aug 25, 2009 (North_America) PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
  • Aug 28, 2009 (Europe) PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
  • Aug 31, 2009 (Asia) PlayStation 3
  • Sep 03, 2009 (Australia) PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
  • Sep 15, 2009 (North_America) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Sep 18, 2009 (Europe) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Sep 18, 2009 (Australia) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Jan 14, 2010 (Japan) PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
  • Nov 03, 2011 (North_America) Mac
  • Nov 15, 2011 (Europe) Mac
  • May 28, 2014 (Worldwide) Ouya
  • Dec 01, 2023 (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch

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Rating distribution

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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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1 star
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Gangreen

Status Gangreen Oct 26, 2024

Man, I wish they would remaster this game. I would love to see enhanced graphics and a refinement to the Batman combat that the later games introduced. But the core of the game, the setup, and Metroidvania exploration is so solid.

I also despise their dumb launcher. I picked up Rog Ally X and this is one of the games …

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Man, I wish they would remaster this game. I would love to see enhanced graphics and a refinement to the Batman combat that the later games introduced. But the core of the game, the setup, and Metroidvania exploration is so solid.

I also despise their dumb launcher. I picked up Rog Ally X and this is one of the games I really wanted to play on it, but I am still unable to get it to run at all.

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CowboyBepoppy

Status CowboyBepoppy Aug 9, 2024

Jogasso, lembro de ficar jogando a demo de arkham city em loop. Agora revisitar desde o primeiro está sendo uma experiência muito boa!

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Gothd011

Status Gothd011 Apr 21, 2023

I'm going to play the series. I got a new Xbox series s. I may play the origins one...…

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theficklepart

Status theficklepart May 14, 2022

Originally played the crap out of this on 360 when it came out in 2009. Steam achievements show I tried to play again playing in 2013, 2016, and 2019 on PC without finishing it. Not sure why but I got you now, PC version of Arkham Asylum. 2022.

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TheCorbeauxKing

Status TheCorbeauxKing Mar 12, 2022

Is Killer Croc's lair supposed to be a total meme? You slowly walk on floating platforms towards the spores and when he pops out of the water the music is put on full blast as he approaches you. Then you hit his collar with a Batarang, he goes "I can't believe you've done this" and falls over into the water …

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Is Killer Croc's lair supposed to be a total meme? You slowly walk on floating platforms towards the spores and when he pops out of the water the music is put on full blast as he approaches you. Then you hit his collar with a Batarang, he goes "I can't believe you've done this" and falls over into the water with the music dying down less than 2 seconds after it started. You rinse and repeat this for about 10 minutes.

Was this fight supposed to be so bad that its hilarious?

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Predefiance

Status Predefiance Feb 18, 2022

Hot damn this is some good gaming. Always a pleasure to see the origin of a lot of gaming systems that have become a mainstay in the industry.

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jademonkey

Status jademonkey Jan 12, 2022

I'm about halfway though the game, I think, and I don't know that I'm really enjoying myself on the whole. I just don't really care for the gameplay all that much, but I am enjoying the atmosphere and doing Batman things. I've not played the other Arkham games, but by the time the combat system was "borrowed" for Shadows of …

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I'm about halfway though the game, I think, and I don't know that I'm really enjoying myself on the whole. I just don't really care for the gameplay all that much, but I am enjoying the atmosphere and doing Batman things. I've not played the other Arkham games, but by the time the combat system was "borrowed" for Shadows of War a decade later, it was much more enjoyable (go figure haha). The bosses so far are also just kinda frustrating since the controls don't quite feel in line with the gimmicks.

I'll probably keep playing, but just in short bursts and spread out more. I was going to try to wrap Arkham Asylum up by this weekend so I could start the Supraland DLC when that comes out, but I think my patience for the some of the clunkier parts of this game won't let me play a couple hours a night.

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magohuman

Status magohuman Apr 3, 2021

Aqui foi onde a lenda começou.

  • Sistema de combate Inovador
  • Sistema Stealth com similaridades a Assassin's Creed mas muitos elementos aprimorados e diversas possibilidades de finalizações.
  • História épica, com conteúdos extras explicando biografias e complementando todo o jogo, como um link ao mundo das HQs.
  • Jogo repleto de "ovos de páscoa" e referências ao mundo da DC Comics.

Não é …

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Aqui foi onde a lenda começou.

  • Sistema de combate Inovador
  • Sistema Stealth com similaridades a Assassin's Creed mas muitos elementos aprimorados e diversas possibilidades de finalizações.
  • História épica, com conteúdos extras explicando biografias e complementando todo o jogo, como um link ao mundo das HQs.
  • Jogo repleto de "ovos de páscoa" e referências ao mundo da DC Comics.

Não é um jogo, é uma obra de arte que foi aprimorada ao longo dos anos

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plasmasnake

Status plasmasnake Sep 13, 2020

Bought this on Steam for $5 and now a few percent in, just got the explosive gel- it's a great time so far. I'd rather that instead of 'detective mode' that things in the environment could be noticed more organically, but still that is mostly fine.

The camera analog stick control is really odd (but I'm getting use to it)- …

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Bought this on Steam for $5 and now a few percent in, just got the explosive gel- it's a great time so far. I'd rather that instead of 'detective mode' that things in the environment could be noticed more organically, but still that is mostly fine.

The camera analog stick control is really odd (but I'm getting use to it)- I want to invert either left/right or up/down but not both, pressing right turns the camera right, but pressing down tilts the camera up! It is a mad-house after all I suppose.

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Girafro

Status Girafro May 24, 2020

This was a decent experience. I bought the remasters ages ago and just never got around to playing them. Finished this in about 10 hours or so, gonna move straight on to the next game.

There's some clunkiness but I put that down to the age of the game, it plays really well and holds up but for a few …

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This was a decent experience. I bought the remasters ages ago and just never got around to playing them. Finished this in about 10 hours or so, gonna move straight on to the next game.

There's some clunkiness but I put that down to the age of the game, it plays really well and holds up but for a few small design choices that I personally disagreed with (which I'm sure others enjoy, so no real issue there). My primary complaint is stealth segments in non-stealth games, at times I lost fair and square, at times I lost 'cause Batman takes ages to sidle on ledges or geometry looked like it gave me cover when it didn't. But, that's not horrible, just a little trial and error.

All in all, good game!

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