Batman: Arkham Asylum is a 2009
action-adventure video game based on
DC Comics' superhero
Batman. Released for the
PlayStation 3,
Xbox 360,
Mac OS X and
Microsoft Windows, it was developed by
Rocksteady Studios in the United Kingdom and published by
Eidos Interactive in conjunction with
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.
The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game were released on
August 25, 2009 in North America and August 28, 2009 in Europe, and the
PC version was released on September 15, 2009 in North America and on
September 18, 2009 in Europe. The
Mac OS X version of the game was released by
Feral Interactive in November 2011.
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Arkham Asylum, written by veteran
Batman writer
Paul Dini, is based on the long-running
comic book mythos, as opposed to most other
Batman games, which are adaptations of the character in other media besides the source material.
The Joker, Batman's arch enemy, has instigated an elaborate plot from within
Arkham Asylum,
where many of Batman's other villains have been incarcerated. Batman
investigates and comes to learn that the Joker is trying to create an
army of
Bane-like creatures to threaten
Gotham City, and is forced to put a stop to the Joker's plans. The game's main characters are voiced by the actors from the
DC Animated Universe, namely
Kevin Conroy,
Mark Hamill, and
Arleen Sorkin reprising their roles as Batman, the Joker, and
Harley Quinn, respectively. The game is played as a
third-person perspective action-adventure game with a primary focus on Batman's combat abilities, his stealth and
detective skills, and an arsenal of gadgets that can be used in both combat and exploration.
The game received high praise from critics, earning a 92% average on
GameRankings, a game review aggregator. The game also holds a
Guinness World Record
for "Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game Ever", with an average
score of 91.67 from reviewers. Several awards were given to
Arkham Asylum, including a
Spike Video Game Award and the Best Game
BAFTA Award. A sequel,
Batman: Arkham City, was announced at the 2009 Spike Video Game Awards and was released in 2011. On May 11, 2010, a
Game of the Year version of
Arkham Asylum
was released in the United States. This edition includes four new
challenge maps and is compatible with a pair of glasses which may be
used to play the game in 3D on any regular 2D television, using
TriOviz, a new kind of
anaglyph image technique.
| Minimum System Requirements: | | Recommended System Requirements: |
| CPU: | Intel Pentium 4 3GHz or AMD Athlon 64 3500+ | | CPU: | Core 2 Duo E6600 (2.4Ghz) or Athlon 64 X2 4600+ |
| RAM: | 1GB for Windows XP
2GB for Windows Vista | | RAM: | 2GB for Windows XP
3GB for Windows Vista |
| VGA: | nVidia 6600 or ATI 1300 | | VGA: | nVidia 9800GTX or ATI 3870 |
| DX: | DirectX 9.0c | | DX: | DirectX 9.0c |
| OS: | Microsoft Windows XP or Vista | | OS: | Microsoft Windows XP or Vista |
| http://gamesystemrequirements.com/ |
| HDD: | 9GB free disk space | | HDD: | 9GB free disk space |
| Sound: | Microsoft Windows XP/Vista compatible sound card (100% DirectX 9.0c -compatible) | | Sound: | Microsoft Windows XP/Vista compatible sound card (100% DirectX 9.0c -compatible) |
| ODD: | Quad-speed (4x) DVD-ROM drive | | ODD: | Quad-speed (4x) DVD-ROM drive |
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| Recommended peripheral: | 100% Windows XP/Vista compatible mouse and keyboard / Xbox 360 Controller for Windows |
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