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Batman: Arkham Asylum
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Common Sense says
Dark yet thrilling action game based on the Caped Crusader.
In this game kids can: battle others, become a hero, solve puzzles, strategize
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 15 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Batman: Arkham Asylum was written by Brett Molina
Parents need to know this action/adventure game depicts a dark tale based on the DC Comics superhero Batman. Players engage in combat with a variety of supervillains and common inmates. Batman uses his hands and feet for most attacks, but will occcassionly use an enemy's own weapon against him. The game also features mild language and female villains wearing very little clothing.
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What’s the Story?
In BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM, the Caped Crusader transports his nemesis, The Joker, to Arkham Asylum, a psychiatric hospital in Gotham City. However, Joker's detainment was part of a grand scheme to unite Gotham's worst criminals, including Bane, Poison Ivy, and Scarecrow, to take over Arkham. Batman must delve into the depths of the hospital to restore order and stop the Joker.
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Is It Any Good?
Arkham Asylum is perhaps the best game representation of the comic book character. While most games prefer to focus on Batman as a fighter, this game examines the complete persona of the character. Players will see his sharp detective skills, his love of gadgets, and how he remains haunted by the deaths of his parents in an armed robbery.
During any point, players can enter Detective Mode to search for clues, spot hidden enemies, or find weak spots in the environment with which to take advantage. Batman's typical arsenal of gadgets sits at his disposal, including Batarangs, explosive gel, and the Batclaw. Combat feels very simple, yet can become complex when attacks are chained together properly. However, stealth play is where Batman shines. Players can use strategy and the shadows to assess a situation and plan the best method of attack. Developers extend the adventure through Challenge Rooms, a series of combat and stealth tests. Scores and times are later posted on online leaderboards. Arkham Asylum is a must-have for Batman fans, and a game most action fans will enjoy.
ClosePublisher’s Details
Released on 8/25/2009, price $59.99, online enabled
ESRB rating: T (for Alcohol and Tobacco Reference, Blood, Mild Language, Suggestive Themes, Violence)
ESRB rating: T (for Alcohol and Tobacco Reference, Blood, Mild Language, Suggestive Themes, Violence)
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
- Easy to play
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
- Safety isn't an issue
- Easy to play
so awsome. somewhat scary
creppy, the best game ever
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Easy to play
Good for most
This game is fun, simple to play and great combat system that almost anyone can pick up and play and the use of gargoyles is fun.(So is jumping on people) And the details in the animation is just briliant
- I rate this title off for age 9 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- Safety is an issue
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
- Easy to play
Good for mature preteens and teens
The violence is the part, with some bad language and some suggestive ways the characters are dressed are also in the game. It looks good for yor kids but its better for teens and mature preteens.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
- Safety isn't an issue
- Easy to play
Get it or risk missing awesomeness
This is honestly the best licensed super-hero game ever made. When it comes to violence there is a lot, but instead of batman killing enemies, he knockes them unconcious. This consists of simply beating them down, breaking arms, legs, suffocating until unconciousness, blowing up enemies(non-lethally) and even hanging them upside-down until they pass out. Language isn't a real problem, and sexuality is limited to what you can see in a PG-rated movie for kids. blood is part of the enviroment, and it's not a problem; but if you have small children keep them away from this game. The atmosphere is dark and creepy, but the only thing that would really SCARE a small child is the parts with the scarecrow (hence the fear gas) and the very first one happens in a morgue. The morality of batman really shines though; the Joker gives him a chance to end it then and there, but he doesn't and the final show of his morality is awesome (it's a mind-boggling secret). Finally; the only use, suggestion of drugs is when you have to hunt down someone using a forensic/residual tobbaco litter or alchohol fume trail.
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Ratings at a Glance
| 83% | of parents say it's too violent |
| 67% | of parents say kids find it easy to play |
| 50% | of parents say there are good role models |
| 50% | of parents say it has language their kids can't use |
| 50% | of parents say the sexual behavior isn't age appropriate |
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