by William Talley, filed in $20 Game Of The Week, Articles on Mar.01, 2014
Rocksteady’s Batman: Arkham Asylum wasn’t just the first good Batman game since the 16-bit days (well, the first good Batman game that didn’t involve Lego at least), it did for the caped crusader what games like Spider-Man 2, Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, and The Punisher did for their respective heroes: It put players into the role of a comic book superhero like never before. You weren’t just moving him around the screen and punching out opponents, you could make Batman do all the cool stuff that you saw in the comics and movies. You could sneak up behind enemies and take them out one by one, hang from above and dive in on a hapless foe, and effortlessly take out groups of armed thugs with little or no effort. You could even tap into his detective skills to find hidden objects and secrets. The game’s sequel, Arkham City (hinted at in a secret hidden room in Arkham Asylum) gives players an entire open world to experience.
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Tags: 20 Game of the week, Arkham City, Batman, DC Comics, Rocksteady
by Crazy, filed in Stuff You Want on Oct.17, 2011
The 800 pound gorilla this week is Batman: Arkham City. There’s some other stuff coming out, but pretty much everyone is just going to go straight to this game. Purchase it from one of the links below and help our site out!
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Tags: Arkham City, Batman
by Crazy, filed in Games, SDCC on Jul.21, 2011
EW got the scoop to reveal that Talia Al Ghul will be in the new game, Batman: Arkham City, the much anticipated sequel to Batman: Arkham Asylum. I’m just going to quote the article because it sums everything up pretty well.
EW can exclusively confirm that Stana Katic, best known for playing Detective Kate Beckett on ABC’s Castle, will voice the character of Talia al Ghul in the upcoming video game Batman: Arkham City, the follow-up to 2009?s much-beloved Batman: Arkham Asylum. There’s no word yet on how Talia will figure into the game’s storyline. In the comics, Talia is the frequently conflicted daughter of Ra’s al Ghul, one of Batman’s archenemies. In spite of this, Talia is often a love interest for the Dark Knight. The two even get married at one point, with Talia giving birth to Batman’s son, Damian Wayne.
Katic’s involvement in the game will be announced later today at a Comic-Con panel for Batman: Arkham City, which hits stores Oct. 18 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.
Tags: Arkham Asylum, Arkham City, Batman, Bruce Wayne, catwoman, Damian Wayne, DC Comics, PC, PS3, Rocksteady, SDCC 2011, Talia Al Ghul, Xbox 360