The opening areas of the game are linear, serving as a tutorial for the moves and approaches available to the player. The player controls Batman as he traverses Arkham Asylum, a secure facility for the criminally insane located off the coast of Gotham City. The playable character is visible on the screen and therefore the camera are often freely rotated around him. Most of the game’s leading characters are voiced by actors who have appeared in other media supported the DC Animated Universe Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, and Arleen Sorkin reprised their roles as Batman, the Joker, and his sidekick Harley Quinn respectively.īatman: Arkham Asylum is an action-adventure game viewed from the third-person perspective. All six maps have already been released as DLC Challenge Maps.Batman battles his archenemy, the Joker, who instigates an elaborate plot to seize control of Arkham Asylum, trap Batman inside with many of his incarcerated foes, and threaten the fictional Gotham City with hidden bombs. The company simply failed to point out what PAL is.Īnd the mention of "six extra maps" also has the potential to be misleading. To its credit, Square Enix London did say the game would be released across Europe and other PAL territories. PAL is the color-encoding system used in Europe and large parts of Asia. Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year edition uses a technology called TriOviz 3D that allows it to generate 3D images on PAL televisions which can be viewed using the game's included 3D glasses.
However, a closer look at the release indicates "any" TV does not include televisions in North America. The company said the game will include six extra maps and a new technology that will allow gamers to play the game in 3D on "any" standard or high-def television. Publisher Square Enix London issued a surprising and potentially misleading release this morning announcing a Game of the Year edition of Batman: Arkham Asylum.