Review: Batman: Arkham City

Review: Batman: Arkham City

On August 25th, 2009, gamers were treated to one of the most pleasant surprises to hit video games since the invention of Jumpman.  After being bombarded with an endless stream of terrible superhero inspired video games, Rocksteady Studios finally managed to knock on out of the park with their smash hit,...

Immersion Therapy Stack of Shame: Easy Mode

Immersion Therapy Stack of Shame: Easy Mode

This week, I was planning on playing my copy of Resistance 2: Fall of Man. But then, as part of the gaming hype machine, I saw the Catwoman trailer for the new Arkham City game. I suddenly felt like playing Arkham Asylum. Am I that easily influenced? Yeah, I guess I am. However, in my defense, Arkham...

Arkham City Is Five Times Bigger

Arkham City Is Five Times Bigger

And, in this case, size does indeed matter. If you enjoyed Arkham Asylum, get ready for even more intensity and action in Arkham City. While not a sandbox game, per se, Arkham City should give gamers ready for a huge experience what they’re after. Speaking with GameSpot, game director, Sefton Hill,...

Review: Batman The Brave And The Bold (Wii)

Review: Batman The Brave And The Bold (Wii)

The animated world of Batman The Brave and the Bold is brought out of the television show and into the players hands in this new Wii title. The transition from tongue in cheek cartoon to playable game is a match, but is that a good thing? Released: September 7, 2010 (US) Publisher: Warner Bros., Interactive...

Arkham City Teased On New GameInformer Cover

Arkham City Teased On New GameInformer Cover

This may be the sexiest collection of images we’ve seen lately. And nary a swimsuit to be found. According to PushSquare, the sequel will be written by Paul Dini (again – yay!) and comes out in the Fall of 2011, which makes this a VERY long pre-release buzz to maintain, but WHEW are we...

European Inmates Running the Asylum

European Inmates Running the Asylum

All you Jokers(or Riddlers, or Penguins) in the UK are dancing in the streets, no doubt,  Could it be because you already have Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition ?  The Dark Knight dropped into PS3 and Xbox 360 consoles this weekend through the PAL region.  And just like all huge cinematic...

Arkham Asylum wins 2 BAFTA Awards

Arkham Asylum wins 2 BAFTA Awards

Batman: Arkham Asylum, the critically acclaimed video game from Square Enix (why didn’t we know this?), won two BAFTA awards last week, including Best Game. BAFTA (British Academy Video Game Awards), held annually in London, is like the Oscars for video game achievement. Batman: Arkham Asylum was...

New Batman DLC hits consoles tomorrow!

New Batman DLC hits consoles tomorrow!

So you’ve managed to collect all the riddles and audio interviews, got every achievement and trophy possible, while even playing through the various Challenge Maps included with the game. Now you’re wondering what to do with your beloved copy of Batman: Arkham Asylum. Never fear, Eidos has...

Review: Batman Arkham Asylum (PS3)

Review: Batman Arkham Asylum (PS3)

Game: Batman Arkham Asylum Publisher/Developer: Eidos/Rocksteady Genre: Action Adventure Verdict: A fantastic single player experience. The definitive comic book hero game. Pros: Offers enough variety so there’s no chance of getting bored. Cons: Maybe not enough of a challenge for some. Developing a...

Top Five Things Arkham Asylum Does Right

Top Five Things Arkham Asylum Does Right

Batman as Detective:  Come on, this is the earliest definition of Batman. He’s the greatest detective in the world. He doesn’t have super powers, so although he’s trained to a intensely high degree of physical shape, he needs to be smarter than the dangerous criminals he protects his...