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Welcome to week 7 of Press Start to Play Article Edition. It has been awhile but I’m back. I’ve chosen to review Batman Arkham Asylum for the X-Box 360.

Arkham Asylum was the highly anticipated Batman game since the Dark Knight was released. It was developed and produced by Eidos Interactive the same company that brought us the Hitman and Tomb Raider series.

The game play in Batman is the best re-imagining of the caped crusader. You use all his skills in fighting, detective and gadgets. Batman controls very well and he is easy to handle and control what you are doing. He has many moves which work to your advantage and allows you to take out enemies in numerous ways. You can run into a battle of unarmed enemies or pick-off enemies one by one by using stealth.

The game has a few extras like collecting and solving numerous amounts of the Riddler’s riddles. The game also features an array of enemies and familiar villains. There is also a biography of all Batman characters you can think of.

The setting of Batman is great. You are held up in a crazy asylum full of villains that Batman has captured. Now they have been released by the Joker and his ultimate plan for a party for Batman.

The games graphics and voice acting are something to remember. Very little details have been worked on that make this game have some of the best animation and graphics I have seen in awhile. Batman spends the whole night at Arkham Asylum and you can see the ware his suit has taken. The fabulous voice of Mark Hamill returns as the Joker as well as Kevin Conrad as Batman.

The game has a few missed opportunities. There are many villains you come across but some of them you don’t get to fight at all. I also felt that the last fight was a disappointing end to the game but overall this game is something I was addicted to for long.

Even after you finish the game there are challenge modes you can try and set scores and post them on the leader board. The PS3 version of the game features the Joker as a playable character in the challenge mode.

If you have not played Batman Arkham Asylum you owe it to yourself to pick it up and enjoy this wonderful game. I give Batman Arkham Asylum 4.5 out of 5.

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I now own a PS3 so if you have any suggestions for classic critiques or games you would like me to review feel free to e-mail me at ric_edone@hotmail.com .

Thanks for reading and come back next week for a new game. Good luck gaming!