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- Face off against Gotham’s greatest villains including The Joker, HARLEY QUINN, VICTOR ZSASZ and KILLER CROC
- Become the Invisible Predatotm with Batman’s takedowns and unique vantage point system to move without being seen or utilize the unique FreeFlowtm combat system to chain together unlimited combos and battle with huge groups of The Joker’s henchmen
- Choose multiple takedown methods, including swooping from the sky and smashing through walls, and use the predator camera get a closer look at the action.
- Explore every inch of Arkham Asylum and roam freely on the infamous island, presented for the first time ever in its gritty and realistic entiret
- Experience what it’s like to be BATMAN using BATARANGS, explosive gel aerosol, The Batclaw, sonar resonator and the line launcher
Product Description
The Collector’s Edition includes: Waynetech Batarang Storage Box 12” In-Game Design Batarang (stand attached), Dr Young’s Journal (50 page full color character encyclopedia), 2 Sleeve DIGI-Pack Including: Game Behind the scenes 5 chapter series DVD, including Interviews with Mark Hammil and Kevin Conroy Exclusive Collector’s Edition Challenge Map DLC Manual.
Batman: Arkham Asylum is a single player, third-person action/adventure in which the Dark Knight is forced to take on his greatest challenge yet when he is trapped by arch rival, the Joker, within Gotham City’s facility for the… More >>
Batman: Arkham Asylum Collector’s Edition
Review of the Game Itself:
11/25/2009 at 6:39 am
First off, thank you Eidos for finally producing a comic book game that lives up to its source material! The graphics and character animations are nothing short of spectacular. Be sure to take a good long look at the Joker model from every possible angle, amazing detail all the way from the spats on his shoes to the holes in his tattered suit and on to his lifelike hair…. simply beautiful.
Another tip of the hat for bringing in the voice talent from the animated series. As far as I’m concerned, Mark Hamill is THE voice of the Joker and Kevin Conroy’s menacing voice never has to resort to the sometimes ridiculous rasp that live-action actors insist on bringing to the role of Batman. Another big plus – I haven’t heard a single line of dialog repeated yet… not even from the generic thugs.
As for the gameplay, I’m loving the free-flowing fight system, very cinematic. I’m not very far into the game as yet, but the what I’ve played so far has been outstanding. All of the moves I’d hoped to see are there, not to mention those wonderful toys!
Now for the ugly… I wouldn’t bother with the Collector’s Edition unless you’re a big fan, very disappointing. The game case is great… huge, but cool. My big issue is with the batarang, what a piece of plastic garbage!
When I first opened the box I thought the batarang had been damaged during packing, it seemed to be covered in random scratches. Upon closer inspection I realized that these scratches were intended to simulate a brushed metal surface. I’m pretty sure someone just takes it and runs it randomly over a belt sander before placing it in the box. As it stands, I’d be embarrassed to display it with my other memorabilia. I’ll probably end up doing some work on it myself in order to make it display worthy.
The leather bound journal is also a bit disappointing, I was really hoping for a bunch of new artwork, but all that’s there is illustrations and character bios from the game itself.
I’m hoping the “making of” DVD will compensate for the other weak extras, but unfortunately, I can’t review it until I finish the game and avoid any spoilers.
To sum it up… BUY THE GAME!!!!… but buyer beware of the Collector’s Edition.
p.s. Another big shout out to Amazon for their “deliver on date of release” shipping option. It was well worth the $5 and change to receive the game on its release date. I probably would have bought the game locally if they hadn’t offered the option. Gotta love instant gratification!!
Rating: 5 / 5
11/25/2009 at 7:19 am
This is a review of the actual Collectors Edition.
So I’ve been waiting extremely impatiently during my college classes today, watering at the mouth for my Batman fix. I had thoughts for days about actually owning the Baterang it self; it just looks so cool! So when my classes finished, I rushed home and eargly awaited UPS to deliver my Collector’s Edition of Batman: Arkham Asylum for the Xbox 360. Not long after I arrived, UPS stopped by and delivered quite an elongated box, much larger than I anticipated, getting me even more excited. “This looks like 100 bucks well spent,” I thought. I rushed into the house, gingerly opened the box, and saw the behemouth of which the Collectors Edition was. My eyes opened wide in shock and awe as I saw the actual box, and couldn’t wait to dive in to it (Not literally). Inside the clear, plastic slip case was another platic box, but this time black, and in the shape of a Bat (as in the product picture). It looked cool, and smelled delicious and factory fresh.
I eagerly flipped open the top of the Batcase, foaming at the mouth even more, expecting a wonderfuly crafted 14″ In-game dsigned Baterang, only to find a scratched up piece of platic. It was scratched up to hell, as if it just came right out of the mold or plastic shaver, with out a thought to how it looks. I mean, cool, I’m all for it looking Battle-worn, but this, people, is not “battle worn”. It’s crap. Yes, it’s pretty weighty, and yes, it is indeed the shape of the Baterang in the game, but it looks horrible. I am fine with it being plastic (metal would probably have been better, despite it being illegal in some states), but not this type of scratched up plastic. It would have been nicer if it actually looked battle worn, or even polished, or painted. So, quite a dissappointed in that area.
The rest of the Collectors Edition is cool, though. I like the leather bound booklet; interesting read. I’m also fond of the bumper sticker and bonus Challenge Maps and Comic Book. Haven’t watched the behind the scenes, but looks interesting enough. Good thing I got it 10 bucks cheaper of Amazon instead of the MSRP.
In the end, not a horrible Collector Edition, but hard to justify the price tag. If you’re a bat nut, go for it, props to you. If not, you might want to think if you’re actually going to display the scratched up Baterang.
Edit: The game itself is simply amazing. 5/5.
Rating: 4 / 5
11/25/2009 at 8:21 am
The game is fantastic. I love the Batman movies and comics. The details and game play fall under the high standards of Edios. If you like Assassins Creed and/or Splinter cell then this can be put into the same category.
Now, this box set is somewhat weird. The box itself is something like 2 feet, but the Batarang thing is only something like 8 inches. It’s made of some type of wood and it doesn’t have decals or imprints of anything. I could have done without this special edition.
Overall the game is 5 stars.
This box set is 2 stars. It did come with something, so I cannot really say it’s 1 star.
Rating: 3 / 5
11/25/2009 at 9:06 am
The game itself is awesome, game play is sick and story line is amazing. The collector’s edition, however, is not worth it at all. The Batarang is cheap plastic and painted very poorly. You are supposed to get an extra level but it is not available. The doctor’s guide is insightful but nothing a follower of Batman wouldn’t already know. Overall I’d say buy the game and forget the collector’s.
Rating: 2 / 5
11/25/2009 at 9:26 am
I am not reviewing the actual video game in this review. What I am reviewing is the crap that they call special in which you pay an extra 30-40 dollars for in this limited/special edition. First off, the outer case is made of cheap and flimsy plastic. When I opened it up, I expected the batarang to be at least somewhat cool. I thought it would be made out of metal and be detachable from the display stand. The batarang is in fact made of fat plastic, the kind that toddlers toys are usually made of. The batarang is also undetatchable from the stand. When you hold it, it feels light and very cheap. Mine is not even able to be displayed as there are several deep gouges in the face of the batarang. I wouldnt want to display the piece of crap anyway. The leather bound book is also nothing special. It is basically a thin piece of fabric wrapped around an average instruction manual sized book with no useful information in it. Everything about this set screams CHEAP!!!. It is an insult that whoever produced this limited edition set, decided to “stick it” to unsuspecting fans by charging 40 dollars more for 2 dollars worth of extras. My opinion is for you to save your 30-40 dollars and put it towards something else.
On another note, I have not yet played the game, but I have heard nothing but good things about it.
Rating: 1 / 5