Whilst all the focus has often been on these celluloid adaptions (and too a lesser extent, their animated counterparts), the media tends to ignore the comics that started it. Rocksteady Studios, EIDOS & WBIE are looking to redress this balance with Batman: Arkham Asylum, a game that looks to be a combination of Resident Evil 4/5, Condemned and Splinter Cell.
One too watch out for then! The latest trailer is after the cut…
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It’s great to see the true concept of Batman being explored finally in a game – the fact that he is a detective first and a vigilante crime fighter last, when all other options have been exhausted. Nolan’s films successfully recaptured the fear factor of Batman, but they still portrayed the character solely as the romantic-but-damaged superhero with the playboy alter-ego.
To basically be given free reign to transplant the (unfortunately) lesser-known ‘style’ of Batman onto gameplay that represents his true calling (skulking in the dark, taking his foes apart piece by piece), Rocksteady have the opportunity to really show a new audience what the character is really about.
