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Each character is there for a reason - though they may not necessarily be part of Joker’s plan - and not once is there the sense that these characters exist solely to be thrown at the player. While there are a few supervillains Batman must face throughout, Arkham Asylum manages to avoid an all-too-common trap by not cramming the game full with as many of the Rogues Gallery as can fit. Instead, they are sprinkled throughout at a nice, even pace and make sense in the context of the plot. It’s a tragic conclusion to an otherwise strong plotline that succeeds in offering just enough of the Batman world without being overwhelming. While it is in the very nature of the Joker as a character to be chaotic and act in unexpected ways, the actions he takes in the games’ final minutes seem uncharacteristic and are a massive letdown in the name of creating a stereotypical “boss encounter” to finish things off. What would otherwise be merely a missed opportunity winds up tarnishing the experience in the game’s climactic final battle. This is done by continuing the main ploy out to a conclusion befitting a far less formidable foe. It never does, however, and Arkham Asylum suffers a bit for it. Without delving into the salient plot points, it just didn’t feel like the sort of plan I would have come to expect from the villain and spent more than half of the game waiting for the other clown shoe to drop. I started to have my doubts when the goal of Joker’s grand scheme began to come into focus. Unfortunately, the biggest issue comes from the story.
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It is not perfect, but it is quite probably one of the very best comic book superhero titles ever made. That said, Arkham Asylum is a great game.
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I make no excuses for this but felt it fair to warn you ahead of time because I’m likely to be more critical of a game using this licensed property over nearly any other. Allow me to make one thing explicitly clear before we go any further: I am a Batman fanboy.