Time for some pretty exciting news. Eidos Interactive and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced today Batman: Arkham Asylum, and new game coming from the 2 companies, and on behalf of DC Comics. It's going to be coming out for the Playstation 3, and Xbox 360 in 2009.
In Batman: Arkham Asylum, developed by Rocksteady Studios, the player assumes the role of Batman as he delivers The Joker to Arkham Asylum. There, the imprisoned super-villains have set a trap and an immersive combat gaming experience unfolds. With an original script penned by Emmy Award-winning Batman writer Paul Dini, the game brings the universe of DC Comics’ detective to life with stunning graphics.
“In Batman: Arkham Asylum Eidos and Warner Bros. are building a true action adventure game experience worthy of gamers and fans,” said Phil Rogers, CEO of Eidos Interactive. “Players become Batman, like he has never been seen before in a video game, as he fights through intense circumstances in Arkham Asylum utilizing his intuitive detective skills and aggressive melee attacks.”
“Batman: Arkham Asylum offers players the chance to battle Gotham’s worst villains with Batman’s physical and psychological strength in a graphically distinct and story-driven game,” said Martin Tremblay, President, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “We look forward to working with Eidos on expanding DC Comics’ world-renowned character Batman in the game space with a noticeably different feature set in an incredibly dark interactive environment.”
Eidos Interactive and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment will co-publish Batman: Arkham Asylum in North America, Eidos Interactive will publish the game in all other territories.
I don't know how I just posted that because I didn't mean to. Anyway, this seems somewhat interesting, but not really. I'm tired of playing games as the lame pansy Batman. This would be SO MUCH more interesting if you could play as the Joker or something.
Arkham Asylum would make for a cool adventure game in the style of Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corner of the Earth. Playing Batman in an action game sucks all the eerie out of Arkham.
Exactly. Batman himself (even in the new movie) is just like a black piece of cardboard that stops villains every now and then. That's not something that would work in an asylum setting. Like I said about the new movie, it would have been better if Batman wasn't even in it, because The Joker put him to shame and he just added unnecessary screen time where he did nothing but look cliche. I bet this will be the same.
You have to be logged in to comment! If you don't have an account register now for free! Your account allows you to post comments and reviews, upload videos and images, access or our forums, write personal blogs, and maintain your profile.
