Batman:Arkham Asylum video game announced!

[mr. battastic]

i was upset that g4 didnt cover this game at e3. (kinda the main reason i watched all of it) but youtube has got the walk through

www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8TP9NvmnbA

[All Star Batman]

Jun 22, 2009 18:37:01 GMT -5 mr. battastic said:

i was upset that g4 didnt cover this game at e3. (kinda the main reason i watched all of it) but youtube has got the walk through

www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8TP9NvmnbA

Is it August yet?

[havedunter74]

still 2 months to go. Im gonna have a social life for 2 months then Im gonna lock myself away until Ive completed the game mwah ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!

[All Star Batman]

Jun 24, 2009 4:15:06 GMT -5 havedunter74 said:

still 2 months to go. Im gonna have a social life for 2 months then Im gonna lock myself away until Ive completed the game mwah ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!

Quite the opposite for me. I start college the same day the game comes out. Not to mention Ultimate Alliance 2 is out two weeks later.

[jlavaia]

^ Ultimate Alliance 2 comes out a month later on 9/30.

[All Star Batman]

Jun 24, 2009 15:22:12 GMT -5 jlavaia said:

^ Ultimate Alliance 2 comes out a month later on 9/30.

Really? Gamestop still has it for the 8th. Where did you here the 30th?

[jlavaia]

the official site for the game made the announcement awhile back and Amazon lists the exact date as the 30th too and i have it pre-ordered at FYE to guarantee that i get Juggernaut and its listed as the 30th there as well. also Official Xbox Magazine listed it as late September in their latest issue. i dont think Gamestop ever updated the date as it was originally set for the 8th but then they expected a big delay until 2010 but were able to fix whatever was going to cause the delay and set the date for the 30th.

[All Star Batman]

Jun 24, 2009 20:14:44 GMT -5 jlavaia said:

the official site for the game made the announcement awhile back and Amazon lists the exact date as the 30th too and i have it pre-ordered at FYE to guarantee that i get Juggernaut and its listed as the 30th there as well. also Official Xbox Magazine listed it as late September in their latest issue. i dont think Gamestop ever updated the date as it was originally set for the 8th but then they expected a big delay until 2010 but were able to fix whatever was going to cause the delay and set the date for the 30th.

Well then, at least I get a whole month to play Arkham Asylum.

[jlavaia]

here's the achievement list for the PC version of the game. this is for those that play Games For Windows and use Windows Live. expect to see some similiar achievements for the 360 version. i'll post those when they are released. here's the Windows achievements:

- Big Bang 50
Complete story mode on Easy difficulty
- Bigger Bang 50
Complete story mode on Normal difficulty
- Biggest Bang 50
Complete story mode on Hard difficulty
- Party Pooper 10
Time to break up this party
- Freeflow Combo 20 10
Complete a combo of 20 moves (any play mode)
- Freeflow Combo 40 10
Complete a combo of 40 moves (any play mode)
- Night Glider 5
Glide continuously for over 100m
- Rope-A-Dope-A-Dope 10
String up one henchman and drop him to surprise a second (any play mode)
- Mano-A-Mano 10
Take on a beast in hand to hand combat
- Catch! 5
Catch a Batarang (any play mode)
- Freeflow Combo 5 5
Complete a combo of 5 moves (any play mode)
- Freeflow Combo 10 5
Complete a combo of 10 moves (any play mode)
- Freeflow Perfection 10
Perform a perfect combo including all of Batman's combat moves (any play mode)
- Freakshow Rodeo 10
Ride a beast and unleash its power
- Freeflow Bronze 10
Achieve 8 medals on combat challenges
- Freeflow Silver 25
Achieve 16 medals on combat challenges
- Freeflow Gold 50
Achieve 24 medals on combat challenges
- Predator Bronze 10
Achieve 8 medals on predator challenges
- Predator Silver 25
Achieve 16 medals on predator challenges
- Predator Gold 50
Achieve 24 medals on predator challenges
- Invisible Predator 10
Complete one predator challenge by using only Silent Takedowns and without being detected
- Flawless Freeflow Fighter 10
Complete one combat challenge without taking damage
- Crack The E Nigma 20
Solve every riddle on the island
- Arkham Analyst 20
Solve 5% of Riddler challenges
- Cryptic Investigator 20
Solve 10% of Riddler challenges
- Lateral Thinker 20
Solve 25% of Riddler challenges
- Mystery Solver 20
Solve 40% of Riddler challenges
- Conundrum Cracker 20
Solve 55% of Riddler challenges
- Mental Athlete 20
Solve 70% of Riddler challenges
- Riddle Resolver 20
Solve 85% of Riddler challenges
- World's Greatest Detective 20
Solve Arkham's biggest mystery
- Perfect Knight 75
100% Complete

Secret Achievements

- Secret Achievement 10
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- Secret Achievement 25
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- Secret Achievement 10
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- Secret Achievement 25
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- Secret Achievement 50
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[havedunter74]

is there any info on the villains that are going to be featured in the game?

[All Star Batman]

Jun 29, 2009 6:58:31 GMT -5 havedunter74 said:

is there any info on the villains that are going to be featured in the game?

Here are the villains so far confirmed:
Joker
Harley Quinn
Penguin
Tweedledee and Tweedledum
Scarecrow
Maxie Zeus
Killer Moth
Killer Croc
Bane
Mr. Freeze
Hush
Two-Face
Hugo Strange
Ratcatcher
Riddler
Zsasz
Poison Ivy
Amygdala
Catwoman
Firefly
Ra's Al Ghul

[All Star Batman]

Jun 24, 2009 20:14:44 GMT -5 jlavaia said:

the official site for the game made the announcement awhile back and Amazon lists the exact date as the 30th too and i have it pre-ordered at FYE to guarantee that i get Juggernaut and its listed as the 30th there as well. also Official Xbox Magazine listed it as late September in their latest issue. i dont think Gamestop ever updated the date as it was originally set for the 8th but then they expected a big delay until 2010 but were able to fix whatever was going to cause the delay and set the date for the 30th.

Gamestop now has the release for 9/15. So what should we believe?

[havedunter74]

Thats an impressive list of villains really, I was only expecting a few to be honest. Im glad Two-Face and Mr.Freeze are in there.

Im interested to see how Ra's fits in there. As far as Im aware he has never been an Arkham inmate or am I wrong?

[All Star Batman]

Jul 2, 2009 4:07:29 GMT -5 havedunter74 said:

Thats an impressive list of villains really, I was only expecting a few to be honest. Im glad Two-Face and Mr.Freeze are in there.

Im interested to see how Ra's fits in there. As far as Im aware he has never been an Arkham inmate or am I wrong?

I'm expecting mostly cameos and not all will be boss battles.

Ra's actually has been admitted to Arkham.

To ensure Ra's is not a constant threat within Gotham City, Batman comes up with the false identity of "Terry Gene Kase," and plants it along with credible photos, medical records, and police records for both Blackgate Penitentiary and Arkham Asylum. Batman takes an unconscious Ra's directly to Arkham where it is believed he really is the prisoner "Terry Gene Kase," a criminal with multiple personality disorder who has just been transferred to Arkham to finish out multiple life sentences. Along with attaching false information and a false identity to Ra's al Ghul's file, Batman attaches a false prescription of potent medication that ensures slurred speech and next to zero mobility.

[All Star Batman]

Behind the scenes:
www.newsarama.com/common/media/video/player.php?aid=29186

[jlavaia]

and finally we have Xbox 360 Achievements. thats when you know its getting close to release. the achievements get released. these are different than the PC achievements. check them out:

- Big Bang (50 points)

Complete story mode on Easy difficulty

- Bigger Bang (50 points)

Complete story mode on Normal difficulty

- Biggest Bang (50 points)

Complete story mode on Hard difficulty

- Party Pooper (10 points)

Time to break up this party

- Freeflow Combo 20 (10 points)

Complete a combo of 20 moves (any play mode)

- Freeflow Combo 40 (10 points)

Complete a combo of 40 moves (any play mode)

- Night Glider (5 points)

Glide continuously for over 100m

- Rope-A-Dope-A-Dope (10 points)

String up one henchman and drop him to surprise a second (any play mode)

- Mano-A-Mano (10 points)

Take on a beast in hand to hand combat

- Catch! (5 points)

Catch a Batarang (any play mode)

- Freeflow Combo 5 (5 points)

Complete a combo of 5 moves (any play mode)

- Freeflow Combo 10 (5 points)

Complete a combo of 10 moves (any play mode)

- Freeflow Perfection (10 points)

Perform a perfect combo including all of Batman's combat moves (any play mode)

- Freakshow Rodeo (10 points)

Ride a beast and unleash its power

- Freeflow Bronze (10 points)

Achieve 8 medals on combat challenges

- Freeflow Silver (25 points)

Achieve 16 medals on combat challenges

- Freeflow Gold (50 points)

Achieve 24 medals on combat challenges

- Predator Bronze (10 points)

Achieve 8 medals on predator challenges

- Predator Silver (25 points)

Achieve 16 medals on predator challenges

- Predator Gold (50 points)

Achieve 24 medals on predator challenges

- Invisible Predator (10 points)

Complete one predator challenge by using only Silent Takedowns and without being detected

- Flawless Freeflow Fighter (10 points)

Complete one combat challenge without taking damage

- Crack The E Nigma (20 points)

Solve every riddle on the island

- Arkham Analyst (20 points)

Solve 5% of Riddler challenges

- Cryptic Investigator (20 points)

Solve 10% of Riddler challenges

- Lateral Thinker (20 points)

Solve 25% of Riddler challenges

- Mystery Solver (20 points)

Solve 40% of Riddler challenges

- Conundrum Cracker (20 points)

Solve 55% of Riddler challenges

- Mental Athlete (20 points)

Solve 70% of Riddler challenges

- Riddle Resolver (20 points)

Solve 85% of Riddler challenges

- World's Greatest Detective (20 points)

Solve Arkham's biggest mystery

- Perfect Knight (75 points)

100% Complete


Secret Achievements


Secret Achievement (10 points)

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Secret Achievement (10 points)

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Secret Achievement (10 points)

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Secret Achievement (10 points)

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Secret Achievement (10 points)

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Secret Achievement (25 points)

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Secret Achievement (10 points)

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Secret Achievement (25 points)

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Secret Achievement (50 points)

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[Robin]

I'm getting more impatient! I can't wait!

[grayson]

There have been some awesome write-ups in the gaming magazines...I picked up one today that included a doubled sided poster of Batman and the Joker...really nice.

[All Star Batman]

New trailer:
ps3.ign.com/dor/objects/14273490/batman-arkham-asylum/videos/batman_trl_villains_70809.html

[doppelganger]

^Looks awesome! ;D

[havedunter74]

I have reserved my copy, I think I may lose control of my bladder, Ha Ha!!!

[mr. battastic]

any word when the demo comes out to psn or live yet? they gotta throw us somthing we've been waiting on this game our whole lifes.

[banzaiboy]

I got to play a demo of the game at Toys R Us the other day. I had a blast playing what seemed like a short fighting tutorial. Can't wait for the game to come out!

(vVv)

[All Star Batman]

[jlavaia]

^ wow, thats a terrible look for Scarecrow. why would they alter him that much for a comic based game thats supposed to be faithful to the source material?

[coliv1977]

I thought that was supposed to be Scarecrow, but I wasn't sure...WTF??? He looks like a cross between Freddy Kruger and a Mortal Combat character!!

[All Star Batman]

I guess I'm the only one who loves it. ;D

[mr. battastic]

i thinks its cool. very unique considering the rest of the villains keep more to the comics. wonder how they came up wit that design. designer must of had a really bad dream huh?

[All Star Batman]

SDCC Panel:
www.newsarama.com/games/070925-sdcc-ArkhamAsylum.html

[mr. battastic]

can they go ahead and start on the sequel?!? any catch that statement of this possibly being Hamil's last crack at the joker? hope not, hes the best at it.