Review by Andreaz 92
Presentation - 8 / 10
Graphics - 8 / 10
Sound - 8.5 / 10
Gameplay - 8.5 / 10
Involvement - 9 / 10
Longevity - 7.5 / 10
RATING - 8.5 / 10
licensed video games, let's face it, have never been synonymous with quality: this is because they are often developed in a hurry to be released on the market as soon as possible (at full price).
speech Batman: Arkham Asylum is however quite different: the children of Rocksteady were able to manufacture a high quality product inspired by one of the most acclaimed comic heroes.
The plot sees the mad Joker take over the asylum in Gotham City, where we combine all the city's criminally insane. Batman finds himself having to hunt him down, investigating and fighting with all his might.
The Arkham Asylum will prove to be fraught with danger, and not just only the 'use of force to make its way: the game will offer a variety of strategies and possibilities for each scenario that cross. Batman is not invincible, in fact, a few shots of a firearm will send it to 'another world for this, it is important to know how to hide from enemies trying to take them behind without being noticed by anyone.
For example, most of the time, you can swing and gargoyles lurking on the ceiling to control the situation from without risk: in these events by pressing the square, we can kick A planar enemies will leave them stunned for several seconds. An 'Another possibility is also given by the pipes of the' air, which will be crossed to get behind the guards or to access otherwise inaccessible areas. The component Stealth will play a key role in Arkham Asylum, but will not always be necessary. The boys have a nice Rocksteady also very close combat, which will be managed by the player with simple keystrokes: The Dark Knight will move seamlessly between an enemy and the other performing spectacular moves and throwing punches and lethal kicks. In the fighting groups, it is important to use a little 'strategy, performing special moves against enemies armed to disarm them, because they will be able to parry most attacks easier.
Sometimes, during the adventure in order to continue, we must find clues and follow tracks not visible to the naked eye just here comes the scene in Detective mode, activated by the pressure of the lever L2. It will allow us to continue to find evidence for the story. This mode is also useful to detect air ducts or demolish walls thanks to an explosive special gadget: I do not miss the variety, and as far as the linearity is quite obvious, things to do and many will still always fun. To signal the 'high number of registrations and findable in the most hidden secrets of the map.
On the graphics front, the team has done a good job taking advantage of the good 'Unreal Engine: The main characters are really well detailed and expressive enough, while the environments are well characterized and quite varied. Convince the effects of light and fluids that seem more realistic, has always been the major strengths of this graphics engine, pity about the aliasing present in the version for Playstation 3, which is a bit dirty 'image is not allowing us to make the most HD. During the matches of the game, the frame rate did not show failures, belonging in the opening sequence where we found some phenomena of stuttering.
With regard to the sound, there is a dubbed in Italian, which, although not as convincing as that in the original language, is well made. Quality of the soundtrack, featuring from different passages of majestic and full of feeling.
CONCLUSIONS
Batman: Arkham Asylum is proof that video games license, if done professionally, can be of great titles. Of colorful characters, a fun and varied gameplay, combined with a good technical sector, consecrate this game as the best tie-in ever made to date.
PRO
- Good technical sector
- charismatic
- Gameplay varies
AGAINST
- Linear
- Rather short
Presentation - 8 / 10
Graphics - 8 / 10
Sound - 8.5 / 10
Gameplay - 8.5 / 10
Involvement - 9 / 10
Longevity - 7.5 / 10
RATING - 8.5 / 10
licensed video games, let's face it, have never been synonymous with quality: this is because they are often developed in a hurry to be released on the market as soon as possible (at full price).
speech Batman: Arkham Asylum is however quite different: the children of Rocksteady were able to manufacture a high quality product inspired by one of the most acclaimed comic heroes.
The plot sees the mad Joker take over the asylum in Gotham City, where we combine all the city's criminally insane. Batman finds himself having to hunt him down, investigating and fighting with all his might.
The Arkham Asylum will prove to be fraught with danger, and not just only the 'use of force to make its way: the game will offer a variety of strategies and possibilities for each scenario that cross. Batman is not invincible, in fact, a few shots of a firearm will send it to 'another world for this, it is important to know how to hide from enemies trying to take them behind without being noticed by anyone.
For example, most of the time, you can swing and gargoyles lurking on the ceiling to control the situation from without risk: in these events by pressing the square, we can kick A planar enemies will leave them stunned for several seconds. An 'Another possibility is also given by the pipes of the' air, which will be crossed to get behind the guards or to access otherwise inaccessible areas. The component Stealth will play a key role in Arkham Asylum, but will not always be necessary. The boys have a nice Rocksteady also very close combat, which will be managed by the player with simple keystrokes: The Dark Knight will move seamlessly between an enemy and the other performing spectacular moves and throwing punches and lethal kicks. In the fighting groups, it is important to use a little 'strategy, performing special moves against enemies armed to disarm them, because they will be able to parry most attacks easier.
Sometimes, during the adventure in order to continue, we must find clues and follow tracks not visible to the naked eye just here comes the scene in Detective mode, activated by the pressure of the lever L2. It will allow us to continue to find evidence for the story. This mode is also useful to detect air ducts or demolish walls thanks to an explosive special gadget: I do not miss the variety, and as far as the linearity is quite obvious, things to do and many will still always fun. To signal the 'high number of registrations and findable in the most hidden secrets of the map.
On the graphics front, the team has done a good job taking advantage of the good 'Unreal Engine: The main characters are really well detailed and expressive enough, while the environments are well characterized and quite varied. Convince the effects of light and fluids that seem more realistic, has always been the major strengths of this graphics engine, pity about the aliasing present in the version for Playstation 3, which is a bit dirty 'image is not allowing us to make the most HD. During the matches of the game, the frame rate did not show failures, belonging in the opening sequence where we found some phenomena of stuttering.
With regard to the sound, there is a dubbed in Italian, which, although not as convincing as that in the original language, is well made. Quality of the soundtrack, featuring from different passages of majestic and full of feeling.
CONCLUSIONS
Batman: Arkham Asylum is proof that video games license, if done professionally, can be of great titles. Of colorful characters, a fun and varied gameplay, combined with a good technical sector, consecrate this game as the best tie-in ever made to date.
PRO
- Good technical sector
- charismatic
- Gameplay varies
AGAINST
- Linear
- Rather short
