Arkham itself seems to be a pretty interesting take on the Batman universe. Set on an island, the nuthouse was once the home of a Mr. Arkham, but it eventually got turned into the gigantic facility it is in the game. Once Batman (voiced by Kevin Conroy from Batman the Animated Series) got Joker (voiced by the one and only Mark Hamill) inside Arkham, the clown prince of crime was strapped to a Hannibal Lecter-style dolly and Batman accompanied three guards on their journey to get the villain into the Intensive Treatment section of the prison.
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It really looks like what every other batman game should have been like. Dark and fun.