SCRAWL: "Having an objective opinion about anything Batman related is not easy. The character has been through so much, both good and bad, and in so many different media, that to not have an opinion means you either live under a rock or don't watch television, movies, or read. Everyone at least knows who Batman is, and thanks to the recent resurgence of high quality comic book movies, their image of the caped crusader does not include rubber nipples or Adam West. The new dark knight is dark. His world is dark, his mood is dark, and his enemies have followed. Gone are the most comic bookish bad guys, replaced by brutish thugs and nightmare inducing clowns. Batman Arkham Asylum follows this trend, and there is nothing wrong with giving people exactly what they want and have come to expect. This game just feels like Batman, right down to the bad guys making fun of you when you die."
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