Console Monster writes: "We can all admit Batman's previous appearances in the gaming world were never all that impressive. So it was weird to be quite excited about his latest gritty outing in Arkham Asylum. Rather than produce a game version of the Dark Knight's latest movie, Rocksteady had created a third-person action game that was not only special to Batman fans but also to gamers as a whole.
After only 20 minutes of popping in Arkham Asylum into my Xbox 360 and loading up the title I realised that this was not only going to be a fantastic game in its own right but possibly one of the best superhero titles I had ever played..."
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The Scarecrow has to be one of the creepiest villains in a game in years! Those dream levels are trippy and his syringe claw just freaks me out.