In a way, Arkham Asylum demands a sequel. It's a great game. It accurately portrays all of Batman's key characteristics. The ability to smash heads is definitely in there, sure, but so are the ingenuity, the deductive acumen, the stealth, and the value for human life that makes the character so beloved. Whisking each part of Batman's unique style into a single, potent mixture, Rocksteady succeeded in creating the most faithful Batman game ever.
Moreover, Arkham Asylum wasn't perfect. It featured some repetitive sequences. Also, some contrivances, like the conveniently placed gargoyle statuaries in each room, felt like uninspired gameplay capitulations that took away from the overall immersion. Solutions to these problems would be welcome.
"Superheroes have been in video games for ages now. At first tied into cartoons and movies, video games have gone on to give popular superheroes new epic stories and even foster entirely new heroes. " | Explosion.com
The only thing I disagree with on that list is MVC 3. I liked 2 so much better and stopped playing 3 shortly after I bought it because it just wasn't as fun and I missed characters that were in the 2nd one.
Brash Games writes "Liam and Ross like their Batmen manly, their slim consoles, well, not shit and their normal consoles from a galaxy far, far away. Reggie face-of-meat encourages bullying, Sony still can’t do advertising and Liam almost enjoys Kinect. All this, and as always, so much more".
There are loads of ways to improve our gaming experience. I’m sure there are more than a few out there who’ve happily guzzled some mind-altering drugs and freaked when they came across their first feral ghoul in Fallout 3. You’ve also got those people who like to immerse themselves in the game: from the people screaming sexist and racist insults over headsets while playing [insert FPS of your choice here] to the people who spend mortgage-sized chunks of money to bring their ‘MechWarrior’ fantasies almost to sweaty life. That’s not forgetting the bunch of mates who get together, have a few drinks and gradually get more sullen with each other over Need for Speed or FIFA 2012.
