Batman Arkham Asylum : Let’s Play With Me Old Friend #REVIEW NO.23
Batman Arkham Asylum opened with a Batmobile scene that ran fast towards the Arkham Asylum, inside the Batmobile looks Joker figure who chatter is not clear in bound conditions. Batman apparently is carrying the figure of his eternal enemy to Arkham Asylum, where dangerous criminals undergo their therapy. After arriving in Arkham Asylum Batman met with commissioner Gordon, the figure of the anti-corruption police once a close friend of Batman. Batman feels there is something wrong from the beginning of his arrival to Arkham Asylum, for him Joker too soon give up when the Joker just ruined Blackgate prison. This is what makes Blackgate prison inmates moved to Arkham Asylum and Batman does not like it.
When the Joker is being processed for inclusion in the cell of detention, Harley Quinn helps free the Joker. The Joker then took over Arkham Asylum and released the prisoners to fight against Batman. Then how does Batman to fight almost all the prisoners of Arkham Asylum who want to kill him? Then is that all that is planned by Joker?
Batman Arkham Asylum offers gamers the experience of playing as a maximum Batman. Of course as a third person action adventure game, the main focus of gameplay in this game is emphasized to the direction of action. As Batman, gamers will be confronted by the joker's men in the vast Arkham Asylum area.
This Batman game uses a battle system called Freeflow combat system. A battle system that does not emphasize button mashing, but rather the precision of inputting a button. Battle feels very simple with no movelist or combination of attack buttons like in other action games. This game also uses only 2 buttons to attack and 1 button to counter opponent attacks. But in practice, the battle was very engaging, flowing, and most of all, fun.
The first attack buttons are used as the primary attack to attack the opponent. With just one button, Batman can do a combination of punches, kicks, combined with a cool-looking acrobatic movement. The second attack button is used for opponent stun movements. While the counter button, obviously, to counter counter attacks. By using the combination of the three buttons above, Batman can produce a combo that is very long and also deadly. It does not matter if Batman gets beaten by dozens of Joker guys, if you can master the game battle system, you can beat them without getting hurt at all. Various types of enemies can be your opponent in this game. Of course, to fight it required a variety of different methods. Similarly with boss battle, you will see Bane, Poison Ivy, Killer Croc, etc. Although not all characters of criminals can be your opponent.
The battle system is not limited only to the brutal battle alone. There in some parts required Batman beat the opponent with no visible. It is devoted to enemies carrying firearms. I and you must be sure, armor as advance Batman would be able to dispel the bullet without any problems. But in practice when dibrondong by 2-3 people only, you are ready to restore checkpoint.
But this is also what makes the variations in the game. When encountering a band of criminals carrying firearms, you are required to finish them one by one without being seen by the enemy. You can strangle the enemy from behind. Glide kick from heights, nor did the typical Batman Inverted Takedown very cool. Although it is a little absurd where the enemy can not see you while hanging in Gargoyles.
Things offered in this game is also a detective mode. By activating this mode, Batman can see the number of enemies, weapons were taken, their heartbeats, even see through walls. With this mode you can also know the objects that can interact with you. Like a glass you can blast, or paths to a secret place. With the passage of the game, Batman after beating a number of enemies will get experience that you can use to Batman to unlock some gadgets or some special move Batman like special combo throw.
Not only fight alone, in this game there are also some puzzles created by the Riddler. You can collect trophies, record interviews with arkham patients, or find places / objects where clue will be notified by the riddler. If you can find everything, you can unlock the character bio, challenge mode, and also the trophy character.
The graphics of this game can be spelled out very adorable and very detailed. The gripping and dark atmosphere inside Arkham can be displayed well. Indeed you will often be asked to go back and forth in the same place, but with a background that always changes with the story, you will never be bored to see the beauty of this game. All good animated Batman and his enemies portrayed extremely well. Batman movement when it beat the enemy, free glide with his cape, shown very, very flexible, very real. Get ready to feel pain when Batman disarm enemy.
One of the big questions of pc-gamers is, is your computer powerful not in playing this game ?. Take it easy, with a mid / low-end computer like me, you can play this game with maxed out settings seamlessly without any significant framerate drop. Of course with native resolution supported by my monitor.
Nvidia card owners can be happy with this game because this game is fully supported by Nvidia. With the addition of Physx feature that promises physics process in this game more detail. Likewise with Anti-aliasing feature in this game is exclusive only belongs to Nvidia. Enable both of these features, you will get a better gaming experience, but of course had to be redeemed with a card that is powerful enough to enable both the above features.
In the midst of a quality action game crisis, Batman: Arkham Asylum can be spelled out as a cool breeze in the middle of a blistering daytime. It offers the experience of playing as a maximum Batman, with a cool storyline, stunning graphics, and also not too heavy for the PC.
