I tried the demo and enjoyed it, even though it was really short. I would have liked to have played some of a boss battle so I could test out some of that side of gameplay, but what was in the demo was really good. The only thing that bothered me/I found strange was the art style+voice cast. I would have liked to have seen this game done with a (well done) cell shaded version of the animated series designs, but I guess they were going for the straightforward comic look. The main characters look good, something seems a little off about Batman's proportions, but the regular enemies and backgrounds look like they could have been ripped from any recent "gritty" fps/tps.

I rented this and I find it fun. there's a lot of stuff that feels a little gimmicky (detective vision) but I understand that they wanted to make this a BATMAN GAME and not just a brawler/god of war ripoff with BATMAN character models. I'm playing on Easy and it IS pretty easy, but I don't mind that. Combat is really simple but actually fun because it's so responsive. They gave it a cheeseball name - FREEFORM COMBAT SYSTEM or something - but it IS actually pretty freeform and Batman responds very quickly to every button press - no sluggish animations holding you back. Even fighting like six guys at once isn't that complicated, as it basically revolves around pressing the Y button to counter at different intervals. but it looks great.

Also the graphics are fantastic, and if you're a fan of the excellent Batman cartoon from the early 90s, Mark Hamil voices the Joker once again here, and they got the same voiceactor for Batman as the original cartoon too which is a great nod for fans I guess. If you're into RPG stuff or collecting shit, Batman has a lot of upgradeable abilities and there's a ton of random stuff to collect around Arkham including CHARACTER BIOS and stuff for all the major heroes and villains.

I've got the game for three days, idk how long it is but it's worth a rental at least, even if you're not a Batman fan!

it's certainly LIGHT YEARS ahead of pretty much every single other Batman game before.

Forgot to mention the collector's package is totally unworth it. Batarang is a piece of shit you can't take off the stand. There's a booklet with character bios (that you can find in game anyway) and a huge bulky black bat-shaped storage case that won't fit anywhere unless you tried (though it's too ugly to want to). That's it, though there was a free add-on that you can probably buy on PSN anyway.
The game however, is totally worth it.

AtmaBuster, is your shift/capslock key broken?  God damn.

just his brain.

All of his posts are super exciting and cannot be conveyed with lower case letters.

I am downloading the demo of this for PC to see if it will run nicely on my current set-up. I will report back shortly with screenies and fps details.

All of his posts are super exciting and cannot be conveyed with lower case letters.

dont be mean and scare him off guys, I like him.

dont be mean and scare him off guys, I like him.

yeah, he is a cool guy. i think he can write in upper case as much as he wants to.

yeah except afaik this doesn't really have anything to do with any movie??

and i'm pretty sure it was announced a fair amount of time ago

what are you jazzin about

It's nothing to do with the movie. Also I played it on 8800gts320mb , 5000+ X2 @ 2.6Ghz and 2Gigs DDR2 800 and it runs full settings 1920x1200. HOW PLEASANT.

AtmaBuster, is your shift/capslock key broken?  God damn.

Take a look at his post history.  He alternates posts between all caps and all lower case. 

I hate games like these.  "It's 2009, time to start rolling out another Batman movie and video game." 

I think it's more closely related to the animated series than it is to the movies.  Especially since they got several of the voice actors from the series to reprise their roles for the game.

It is touted as being based on the entire 70 year franchise. The scene of a bell breaking down from the rafters is based, shot for shot, off a scene in the first Burton Batman, and other things throw a nod here and there. Not having read comics in a long time, I probably missed a lot of the "inside" references.

I had a lot of fun with the game, and I posted a few times about it in "What are you playing?" It did a lot of things very well, but there are a few little things that got me frustrated at times. (Listed, mostly, in the other topic.)

I'm hoping for some interesting DLC. I probably would have gone through the entire game again already if the Armored suit was available for the whole game instead of just the challenge maps. Hell, if they (they wont) throw in a DLC of the first Az-Bat costume from Knightfall, complete with wrist launched bat shurikens, I might be swayed to another full play through.

Anymore, I always feel let down when I finish a game, especially if I take the time to max out 100% on my first playthrough. If there had been a new game+ feature of some sort, if the non-story based upgrades could have carried over to a new file, I would have been happier. But, my misgivings aside, it is a really good game.

Played the demo a while ago and was thoroughly impressed. I'm surprised that I didn't even buy this game yet... Just haven't had the time to play video games period.

Just beat story mode. It was damn awesome. Great super hero game!
though Croc was a joke, which was pretty funny I'll admit, and the end boss was retarded. otherwise an amazing game!

game of the year, right up until you find out what the joker's real plan is

ugh

also, talk about lack of enemy variety.

Sold over 2 million copies, I haven't bought one yet as I am firm in my belief that this is a £10 game and not a £39.99 game.