Posted on January 14, 2010 at 3:49 pm by
RyanDC
What a rollercoaster of a year! It all started slowly, with a trickle of titles, which continued on to the drout of summer. But with the cold months came steller title after steller title. I’ve narrowed it down to a top 5 Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on November 18, 2009 at 11:34 pm by
RyanDC

This is going to be a quick review, as you’ve no doubt already read multiple gushing reviews of Batman Arkham Aslyum, months ago. But until i finish Borderlands, i wanted to test out the new review summary format.
Surprisingly, this game has become one of my all time favorites. Surprising because it’s reborn batman in a brilliant way which combines the over-the-top stories and characters of the comics, with the dark and gritty reality of the 2 recent films. It’s setting, environment, visual style and story created an engrossing game, which is just as good as the master piece Bioshock. The gameplay is balanced between close hand-to-hand combat, detective like scenarios using various gadgets, exploring areas for secrets and stealth sections (which actually work). I thought the length for the game was good, but it definitely wasn’t a big game. The only downside? That i have to wait a few years for a possible sequel…
Batman Arkham Asylum (xbox 360)
Design
Gameplay
Graphics
Sound
9.2
9.4
9.2
8.8
Overview
A must play for any self respecting gamer. Excellent environments which feel alive. Great story and use of Batman universe characters and themes. Gorgeous graphics & animations. Good length. Varied gameplay.