From PC Gamer: “When Rocksteady’s Batman: Arkham Asylum was announced in August 2008 with a Game Informer cover, my reaction was a bit unfair. “Why make a Batman game focused on a story about the Joker in the shadow of The Dark Knight?,” I remember thinking. Even with these amazing voice actors from the animated series, the idea of a Gears of War-esque chunky Batman who wasn’t Christian Bale seemed…off-brand to me. You couldn’t ignore what a huge cultural moment that film was, and this unrelated tie-in made its appearance within one month of its release. Here was this relatively low-profile developer, Rocksteady Games, taking its best shot at presenting an alternative version of the Caped Crusader. I wasn’t totally convinced. ”
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