Why so Serious?
This game is so polished and perfect it deserves to be in everyones collection.
From the film like opening sequence reminicent of Dead Space to the immense voice acting throughout. Fans of Batman will lap this up, fans of a good game will love it.
Each new section delivers a new challenge and the changes of pace are set just right. From creeping in the shadows to bravely walking up to 8 thugs each set piece has been thought through. Also the reviewer is wrong, being on the batline swining from pillar to pillar or whizzing up out of the way of enemies doesnt make you invisible. Far from it, they can still see, and shoot you unless you manage to lose them in the shadows jumping from place to place.
Still Batman has skills and there is nothing like feeling the power of batman as you walk up to a group of thugs talking about how they will kill you and leaving them all in an unconcious pile.
Batman isnt invincible either as he shouldnt be, and sometimes you have to sneak around to the perfect angle and take out the enemies. Especially should they be armed with guns. Should you get too confident the boss fights will let you realise how batman isnt superpowered like superman, and has to use his wits and agility to win out.
I feel this is the first Batman game to leave you truly feeling like a detective with your detective vision mode. Allowing you to track down villains or hostages and find hidden clues.
The game is scattered with rich Batman lore and wonderfully "dressed" sets show how much attention has gone into this game. All the while the riddler is setting you challenges to find which keeps things interesting and gives you plenty to do should you want the reward of character models and bios. Im not a fan of trophies but these rewards and the pure challenge of Riddler taunting you make me want to figure them out.
Couple this with the wonderfully fun timed challenges where you must take out a set number of henchmen in special ways. You have a game which should last you a long while. The best part is on PS3 you get the Joker to play around with. So if you think knocking your opponents out isnt quite enough for you....
So go buy it now!