I am Batman......The Dark Knight
Story (9.5):
Considering the monumental storyline the movie gave us, I consider this game to be a sort of unofficial sequel to the movie where joker is captured at the end. The joker has been captured in this game by Batman and is being sent to prison for the criminally insane but the thing is joker is plotting to kill Batman when he is inside the asylum allying himself with criminally insane friends like killer croc, the riddler, scarecrow, poison ivy, etc. I have played through the storyline and I must say this is a knockout plain and simple.
GamePlay (9.2):
The game play starts slowly and picks up very quickly with you hunting down the joker but he will not allow you to get to him just yet. Instead he sends his henchmen to hunt you down and this is where the combat system shines through and through. First of all the combat is simple with some button mashing and later on escalates to deadly skills while keeping it balanced instead of complicated and there are puzzles to solve courtesy of the riddler who thinks he is smarter than Batman. The island changes dynamically because you will always come back to some parts so in order to keep it interesting the developers incorporated something substantial which I am not going to reveal but worth it. Batman glides, rappels, hangs upside down, uses batarangs and is very muscular, flexible and jumps around easily, beating foes to pulp.
Batman is nothing without his toys and also being in detective mode. Detective mode is very addictive in the sense that you can see everything in light blue. You can see through weak walls and enemy skeletons which is awesome and very tempting to play through everything in detective mode. The Batmobile makes an appearance and a cool BatJet and other toys like an exploding gel for breaking weak walls. Level design could have been a setback but this game really pulls you into arkham asylum and introduces you to its inmates with mind blowing details and realism. Boss battles are one of the best I have seen with scarecrow messing with your mind sometimes. I really got scared. Once you are done with the single player you can go through the challenges by either taking down a number of henchmen by beating them up or hurting them silently all while earning experience points and opening up new toys that enables you take down foes effectively.
Presentation (9.3):
Batman, Joker, Commissioner Gordon, Warden Sharp, Harley Quinn, etc all look phenomenal including the asylum and its other inmates. The unreal engine really shines and there is nothing more I can say but rather that you should pick up this game and play it. Character voicing is top notch and Batman and Joker are played by the same folks that voiced the characters in the animated series. This game will be a contender for game of the year on many websites and I have to say is one of the best games this year on my list period. This game lets you be the Dark Knight.