On Wednesday, the UPS guy dropped off my copy of Batman:Â Arkham Asylum.
I’ve been able to put about five or six hours into the game so far, which means I’ve seen most of the basic gameplay including a boss battle or two. Â I was pretty happy with the demo and I was hoping the game would be as fun. Â I have been surprised and thrilled to find that the full game is better. Â This is the best Batman game that I’ve every played. Â It does an amazing job of delivering the experience of being Batman, like Spiderman 2 and Hulk: Ultimate Destruction did for their respective characters.
Tycho at Penny Arcade sums up my feelings well:
We wrapped up Batman yesterday, and it was unrelenting in its quality. I hope you already know that for yourself – that you have maneuvered its perils and triumphs firsthand, and are aware that developer Rocksteady has delivered a cornerstone experience that defines what the medium was about in the year of our Lord two-thousand and nine.
I especially like the description of this game as having unrelenting quality.  The opening cut scene, the voice work, the animations, the mid-game cut scenes, the mechanics, the boss fights, everything I’ve seen and played so for in this game has been excellent.
If you’re a Batman fan, this is a must buy.