Saturday, October 3, 2009

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HTTP:: Weekend Reading Batman and the Lure of the Riddler
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I like playing Batman: Arkham Asylum. It manages to blend intense action, some stealth elements and elements of adventure games in a coherent way while also staying true to what Batman, his nemesis and the Arkham location mean in the universe of comics.Rocksteady has delivered a solid game with easy-to-understand controls, fluid combat, nice grappling movement and challenging boss fights. The only thing I hate about Batman: Arkham Asylum is the amount of collectibles it puts in the patch of the player, from Riddler signs to audiotapes detailing the treatment attempted for major villains in the universe of the game and to the signs that show the history of Arkham itself.Like many other gamers, I'm a bit of a masochist and compulsive when it comes to collecting stuff. I went after all the weird weapon pieces that can be put together as far back as Baldur's Gate II. I was obsessing after Gold Coins as far back as my first Mario experience with the SEGA Mega Drive. I was very c!
oncerned with picking up special power bottles in Golden Axe at the arcades. So, for me, Batman: Arkham Asylum is especially hard because it allows you to get your hands on so much extra stuff and much of it is placed outside of where the actual action takes place.As soon as I enter an area and get the Riddler clue for t...
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