Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition

15 of the 103 reviews raise this · 12 of them still recommend the game.

“You know normally I would say I love a batman game. But this game aged like sour milk and yogurt had a child. Everyone you fight is a specially trained CIA agent from hell. They can see you breathing. every checkpoint…”

“So here's the thing. This is not a bad game by any means, but it is definitely a product of its time. The only reason to play this game nowadays is because you want the full story of the Arkham series, but even so I…”

“Terrible port, controls suck, animations that lock you into forever loops of being hit, terrible mechanics, game looks better than most triple AAA releases over the past few years, quit at bane.”

9 of the 103 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.

“You know normally I would say I love a batman game. But this game aged like sour milk and yogurt had a child. Everyone you fight is a specially trained CIA agent from hell. They can see you breathing. every checkpoint…”

“When this game was released in late 2009, it seemed like a very good game to play on console. However, if you currently have many games and are only playing this one to finish it, navigating your way through it can…”

“The game is really good, but the only issue I had is that sometimes it feels confusing and brutally hard. Also, a heads-up for those on modern systems: you will likely need to install NVIDIA PhysX Legacy, the old…”

6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.

“The game is really good, but the only issue I had is that sometimes it feels confusing and brutally hard. Also, a heads-up for those on modern systems: you will likely need to install NVIDIA PhysX Legacy, the old…”

“I really liked this story, its a fun game to play but what was hell playing the game there were time to time constantly game crashes, I still managed to complete the game with a program what helped me to not crash the…”

“idk why the game is not launching even after downloading the net 3.0 version”

4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.

“You know normally I would say I love a batman game. But this game aged like sour milk and yogurt had a child. Everyone you fight is a specially trained CIA agent from hell. They can see you breathing. every checkpoint…”

“This game is almost a masterpiece for me. It's design and play style is so nostalgic as if you play one of the oldest video games ever (meant in a good way!). The gameplay is fun, maybe sometimes tricky, but you get it…”

“Amazing game!! I would've never expected to enjoy a 2009 game so much, in 2026. I started playing Arkham Asylum only for the lore, so i could understand better Arkham Knight, but i ended up enjoying the combat and the…”

4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.

“Terrible port, controls suck, animations that lock you into forever loops of being hit, terrible mechanics, game looks better than most triple AAA releases over the past few years, quit at bane.”

“My first Batman Arkham game, the gameplay still holds up well. Combat is enjoyable along with stealth kills. Boss fights feel fair and fun. Voice acting is superb. Played it on normal which I felt was a good balance.…”

“Great game. I played arkham knight first so I was familiar with the fighting. The story was quite interesting, but the times when you lose control over the camera and have it fixed is an abomination to the otherwise…”