August 25th saw the release of the awaited Batman game, “Arkham Asylum”. For those who actually read the comic, Arkham Asylum is Gotham City’s Alcatraz – all the maniacs and villians Batman captures get to spend a little vacation there.

The developers were kind enough to release a demo, which I promptly downloaded on my PS3.

I’m not a Batman kinda guy, I always preferred Spiderman, but admittedly this is one hell of a game, injecting the Dark Knight’s comic world with hints of different gaming styles. There’s beat them up, there’s some hack’n'slash and loads of stealth playing too – not to mention the detective work. The game looks great and sounds great, with Mark Hamill (of Star Wars fame) taking the honours as the Joker’s voice. Check out the video above for the trailer. This seems to be a ‘must buy’ title. Hard to believe a team of only 65 accomplished this feat. Way to go Rocksteady Studios!