Batman: Arkham Asylum App Reviews

Graphics are every bit as good as the X-Box version, play is really smooth. But the controls need a LOT of work. Difficult to map the center mouse button if you have an Apple Magic Mouse!!!! I remapped tokeyboard shortcuts, but that took a bit of doing. Lots of start up, test out new mappings, shut down JUST to reconfigure new mappings. Pain. Plus Batman doesnt always move where you want him to. Mouse controls can also interfere, recommend that you turn off Expose while playing if you have it on.

Its halleva.The game runs a little bit slower than i expected. Anything wrong with the retina pro 15 inches? The pro retina seems to be not a really gamers collection.

With all the ne game titles such as assasins creed and call of duty, Batman: Arkham Assylum is still the second best game in my opinion right after the sequel, Batman: Arkham city. Although Arkham City is so much better, seeing as it is not yet available for the mac this game is the best on teh app store. Pros- Great story, bosses, characters, and price Cons- The only one I have other than the fact that once Batman: Arkham City comes out it will be outdated is that the last boss isnt that hard or fun but that is ok because its all leading up to Arkham City. Overall worth it and a great game

After getting about 10% through the game, I thought to myself: "This is the best game I have ever played; Im going to write a review." Then when I got to the App Store, the first reviews title said exactly the same thing. The animation, voice acting, story line, graphics, and everything else is top notch. I have all settings enabled and on high, and it runs beautifully on my 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display (2.7Ghz Quad i7, 16GB RAM, 768GB Flash). The only thing that is slightly annoying is that before playing I have to change my display options from "Best for Retina" to "Looks like 1920x1200" in order to get the max resolution possible. Thank god for the "Option-Display Brightness" shortcut into display settings. If you like gaming, and even possibly if you dont, you will love this game. Be ready to get immersed! P.S. The screen shots they show here for the game DO NOT do it any sort of justice!

Please, make arkham city for mac! pleasepleasepleasepleasepleaseplease!

all batman games are very good, this one only keeps its awesomeness, runs flawslesly on my imac 27 with 6770m

Easily one of the top 5 games I have ever played. You ARE Batman.

great game bu help me i dnt know how to use explosive gel on a mac book pro 13 inch because it shows a mouse that i dont have.

you use the explosive gel by clicking the letter R, you hold right click than click R

Loved this game. Wish it was longer, beat it rather quickly. Also, I hope Arkham City comes to app store.

If you cant get Arkham City, then this will prove a good substitute. The only problem is that things can get a little dull after you complete the game, and running around Arkham Island with no more combat opportunities might encourage you to stop with the campaign and stick with the additional stuff, mainly the combat and stealth games. Nevertheless, this game is worth the $40, though it would be wise to find a place with lighting-fast download speeds before dowloading this game.

I just finished this game and am blown away by how great it is. The writing, the animation, the gameplay, the use of Batmans world and characters is just awesome. Moving onto Arkham City!

This game is great with many things that kept me busy but for batman arkham city but the rating down to 12 because thats its original rating seriously just do it do it do it do it do it and I will buy it and give it a great review and Ill also buy it on 2 accounts so I will spend 80$ on that game just do it I want it everbody wants it come on do it! and Ill right this game the full 5 stars it deserves.

This game is by far the greatest game I have ever played!!! The Storybord is well told, the boss battles are exciting, and everything is polished. Well worth the money!!!

I was looking for a game that I can use for this great Retina screen and this one kept showing up on every search engine that I used. I am VERY new to gaming on my computer (musician to the heart) but I wanted something to pass the time while on lengthy bus rides (gypsy/tour musician to the core) or killing time in my hotel room(s). I FOUND IT! The graphics have me talking about it to people who arne’t gamers at ALL, and the ease of it with my GamePad was as if they were meant to be together. I just got it a few days ago, and can’t wait to see what happens next. I know I am late and there is a sequel, so as soon as I finish this one, the next one is in the cue all ready for purchase!

Great game. But will arkahm Orgins come out for Mac App Store??

hate this download wait i waited for couple of day to download and keeps on saying waiting want refund

The only thing I don’t like about this game is the portrayal of The Batman as a friend of the police. Gordon is one thing, but they even broadcast his whereabouts as if he’s part of the police department… “Batman is en route to Arkham…” Batman is and should always be solitary. Except for Alfred. I’m tired of the little boys in bright yellow capes. Leave that stuff for MBLA. He should be at odds with Gotham’s authorities because he makes them look like idiots. When he’s out, he should be as much at war with the police as he is the criminal element. Gordon should be the only cop who can contact him. Kinda tired of the bat signal also. What does all of this have to do with the game? Well I just don’t like how friendly everyone is with him. Hi Batman! Glad you could make it! Way to close to Adam West portrayal for me. At best most people should be as startled by his presence as criminal. “Jesus, it’s the Batman!”

I suspected Arkham Asylum would go on sale after Feral Interactive lowered Arkham City’s price. Although I already played both games on my PC, I grabbed this port in a heartbeat to play on my stock 2013 Macbook Air. So far it’s been preforming great even with the tiny processor on my computer. By capping the frame rate and lowering some of the textures, the game runs extremely well without the fan kicking up. If chosing between Arkham City or Asylum, I found the open world aspect and gameplay mechanics to be much more fun in City. If you are much more into the storyline and ability to play on lower end devices (like a Macbok Air), you would be better off with Arkham Asylum. Boss fights also feel a bit dated (find a weak spot, hit/stun, rinse and repeat). Fighting isn’t as fluid as in Arkham City (for example: less hot keys to bat gear, no multiple counter moves, etc.), though the simpler fighting mechanics allow for easier mastering (you will be stacking combos in no time!). The same goes for the stealth sections. You are not given a whole lot of options to silently take down thugs, but it’s still a joy to watch them yelp in fear as you take them down clandestinely. The story is much better than Arkham City though. Based off the graphic novel, Batman winds up in a prison break scheme plotted by the Joker and must restore order before they set lose for Gotham. It’s a dark and cinematic experience simiular to the movies. It ends a little too soon, but it’s a ride worthwile. There’s a smaller roster of villains than in City (I’d only consider three of them to be main characters), however they are very well developed. Kevin Conroy is the epitome of Batman while Mark Hamill’s joker steals the show! The great voice acting can also be found in recordings scattered throughout the Asylum, each offering insight on main and secondary characters. There’s a lot of lore in this game worth finding. Unfortunately, the game was much more linear than I anticipated. Arkham Asylum is open world, but there’s no side objectives beyond collecting riddlers trophies. Arkham Asylum was a tremendous first step in a great series. It’s a much more linear game, though the simpler mechanics make this great to play on the go. It’s absolutely worth the sale price.

Review of Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City I would normally never purchase or play a game originally developed for consoles marketed as a fighting game requiring good twitch skills as I both have no interest in such things and very poor ability to play them. I think the last one I played was Karateka on the Commodore 64 in 1985 or so. I am, however, a very big fan of the Batman and related animated series which ran from 1992 to 2005 or thereabouts and I heard that Paul Dini was involved with creating the stories underpinning these two games plus many of the voice talents from those old series reprised their roles for these two games. I have also been very pleased with the PC to Mac ports of other games done by Feral. Finally, both of these games received nearly unanimous and enthusiastic praise and the reviews made it clear that the games were heavy on narrative. So when these two games were recently put on sale for about five bucks each I decided to take a chance and give them a try. I was prepared to be disappointed because I generally prefer games such as Europa Universalis III, Empire: Total War, or similar historical wargames. However, I ended up enjoying these Batman games immensely. Both took me through a very interesting and fun story and, very impressively, made me feel like I *was* Batman most of the time I was playing. The games both have a good mixture of exploration, fighting, puzzle-solving, and physical challenges such as guiding a remote-control baterang or Batman himself through a course of obstacles or activities reminiscent of old side-scrolling video games – I had a lot of trouble with some of these because I am a spaz but even I got through most of them eventually and while theres lots of these opportunities most are thankfully optional as very few of them are needed to complete the main storyline of each game. All of the voice acting is top notch, the sort of thing youd normally get only in a very high end and mature animated movie or TV show. Kevin Conroy as Batman is simply amazing as well as Mark Hamill as Joker; both actors have inhabited these characters for over 20 years and, in my opinion, deliver the definitive performance of each respective role. The story and acting elevate these games to a level I didnt think a video game could reach, on par with the best graphic novels or anime. Arkham Asylum has a stronger central narrative and better pacing to its story. Arkham City has a much, much larger world to play in, a combat and travel system with more options, and the ability to continue to play in the game world once the main story is complete. (You can continue to run around in Arkham Asylum after completing the story to finish the puzzles and related things, but there will be no more enemies to fight as they do not respawn as they do in Arkham City.) I enjoyed playing the main story of Arkham Asylum more than the main story and all the side stories/side quests in Arkham City, but I enjoyed Arkham Citys combat more and the larger game world was fun to run around in. Both games include multiple difficulty levels for "story mode" and a lot of different short battle scenarios and mini-campaigns that can be replayed as many times as you like; Arkham City integrates with Game Center including online leaderboards and scoring if youre into that sort of thing. Note that both games are solo style only; there is no multiplayer capability at all, and thats OK especially if, like me, you like to pause frequently or play just a few minutes at a time while waiting for a phone call or during work breaks. The game autosaves as you play with no ability to manually save but the autosaves are frequent and there is a visual indicator when they occur so its usually easy to get to a save point before quitting and getting back to the real world. Spazzes like me who fail a lot at the fighting and physical challenges wont be too frustrated because death or other failures usually dont set you back too far thanks to the frequent autosaves and multi-stage boss battles. Both games run great on my late-2012 Mac Mini. They look terrific and while Ive experienced crashes and little glitches they were very few and infrequent and none of them were consistently repeatable or caused me to lose significant progress. I run Arkham Asylum, the older of the two games, at high graphics settings and Arkham City, which is more demanding, at low graphics settings, the latter of which still produces beautiful and immersive scenes and action. Both games sometimes heat up my Mini enough to get the fan blowing pretty hard but usually only in very graphically busy outdoor areas. The games are playable with Apples Magic Mouse but I wanted a middle button and a thumb button so after a few hours I pulled out a Bluetooth mouse from my junk drawer; I recommend a mouse with multiple real buttons and taking the time to use each games keybinding controls menu to set things up in a way that wont tangle your fingers into knots during play. Mouse control of the orbit camera makes the keyboard/mouse combination superior to a gamepad in my opinion, so even if you have a gamepad available and are comfortable with it for other games give the keyboard/mouse a try. If you are a Batman fan, particularly of the various Paul Dini animated series but always wanted them to be a a bit more adult and gritty, these games are worth your time. The recent sale prices were close to a giveaway but even at twenty bucks each theyre a good value. Feral deserves a lot of praise for ports which work reliably and perform well even on low-end hardware like my Mini.