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Batman: Arkham Asylum GOTY

Rocksteady Studios · Released 2010-03-26

Action Adventure

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Experience what it’s like to be Batman and face off against Gotham's greatest villians. Explore every inch of Arkham Asylum and roam freely on the infamous island.

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Difficulty Modes

1 mode · 3 tiers

A ladder of tiers, with the effects that change per tier and the rules that apply to all of them.

Hazards

True at every difficulty. Changing the setting does not turn these off.

DangerScarecrow Gaze: Scarecrow's gaze kills Batman during the nightmare sequences.

Story Mode3 tiers

The following tiers cover the story mode mode. There are no known permadeath or hardcore mechanics in Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition natively. However, there is a permadeath enforcement patch available here.

Tier

Easy

Normal

Hard

Enemy HealthDetermines how much damage Batman must deal to defeat enemies

Low

Standard

High

Enemy Strike SpeedDetermines how quickly enemies perform close-range attacks.

SlowUses a strike-duration scale of 1.5.

MediumStrike-duration scale decreases from 1.5 to 0.9 across combat chapters 2–7.

FastUses a strike-duration scale of 0.9.

Enemy DamageDetermines how much damage enemy attacks deal to Batman.

LowDamage values used by individual enemy attacks.Unarmed10Pipe10Thrown object10Stun-stick repel10Stun-stick attack15Knife10Combat gun1Skeleton attack10

ProgressiveDamage values used by individual enemy attacks. Some values increase as the story progresses, mainly across combat chapters 2–7.Unarmed10 → 15Pipe15 → 22.5Thrown object10 → 15Stun-stick repel10Stun-stick attack20 → 30Knife10 → 15Combat gun1 → 6Skeleton attack10 → 20

HighDamage values used by individual enemy attacks.Unarmed15Pipe22.5Thrown object15Stun-stick repel10Stun-stick attack30Knife15Combat gun6Skeleton attack20

Time Between Enemy AttacksDetermines how quickly another enemy can attack after Batman is hit.

LongTime-before-next-strike value: 1.5.

MediumTime-before-next-strike decreases from 1.5 to 0.5 across combat chapters 2–7.

ShortTime-before-next-strike decreases from 0.5 to 0.0 across combat chapters 2–7.

Health RecoveryDetermines how much health Batman recovers when gaining experience.

High

Standard

Low

Ai AutoaimDistance within which enemies receive enhanced tracking (basically just auto-aim) against Batman's movement.

LimitedAuto-aim applies only at relatively close range.World Units500

ExtendedAuto-aim operates across a large distance.World Units1000

FullAuto-aim applies across practically any range encounter.World Units10000

Targeting SpeedDetermines how quickly armed enemies acquire Batman as a target.

SlowTime-to-acquire value: 1.2.

SlowTime-to-acquire value: 1.2.

FastTime-to-acquire value: 0.2.

Hit RatioDetermines how accurately armed enemies can hit Batman.

50%Hit-ratio calculated between 2000 and 3000 world units. Anything below 2000 world units can hit Batman on any difficulty.

75%Hit-ratio calculated between 2000 and 3000 world units. Anything below 2000 world units can hit Batman on any difficulty.

100%Hit-ratio calculated between 2000 and 3000 world units. Anything below 2000 world units can hit Batman on any difficulty.

Counter IndicatorsThe counter indicators for attacks are removed.

On

On

Off

HardUnlockAvailable From Start

Basesoftcore

A more demanding experience, with tougher combat, predator encounters and less room for error.

Tier rulesRules that apply only to a specific difficulty tier and differ from the mode's other tiers.

Firearm DamageDetermines the base damage dealt by rifles and shotguns.

Tier statsMeasured or numerical values specific to each difficulty tier, such as health, costs, resource availability or other scaling values.

Enemy HealthHigh

Enemy Strike SpeedFast

Enemy DamageHigh

Time Between Enemy AttacksShort

Health RecoveryLow

Ai AutoaimFull

Targeting SpeedFast

Hit Ratio100%

Counter IndicatorsOff

Mode rulesRules that apply across every difficulty tier within the mode.

Locked DifficultyDifficulty is chosen when starting a game and cannot be changed afterwards.

Awards · TierRewards unlocked by completing a specific difficulty tier, such as achievements, cosmetics or additional game modes.

Permadeath

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Scoring

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Before you play

⚑Unhandled exceptioncompanion

If you experience 'Unhandled exception' error upon launch

Try installing DirectX End-User Runtimes (June 2010)
Try delete PhysX and reinstall directly from the games redist folder
Try copying your PhysX binaries from e.g. 'C:/Program Files (x86)/NVIDIA Corporation/PhysX/Common' into your game folder, e.g., 'C:/GOG Games/Batman Arkham Asylum GOTY/Binaries'

Quick facts

DeveloperRocksteady Studios

PublisherWB Games

Released2010-03-26

Platforms

Languages

Features

ControllerPartial

Always onlineNo

MicrotransactionsNo

Split screenNo

LANNo

VRNo

HDRNo

SubscriptionNo

Requirements

CPU3Ghz Intel or AMD or any Dual Core
GPUPCI Express SM3 NVidia 6600/ ATI 1300
RAM1GB Ram
DirectX9
Storage8GB free space

Contact

Websiterocksteadyltd.com/#arkham-asylum Supportcommunity.wbgames.com/t5/Arkham-Legacy-Asylum-City/bd-p/Legacy