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Batman: Arkham Asylum 2 Do's and Dont's

What should become of the sequel to this year's smash hit?
Batman Arkham Asylum was this year's surprise hit and was highly acclaimed by many. With whispers of an inevitable sequel on the horizon, I break down what could and shouldn't be done.

Do's

1) Open World Gotham: Now, I am not saying open world on a Grand Theft Auto scale but give us some familiar locales and Bat-mobile driving segments in order to fully take in the Gothic surroundings of Gotham. I would also allow for more Invisible Predator techniques

2) Playable iconic story lines: I, like many loved the original story of the original Batman:AA. However, I would like little playable stories that we already know and love such as No Man's Land or The Long Halloween. Now, I don't want it to be the main story but almost as a series of missions leading to a bigger plot point.

3) Mafia undertone: Gotham's mafia fell to the villian madness years ago, but instead of Joker thugs to beat up I would like to beat up terrified mobsters.

4) More Character "Riddler's riddles" nods: You and I both know the entire rouges gallery could not be fit in the game. Still, one of my favorite parts of the original game was fining the character nods to the rouge's gallery.


Dont's

1) No multiplayer: Do not bring multiplayer into this single player perfection. It would ruin the feel. However, more modes like the Challenge mode pitting you against A.I. would compensate.

2) No Robin, Nightwing, Spoiler: No partners. Not even for a co-op experience.

3) No returning baddies: No villains from the orignal game should return seeing as how they were just returned to Arkham. Which means, sadly, no on-screen Joker. To compensate, the Joker could be this game's Riddler who leaves taunts and obscure jokes throughout the city. This would also allow Mark Hamill to return

4)No Penguin: I just hate him. Admit it, you do too.

5) Don't subtract, add: Add game play elements. Don't take them away

Personal Wants:
Two Face and Black Mask, other superhero references, batmobile or batcycle chases, longer story

Until the next time, I'll be on the Throne
15 Yes
26 No
TheCrisisKing
11/29/2009

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74 Comments

A larger Gotham would be cool.
thwhtGuardian - 11/29/2009, 1:03 PM
I have to agree on most of this. but i think if they added a multiplayer to this it would be ok. like playing online someone could be robin or nightwing. idk it might be ok. as long as its not like you have to stay all close to that person. like if u wanted to travel away so you could take out 2 baddies at the same time with like a predator takedown, that might be cool
THABATMAN - 11/29/2009, 1:09 PM
but then again that would kinda take away from the batman stealth soo once again idk lol
THABATMAN - 11/29/2009, 1:10 PM
i think making this open world would be a HUGE mistake. when you make a bigger open world where the player can go anywhere, you have to sacrifice resources to accomodate the huge environments. which means lessened detail and attention to graphics in 100% of the examples. look at infamous, GTA, and prototype. those were great games, with huge environments, and they are the top of the line for those types of games. and even THOSE graphics can't even begin to sniff the balls of the graphics in AA.

arkham asylum was able look as good as it did because it was almost all indoors. even the outdoor parts were relatively small when compared to an open world game. its always easier to have better graphics when you're dealing with smaller environments.
CorndogBurglar - 11/29/2009, 1:32 PM
personally i think it would be very cool to have a co-op mode. but make like a totally different gaming experience in co-op. one person can be batman while the other is either robin or nightwing, they could even throw in someone like batwoman or huntress if they need a female playable character in there. but instead of always being attached at the hip, like "thabatman" said, you should have to split up a lot and take separate paths to clear certain areas.

of course, there should also be moments when you have to fight as a team also, could you imagine how cool it would be to do double team attacks with a partner??
CorndogBurglar - 11/29/2009, 1:36 PM
That's true cdb, but while I loved the details in AA's environments I don't think the game would have suffered without them. As long as the story was good and it didn't devolve into meaningless, "go here and and pick up this" missions like GTA I think an open map would be cool.
thwhtGuardian - 11/29/2009, 1:37 PM
cdb infamous=great, gta=greatness, prototype sucked though lol but i was thinking like maybe that game Army of two where you could draw the fire off of one and onto the other for sneak attacks. Batman did that alot in the animated series. idk about the comics. but personally i think gotham city would be nice. batman:AA was a amazing game, but i was really looking forward to being able 2 atleast drive the batmobile once or sometype of bat vehichle. i think that maybe why everyone wants a bigger environment
THABATMAN - 11/29/2009, 1:55 PM
Not Bad,this should definitely be in the game.

But I personally would like to play as Nightwing and/or Robin,To see the story in another prospective.I dont mean co-op but it'd be cool to play as other charecters but should stay single player.
InSpace - 11/29/2009, 2:06 PM
yes. more mafia.
TheUnknown - 11/29/2009, 2:11 PM
@Inspace- I agree, Robin, Nightwing or Batgril might be fun. I think it would be nice to have a Batman family free-roam game. To make the most epic game ever (although it would take logn as hell) have each character have thier own story to go through, as well as that make the game free-roam. Theres yet to be a successful free-roam Batman game and being able to cruise through Gotham in the Batmobile would be amazing. Let them take thier time so that we get great detail like in the first game.
Ryden - 11/29/2009, 2:46 PM
@ thabatman

they could do just mission levels in the batmobile though. like as part of the stories, you have to drive the batmobile to your next destination. maybe not all the time, but in the story, they could have sequences with the batmobile. it doesn't necessarily need to be an open world :)
CorndogBurglar - 11/29/2009, 7:08 PM
@ ryden

i would rather batwoman or huntress instead of batgilr. oracle was an awesome part of AA, i would want barbara to be that role again, rather than out fighting.
CorndogBurglar - 11/29/2009, 7:09 PM
@ thwhtknight

i think a separate batman game that's open world would be very cool. but this AA series needs to stay where it is. and i think it will, judging by how good it did. i would like a co-op with additional characters though!
CorndogBurglar - 11/29/2009, 7:11 PM
If not Gotham, where?
TheCrisisKing - 11/29/2009, 8:10 PM
that's true, I doubt they'll change the concept to much.
thwhtGuardian - 11/29/2009, 9:23 PM
@ thecrisisking

no one is saying it shouldn't take place in gotham.
CorndogBurglar - 11/29/2009, 9:54 PM
Wow...

Im surprised with how much I agree with this article. It's rare that I agree with every point mentioned.

Game elements I want added are vehicles: at least the Batmobile should be drivable.

And a device: smoke bombs that can stun the enemy and conceal your escapes. I was just surprised to see their absence since they are a common Batman "gadget".
Quagmire14 - 11/30/2009, 12:28 AM
NightWing and Robin should have their own games using "INfamous" as the engine model and of course a stylized Gotham....lets say maybe ... oh i dunno, maybe a Gotham through their eyes and the places that they would visit . Being Second Teir and all to BatMan they need to find information outlets even Batman wouldnt use and visit places that their lower profile could access. Then merge the games into one.... following an arc that we are all familiar with.
shibazz - 11/30/2009, 1:05 AM
Batman: AA is one of the best games ever, it has been a revolution, however, any sequel would more than likely suffer the same fate as COD: MW2. It would be a great game but it would more than likely just have a few things added to it, so i wouldn't expect another greatest game ever.

There is one thing i have found to be a problem with Batman: AA. i have completed the story, the riddler challenges and all of the other challenges and am now finding myself with nothing more to do except play the story in a different difficulty. You can only play the predator challenges so many times before they become a little boring, so my suggestion for a sequel (if there is one) would be to allow the player to choose where on the map to stage the predator challenge. Thats right, custom predator challenges, you select how many enemies, whether there armed, the location, whether you have the use of your gadgets or not, etc...Just give us a little bit more replay ability.

Maybe having more unlockable playable characters would be cool, but not to many (2 or 3). The problem with making it open world (in gotham) is how do you stop it from becoming too repetative. like with superman returns and spiderman 2, you will have the main story but you will also have those little missions where you have to save random people, they became boring and annoying too quickly, so how do you get round that? As i think someone else posted, branch out the story arc, have the story relate and incorporate several big villains, Penguin, Ivy, Two-Face, Hush etc... with it all leading to the main villain.

As for the smaller missions, give them more purpose and variety, for example a bank robbery. Instead of just having to take them out as there standing outside the bank shooting at the cops, have them rob the bank in real time from when you get the call. This way if you get there quick you would be able to infiltrate the bank and pick the guards off one by one and freaking them out, sure you could sit on the gargoyle and wait for them to come out of the bank hit them with some batarangs and let the police close in. Give us the option on what to do, how to approach it, and how to execute it, do we leave it to the police, do we take them out with stealth or gadgets, or do we just dive in and kick the shit out of them. Another example would be a fire of some description (block of flats for example), do we wait to see how the fire brigade handle it or do you bust in through the roof and help get people out.

If your gonna make it open world i would like to see a reputation meter to do with the police and other emergency services, whether or not they think your helping or a menace should have concequences,for example the police shooting at you on site which could in turn make the game more of a challenge depending on how you play it.

I think i've had my say so i'll leave it at that.

P.S. (SPOILR ALERT)Killer Croc should be back in all his joker venom jacked up glory, those of you who completed the story will know what i'm talking about.
theFACE - 11/30/2009, 3:13 AM
Yeah, good list. Not entirely sure about Batmobile sections or not bringing back any of the villains but it would be good to have a WHOLE cast of new villains.

IMO, an online co-op mode would be excellent and if it were similar to Uncharted 2's that would be brilliant!
JoshW - 11/30/2009, 3:21 AM
a cool level idea would be the kg beast assassination from the comics. then you have to chase him down. and the dude cuts his own hand off to get away.
grif - 11/30/2009, 4:31 AM
I want an open world Flash game!
Imran - 11/30/2009, 4:36 AM
@imran@ me too! :o)
FAD - 11/30/2009, 5:46 AM
Agree with all of it, especially the NO ROBIN part.

"I work better alone"

The man said it himself...
KeithM - 11/30/2009, 6:00 AM
AA was a set piece game. That is to say that it sacrifices huge, open, sandbox gameplay for a smaller number of high-detail, highly tuned, atmospheric, and perfectly laid out set pieces. I don't think the game would have worked without that, since the atmosphere, the detail, is what drew people in. I think changing it is a mistake. This is not to mention that most open world games (ala Saints Row, GTA, etc.) suffer the problems of extremely long development cycles, and skyrocketing budgets. In all likelihood if you wanted an open world Gotham you'd be talking about five or six years in development.

I think "theFACE" is closer to the mark in one regard. Give us a sequel that's a finely tuned single player experience, with greater replayability, and a beefier single player campaign. Don't worry about huge open worlds that are likely to send the game into development hell. Use the same engine and put the game out in two years. Add more to every mechanic and system in the game; new stealth kills, new gadgets, new combos. If it still sells, if the interest is still there, THEN work on changing the formula.

But for those insisting on an open world version of Gotham? Maybe check out DC Universe Online.
OptionFour - 11/30/2009, 6:29 AM
@ optionfour

you're exactly right! i wouldn't argue for a different open world batman game, like a separate franchise, but this needs to stay the way it is. if you look at open world games, NOTHING about them is as high quality as this kind of game. even the fighting systems get dumbed down to near retard levels.
CorndogBurglar - 11/30/2009, 6:56 AM
Of course OptionFour makes monumental points and TheFACE definitelly brought the finer additions that should be concidered for the sequel if it were or weren't open world. IMO, if they made the levels LONGER without making it open world, i wouldn't mind because the levels in B:AA were indeed redundant. But the fan in all of us wants an open world game and it's normal.

They could use the same engine as what InFamous used. You didn't need to grapple anywhere. You could glide with static electricity and Batman glide's better than anybody! Batman could use his cape to glide off air currents and soar through the city. He could grapple everywhere to pull himself off the ground or out of a tight spot but not "web sling". You would have bat claws on your gloves to climb any building like you could do in InFamous without focusing on grabing pipes or window ledges (that could save ALOT of development time and expences).

You could use shadows like "Manhunt" to become semi-invisible and hide till the heat wares off when you're spotted (kinda like Assassin's creed as well). The cops could be after you as much as the criminals so it would prove very challenging. And you could have a remote button to call the batmobile to you when you need to cross over lenghty distances that would take too long to glide. The car controls could be similar to grand Theft Auto. I don't think they need to elaborate much on the cars that pass you by. They didn't in InFamous and it didn't bother me in the slightest.

And the characters could move just like in Tenchu. The controls were so fast and smooth you felt practically limitless when using Ayame. The stealth kills were different for every character and each of them had different ones depending how the enemy was positionned. Batman's take downs were bland and unoriginal so they could improve on that. Tenchu's controls were the best ever for stealth games IMO. The fighting controls weren't bad but THAT'S where Batman:AA had the upper hand! The only thing is that i would have enjoyed being able to jump anywhere or anytime i wanted to and block, grapple and couter hit freely in a fight instead of button mashing combos. I liked the combos but they got old quick having no other options.

The characters in Tenchu were different enough to enjoy playing them all to get the full story (or rather their point of view). So incorporating Batwoman and Nightwing could be very entertaining. Tenchu had all the coolest items, blow darts and sticky bomb galore! So i think they should use better gadgets in the sequel. I wasn't too giddy over the exploding gel. I would have enjoyed a sticky exploding batarang or bat-shuriken way more. All in all, Batman Arkham Asylum was a great game and the best ever Batgame BUT IMO, InFamous and Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven still beats it as the best games ever made. I think they could be a benefit to the batgame franchise.

Of course like OptionFour said, the "Atmosphere" is what made B:AA so great and took the focus off of it's less great points but a great deal of that can be generated by a great soundtrack as well as gritty street and back alley sounds. They don't need to spend so much money and time on developing the environments' details like they did in B:AA when they were of no consequence. If you could use the environment more then by all means yes but that was not the case in B:AA. Most of the great graphics were wasted on trees, desks and walls when it was too dark to even see it's importance IMO.
Shaman - 11/30/2009, 7:04 AM
if you open this game up, then you will have to have more bosses - mobs, gangs, villains etc...eg croc, 2 face but id like black mask, scarecrow and firefly
opening up the game may also see batman NEED help from his bat-family also...maybe the city become so over-run that aa is the last showdown and resort and the place where batman and co have to seek solitude...ironically in the beast's belly...also riddler is over-rated
Anil Rickly - 11/30/2009, 7:36 AM
lol they won't open this up. they are two completely different game genres with totally different gameplay and fighting mechanics. if you open this up, then say goodbye to the smooth fighting system in AA. say goodbye to the detailed environments. say goodbye to the awesome graphics. basically, say goodbye to everything that made this game what it is.

i would love a batman open world game, but it needs to be a separate franchise. otherwise it wouldn't be a sequel, it would change EVERYTHING
CorndogBurglar - 11/30/2009, 7:56 AM
No multiplayer are you crazy? Without multiplayer a good game can get old fast. Co op would ruin the flow of the main game but some sort of competitive mode seperate from the main game would be nice. A deathmatch could be fun. There has to be something to keep us interested.
stark - 11/30/2009, 8:14 AM
im half way thru arkham right now,stealth mode is the way to go and having an open world would take that away plus open world superhero games tend to be repetitive and rubbish, i agree with certain points tho in the article.
ukboy28 - 11/30/2009, 8:17 AM
I personally would love a co op mode I enjoy being able to play games with my buddies so many games are only single player which is fine in most instances but I agree with others multiplayer should be in the next game. Admit it muliplayer co op mode would be kinda fun in the next one. It would also make it more difficult trying to sneak around with two characters.
Kratos6 - 11/30/2009, 8:24 AM
I heart FAD.
SirPrize - 11/30/2009, 8:25 AM
ukboy28- Rubbish? Did you ever play Spiderman 2, or Hulk Ultimate Destruction, or Spiderman Web of Shadows? Open world would be awesome in a Batman game with the stealth elements of Arkham. The next Batman game should have your main missions, and side missions like Spiderman 2 had. Bank robberies, car chases etc.
ASSASSIN666 - 11/30/2009, 8:25 AM
Web of shadows was horrible.
stark - 11/30/2009, 8:44 AM
assassins@ nah never played web of shadows?spidey 2 not my cup of tea, did think after a view levels it got repetitive tho.
ukboy28 - 11/30/2009, 8:51 AM
@ stark

yeah, web of shadows had so many glitches. sometimes the game would just outright crash and shut off, lol.
CorndogBurglar - 11/30/2009, 9:06 AM
why fix something is working perfect?
change the way of BAS is make another game...
As CorndogBurglar say: "i would love a batman open world game, but it needs to be a separate franchise. otherwise it wouldn't be a sequel, it would change EVERYTHING"


optimus - 11/30/2009, 9:24 AM
and if its going to be a multiplayer mode ....uncharted 2 its a very good example to follow. (uncharted its my favorite game ever)
optimus - 11/30/2009, 9:27 AM
CDB- I feel B:AA was "great" but only cause we've never had a decent Batman game to begin with unlike Spider-man. IMO, it wasn't the "be all/end all" of video games. Superhero games have always been lacking even though for the first time ever, B:AA didn't. But it still doesn't mean that it couldn't have been better and it's only logical for us comic book fans to want a great superhero videogame as great as the other games we are fond of. To "improve" on B:AA's sequel would indeed make it different but wouldn't take anything away from the original and wouldn't make it less great. It would only be different. You might feel that "different" wouldn't be a good thing but i do. Like i said, i enjoyed it immensely but not enough to get a carbon copy of it for the sequel.
Shaman - 11/30/2009, 9:39 AM
The second Batman:AA game should have the Flash run up to Wayne Manor and ring the door bell. When Alfred opens the door, he runs in and sneezes in Bruce Wayne's face, giving him swine flu. Now Batman is sick and can't fight crime so you - playing as Flash - have to do it. Now, that'd be a new direction I could get excited about.

Flash: Iron Heights.
WeaponX - 11/30/2009, 9:55 AM
WeaponX- LOL but that Flash game they were developing was lookin' pretty bad ass!!! I wish they did make it after all.
Shaman - 11/30/2009, 10:15 AM
BAA was great! Time to broaden, but at the same time, careful not to abandon the formula that made it successful. I agree with Shaman here. You don't want a carbon copy...

And yes, why couldn't that Flash game go to another distributor???
Phinehas - 11/30/2009, 10:41 AM
That would be kick ass, Phine! ;)
Shaman - 11/30/2009, 10:56 AM
One of the best games ever, in my humble opinion. It got to the point very quickly and satisfied my instant gratification of kickin butt with the bats himself.

superjakeman - 11/30/2009, 11:13 AM
I finally got an Xbox 360, wahooooooooooooo! But mah woman won't let me open it till X-Mas. =(
SirPrize - 11/30/2009, 11:23 AM
Seriously, right???



So much flippin potential...
Phinehas - 11/30/2009, 11:24 AM
SirPrize I can only suggest one thing then...

Go to 00:22


A hero among men! LOL
Phinehas - 11/30/2009, 11:32 AM
why opening up to gotham? since the game is called "arkham asylum"
FrankDrebin - 11/30/2009, 11:44 AM
@Shaman - I completely agree with you, that game looked awesome!

@Phinehas - Yes, it's criminal that no one picked it up. Someone down at WB/DC should put their damn ear to the ground and listen to the pleas of the people. We want Flash!
WeaponX - 11/30/2009, 11:46 AM
As much as I loved Batman AA....I got sick of running around arkham asylum very quickly! They need to make it a sandbox style game set in gotham. Like Spiderman Web of shadows. You can stop small petty crimes on the side, and also a storyline to follow. That would be a ton of fun.
divo - 11/30/2009, 12:30 PM
@ shaman

but games never just change genres like that. there are examples of like a mortal kombat spinoff type games where its an action game instead of a fighting game. but they never just abandon the genre and do something new. there will always be those mortal kombat fighting games, no matter what other genres they try to break into.

how many open world games have you played? (not being a dick, i'm legitimately asking :) the combat in those games are the weakest you can find in any game. nowhere NEAR what the combat is in AA. or any other regular 3rd person game thats not open world. i understand not wanting the same exact thing, but they can change things without changing the entire genre.

when you change the genre, it stops being what it was altogether. its comparitively the same as making texas chainsaw massacre a love story. it would stop being a slasher film!

thats why i love the idea of a batman open world game, but don't get rid of AA in favor of making that. there is still plenty they can do with the AA series to spice things up
CorndogBurglar - 11/30/2009, 1:01 PM
The game is good the way it is. No need to open it like GTA 4. They can have multiple locations like AA, Gotham Police Station etc. And you'll get a cutscene of batmobile when you travel between locations.
rushx5 - 11/30/2009, 1:11 PM
@ frankdrebin

it wouldnt be called AA2, thats just a placeholder. Batman 2 would have been better in retrospect
TheCrisisKing - 11/30/2009, 1:12 PM
DO!

Make Robin darker.
Torian Brown - 11/30/2009, 1:42 PM
I agree. Make him so dark, he disappears. For good.

Gaah! Robin is for kids. Make kids cartoons, comics, games, toys, whatever with him. But if you want Batman to appeal to anyone over the (mental) age of 13 keep Robin as far away from Batman as possible.

Robin ruined my childhood. I was bullied because of Robin. My dad still laughs at me for reading comics, no matter how 'adult' or 'mature', because of Robin.

[frick]ing Robin.

Die Robin, damn you. Die.

KeithM - 11/30/2009, 2:09 PM
well keith...sounds like your father is a closet homosexual.
divo - 11/30/2009, 2:20 PM
lmao wow Robin really isnt that bad. well it depends on what comics u read. Robin was mainly a terrible character when u look back at the 60's batman. but then again so was Batman. If you actually make Robin dark like they did Batman, He would be a much better character, like say Damian Wayne. that kids pretty damn dark
THABATMAN - 11/30/2009, 2:25 PM
well if they make another one, scarecrow was free and got his hands on some of that titan venom at the end of the game.
chucksome12391 - 11/30/2009, 2:27 PM
keith- i like robin and im 15 they could make him dark

and for a part 2 game i would like thm to have robin and nightwing and have some characters from the first game like scarecrow,riddler,joker and new charaters catwomen(batman always need a women villian),penguin(they should make him fight and a mob boss),blackmask(mob boss), two face
know for the fighting places police station,gotham city of course,train station,club,bar,bank
flames809 - 11/30/2009, 2:32 PM
@ flames

thats why you like robin. He is your age and you were exposed more to the Teen Titans show and not the 60s show I assume
TheCrisisKing - 11/30/2009, 2:45 PM
How about Black Gate Prison as the setting for the sequel?

Its not the same place so it wont be repetative, and if they expand on everything they did in the first game other gadgets, etc... it could make for another quality Batman game. I personally would rather going back to Arkham or somewhere like Black Gate rather than an open world Gotham.
theFACE - 11/30/2009, 2:56 PM
Robin should be played by Hank Venture!
Phinehas - 11/30/2009, 3:28 PM
I agree with most of the stuff, but I don't agree with the fact that all villains from the first game should be gone. As a matter of fact I think ALL villains should return, even Zsasz and maybe like add about 14 more villains to the game, including Penguin if they redesigned his appearance like they did Croc. Just maybe extend the game a little I don't care if it's long. Also maybe make a storyline just for a villain, if anyone Joker. It really doesn't matter who voices him as long as it is in comparison to a sinister clown. And maybe Nightwing as a cameo, but never as playable.
Rorschach1011 - 11/30/2009, 4:59 PM
if i posted porn would i get kicked off.......just wondering
himynameiszach - 11/30/2009, 6:54 PM
I honestly would like to see a big open world Gotham. The ability to make a vast detailed map is there. the GTA games never really had great graphics and I'm not certain that they were meant to. I would like to have some missions that involve the Batmobile. And the idea of having more of a mafia influence would be awesome. I think if they were to involve Two-Face and the Riddler as the two main villains than the Joker wouldn't be needed persay, though like someone else said it would be cool to see them put in little side challenges involving him. I also wouldn't mind seeing a few missions where you had to go out as Bruce Wayne to try and get closer a few mafia members. Just an idea... Either way I'm super excited for the next installment!
Pockets713 - 11/30/2009, 10:22 PM
I agree with pretty much everything except for your stance on Robin and NW.

What is wrong with Robin and NW? Why can't they be brought into the fold? I just don't get all the hate for Robin and NW. They are both great characters, and I would really like to see at least one of them have a part in this game, but they shouldn't be playable characters of course.
Macksimus - 12/1/2009, 12:32 AM
I agree. I dont like Penguin either. But, just to "NOT" leave him out...have him in an opening scene where Batman captures him and bring him in. (Just so hes not a villian left out, for those that have, did or dont like him)

I like the idea of making joker the new riddle guy, just so itll have a feel mark hamill is in the game...or have him as an in-game sequence character you can bother...or a character that talks trash behind the bars.

I disagree with the Black Mask. Its too Early for him. The Red Hood, or Hush wouldnt be bad. How about actually fighting Killer Croc this time, instead of him chasing you? I disliked that I know Killer croc is muscle over brains when it comes to batman which is why it be awesome and challenging taking him on. This will give a chance for those that like mulitplayer to take Killer croc on with Batman. Imagine Knightwing, Robin, Batgirl, huntress, or Jason Todd (good or bad). That be just great as an online play. (alot like DCU online)

Villians I'd like to see: Catwoman (since she wasnt in first, make her neutral...and eventually betrays you in the end), input MAN-BAT side stories, HUSH, TWO-FACE, RIDDLER, and RED HOOD (return of jason todd) would be some of the villians that should be in the game.

And the game shouldnt be called Batman Arkham Asylum 2...thats just stupid. I dislike when they do that. Just title it "Batman: Gotham" or Gotham City ...and that way if something does happen where it leads off to the asylum in the end of the second game for a TRILOGY.

Name the third one "Batman: Return to Arkham Asylum" ...Sounds like an actual game story film interbred theme. The triolgy can turn into something Kinda like Metal gear solid.
Aiiwolf - 12/1/2009, 3:10 AM
This report must have been don't by someone up didn't play the game or didn't understand main plot line some i'll tell you. You the player(aka batman) brings joker in to Arkham Asylum very easy SO THE JOKER CAN LOCK YOU IN AND TRY TO KILL YOU HOW STUPID WOULD IT LIKE IF YOU COULD DRIVE A CAR AROUND THAT IS WHY IT WAS COULD ARKHAM ASYLUM AND NOT GOTHAM CITY
u1ci - 12/1/2009, 10:19 AM
Feel you wasted your money on a 360 SirPrize i've an elite WOST CONSOLE EVER
PS3 RULES BRING ON FF13 AND GOD OF WAR 3
u1ci - 12/1/2009, 10:22 AM
more customized options for batsuit/weapon/gadgets.

more boss fights.

open ended gameplay - Saints Row 2 style.

option to play as ALL villians in the challenge maps.
Keven - 12/1/2009, 12:08 PM
U1ci, it wouldn't be in Arkham. I just called in ArkAsy2 for association. And yes, I have beat the game 5 times
TheCrisisKing - 12/1/2009, 12:37 PM
WeaponX- You damn right it did and SHOULD have been picked up!!!

CDB- Well of course those are good points. But B:AA didn't blow up my skirt as much as an open world batman game would. And if the sequel isn't twice as long with less redundant levels, it'll be just as good as the original but not better IMO. I guess, to each's own ;)
Shaman - 12/1/2009, 12:37 PM
I think Zsasz might be in it because remember when he kidnapped Dr Young and you had to save her. Well after the safe exploded and Dr Young died. You couldn't see Zsasz's body could you. Harley Quinn probably took it.
So I think Zsasz will be in it.
Snafoo73 - 1/13/2010, 5:04 PM

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