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I know, I know, I'm about 2 years behind the times but I have been stuck in a Call of Duty bubble for the last 4 years and have been pretty oblivious to any other games around. Finally I grewtired of being shot at, blown up and generally bullied by children in the US fifteen years younger than me and decided to explore what else I had on my shelf.  There, still in the plastic wrapper with the paper seal intact, sat Batman - Arkham Asylum.

I sat and played it on that first evening for about thee hours and now I am absolutely hooked! The detail of the characters and scenes is nothing short of stunning.

The characters are well rounded with many details included to keep them true to the history of Batman. The Riddler challenges are a great extra to the game testing both your observation and knowledge of the Batman franchise and it's history. Some are relatively easy and the casual gamer could pick up, others require the knowledge of a true Batman geek.

This is by far my favourite game of the moment. I have now put in about 10 hours and am 40% through the game, I know that the story is only going to make up another 30% tops and then I will have to go back through picking up the trophies and challenges I missed. This is weeks more entertainment. Then when I'm finished there is a sequel to sink my teeth into. What more could a gamer ask for?

If you want to read a more detailed and frankly, more helpful, review then take a look here: http://www.gamespot.com/batman-arkham-asylum/platform/xbox360 & http://xbox360.ign.com/objects/142/14273491.html There are screen shots, videos and words from people far more in the know.

Keep checking back here as I try to continue to review games of the past - maybe next week I will cover that craze sweeping the world (in 1984) Tetris!

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