10 Things You Didn't Know About Batman: Arkham Asylum
216In August 2009, Rocksteady shocked the world when they released Batman: Arkham Asylum, a superhero video game that was actually good. Since then, four more games in the Arkham series have been released. Some fans have played through Arkham Asylum countless times and may claim to know everything there is to know about the game. But there are things that even the most diehard Arkham Asylum fans don’t know. That’s why i’m here. This is… 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Batman Arkham Asylum.
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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Batman Arkham Asylum (in text form)
10. If the game detects that it's been pirated, it will prevent Batman from using his cape to glide. Not only does this make the game more difficult in general, this will eventually result in Batman being trapped in a room filled with poisonous gas with no way out.
9. According to an interview with Eurogamer from May 2009, Ian Livingstone, the president of Eidos Interactive, said that someone spent two years working on nothing but Batman’s cape, which has over 700 animations and sound clips.
8. The sequel to Arkham Asylum, Arkham City, had plans made as early as 6-8 months before Arkham Asylum was complete. A secret room was placed within the warden's office, which was filled with concept work and initial ideas. The room remained hidden for six months following the game's release until Rocksteady themselves revealed that it was in the game.
7. The game's combat went through several iterations before the final product. Rocksteady originally developed the game's combat as a full rhythm action game. It was later set in 2D, which involved colored circles crashing into each other during fights; the final system was based on this 2D model. However, combat was later designed to be unique for Batman, and was given a simple control scheme to reflect the ease with which Batman can perform the moves.
6. Quite a few of the game’s design elements were inspired by Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, a graphic novel written by Grant Morrison in 1989. Producer Nathan Burlow has said that the atmosphere and narrative of Eternal Darkness and Bioshock influenced the design of the game. Director Sefton Hill stated that The Legend of Zelda and Metroid both influenced the gadgets and abilities that can be combined and used in different ways in the game.
5. Mr. Freeze was planned to appear in the game, but was removed because the character has no personal grudge against Batman or Joker, as such he would not fit within the story. Freeze's cell can still be found in the Asylum's penintentary, however. The Mad Hatter was also planned to appear in a garden maze controlled by Poison Ivy. This was removed when developers found it didn't match the game's tone. However, the Mad Hatter's riddle was still placed in the garden area. Both characters would later appear in Batman: Arkham City.
4. The events of the game possibly happen in June/July/August. Joker was cremated 9 months prior to the events of Arkham Knight, which happen in October 31, which means that Joker was cremated on January.
3. According to a Gameinformer article from March 2010, Rocksteady used sets of reusable assets to create the game’s environments quickly. Art director David Hego explained that this approach both saved time and gave the game a more industrial, believable look.
2. ArkhamCare, a fictional website for Arkham Ayslum, can be heard being advertised on PA systems throughout the game. At the time of the game's release, going to this URL would lead to an actual website with details about the asylum and treatments. The website has since been taken down. However, it can still be accessed by using Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.
1. In the Arkham Penitentiary Control Room where Clayface is being contained, there is a strange inmate pacing around muttering to himself in one of the cells. This character is Luke Oliver, who won a contest to have his face rendered somewhere in the Arkham Asylum video game. His name is also on the Joker's Party List.
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