Batman: Arkham Asylum

Oh what a Knight

Hands-On: Splinter Cell with a cape

Hospitality.

"Batman Begins and The Dark Knight reset the Batman movie franchise in big ways. They deserted the campy and more kid-friendly path that Val Kilmer and George Clooney had taken the franchise with Batman Forever and Batman & Robin. You can make a similar comparison to Batman: Arkham Asylum for video games. After a string of unsuccessful and often cheesy games based in the Batman universe, the developers at Rocksteady Studios finally bring the series back to its comic roots. "

"Regardless of whether you're getting sucked into the Story mode or competing for high scores in the Challenge mode, Batman: Arkham Asylum does an outstanding job of letting you be Batman. Everything about this game--the impressive visuals, stirring soundtrack, superb voice acting, fiendish puzzles, hard-hitting combat--feels like it has been lovingly crafted by a development team that's both knowledgeable and passionate about the source material. Miss out on this one and the joke's on you. "