Paul Dini has been as involved with the Bat as anyone who still draws breath upon this earth. He’s worked on the Animated Series, which is probably the finest portrayal of Batman in media, and now, he takes credit as the writer for Batman: Arkham Asylum.
It’s a good job if you can get it.
The Telegraph recently posted an illuminating interview with Paul about the new video game (why aren’t you playing it?), covering inspiration, what came before, and the necessities of video game design. Read it here.
One of my favourite games on the old NES is Sunsoft’s Batman, and that trend hasn’t much changed through the ages. If you want jumping, brawling, stealth, and gadgets, you want the bat.
Batman: Arkham Asylum is the latest bat on the block, and it looks like a worthy effort. Lots of enemies, lots of martial art moves, ninjatastic stealthing, and more or less running around as a deadly shadow that all men fear. Good stuff. Here’s the launch release trailer.
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