Over 2.5 million copies of Batman: Arkham Asylum have been shipped. The game’s really good. It might have been different.
According to GameInformer, the combat went through several variations: “The first one being a full rhythm action game! The second one was prototyped in 2D, which popped up whenever you got into a fight, and involved coloured circles bashing into each other. This actually formed the basis of the final system.”
Rhythm…action…game? THANK YOU FOR NOT USING THAT COMBAT SYSTEM. More factoids and tidbits in the link below.
Tidbits: What You Didn’t Know About Batman: Arkham Asylum [GameInformer via Joystiq]
Weresmurf
Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 11:44 PMlol ‘Gotham Hero’!
Thermal Ions
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 12:19 AMNow that’s the batman I remember growing up.
I’ve been feeling old with all these ‘kids’ posting about the various movies from the last 20 years being their memories of batman.
DKnight1000
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 1:25 AMI never needed molded plastic to improve my physique… pure… west.
And why doesn’t Batman dance anymore?
Paul
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 10:57 AMBut it IS a rhythm game.