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Batman: Arkham Asylum receives Guinness World Record

  • Posted August 29th, 2009 at 11:57 EDT by Mike Harradence
  • 65 Comments

Gritty superhero romp Batman: Arkham Asylum has notched up a Guinness World Record for the ‘Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game Ever,’ achieving an average score of 91.67 from reviews around the world.

Speaking on the milestone, Guinness’ Gaz Deaves commented: “We are so pleased to be awarding Batman: Arkham Asylum a Guinness World Record,” adding, “It is a fantastic new game and due to the reaction of gaming experts we believe it has a well deserved place in the Guinness World Records book.”

Released earlier this week on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, Batman: Arkham Asylum splices hard-hitting combat with stealthy detective escapades, with the legendary Dark Knight finding himself up against a plethora of villains, including The Joker, Harley Quinn and many more.

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  1. biron_w

    • 6:59am EDT - August 29th, 2009

     It was only a matter of time before somebody made a decent superhero game!

  2. jakster123x

    • 7:00am EDT - August 29th, 2009

    it deserves it!

  3. ahernandez2005

    • 7:00am EDT - August 29th, 2009

    Need to get this, the reviews can't be wrong.

  4. Jk-Sin

    • 7:01am EDT - August 29th, 2009

    wow, when u recieve a world record u know its legit! gotta check this game out when i return back to the states

  5. Lefein

    • 7:03am EDT - August 29th, 2009

    I loved Batman: The Animated Series when I was growing up.  The game is real quality and a work of art :)  It's good to see that things are picking up for this game!

  6. Ordell

    • 7:06am EDT - August 29th, 2009

    Okay, now THAT is news-worthy. Thank you.

  7. Marcus269

    • 7:13am EDT - August 29th, 2009

    TBH the bar was never really set that high... still gotta give it a try though

  8. ziyad1mad

    • 7:19am EDT - August 29th, 2009

    well done to the creators of the game

  9. Daggers21

    • 7:24am EDT - August 29th, 2009

    @1 thats true, this is the only decent one

  10. crippled5

    • 7:27am EDT - August 29th, 2009

     awesome game, but technically he isn't really a superhero. just a rich man with a cool belt!!

  11. waleed_wael

    • 8:02am EDT - August 29th, 2009

    WOW ! thats big :D

    i think it is the first game ever to have a guiness record !!

  12. SpyroViper

    • 8:02am EDT - August 29th, 2009

    Well done Rocksteady!

  13. Acid-Hippie2007

    • 8:20am EDT - August 29th, 2009

    Wow, I might just have to get this.

  14. O_G_H

    • 8:23am EDT - August 29th, 2009

    The game is good, but like the Dark Knight movie before it, it's quickly achieving "overrated" status.  It's it's not the first good superhero game.  It's just the first good Batman game.

  15. Kopkiwi

    • 8:37am EDT - August 29th, 2009

     Great game, great scores, well deserved.

  16. PSX_Legend

    • 9:10am EDT - August 29th, 2009

     cool

  17. Olly1234

    • 9:13am EDT - August 29th, 2009

    @14

    I don't know a lot of superhero games completely suck a**! This article isn't saying it's the first good one, but the best one based on reviews. I love this game and I hope games to follow are at least as good as this. It deserves a Guinness World Record!

  18. Digital Logic

    • 9:48am EDT - August 29th, 2009

    Go Batman!

  19. PsychoMantis

    • 9:56am EDT - August 29th, 2009

    In all seriousness I don't care what the reviews say if I know I will like it I will get it that goes for any game. You can't slap $60 for a game somebody else thinks is good your opinion is what matters, I hear good things about this game but im a little tight on money right now so ill hold back and get it when its cheap.

  20. yogosan

    • 9:59am EDT - August 29th, 2009

    i didnt like the demo :( sure it has a great engine but it felt alot like watchmen to me?

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