Batman Arkham Asylum

***Batman: Arkham Asylum***, is a 2009 action-adventure game, and is the fifth game to be played on Butt Spectrum Club. The playthrough started on January 24th, 2021 and ended Oct 31st, that same year. Batman: Arkham Asylum serves as the first entree in the ***Batman Arkham Series*** and was followed up by ***Batman: Arkham City***.

## Game Information

Batman: Arkham Asylum is a 2009 action-adventure game developed by Rocksteady Studios and published by Eidos Interactive in conjunction with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for The Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Mac OSX, and Microsoft Windows.

The game allows players to play as the Dark Knight himself, Batman, originally created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. The game also have heavy ties to the cartoon Batman: The Animated Series, with Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, and Arleen Sorkin reprising their roles of Batman, The Joker, and Harley Quinn respectively.

The plot follows Batman chasing after Joker when he breaks the prisoners of Arkham Asylum out, and causes a riot in the mental hospital.

Batman: Arkham Asylum received multiple sequels and spin offs in the series, such as Batman: Arkham City, Batman: Arkham Origins, and Batman Arkham: Knight.

On May 11th, 2010, Batman: Arkham Asylum was given a Game of the Year Edition release. On October 18th, 2016, Batman: Arkham Asylum was given a remaster in the form of Batman: Return to Arkham, which remastered both Arkham Asylum and Arkham City in Unreal Engine 4 and was released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. On June 21st, 2023, it was revealed that a port titled Batman: Arkham Trilogy would be released on October 13th, that same year, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.

## Playthrough

The playthrough mainly consists of ***Algernon*** playing through the game normally, however after beating Joker, once again combed through the entire island to find all 24 Chronicles of Arkham, All 51 Riddles, All 35 Interview tapes, all 101 Riddler Trophies, All 73 Joker Teeth, and All 9 Secret Maps.

However the final episodes of Batman: Arkham Asylum were never uploaded, due to the footage corrupting, and no one wanting to rerecord it, meaning that the game is technically unfinished.

## Plot

After the Joker assaults Gotham City Hall, he is caught by Batman and taken to Arkham Asylum, which temporarily houses many members of the Joker's gang, who were transferred after a fire at Blackgate Prison. Believing the Joker allowed himself to be captured, Batman accompanies him into the asylum. The Joker's plan is revealed as Harley Quinn takes control of the security and the Joker escapes into the facility, aided by a corrupt guard who kidnaps Commissioner Gordon. The Joker threatens to detonate bombs hidden around Gotham City if anyone tries to enter Arkham, forcing Batman to work alone. Tracking Quinn to the medical facility to rescue Gordon, Batman is exposed to the Scarecrow's fear toxin. After fighting off Scarecrow's hallucinations, Batman finds and subdues Quinn before rescuing Gordon. The Joker then directs Batman to the captured Bane, who has been experimented on by asylum doctor Penelope Young. The Joker frees Bane and Batman fights him, during which Quinn escapes. Afterward, he goes to a secret Batcave installation he had hidden on the island, where he restocks his gadgets.

There, Batman learns that the Joker returned to the asylum to gain access to Young, who has been developing Titan—a more powerful version of the Venom drug that gives Bane his strength—intending to use it to help patients survive more strenuous therapies. Young learned that the Joker had been secretly funding her research to create an army of superhuman henchmen; her refusal to hand over the formula precipitated Joker's return to the asylum. While searching for Young, Batman destroys her Titan formula, then rescues her from Victor Zsasz. An explosion kills Young and the Joker obtains the completed batches of Titan.

At the penitentiary, Quinn releases Poison Ivy from her cell before being imprisoned by Batman. Quinn accidentally reveals that Joker has a Titan production facility in the Arkham botanical gardens. Batman travels there and learns that Titan is created by genetically modified plants. He learns from Ivy that the spores required to create an antidote are found exclusively in Killer Croc's lair in a sewer. Afterward, Joker injects Ivy with Titan, enhancing her powers, and she begins to ravage Arkham Island with giant mutant plants. En route to Croc, Batman encounters Scarecrow again and pursues him into the sewers. Scarecrow is attacked by Croc and dragged underwater. Batman recovers the necessary spores and subdues Croc before returning to the Batcave, but can only synthesize one dose of the antidote before Ivy's plants breach the cave and destroy his equipment.

Batman returns to the botanical gardens and defeats Ivy, halting the rampaging plants. The Joker announces that the preparations for his party are finally complete and Batman travels to the asylum's visitor center to confront him. The Joker reveals he has recaptured Gordon and tries to shoot him with a Titan-filled dart; Batman leaps to Gordon's defense and is shot instead. Batman attempts to resist the change, and an upset Joker takes an overdose of Titan, mutating into a massive monster. In a makeshift arena on the building's roof, the Joker challenges Batman to a fight as Titan-induced monsters in front of news helicopters. Batman refuses to transform, uses the antidote on himself, and defeats the Titan-affected Joker and his henchmen. In the aftermath, those affected by Titan begin to revert to normal, including the Joker—who is taken into custody as police officers retake the asylum. Batman overhears a call about a crime led by Two-Face in progress and flies back to Gotham City in the Batwing. In a post-credits scene, a crate of Titan formula is shown floating in the ocean near the asylum when a hand surfaces and grabs it.

There, they learn that the Joker returned to the asylum to gain access to Young, who has been developing Titan - a more powerful version of the Venom drug that gives Bane his strength - intending to use it to help patients survive more strenuous therapies. Young learned that the Joker had been secretly funding her research to create an army of superhuman henchmen, her refusal to hand over the formula precipitated Joker's return to the asylum. While searching for Young, the gang destroy her Titan formula, then rescue her from Victor Zsasz. An explosion kills Young and the Joker obtains the completed batches of Titan.

At the penitentiary, Quinn releases Poison Ivy from her cell before being imprisoned by the gang. Quinn reveals that Joker has a Titan production facility in the Arkham botanical gardens. Our bois travel there and learn that Titan is created by genetically modified plants. They learn from Ivy that the spores required to create and antidote are found exclusively in Killer Croc's lair in a sewer. Afterward, Joker injects Ivy with Titan, enhancing her powers, and she begins to ravage Arkham Island with giant mutant plants. En route to Croc, the gang encounter Scarecrow again and pursue him into the sewers. Scarecrow is attacked by Croc and dragged underwater. Our bois recover the necessary spores and subdue Croc before returning to the Batcave, but Batman can only synthesize one dose of the antidote before Ivy's plants breach the cave and destroy their equipment.

Our bois return to the botanical gardens and defeat Ivy, halting the rampaging plants. The Joker announces that the preparations for his party are finally complete and the gang travel to the asylum's visitor center to confront him. The Joker reveals he has recaptured Gordon and tries to shoot him with a Titan-filled dart; Batman leaps to Gordon's defense and is shot instead. Batman attempts to resist the change, and an upset Joker takes an overdose of Titan, mutating into a massive monster. In a makeshift arena on the building's roof, the Joker challenges the crew to a fight as Titan-induced monsters in front of news helicopters. Batman refuses to transform, uses the antidote on himself, and they defeat the Titan-affected Joker and his henchmen. In the aftermath, those affected by Titan begin to revert to normal, including the Joker - who is taken into custody as police officers retake the asylum. Batman overhears a call about a crime led by Two-Face in progress and he and the crew fly back to Gotham City in the Batwing.

## List of Episodes

1. The Gang bring Joker to Arkham
2. The Gang Face Their Fears
3. The Gang Beat Up Bane
4. The Gang Fail to Save Hostages
5. The Gang Find Out Bruce Wayne is Batman
6. The Gang Bully Harley Quinn
7. The Gang get real sneaky
8. The Gang Lie to Each Other
9. The Gang Fight Killer Croc
10. The Gang Argue About Superheroes
11. The Gang Fight Poison Ivy
12. The Gang Beat Up Joker
13. The Gang Collect Riddler Trophies
14. The Gang Talk About Killer Croc
15. The Gang Discuss Superman
16. The Gang Keep Talking About Superman
17. The Gang Get Tired
18. The Gang Have a Sleepover with The Justice League
19. The Gang Get Controversial [FINALE]

## Trivia

* Batman Arkham Asylum is the fifth game ever to be played by the bois
* Batman Arkham Asylum is the third game ever to be completed on the channel
* The Hosts are Algernon, Poznan, and Psychic Soup Can
	+ Algernon is playing while Poznan and Psychic Soup Can are watching.
* The bois are playing the PC version of Batman Arkham Asylum on Steam