Batman Arkham Asylum- Game Of The Year Edition Review (4.5/5)

Let's get one thing straight- Batman Arkham Asylum was named Game Of 2009 for good reason. The plot, focusing wholly on Batman's visit to the prison for loonies, was so well executed that you might as well have been playing through an extended blockbuster movie, and the accessible game-play meant that it was an amazingly crafted and enjoyable experience for anyone who played through it (and believe me, once you've started a new game, you will want to play it to the end). A Game Of The Year edition was announced late-February and is now available for Xbox 360 and PS3 in all game retailers, boasting a 3D version of the game and all of the challenge maps originally available as DLC, and selling for just £35- a bargain if you consider the original version had an RRP of £40. If you already own or have owned (since there isn't tons of room for replays) the first edition, then this definitely isn't worth trading that one in for- to my knowledge the 3d vision only helps to a certain degree and is not at all the next Avatar, and having played through all the challenge maps when they were DLC, I have to admit that they are not particularly game-enhancing challenges. All in all, if you're desperate for 3D Batman and didn't buy Arkham when it first came out, then go ahead and get this, but otherwise head for the cheaper original. This edition loses points from not being a truly special update, but the game itself still warrants a well-deserved 5/5.