I had a fun day in Wal-Street today. Yes, I was able to get me hands on two demos of some of the most impressive Playstation 3 games out there. First, let’s take a little stroll down to Arkham Asylum and see how The Joker’s doing.

Batman: Arkham Asylum Demo Review

                     Well, this is probably the most anticipated game of the summer, and me not owning a PS3 deprived me from the demo’s intensity and pure fun. The demo is just was fun as playing the game, well, I can’t really say that since the game hasn’t really been released yet, but you get the picture. This demo featured Batman at a challenge room, with 4 different rounds needed to be passed. The first, with four henchmen ready to fight. After you’ve defeated them by dealing some awesome hits and combos, the number of enemies increases by two in every round until you eventually finish off ten opponents in round four. The gameplay is very nice and responsive. There’s really no lag. If you press square and then combo with triangle and circle, you’ll punch and then takedown in a second gap. The game’s graphics are phenomenal. It’s remanecent of cel-shaded graphics, with the amazing graphics you gain from the Unreal Engine. I honestly think the game is going to be awesome, and there’s no reason why you fans out there shouldn’t think so either.

                  One thing that i was disappointed with though were the character designs and the art direction. Although Eidos did their best to make it look like an insane asylum, I think they tried a bit too hard. It looks like they took Batmna and put him in a Resident Evil game or something. it just wasn’t batsy…at all. And the henchmen looked horrible. The body structures made them look like they were on steroids or something, and the clothing was almost as worse. One thing that I did like about character designs though were the henchmen’s faces. Some of them had Joker painted faces, which was pure win.

               The physics engine is quite nice as well. Bodies actually twisted and turned depending on how hard Batman hit them. Sometimes enemies would bounce off of walls as well. Hair stood up when enemies were electricuted, and when you fight, you could see individual pebbles being kicked around as you ran. It was just wonderful. Overall, this game is going to be really nice, and I can’t wait to pick it up, if i plan on getting a PS3.

Overall Demo Score:  90/100  (90%) Outstanding!

The other demo review will be up soon! Stay tuned!