

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 attempts to resist the change, and an upset Joker takes an overdose of Titan, mutating into a massive monster. 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. The Joker announces that the preparations for his party are finally complete and Batman travels to the asylum’s visitor center where the Joker’s applauding henchmen welcome him. 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.īatman returns to the botanical gardens and defeats Ivy, halting the rampaging plants. Pursued by Batman into Croc’s lair, Scarecrow is attacked by Croc and dragged underwater. Ivy begins ravaging Arkham Island with giant mutant plants. Meanwhile, Joker injects Ivy with Titan, enhancing her powers.

En route to Croc, Batman is again attacked by Scarecrow and overcomes several doses of fear toxin. He enlists Ivy’s help to create an antidote and learns that it can only be made from spores found exclusively in Killer Croc’s lair in a sewer. Batman travels there and learns that Titan is created by genetically modified plants. Quinn accidentally reveals that Joker has a Titan production facility in the Arkham botanical gardens. An explosion kills Young and the Joker obtains the completed batches of Titan.Īt the Penitentiary, Quinn releases Poison Ivy from her cell before being imprisoned by Batman. After he recovers, Batman destroys Young’s Titan formula and rescues Young from Victor Zsasz. While searching for Young, Batman is again attacked by Scarecrow and the fear toxin, and hallucinates the night of his parents’ deaths. Young learned that the Joker had been funding her research to create an army of superhuman henchmen her refusal to hand over the formula precipitated Joker’s return to the Asylum. 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. Afterward, he goes to a secret Batcave installation he had hidden on the island, where Batman restocks his gadgets. The Joker frees Bane and Batman is forced to fight him, during which Quinn escapes. The Joker then directs Batman to the captured Bane, who has been experimented on by asylum doctor Penelope Young. After fighting off Scarecrow, Batman finds and subdues Quinn before rescuing Gordon. Tracking Quinn to the medical facility to rescue Gordon, Batman is exposed to the Scarecrow’s fear toxin and hallucinates, seeing Gordon’s death and the corpses of his parents talking to him. The Joker threatens to detonate bombs hidden around Gotham City if anyone tries to enter Arkham, forcing Batman to work alone. 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. Believing the Joker allowed himself to be captured, Batman accompanies him into the asylum. Interactive EntertainmentĪfter 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. Playcast-media, Rocksteady Studios, Warner Bros. PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Ouya This makes for a very cinematic combat experience when fighting the Joker’s goons. The game uses a 3-button combat system, but with a great number of gadget abilites which Batman can unlock. Using a great variety of gadgets you must make your way around the island, and the asylums halls to find and stop the joker. 13 Conclusion Batman: Arkham Asylum Summary
