Eidos Interactive and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced the Insane Night Map Pack, a free downloadable map pack for Batman: Arkham Asylum.

Beginning September 17th, the Insane Night Map Pack will be available from PlayStation Store, Xbox LIVE Marketplace, and Games for Windows LIVE Marketplace, and offer gamers two new Challenge Maps.

In the ‘Totally Insane’ FreeFlow Combat map, players will be tested as scores of escaped lunatics bear down upon Batman as they make their escape through the asylum’s secure records facility.

 

Batman: Arkham Asylum has been awarded a Guinness World Record for the ‘Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game Ever’.

The game has been given top scores across the board from websites and specialist game reviewers. The game has broken the Guinness World Record in this category by achieving the highest average score of 91.67 from reviews around the world.

Gaz Deaves from Guinness World Records states, “We are so pleased to be awarding Batman: Arkham Asylum a Guinness World Record. 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.” You can check out our review here.

 

Eidos have released a playable demo for Batman: Arkham Asylum on Xbox Live and PSN, and we've mirrored the Games for Windows Live version at GP Downloads (2GB).

For more information on the demo and the game, visit the official site.

Gamers will be treated to a demo for Batman: Arkham Asylum this weekend when the worldwide release date of August 7 is reached.

The demo opens as Batman and Commissioner Gordon return The Joker back into confinement at Arkham Asylum. But things soon fall apart as The Joker gains the upper hand and springs a trap, setting Arkham Asylum’s occupants upon Batman. The demo offers gamers a taste of the "FreeFlow" combat system and the "Invisible Predator" mechanic as they navigate Arkham Asylum’s Intensive Treatment facility.

The demo will be offered on Xbox LIVE and PSN, and PC owners will need to visit the official site for details on how to download the Games For Windows LIVE version.

 

Batman and video games have rarely gotten along in the past; however we just might be seeing that change soon with Batman: Arkham Asylum.

The story follows Batman during one of the longest nights of his life, all thanks to the Joker. After being captured and delivered to Arkham Asylum, the clown prince of darkness, along with his goons, break lose and take control of not only the asylum, but the entire Arkham island - locking Batman, commissioner Gordon, the guards and everyone else inside.

While playing I couldn't help but be reminded of the animated series form the 90’s, and this was with good reason. Not only are a lot of the voice actors returning to their roles here, but the script for the game was also written by one of the shows writers. For anyone familiar with the show, this is great, as it was one of the best superhero cartoons of its time. Mark Hamill's Joker truly steals the show as he taunts you on TV screens within the facility throughout the game. This creates a great sense of atmosphere within the environment - heck, it is almost up to the level of such titles as BioShock or Dead Space, but I am not yet sure how well it will maintain this throughout the game. While I only played through the first two chapters (rushed through in about two hours), it did give me a decent hint at the variety of gameplay.