3. Story walkthrough
Welcome to the Batman: Arkham Asylum Walkthrough.
Open your game case, take out your game, put it inside your Xbox 360, press play and let's get cracking!
Start the game on Hard to avoid three playthroughs. The game isn't that difficult on this difficulty, so it shouldn't prove much of a challenge.
After watching the stunning intro, you'll have a fight with a few enemies, so follow the on-screen instructions to unleash your fists and if you're lucky enough to build up a 5 move combo, you'll get your first achievement.
Complete a combo of 5 moves (any play mode)
A bit further on and you'll come to a part where you see Zsasz torturing a guard. When you get to the balcony above, use Detective Mode (LB), and swing from gargoyle to gargoyle (RB) until you are behind him. Now glide kick him (X), and take him down (RT and Y) for the following achievement:
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement. (Secret)
When you reach the gas filled room, pull up the 2 guards, and then glide over to pick up the henchman, then you mash his brains in. It seems Batman is a bit selfish.
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement. (Secret)
When you get to Joker's first experiment henchman, use your powers to evade his attacks and then pound him silly to get this:
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement. (Secret)
As soon as you leave the Intensive Treatment building this will pop up:
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement. (Secret)
When you arrive at the Medic Centre, you'll have to save three doctors. It seems that all people want you to do is save them! It's not like you're a superhero or anything...
For the first doctor, don't let the inmates see you. Just put some explosive gel on the 2 parts of the wall where the inmates are, then after both are placed, blow them up.
For the second doctor, kill all the inmates after the cutscene.
For the third doctor, kill the two inmates. Then grapple up to the vent and go through it. When you come into the room with the Joker's gas, just activate all the vents. After this, you'll get a reward:
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement. (Secret)
Next on the list is one of the many awesome Scarecrow encounters. You'll have play detective in the morgue and poke around the dead bodies, but... OH JESUS! Scared you? No? Hmph... Anyway, navigate through the place, ducking and hiding from Scarecrow until you get to the end to get this:
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement. (Secret)
Furthur on in the game you will have to save Commissioner Gordon from Harley Quinn. After this you'll encounter a boss battle with a titan known as Bane.
BOSS BATTLE: BANE
Fighting Bane is similar to fighting the Venom Henchman earlier in the game, except he isn't as stupid. He throws debris and is faster. When Bane starts to charge you, throw a Batarang (LT) at his face and then dodge (double tap A) out of his way. Make sure when he hits the wall, he turns around and starts to rub his eyes. As long as he does this, run in and knock him around a little.
After you hit him enough times to tear one of his three hoses, rinse and repeat until you have achieved the desired effect.
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement. (Secret)
A bit further into the game you will come across a vent into the mansion which is guarded by two snipers. Just beat down the guards and pull open the vent and this one is yours:
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement. (Secret)
Another storyline related achievement next: It can't me missed, well I suppose it could if you went flower picking instead of playing the game. You get this after your second encounter with scarecrow.
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement. (Secret)
When you get to the part where Zsasz kidnaps Dr. Young, peer around the corner until he sticks his bald head out, then whack him with a carefully thrown Batarang. Be careful though, if he sees you, you will fail.
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement. (Secret)
The next achievement can be earned when you battle a bunch of henchmen while Harley tries to fry your bat brain. Makes sure you're on a different platform when the floor starts glowing to avoid getting hurt. Then apprehend Harley and lock her up to get:
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement. (Secret)
Continuing on, you'll eventually come to a cutscene where the Joker sets two titan henchmen on you. You being Batman, aren't fazed by this, so set to work to take them both out (Batarang to the face and all that, you can also ride their back and get them to attack each other) to get:
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement. (Secret)
Yet another storyline achievement: you get this after your third encounter with Scarecrow. Did you turn your console off at the game crash scene? You didn't? Don't lie to me!
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement. (Secret)
BOSS BATTLE (KINDA): KILLER CROC
Now, when you come face to face with the game's biggest foe, or what seems like it, he is actually the easiest to beat. After crawling across the slats on the floor, collecting all the spores and occasionally flinging a Batarang at Killer Croc to shut him up, you'll have to escape his hideout by planting explosive gel on the floor and detonating it when the time is right. Bing, another achievement in the bank.
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement. (Secret)
When you start investigating plants in the greenhouse, you'll come across one that bites back. Poison Ivy.
BOSS BATTLE : POISON IVY
This boss battle is split into two.
PART 1
The first part consists of about 3 sets of vines rising out of the ground, followed by Ivy firing spore balls at your position. When Ivy's vines are attacking, watch for where the grass lines appear. You can dodge her attack (douple tap A) and while the vines are up, use your Batarang (LT) to hurt her (you bully!).
When Poison Ivy fires the spores, keep dodging. Run as she fires the first (hold A), then as she fires the second, use the Batarang to hit her opened shell, followed by a dodge (double tap A) to avoid getting hurt.
PART 2
Once she has lost her health the first time and you have planted the explosives, you will have to attack her again. At this point, thugs will attack you at the same time as the vines. Just do your thang. Should you find yourself safe from the vines but with a couple of thugs, it is better to focus on eliminating the thugs and saving your health than hitting Ivy. Also, if you are waiting for a vine attack, deal with the thugs. If nothing is happening, Batarang Ivy. The fight will be over soon enough.
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement. (Secret)
When you get towards the end of the game, you will be invited to a party. Go towards the fireworks, and outside should be a couple of thugs with clipboards. Beat them up, then go through the door and wipe out the remaining thugs (this can be quite tricky on hard, so make use of your gadgets). God, you really are a:
Time to break up this party
BOSS BATTLE: JOKER
This is it, the big one, the finale. He's nothing like any other Titan creature you've faced. He's a bit more dangerous, but he's actually really easy to beat. At the beginning, he'll swing at you. Simply circle around him to avoid getting hit. After that, Joker jumps up to the high ledge and sends his lackeys after you. Just use your gadgets and you shall prevail.
After this, turn to Joker. He'll have his back turned to you (how rude!). Use your Ultra Batclaw and aim it at him. You can hook on to him and pull him down. Do so and he'll stick in the floor. Now pound his meat *ahem*. Repeat this twice more.
Just watch out for special thugs; jump round them and take them out one by one to avoid losing too much health. After that, pull Joker down again and attack. Once you've beaten the last lot of the thugs, use the Ultra Batclaw on Joker one more time. This will end the fight. Watch the scene that plays. That'll do donkey. That'll do.
Completing the game on Easy will get you:
Complete story mode on Easy difficulty
Completing on Medium will get (this stacks with the Easy difficulty achievement above):
Complete story mode on Normal difficulty
Completing on Hard will get this one and all of the above:
Complete story mode on Hard difficulty
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