We thought we’d mention that the PC requirements for Batman: Arkham Asylum were underhandedly revealed unto the Eidos Games forums by an “International Man of Mystery”. If you do find yourself struggling to meet the requirements – or simply cannot bear the fact that the game has been officially postponed – then we have an alternative to offer you in the form of Batman Doom!
The Doom II -based total conversion can be downloaded here and was intriguingly developed by the core members of ACE Team, now better known as the developers of Zeno Clash. If you do decide to take us up on this tip, there are several revised Doom engines you can use to play; Richard recommended to us either Edge or ZDoom. The original Doom II wad files are not required. Here is a side-by-side comparison of the two engines:
If you’re as big a Batman fan as we are, then you probably won’t mind if we sum up this post with the latest Baz Luhrmann –inspired Arkham Asylum fight trailer after the jump.