Your demo review

I just have a few things to say quick. First off, there's a lot more strategy to taking down a room full of thugs than I thought. If you got about it stupidly, you're *bleep*ed. You need to be intelligent about it or they'll take you out before you get a second chance. This is awesome. The challenge behind it is great fun, and I can't wait to devise some badass tactics. Also, the freeflow way of taking down bad guys is beyond satisfying. Fun as hell to execute, and even more fun to watch.

I was pretty excited for this game before the demo, and it didn't disappoint at all.

Damn you PSN users. I demand Batman!

If you want my opinion, a swift uppercut to the chin could sort out your woes. :L

Grarrrrr i cant get on xbox live. any1 else having this problem? and if not is the demo up yet?

I'm off to dling it now!!! finally have the time since tdy is Friday;P DAMN! can't wait to play the demo!!*0*

<sub>Yes I felt the combat did it for me back in May. I don't need to play the demo, even if I could, for this game. I've pre-ordered the game and it's set to get my hands on it. I feel the demo will just ruin the experience for me. I want the full experience at once. That's the problem with some demos nowadays, it can take away from the full game. Why God of War 3 demo will not be played for me. I already know the combat and story enough to figure out how awesome the game is.

But glad to see others liking it.</sub>

Just finished playing through the demo a few times, and I have to say, I loved it. The graphics are fantastic; the whole environment looks really dark and disturbing...Arkham is creepy enough that it could have could easily fit into a Silent Hill game. The character models are spot on, Batman and the Joker both look great, not to mention Harley Quinn and her sexed-up new look!

The demo is the perfect length, just enough to whet my appetite without giving me too much. It does a great job of introducing you to the gameplay basics. The combat system seems almost too simple, but I noticed as the combo multiplier gets up above 5x and beyond, Batman's attacks begin to vary and become more complex. I can see the combat becoming very deep as Batman levels up.

The stealth gameplay is also very satisfying. I especially enjoyed taking out the 5 armed prisoners in the big room towards the end...I played through 3 times, and I still don't think I explored all the different possibilities of taking them out (I still want to get one from underneath the floor in the central room). Detective mode works very well too; it's so cool to see the thugs' heart rate go up as you take out their pals. When I had taken out all but one guy, he was so freaked out he was randomly firing into dark corners and air vents, as I watched silently from my perch far above.

Overall a very satisfying demo. I can't wait for the game to come out; I already noticed several air vents that I couldn't reach (presumably I'll need the bat-claw), and there was a wall just begging for explosive gel in the room where Zsasz was. August 25 seems so far away now!