[Multiplatform] BatManhunt: Arkham Asylum

Nominating Shock and Awe (Extreme) for most infuriating, controller-breakingest level of forever.

I just got 100% on this game and that level's medals were the only thing keeping it from me for about an hour and a half. Thank God for triple batarangs.

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Actually, the stun baton guys weren't the bad part. The restricting timer is what will mess you up the most on that level if you don't make sure to do lots of takedowns or throwing them off the edge. The triple batarang and extended batarang daze upgrades are pretty much essential to get enough of them on the ground while you focus on taking out the others. Even with those, though, I still finished with only a few seconds to spare on each round, often times relying on the last couple of seconds that it takes for the floor to actually kill you. Definitely the hardest challenge room in the game. Rumble in the Jungle (Extreme) only took me a couple of tries, but you do get lots of extra points for beating Titans and smacking thugs while riding on their backs.

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What are you having trouble with? Countering? Just finding something to hit? If it's countering, all I can say is to be aware of everyone around you. If you see someone running at you, expect him to attack. Even on hard mode, which takes away the Spider-Sense lines, it's pretty easy to anticipate when someone's about to attack you. Also, try to avoid Ground Pounding someone with enemies really close, as you can't counter until the animation is finished, and they'll likely kick you in the face and ruin your combo.

Another thing to keep in mind is that no matter how far away an enemy is, as long as you aim the left stick at them, you'll always fly across the screen to attack them. Very useful for takedowns and throws.

You may also want to practice jumping over enemies. Your combo stays active while you jump or throw batarangs or use the batclaw. For the challenge rooms, I've found that it helps a lot to batclaw the last guy, jump over him and then finish him with a Ground Pound, as you get lots of extra points for those. Tremendously useful for going after medals.

EDIT: One more thing about batarangs/batclaw. When you use either one, you have to do something else before you use it again. Using it twice in a row will end your combo.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Gechmir

Also, how the hell do you get high points on the challenge modes involving fights? I got perfect dark knight on a couple and still only got 6-7k. Do I need to chain throws and shit? I avoid those because they leave you open like nobody's business :x

You have to use lots of different moves in your combos, and try to go for the Flawless Freeflow Bonus every time. Basically if you use every move Batman has in a single combo, at the end of the round you get a Variation Bonus of around 8 or 9, giving you an extra 3500 or 5000 respectively per round. Make sure to Ground Pound whenever you get a chance to do so safely. It's a x100 multiplier. Flawless Freeflow isn't an absolute necessity, but if you can at least get around a 20 to 30 hit combo incorporating as many of the different moves as you can, the Variation Bonus will definitely help.

Originally Posted by LeHah

This is basically my problem.

I'll be doing a combo and the next thing you know Batman bitch-kicks some dude from across the map in the face... but it only happens when I don't want it to and it always kills the combo I'm trying to achieve. I can't seem to get higher than 10x.

When that happens, just try to aim towards the crowd with your next attack. You should almost always do another crazy leap across the map.

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Though it only applies to PS3 owners, I got the 40 hit combo in one of Joker's Combat Challenge Rooms. The guards seem to be easier to deal with because none of them carry those bullshit knives and stun batons. It's wholly possible to get it in the part Ryuu mentioned, but it's harder because of the cramped area.

Freeflow Perfection isn't that hard to get. I suggest trying it on the first Extreme level. You can do it in the first round.

I was speaking idiomatically.