Batman engages in hand-to-hand combat with various enemies; no gore or dismemberment.
Batman faces psychological torment from Scarecrow's fear toxin; the game features a sombre and mysterious atmosphere on Arkham Island.
Scarecrow sections involve hallucinations and psychological terror.
Several female characters are drawn in tight or revealing outfits — Harley Quinn's short nurse-style costume and Poison Ivy's unzipped prison top — but no nudity is shown.
Drugs are mentioned or implied, particularly Scarecrow's fear-inducing toxin.
Batman investigates criminal activities within Gotham City’s asylum.
Enemies may be restrained or interrogated by Batman to gather information.
The Joker manipulates a character into threatening self-harm.
A few characters trade flirtatious, suggestive banter and are posed in a deliberately sexualized way; nothing sexual happens on screen.
Occasional mild profanity from characters.
In this action-adventure title, the player takes on the role of Batman as he responds to a mass escape at Gotham's notorious psychiatric facility, Arkham Asylum. Gameplay blends brutal hand-to-hand fighting with investigative puzzle-solving and roaming through the shadowy, eerie corridors and grounds of the institution.
Batman is portrayed as a crime-fighter who takes on both violent offenders and mind-based dangers inside the asylum. The narrative centers on his work shielding the public from deranged villains such as The Joker and Scarecrow.
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