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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | batman-arkham-asylum-goty-edition | Steam | Game of the Year Edition. | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| GamersGate | batman-arkham-asylum-goty-edition | Steam | Game of the Year Edition. | | Windows }} | ||
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{{ii}} A demo is available [http://download.nvidia.com/downloads/nZone/demos/nzd_BMDemo_v12.exe here] as well as [steam://install/35020 on Steam]. | {{ii}} A demo is available [http://download.nvidia.com/downloads/nZone/demos/nzd_BMDemo_v12.exe here] as well as [steam://install/35020 on Steam]. |
Revision as of 23:15, 22 February 2022
Developers | |
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Rocksteady Studios | |
macOS (OS X) | Feral Interactive |
Publishers | |
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | |
Prior to 2010 | Eidos Interactive |
OS X | Feral Interactive |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 3 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 15, 2009 |
macOS (OS X) | November 19, 2011 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 91 |
IGDB | 89 |
Taxonomy | |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Adventure, Metroidvania, Stealth |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Contemporary, North America |
Series | Batman: Arkham |
Batman: Arkham | |
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Subseries of Batman | |
Batman: Arkham Asylum | 2009 |
Batman: Arkham City | 2011 |
Batman: Arkham Origins | 2013 |
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate Deluxe Edition | 2014 |
Batman: Arkham Knight | 2015 |
Batman: Arkham VR | 2017 |
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League | 2024 |
Warnings
- For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Key points
- Play as the Joker and Prey in the Darkness DLCs have been ported to the OS X GOTY version.[1] The Windows version still requires manually downloading the files and patching the game's executable.
- An improved, fan-made launcher exists to replace the original one and allows to edit settings that the original launcher does not and features many extras. See BAA Advanced Launcher.
- The graphical changes and updated engine of the PlayStation 4/Xbox One version are not available on PC.
General information
- macOS developer minisite
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM 7 and Games for Windows - LIVE DRM[Note 1] If your key does not unlock the Steam version, contact WB Games for a new key. | |||
Epic Games Store | Game of the Year Edition. DRM-free when launched directly from executable.[2] |
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GamersGate | Game of the Year Edition. | |||
Game of the Year Edition. | ||||
GOG.com | Game of the Year Edition. | |||
Green Man Gaming | Game of the Year Edition. | |||
Humble Store | Game of the Year Edition. | |||
Origin | Game of the Year Edition. | |||
Steam | Game of the Year Edition. SecuROM PA DRM removed in 2013. |
- A demo is available here as well as on Steam.
- The Mac OS X version is no longer sold digitally.
- The non-GOTY version upgrades to GOTY when activated on Steam.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
- Not necessary if using the Batman Arkham Asylum Advanced Launcher as it provides a toggle that allows to disable startup movies easily.
Delete or rename video files[3] |
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Batman Arkham Asylum Advanced Launcher
- This custom launcher replaces the original one and includes all the features from the vanilla launcher along with common tweaks with a user-friendly GUI.
- Supports Steam GOTY, Epic Games Store GOTY and GOG GOTY releases.
- Provides a toggle for skipping intro videos
- Streamlines enabling HBAO+ on Nvidia cards without going through Nvidia Profile Inspector (AO flag used: 0x00000030)
- Common tweaks like key binds for different FOV values & HUD toggle
- High-framerate tweaks
- Advanced tweaks to improve performance & visual quality beyond what the original launcher allows. For more information about those specific tweaks, see this Steam guide
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Square Enix\Batman Arkham Asylum GOTY\BmGame\Config\ |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/35140/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Square Enix\Batman Arkham Asylum GOTY\SaveData\ |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/Batman Arkham City GOTY/Save Data/ |
Steam | <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/35140/remote/ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/35140/pfx/[Note 2] |
- The save subfolder is named with a long string of letters and numbers.
- For non-GOTY version, path for both configuration files and save data start with
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Eidos\Batman Arkham Asylum\
instead. - For converting saves from one version to another, see Save game data migration.
- Steam save files are non-compatible with the Epic Games store version of the game.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Epic Games Launcher | ||
GOG Galaxy | ||
Origin | 1 GB available. | |
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud | Approx. 954 MB available. |
Video
- Video settings can only be changed in the launcher
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | Check here if you have broken cutscene | ||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | Subtitles are extremely small in resolutions higher than 1080p and nearly unreadable. The rest of the UI scales well. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | Use BAA Advanced Launcher. | ||
Windowed | In launcher, click settings. Doesn't properly capture mouse, may click background windows by accident.[citation needed] | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Use BAA Advanced Launcher. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Up to 16xQ MSAA. Nvidia users only. AMD users must use BAA Advanced Launcher for antialiasing. up to 4x MSAA, 8xQ crashes the game. Nvidia users can force SGSSAA in Nvidia Profile Inspector with the 0x080000C1 antialiasing compatibility flag.[4] |
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Vertical sync (Vsync) | Set via launcher. | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Capped at 62 FPS. Use BAA Advanced Launcher to change the cap. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Post-processing
Disable depth of field |
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Center Main Camera View
By default the game's main third-person camera view is off-center (i.e. the character stands at the left side of the screen). For those who prefer the character to be central to the screen, the camera position can be changed via an in-game console command.
Center Camera View[5] |
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Notes
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Remappable in the launcher | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | See Mouse sensitivity. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | XInput supported, DirectInput has some mapping issues. | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | ||
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PlayStation button prompts | Use this mod. | |
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes |
Tracked motion controllers | Supports the Razer Hydra.[citation needed] | |
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Button/gesture prompts |
Generic/other controllers | DirectInput has some mapping issues. |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M | [6] |
Mouse sensitivity
Change Mouse sensitivity[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Disable Mouse Smoothing
Disable Mouse Smoothing[citation needed] |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | Dolby Digital 5.1[citation needed]; Analog 7.1 | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Czech | Fan translation. | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Fan translation. | |||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | Retail version, download. | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation, download. | |||
Russian | Retail version, download. | |||
Polish | For Retail and Steam version download this. For Epic version download this | |||
Spanish | ||||
Turkish | Fan translation, download. | |||
Traditional Chinese |
VR support
3D modes | State | GG3D | Notes | |
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Native 3D | ||||
Nvidia 3D Vision | Issues with glass effects; to fix use Helix Mod: Batman Arkham Asylum. | |||
TriDef 3D | ||||
iZ3D | ||||
vorpX | G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
Issues unresolved
- Saved game selection screen in Steam GOTY version always queries and prioritizes Cloud synchronized files regardless of Steam settings. If it is indeed disabled or savegames have been externally altered (e.g. GFWL saves conversion), this may create conflicts that lead to general protection faults[7]
- Deleting savegames in Steam GOTY version will still refer to the old GFWL saves path. Together with the previous bug this imply you can only delete them manually while the game is running and Steam Cloud is enabled
Issues fixed
QA_APPROVED_BUILD_OCTOBER_2008 whatever error just after title screen
Trigger Steam Cloud sync conflict[citation needed] |
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Microsoft.NET Framework error
Uninstall and re-install .NET Framework 4[citation needed] |
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Instructions[8] |
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Keyboard not working
- Sometimes the only thing you can do in-game is pan the camera; the keyboard will not work at all.
Delete your config files[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Game crashes when leaving the Morgue
Disable PhysX[citation needed] |
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Set lowest resolution[citation needed] |
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Second cutscene before Joker boss battle (Jack Ryder Show clip) is skipped
- Right before the Joker boss battle at the end of the game, there are 2 cutscenes. The first one (Joker talking to Batman) will play, but the second one (a clip of the Jack Ryder Show) may be skipped.
Restart from Checkpoint[citation needed] |
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Extreme lag in second Scarecrow level
- Even on an otherwise capable machine this section can run at sub-20 fps.
Turn PhysX to normal or off (the issue occurs on high)[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Failed to initialise NVIDIA PhysX error
- When trying to start the game from the launcher you get an error message that reads: "Failed to initialise NVIDIA PhysX. Please install the latest NVIDIA PhysX system software."
Install the version of PhysX that is included within the game's redist folder[citation needed] |
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Game doesn't launch after clicking "Play", no error
- After clicking "Play" in the launch menu, the launcher closes and Steam says you are in-game, and the process "ShippingPC-BmGame.exe" is running, but the game doesn't actually launch.
Delete your config files[citation needed] |
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Notes
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PhysX effects are not present in game despite setting being on "normal" or "high"
- Effects such as cloth physics (other than Batman's cape), smoke, and small objects such as papers and leaves are not active despite PhysX being enabled.
Install latest PhysX System Software[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 | |
OpenGL | 2.0 | OS X only. |
Shader Model support | 3 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | [citation needed] |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | PhysX | 2.8.1 |
Audio | FMOD | |
Interface | Scaleform | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | 1.9i |
Mods
Ex-exclusive PS3 DLCs
- This only works with Steam GOTY version & Epic Games GOTY version.
- You need to acquire the DLC files from the OS X version of the game.[9] The files are also available for download directly from PCGamingWiki.
Use xdelta patch[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Manually hex edit executable[10] |
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HD Texture Pack
- Updates many low resolution textures
- Texture pack can take a while to load
Save game data migration
Convert Games for Windows - LIVE to Steam
Prepare to replace saves[citation needed] |
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Use GFWL-stripper[citation needed] |
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Remove old GFWL file header[11] |
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Convert Xbox 360 to Epic Games Store
- "0x" refers to hexadecimal values e.g. 0x10 means "the hexadecimal value 10 (decimal 16) NOT decimal 10".
Manual conversion with hex editor |
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Convert Steam to Epic Games Store
Manual conversion with hex editor |
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Notes
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Convert Steam to GOG
- Steam saves are compatible with the GOG version, simply copy the save files from the Steam location to the Windows location as noted in Save game data location.[12]
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 2.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista/7) |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 8 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon X1300 Nvidia GeForce 6600 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible | ATI Radeon HD 3870 Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX 512 MB of VRAM |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.9.5 | 10.10.3 |
Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 10 GB | 10 GB |
Video card (GPU) | 256 MB of VRAM | 1 GB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ Games for Windows - LIVE DRM features: activation, supports local profiles.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/35140/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (35140) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Batman Arkham City GOTY mac edition? :: Steam Community Discussions
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-19
- ↑ Skip Intro Movies - last accessed on 2020-11-16
- ↑ List of anti-aliasing compatibility flags for Nvidia
- ↑ Reddit /r/BatmanArkham Any way to change the camera to centred view in Arkham City?
- ↑ Verified by User:SojerManLan on 2021-04-20
- ↑ Batman AA GOTY refuses to launch ported over from GFWL :: Steam Community Discussions
- ↑ Oh god. Help. - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
- ↑ You CAN play as the Joker on PC! - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
- ↑ Batman Arkham Asylum • CS.RIN.RU - Steam Underground Community
- ↑ [How to!] Use old GFWL savegame in Steamwork version :: Batman: Arkham City GOTY General Discussions
- ↑ Verified by User:Hman360 on 2020-12-12