Playable Batman: Arkham Asylum Demo Now at Retailers’ PS3 Kiosks
While I was doing some errands today, I stopped at my local Best Buy to check out some stuff. As I walked though the video game section, which is a ritual for me when I shop at the retailer, I noticed something that was news to me. Like every Best Buy, my store had a PlayStation 3 kiosk demo unit. I normally don’t even stop and touch them like I used to in the past, manly because all the demos that are playable are already available online. However this time, the game that was in the unit caught my attention.
I noticed a customer was playing the new and now delayed action title, Batman: Arkham Asylum. Of course I played it, and took a few pictures to share. After, I talked to a few other separate retailers, including Gamestop. Most stores already had the demo, and the ones that didn’t expects to receive it soon.
Although the demo was short, it certainly gave you a glimpse of the fighting system. From what it looked like to me, the tease did not feature the actual story portion of the game, but rather the challenge mode. While playing as the Dark Knight, you’ll learn to how fight and counter attacks from the patient who are inside the infamous hospital. And boy do you feel like Batman by the end of it.
If you want to check it out, head down to your local retailer who carries video games. Hopefully they have the demo featured in their PS3 kiosk.
If you are wondering what Best Buy I was shopping at, it was the San Francisco store on Geary Blvd.
If you want to see some more pictures, check them out after the jump. But please excuse the blurriness, I took them with my iPhone, as I didn’t expect to see the title at the store.









May 2nd, 2009 at 7:57 am
A bit old….
http://pluggnplay.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=856:updatebatman-arkham-asylum-demo-out-in-the-wild&catid=45:playstation&Itemid=110
…though good too see it’s getting some attention though. The game is fantastic, and this is merely a brief glimpse at such a secondary aspect of the game.
May 2nd, 2009 at 10:31 am
They also have this playable at wal-marts in the michigan area.
May 2nd, 2009 at 11:58 am
Yeah, I played the demo a couple of weeks ago.