Batman Arkham Asylum Walkthrough and Mega Guide

– P o i s o n  I v y –

Surprisingly, this battle won’t be too difficult. You only have one way to attack, and that’s the Quick Baterang (L1). For the majority of the fight, focus on dodging from side to side (X Button + left/right). You have to avoid the vines that come from the ground. If you get caught, repeatedly tap the X button to break free. Once Poison Ivy’s plant goes even higher, she will start launching those bubbles at you. Keep dodging and answering back with your Quick Baterang. Once you stun her, and she lets go a little scream, she will be coming right back with a barrage of bubbles. So if you hear the scream, dodge like your life depended on it! (it does depend on it, btw).

Ivy has two health bars, a white one and a grey one. Once you deplete the white one, run up to her and get your explosive gel up. You won’t be able to blow her yet, because she still has a grey life bar. Deplete this one and now go up to her with the gel. Blow her up and end this for good.

Do note that when she sends guards after you, don’t bother attacking them whatsoever. Instead, just counter their attacks, and when you get a chance to throw your Baterang. So, got that? Counter the cops and throw the Baterang!

+—-T i m e  F o r  R e d e m p t i o n—-+

With Ivy down, it’s time to set our sights on the grand prize: The Joker himself. Make your way to the Penitentiary. Do note that you won’t be able to goto the Arkham West door directly. Instead, leave through Arkham East, and circle around on the southern portion of the map. Once at Arkham West, head to to the big Joker Face close to the Arkham North door. There are some guards out here. I would recommend whooping some ass if you want a trophy. Take out these guys outside of the door, and once you get inside, you’ll see two huge lines of henchmen. If you want the trophy, attack everybody.

Either way, you’ll have to head through the door and confront The Joker. He’s going to talk a little bit, and once his countdown is over, head through the glass and turn to the right. Head through the door here and it’s time to begin.

– T h e  J o k e r –

Although this battle has been building for the entire game, it won’t be a showdown to determine who is the man like the “The Rumble in the Jungle” or Fedor Emelianenko vs. Mirko Cro Cop. Joker will have his buddies, the Titans, and the henchmen to attack you with. Again, the primary strategy is to focus your attacks on the Titans, and only counter the henchmen. You should also have the ability to upgrade so your special move can be done after 5 straight attacks instead of 8. This is pretty useful here. Either way, dismantle these thugs and let the real fight begin.

This final battle is surprisingly easy, easier than the Titans + henchmen IMO. So to begin, just run around, and stay away from Joker as he is chasing after you. You can’t hurt him, so just stay away for now. Soon, he will call his buddies to attack you. Clear out these guys as QUICKLY as possible. It doesn’t have to be _that_ fast but I do want to stress a bit of urgency here. The reason being when Jack Ryder’s helicopter comes, Joker will be open for an attack, but you can’t attack him unless you have taken out the guards.

To actually attack The Joker, wait for the helicopter to come and he turns his back to you. Take out your Ultra Batclaw and aim it at him. Shoot it at him and pull him down. With him stuck on the ground, sprint up to him and deliver a combination. PAY BACK, BABY! You will also recover health after executing this combo.

Joker will come after again, so just run around like last time. Soon he will jump back onto his platform, and send his guards at you again. Same thing again this time–beat them as quickly as possible. For phase 2, the guards will be looking for a rifle in the gun crate. Wait for Joker to lose his attention to a helicopter again. Batclaw him, pull him down, and attack. You just have to do it one more time now. For this final phase, there will be those guys with the electric batons. Try to use your special attack on him if you can, and get him out of the picture ASAP. Either way, wait for Joker to be distracted by a helicopter, and shoot the Batclaw. You don’t have to punch him this time. Once you pull him down, this battle is over.

Congrats, you have beaten the game!