Batman Arkham Asylum Achievement Guide

The Dark Knight has finally made his first appearance (non-LEGO) on the current generation of video game consoles. Here is a guide to obtaining all the achievements in Batman Arkham Asylum.

Most of these are story-based and will be automatically achieved as you complete the game’s campaign. Though others you will have to work a little harder to get. Though it requires some time and patience, all 1,000 are attainable. The pursuit is made all the more smoother and enjoyable as Arkham Asylum itself is a phenomenal game.

The following achievements are combat-based. A few you will achieve just through random, button-mashing, while others will require at least a shred of strategy and the benefit of various upgrades you attain during the game. Also, the combinations come easier as the game proceeds, due mostly to the fact that you'll face many more henchmen at a time as the difficulty increases.

Freeflow Combo 5 - 5 pts

Complete a combo of 5 moves (any play mode) – This and the following achievement can be attained through button mashing.

Freeflow Combo 10 - 5 pts

Complete a combo of 10 moves (any play mode) – See above achievement, you’ll likely get these on accident.

Freeflow Combo 20 - 10 pts

Complete a combo of 20 moves (any play mode) – This is a bit more challenging, as the game’s difficulty progresses you’ll be able to reach this by attacking large enough gains, ideally eight or more.

Freeflow Combo 40 - 10 pts

Complete a combo of 40 moves (any play mode) – This is just as hard as it sounds, if not more so.

Freeflow Perfection - 10 pts

Perform a perfect combo including all of Batman's combat moves - I recommend unlocking all of Batman's combat upgrades first.

Freakshow Rodeo - 10 pts

Ride Titan henchman and knock down 10 thugs - This is best done near the elevator prior to fighting Ivy. Stun the Titan with a batarang, beat up, climb him and guide him the rest of the way.

The other achievements in this game are situational (similar to Madden 10) or beating the game at various difficulty modes. Some of these make perfect sense, others are a bit random.

Big Bang – 50 pts

Complete the game on easy – Pretty self-explanatory. Don't do this though, see next achievement.

Bigger Bang - 50 pts

Complete the game on normal - All things considered this game isn't that hard on Normal, either. The nice thing here is if you beat the game on normal, you automatically get credit for beating the campaign on normal mode as well.

Biggest Bang - 50 pts

Complete the game on hard - After this, you'll wish it was worth more than 50 points. If you're crazy enough to do this first, you will get the points for beating it on the lower two difficulties.

Night Glider - 5 pts

Glide continuously for over 100 meters - An outside environment or the larger rooms where you hunt down henchmen are the best locations. Thought its only worth 5 points, its a bit more difficult than it seems.

Party Pooper – 10 pts

When you finally get to the Joker’s party, remain outside the visitor’s center, don’t walk through to the next area until you’ve dispatched the henchmen. This is also a great place to pick up the 20 hit combo if you haven't already.

Rope-A-Dope-A-Dope – 10 pts

String up one henchman and cut him down to scare another – You can only do this once you’ve gotten the inverted takedown upgrade. Wait until you get a guy hanging from a gargoyle, then break the rope via batarang when others are nearby. Besides getting the points, its also incredibly amusing.

Mano-A-Mano – 10 pts

Take on a beast in hand-to-hand combat – Beating a Titan without using a batarang. Yup, this is just as fun as it sounds. Best do this when you have multiple Titans, dodge them and wait until they rush each other, then go in for the kill when they’re stunned. You only need to beat one to get the achievement. I would do this during the first battle with Titans, the second one is far more difficult.

Catch! – 5 pts

Catch a batarang – Once you get the remote batarang update. Throw one in an open area and direct it back to Batman. If you try this in an enclosed area, the batarang will crash into a wall.