Thanks to him and several others, we were able to wash the bad taste of Batman Forever and Batman and Robin out of our mouths. As most know, Dini is one of the creative forces behind the Batman: The Animated Series from the 90s. The story of Arkham Asylum won't turn over any new leaves in the world of Batman however, this is part of the magic and skill Paul Dini brings to writing The Caped Crusader. After all, Spider-Man has a couple, so why not The Dark Knight? It's been a long time coming for Batman to have a video game that is even remotely enjoyable. Most of the time, they only tried to cash in on whatever successful video game trend was happening. None of the games based on the animated series or the feature films have ever captured the meaning of being Batman. Interspersed within this roller coaster of success and question marks, video games have cemented themselves as Batman's greatest enemy. The campy 60s television show, the later Tim Burton films, the god awful Joel Schumacher films, the successful animated series, all the way up to the recent feature films of The Dark Knight series all highlight that point. He works really well in comic book form, but generally when his world is brought to life in other mediums it is, at best, hit or miss.
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