Batman: Arkham Asylum is played as an over-the-shoulder, third-person perspective action-adventure game.[1][8] The player controls Batman as he makes his way around the non-linear island and structures of Arkham Asylum, a secure facility for the criminally insane located off the coast of fictional Gotham City.[9] The opening areas of the game are linear, serving as a tutorial for the moves and approaches available to the player, but once they emerge onto the island itself they can freely explore the game world, although some areas remain inaccessible until certain milestones in the main story.[10][11] In addition to running, jumping, climbing, and crouching, Batman is also able to glide from heights using his cape and use his grapple gun to ascend short heights or escape to higher ledges.[11]
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