batman arkham asylum CE

batman arkham asylum has been on my radar for a while and the CE version was like a must buy.

but when i saw my brother-in-law played the xbox360 demo, it kinda suck. that very nite i tried the demo on ps3, wow, looks awesome.

few days later, i had to strike out the game [due funding] for i'm very much a marvel fan [excuse] and the villians in DC comics will prob not interest me, but joker's big name from dark knight movie has gain huge popularity and my view on DC comics, very much thanks to the late heath ledger that played the demented joker. dilemma ends.

on 24th playasia had the R1 CE but i had let it go. the very nite, the game was SOLD OUT. i continue to read more thread on gameaxis.

i saw the unboxing video, the batarang that came with the CE was a huge disapppointment. a plastic unremovable batarang that is stuck to the batarang stand, makes the CE a foul taste.

26 august 09 marks the launch of batman arkham asylum. the hype was huge. i followed the thread again on gameaxis forum. i fell in love with the game again.

the local distributor had decided to bring in R2 versions. R2's notoriety of DLC has always been an issue for singapore PS3 gamers. but with EU PSN network cards coming out in sept, the R2 normal and R2 CE is like a plague, a pandemic, all stock almost wiped out island wide.

comics connection had sold out, hmv had left 2 copies. all R2. kimotheraphy had some R1 CE stock at $15x but will come in next week. when i gave another closer look into the unboxing and more reading, i came to know the R2 CE at $139<, the game dont come with a metal case to house the batarang and the journal is not leatherbound, so much inferior to the R1 CE counterpart.

i went to funzcentre, all ready to get R2 normal version. on the counter was R2 and R1 CE stacked up, one big one small box. i asked crystal if the R1 CE is for sale, she said she make a phone call.

glad the other buyer had give up. this one is mine. i was given a special price below $179. $179 is the premium price cos it was shipped overnite. the next wave of R1 CEs will come in saturday with the normal version. the price will be lower but all reserved. but another shippment will come in too.

so much babble .... pictures below ....

nice, i get the carton box shipped. do not open b4 christmas ....

the package .... transparent slip cover that u can see the batarang box. very batman gadget.

back of the slip cover.

not a metal case but a nice strong plastic. good for a display. do note the R2 CE will replace this case with a cupboard box, but the price is cheaper locally.

plastic, but not mcdonald toy plastic. it's pretty hard. lucky its fixed to the stand of same material. it can be a real fatal toy if swung. the batarang is full of scratches, battle damaged? the rest of the contents are contained below the batarang and form.

clockwise: 1) leatherbound journal with arkham logo imbossed. can convert to your very own journal, remove book inside and replace with a smaller size journal. 2) game with making of blu-ray. 5 vids + about 5 trailers. HD. 3) advert slip of strategy guide. 4) color manual. 5) sticker with code for crime alley on the reverse. too bad mine isnt the gametop version so no exlcusive code for "dem bones" map.

and here's the awesome journal ....