It puts great effort into trying to capture the feeling of being Spider-Man, from web-slinging and high-energy combat to the constant battle against public opinion.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is frustrating because it comes remarkably close. There have been countless Spider-Man games, and each one comes close to getting something right. Perhaps that is why it is so frustrating that Spider-Man video games have never quite achieved the same feeling. Arkham Asylum captured the idea of what it felt like to be Batman. One that is often overlooked is that it disproved the idea that a licensed game had to be lackluster.
Its combat system has been mimicked by developers across the industry, and the stealth mechanics inspired countless new 'predator' stealth segments. Batman: Arkham Asylum has set a lot of bars.
