Batman Arkham Asylum
- Franchise
- Batman
- Released
- August 25, 2009
- Developer(s)
- Rocksteady Studios
- Publisher(s)
- Warner Bros. Interactive
- Genre(s)
- Action , Adventure
- ESRB
- T for Teen: Alcohol and Tobacco Reference, Blood, Mild Language, Suggestive Themes, Violence
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