Batman: Arkham Asylum World Record

[Bash]

Further establishing the Guinness World Records as an excellent marketing tool, Guinness has bestowed upon Batman: Arkham Asylum the record of the ‘Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game Ever'.

Back when I was a kid, you couldn't get into the Guinness Book of World Records without having disgustingly long fingernails, but it's the future now, and with the world supply of fingernail clippers at an all-time high, the Guinness have to look elsewhere for record-breaking feats - like Metacritic, for instance. Having the highest average review score for a video game in the history of the medium I could see, but aren't they getting a bit too specific with ‘Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game Ever'? Sure, an average review score of 91.67 is nothing to scoff at, but does Batman: Arkham Asylum really need a custom-tailored world record? Guinness' Gaz Deaves seems to think so.

A well-deserved place in a book that is quickly losing all meaning and relevance, with awards that seem crafted to fit the feat, rather than the other way around, as it should be.

Arkham Asylum Sets World Record For Being Good - Batman: Arkham Asylum - Kotaku

Well its not like it had any competition, they only good comic book game that I liked were the Spiderman.

[gogojonny13]

Bite your tongue young man, superman 64 was one of the most antisipated and highl........ couldn't do it.

This does sound like a manufactered world record just for this game, whats next? "Best video game with the Protagonist with an Adjective and an animal for a name"

[JKM2007]

I didnt think XMEN Origins Wolverine was all that bad either, although there isnt a whole lot to it.

[adomingo]

This game was awesome. Wolverine Origins was good but I don't think it came close to as good as this game was.

[RU5H]

Jesus, games making it into the record books!! what next?