Custom Arkham Asylum skins unmask Batman's identity issues

by David Hinkle { Sep 16th 2009 at 12:00AM }

One of the incentives to play Batman: Arkham Asylum on PC (outside of a lower price and PhysX graffix) is the ability to create custom skins. The community has quickly gotten to work and flooded the official forums with screen grabs of the various outfits modders have designed. Aside from the obvious The Dark Knight and classic Bats skins, there's a neat Green Lantern variation and, pictured above, a recession-conscious Batman opting for Old Navy–esque cargos instead of the usual rubbery expensive stuff. Hey, they breathe better, right?

Hit up the thread to check 'em all out.

Tags: batman, batman-arkham-asylum, eidos, mod, mods, rocksteady-studios, skin

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

DoctorFuManchu @ Sep 16th 2009 12:05AM

Slow day then?

Rein [Prime Minister of the city-state of New Bjork] @ Sep 16th 2009 12:07AM

I don't know what part of the world you live in, but it's night here in the US. Even bloggers have to sleep, you know (except for Ludwig, he never sleeps).

RKN @ Sep 16th 2009 12:20AM

Jealous Doctor? ; )

WINterfang @ Sep 16th 2009 12:08AM

PANTS!

Neuromancer @ Sep 16th 2009 12:31AM

Bring him to ze pants... Bring him to ze pants...

Jawmuncher @ Sep 16th 2009 12:08AM

The Batman Beyond one's were pretty cool.

Alton Brown [ XBL: LordToastington, Soon-To-Be-PSN: OrIsItAltonBrown] @ Sep 16th 2009 12:11AM

Nipples, please.

Neuromancer @ Sep 16th 2009 12:31AM

Solace @ Sep 16th 2009 12:13AM

Bring back the Black and Yellow logo with the Animated Series Suit!

Solace @ Sep 16th 2009 12:15AM

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/1994/bluegreysuit00116264981.jpg

BADASS

Special Agent Steve @ Sep 16th 2009 7:46PM

But that's not dark... enough.

Bryan @ Sep 16th 2009 12:14AM

The Dark Knight skin looks amazing! And the original Batman with the yellow logo looks awesome too. I really can't choose.

Sly (PSN: SniperChameleon) @ Sep 16th 2009 12:18AM

the captain america one is awesome.

Tez @ Sep 16th 2009 12:18AM

How in the world does this count as a news item?

Solace @ Sep 16th 2009 12:19AM

HOW THE FUCK DOES IT NOT!?!?!?!?

SpyderTaco (PSN: Ar4chNova89) @ Sep 16th 2009 12:23AM

Batman is a game.
Joystiq is a blog that reports on games.

I don't understand where there can be any confusion.
Or maybe you're just a troll looking for some flame-flavored candy.

RKN @ Sep 16th 2009 12:24AM

Joystiq is a VIDEOGAME blog and this concerns a VIDEOGAME. Maybe its not that fair since the vast majority of Joystiq readers are console gamers and this doesn't apply to them.

I wouldn't have found out about this, or found about it later if it wasn't for Joystiq, thanks!

Tez @ Sep 16th 2009 12:29AM

There tons of PC games getting reskinned and modded, not sure why Batman deserves special attention.

"maybe you're just a troll looking for some flame-flavored candy"

No.

Marius @ Sep 16th 2009 12:39AM

The Stiq loves this game
Personally I have a $10 quarrel with it

Snowblind @ Sep 16th 2009 4:37AM

What exactly makes you not want to pay full price for Batman, which is easily the best game released this year so far, but gladly pay full price for something like Uncharted? Which is likely going to have around the same length and replayability.

True, it has multiplayer, but I can't believe anyone would be buying the game with that as a factor.

Sly (PSN: SniperChameleon) @ Sep 16th 2009 6:11PM

believe it or not, multiplayer is a huge factor for a lot of people. like me. that's why i can't play arkham asylum for more than 20 minutes without switching to COD4/WAW.

The Dark Wayne @ Sep 16th 2009 8:42PM

you're crazy sly

Look At This Suit @ Sep 16th 2009 12:19AM

Is the Red Son Batman there?

No?

Didn't think so.

Alton Brown [ XBL: LordToastington, Soon-To-Be-PSN: OrIsItAltonBrown] @ Sep 16th 2009 12:28AM

His little Russian hat was the best.

Jawmuncher (PSN & XBL:Jawmuncher) @ Sep 16th 2009 12:30AM

Red Son Batman FTW!

http://www.youbuynow.com/img/items/114358467050555800.jpg

XBL: xGeneral DEATHx PSN: Deeth82 [Planeteer | Power of General Hostility and Angst] @ Sep 16th 2009 8:34AM

Cossack Batman: They always underestimate the badassness of the hat.

RKN @ Sep 16th 2009 12:21AM

When a modder makes the Adam West 60's Batman show costume or even character model, I will truly be proud to own the PC version!!! I'm picking the game up by the end of this week, and I'll only pay $25 since my fellow PC gaming brother will split it up with me. I just hope the DRM allows at least two installs. : )

Jawmuncher (PSN & XBL:Jawmuncher) @ Sep 16th 2009 12:27AM

Would be cool to see some modding done to the villians in the game.

Einhanderkiller @ Sep 16th 2009 12:33AM

I love the Blue and Grey Classic.

Storm Eagle [Resident Capcom Megafan] @ Sep 16th 2009 10:58AM

Me too. That's definitely my favorite out of the bunch.

CaramelZappa @ Sep 16th 2009 12:43AM

Captain America!

charlie b. @ Sep 16th 2009 12:08PM

Captain Batmerica?

Rhamsey @ Sep 16th 2009 12:56AM

The batman beyond one is sweet, and the green lantern one isnt bad either.

Wardo @ Sep 16th 2009 1:16AM

The classic blue and yellow is by far the best. The Batman Begins one is also very well done.

Vidikron @ Sep 16th 2009 1:31AM

Most of those are pretty good.

Ckff7 @ Sep 16th 2009 2:17AM

Yo Joystiq, I'm really happy for you and imma let you finish,but Superman 64 is one of the best games of all time.

Greenwave @ Sep 16th 2009 2:31AM

kanye being a douche FTW!!!

Storm Eagle [Resident Capcom Megafan] @ Sep 16th 2009 10:59AM

Yeah that's not getting old yet.

Mr. Bungo @ Sep 16th 2009 3:01AM

There's some pretty nice work in there. I love the classic blue and grey, and the detail in recreating the recent movie suits is impressive. It would be great if they added a few more skins to the console versions of the game. Having the community vote on the best PC skins to be included would be a cool PR move. As a plus, actually being able to play the main game with the skins would be a blast. The extra suit in the official game is only available for the challenges, which is a shame.

MatsJn @ Sep 16th 2009 3:10AM

The only problem being that you CAN'T USE THEM!

The retail version of the game uses Securom and therefore denies you acess to modify the game. This was not the case with the demo exe and therfore you were free to modify.

Way to go Eidos.

Gibbeynator @ Sep 16th 2009 7:22AM

A problem that will be all of rectified in about... 10 minutes?

PSN: John-Paul-Jones @ Sep 16th 2009 10:16AM

Then how are people modding them?

RKN @ Sep 16th 2009 11:13AM

Don't tell me I have to.............PIRATE!? : (

MatsJn @ Sep 16th 2009 2:46PM

@PSN: John-Paul-James
The mods are made for the demo, who's exe-file was not protected by Securom.

It does seem that the only way to use mods atm is to use a crack, I would have guessed game developers ha´d learned a thing or two about the modding community by now. But apperantly not.

Filthy Assistant @ Sep 16th 2009 3:57AM

Some of those costumes are really awful (the Beyond ones mainly, and WOW LOOK ITS BLACK NOW) but some are great.

ObiBen @ Sep 16th 2009 9:13AM

those are awesome

Lonecow @ Sep 16th 2009 10:38AM

Batman Of Zur En Arrh I want so bad.

The Dark Wayne @ Sep 16th 2009 2:35PM

I think i like the Batman Begins and TDK the most but all of them are awesome. Also just so everyone knows, the Dark Claw one wasnt just some dude thinking it would be cool, that was the actual design for the "Dark Claw" character that was the mashup of Batman and Wolverine during DC and Marvels Amaglam Comics stuff.