SCARECROW GLITCH – Batman: Arkham Asylum
Batman: Arkham Asylum brought a new kind of Batman game to consoles, featuring a story that delved deep into the darkest minds of some of comics’ scariest villains. Scarecrow is known for being able to cause hallucinations. In Arkham Asylum, however, this extends beyond just Batman and the world he lives in, but to the players at home.
The Scarecrow glitch breaks the fourth wall by making it seem as though the game has just crashed, losing all of that precious progress. The glitch is extra scary for those playing on an Xbox, as it has a similar effect to the “Red Ring of Death” that the Xbox gets when it has actually conked out.
After players nearly have a heart attack over what just happened, the black screen resets and we learn that we just fell victim to one of Scarecrow’s scare tactics. What a relief!
