Batman: Arkham Asylum
Games That Break the Fourth Wall
Batman has faced plenty of villains who try to screw with his mind, but how many of these rogues go after the sanity of the people watching his escapades? Scarecrow is perhaps the only villain who has tried this tactic. Batman: Arkham Asylum follows the rule of three and has Batman face off against Dr. Crane three times.
The first two times aren’t worth talking about too much, but the third fight starts with an intentional visual glitch that simulates the death throes of a graphics card. And then it replays the beginning of the game, except now The Joker drives Batman to Arkham.
Additionally, the game tells players they need to use the middle analog stick to dodge a bullet; I bet half the players who went into this blind stared at their controllers in confusion, trying to find something that doesn’t exist. I hope whoever came up with this sequence got a raise; he or she deserves it.
