Currently Hurling Mice/Controllers at... Well, Mainly Batman: Arkham Asylum


(badman) #1

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Welcome to the latest installment of Currently Hurling, our semi-regular look at what we here at Splash Damage have been playing lately. The traditionally slow Summer period seems to be officially over, thanks to a swift kick in the face courtesy of Batman: Arkham Asylum. The Caped Crusader is backed up by several of his closest peers, including Shadow Complex, DiRT 2, The Beatles: Rockband, Wolfenstein and many others, all fighting the good fight and making sure our thumbs get the workout they deserve.
In this installment, Batman gets lots of love all around, the Dawn of War II office tournament gets underway, and Rahdo obsesses over a board game. This and more after the break.


(Pytox) #2

Any screens of the Dawn of War II Tournament? :tongue:


(Ging) #3

This month has mostly been about enjoying the hell out of Batman (much face punching fun!) and returning to some older games that I either skimmed over when they came out or have been drawn back to (Dead Space was skimmed and Mass Effect has drawn me back).

I’ve also spent a bit of time trying to finish off the final extreme track in Trials HD, but that’s just proven to be a world of pain.


(darthmob) #4

I was a bit sceptical of what I’ve seen from the Batman game. But even Yahtzee (zero punctuation) had lots of praise for it so I had a look at the demo. I will definitely keep it on my list and get it once there is a good deal on steam.

PS: whoever draws those tapirs -> nice work!


(Shiv) #5

I cant remember if Dow 2 has demo_recording… but if it does, that was be totally awesome :slight_smile:
Who is the favorite to win?


(Crispy) #6

You can save Dawn of War 2 games as in-game replays. Sites like GameReplays.org host a whole bunch of replays and also host audio and full video commentaries by strategy-savvy players. We should be able to get a few of the more thrilling games hosted there for perpetuity (although, that said, as soon as a patch comes out the replays are made redundant :().

It’s too close to call a favourite at the moment because there are some big matches yet to be played and there have been a few upsets already, although if Anti (Orks) and Smooth (SM drifting to Eldar) join in, the competition could get a lot hotter. Pipster’s Hive Tyrant is currently undefeated, though.


(Anti) #7

If you’re genuinely interested I’m sure we can upload some of the replays from it (or a replay pack). Who knows, maybe we could start a community league as well :slight_smile:

WWWWAAAAGGGHHHHHH!!!