Okay, right off the bat, this game has everything you want from a batman game. awesome gliding, a "where the hell is he storing all that cable?" grappling hook, and ridiculous batarang aim. The combat is near perfect (button mashing at it's finest) and with the quick throw, auto aim batarangs and grapple hooks, crowd control is really easy and it it keeps you from getting overwhelmed by the dozens of enemies.
What was this game missing? nothing big, there's no batmobile driving, no real fighting when you face killer croc, and no explosive batarang like you see him use all the freakin' time in the cartoon!
Speaking of explosives, you do get this awesome explosive gel that you can remote detonate, and when upgraded, will explode like a proximity mine. which brings me to the rpg element, nothing to write home about, upgrade this instead of this, but by the end of the game you have enough exp to upgrade everything if you fought enough people, killed enough plants, and broke enough chattering teeth on the ground.
My favorite part of the game is easily the stealth parts, gliding around, inverted take downs, glide kicks. I like to get all, but when I'm on the last guy, just do the chill walk towards him while he empties a clip on you, and proceed to punch him, one at a time till he's knocked out.
Boss battles are pretty cool, none of them are really original though, Ivy is just like that uroboros tree monster from resident evil 5, the bane fight scene... matador him into the wall, etc. the other ones would be spoiler to tell you about, so i'll leave it at that.
Playing as Joker is fun, his fighting style is completely different from Batman's, and arguably cooler, he has a magnum instead of a batarang, explody chattering teeth instead of the gel, and googly glasses instead of the cowl vision...
The scarecrow challenge map from gamestop is whatever, and the only thing that really bothers me, is that after the game is done, you have absolutely nothing to do in the story mode. all of the enemies are gone, closed off areas are still closed, and you can't even kill yourself because you cant get hurt from heights, drown, and your explosions don't hurt you...
5 out of 5: Short story, but those stealth challenge maps, they're so fun.
ANOTHER THING: Don't get hit; as you progress, the suit gets more damaged depending on deaths and hits...