21. "Batman: Arkham Asylum" (series)

Release date: August 25, 2009

Platform: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One

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Starting with "Arkham Asylum," Rocksteady's take on the caped crusader is by far the best — and it's also one of the best superhero series ever made. As a third-person action adventure game, you play as Batman as he tries to foil the Joker's various plots — first at Gotham's mental hospital in "Arkham Asylum," and later across all of Gotham in "Batman: Arkham City." The final game of the series is coming in 2015: "Batman: Arkham Knight."