Friday February 10, 2012 4:27 PM AEST

Atomic MPC > News > Game > PC Games > Introducing... Arkham Asylum's Harley Quinn

PC Games

Introducing... Arkham Asylum's Harley Quinn

Video: One of Batman: Arkham Asylum's villains takes a bow...

Now, I'm not one of those fans who's all drooly over The Joker's sidekick, paramour and muse, Harley Quinn, but I know a few people who might have a little thing for the murderous Quinn. I can see the attraction - the charm, the outfit, the psychopathy - but it's never gotten a rise, so to speak.

Until now. Batman: Arkham Asylum's Harley Quinn is toasty hot and scary.

Oh boy. I'll be in my bunk.

Behind the scenes with Mass Effect 3! GTX 560 VGA round-up! Essential Skyrim tweaks to improve your game! Plus reviews, news, hardware, more games, and easy to following modding guides for PC builders. ON SALE NOW!

Ads by Google

9 Comments

thesorehead Apr 22, 2009 4:25 PM	I'm ... disappointed. Mostly with the animation. I can understand the desire to portray a comic-book style, meaning there's no need to go for a completely realistic look. But comic books also portray really fluid, hyperbolic, sexy and dramatic motion and action ... which I'm just not seeing. I feel like this is a PS2 game with better graphics. When is this game due out again?
Hawkeye Apr 22, 2009 4:46 PM	In June.
Cybes Apr 22, 2009 4:55 PM	I'm just playing through Vampire(Bloodlines) again... Anyone else think she looks rather like Jeanette, the Malkavian club owner?
hectorbustnuts Apr 22, 2009 5:58 PM	raises hand to the "Who's got a Harley Quinn fetish?" question If Bruce Timm were dead, I've no doubt he'd be rolling in his grave. I get the whys and wherefores for the design change, you know, since Batman's gone all gritty and realistic. I love the look of the game, and from what I've seen Bane, The Joker and Killer Croc all fit the new design aesthetics, but Quinn just looks overly slutty and unattractive. Give me Timm's slick red, white and black one-piece any day over this broken and wrong school-girl look.
hectorbustnuts Apr 22, 2009 5:59 PM	Incidentally, Kevin Smith likes Harley Quinn so much he named his daughter after her.
Hawkeye Apr 22, 2009 7:03 PM	I know :) I don't mind the look, and I'm guessing there'll be some costume changes throughout. I've a friend who really seriously wants to get a latex version of the Timm outfit, and boy would she look the part - but she's also pretty excited about this interpretation.
hectorbustnuts Apr 22, 2009 7:40 PM	Latex, eh? That would be so sweet. I've seen a couple of cosplay versions of Harley around, but none that have really nailed it for me. Perhaps I'm just fussy (or too entrenched in my own fantasies, more likely). And for extra geek points and ragging rights on the Bruce Timm front: http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b25/hectorbustnuts/RIMG0004.jpg Close up: http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v375/60/12/644986016/n644986016_1462152_5601.jpg (Yeah, my real name is Daniel)
Hawkeye Apr 22, 2009 8:25 PM	Some of my best friends are called Daniel! And is that a Ralph McQuarrie print, with film cell? They are classy bits of fan-stuff.
hectorbustnuts Apr 22, 2009 8:49 PM	Yeah, it is. I've been meaning to mod the frame and stick some LED lighting behind the cell for years...but never got around to it. Sadly there's a stack more unframed stuff in tubes in the cupboard including a Dynamic Forces G1 "Transformers" litho and a signed "Sam and Max" print. Framing might be pricey but wall space is getting low too!

Comments have been disabled on this article.

Latest Competitions

Thermaltake kicks off your gaming year with a BANG
Thermaltake has started off the new year with a bang by giving away a Tt eSport Theron Laser mouse to not one or two, but TWENTY lucky Atomicans!

Atomic Magazine

Issue: 133 | February, 2012

Atomic is a magazine aimed squarely at computer enthusiasts, gamers, and serious PC upgraders.

Every month we bring you the latest reviews of new technology and PC components, in depth features on everything from overclocking to console hacking, and gaming previews and interviews.

What's in this issue?