Batman 3D Hits Europe Next Month

3D Tastic Batman.

Published 04/03/2010 at 13:40.
By wotta.

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Remember that Game of The Year Version we mentioned for Batman Arkham Asylum yesterday? Well Square Enix have now confirmed to CVG that it will release in Europe, complete with 3D options on March 26.

As we revealed the new edition will include six extra challenge maps on disc plus TriOviz 3D support which offers console players the chance to play in 3D, whether they own a standard or HDTV sets.

“By leveraging the depth-of-field while maintaining the original gameplay and colour integrity, TriOviz 3D creates a far more immersive gaming experience, allowing console players to dive deeper into the gothic world of Arkham Asylum,” A spokesperson told the site.

It sounds like our kind of game, but will you go out and buy it again for these new features?

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nouveller | 04/03/2010 13:42
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I’d have to try it before I bought it, just to make sure it’s not a complete gimmick but if it’s pulled off well, I’d trade the old game in to replace it with this.
cc_star | 04/03/2010 13:44
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The fact it comes bundled with glasses means this is 3D 80′s style.

Proper 3D is going to have its work cut out to get past fud like this
- jimmy-google | 04/03/2010 14:12
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  Not necessarily. I did a little digging. I don’t believe this is the same 3D we saw on games like Heart of Darkness which came with the red blue lenses. I believe its somewhere between that and cinema 3D (Sony’s work differently to both). I can’t find any information on how it actually works though.
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  From http://www.digitalcinemareport.com/Darkworks-Trioviz-3D
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  “While they were in LA for the 3D Entertainment Summit, I met with Alexis Arragon, technology manager at Darkworks, and Christophe Brossier, CEO of Trioviz. Darkworks is known as the developer of the horror game Cold Fear. Trioviz offers a fascinating 3D display method that is viewable both with and without 3D glasses on ordinary television screens. When watching Trioviz-prepared content with its 3D passive glasses, you see the content in 3D. But if you take the glasses off, you just see it in 2D, without the double images normally seen with stereoscopic content. I won’t go into the details of the technology. It’s safe to say that the 3D is not as good as 3D digital cinema, but it is surprisingly good. When viewing game content with their method, it was obvious that this would be a fun way to play.”
- hazelam | 04/03/2010 14:19
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  so how exactly does it work with standard tvs without using the red blue anaglyph technique?
  - jimmy-google | 04/03/2010 14:28
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    All I can find so far is from gamasutra:
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    “Trioviz says that its technology differs from traditional red-and-blue 3D glasses, as it is designed to offer natural colors and sharp images without any “ghosting.” The company also claims that users will not suffer from discomfort, fatigue, eye strain, or headaches with its glasses.”
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    “This technology allows us to provide an incredible 3D gaming experience on existing CRT, Plasma and LCD TVs,” says Darkworks product development manager Alexis Arragon. “We’re excited about the possibilities and opportunities that this will open up for us as game developers for consumers to enjoy. Full 3D gaming is the next revolution in video games. Consumers will be amazed at the depth of experience that we can provide with this technology.”
  - hazelam | 04/03/2010 14:41
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    i’m sure if some company had invented a way of showing 3d on standard tvs i’m sure there would have been news of it somewhere.
    still, i never did get round to buying the game originally, though i did borrow the xbox version, so maybe i’ll get this version and give it a try.
  - jimmy-google | 04/03/2010 14:45
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    There’s a lot about their deal with Darkworks (who were working on “I am alive”) but not how the 3D works.
  - cc_star | 04/03/2010 14:47
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    But its only a 2D source… so this is more about some sort of psuedo-perception than actual 3D, like I say muddying the waters for when Sony & Microsoft launch 3D proper
  - hazelam | 04/03/2010 14:53
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    it says it works with the zbuffer so that could be how it works out the 3d part, the bit that hasn’t really been explained fully, except maybe in jimmy’s post lower down is how it will be displayed.
    that makes it sound like a variation on the anaglyph method but apparently without the glasses you just see a 2d image, seems like this will be one of those believe it when i see it things.
Amphlett | 04/03/2010 13:59
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Ha ha, what a load of marketing speak!
davidoff darko | 04/03/2010 14:01
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ill buy it if the price is right. never bought the game in the first place and was waiting for a good price. but id probs pay full whack for this
jimmy-google | 04/03/2010 14:13
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I want to see thet 3D working before I’d buy it.
baska | 04/03/2010 14:14
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think i might have to buy the game 2 :o) or make a tactical swap with my old one
eirekun | 04/03/2010 14:18
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Has anyone ever tried their 3d system? I checked their website & it says “Say NO to Anaglyph” – so it’s not red & green glasses. Polarised?
- hazelam | 04/03/2010 14:29
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  but apparently it work on any tv which would rule out polarised being the solution.
  - eirekun | 04/03/2010 14:57
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    I’m intrigued, this has just gone on my might-buy list which is getting nearly as big as the will-buy list
MUKARKAR | 04/03/2010 14:21
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whether they own a standard or HDTV sets!!
grrrrrrrrreat
jimmy-google | 04/03/2010 14:38
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I found this about TriOviz 3D:
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It uses green-magenta glasses but involves more than simple colour encoding. It involes a full visual effects pass. As a result, the 3D image is suprisingly comfortable to watch on regular 2D display. There’s very low retinal rivalry in the luminance, definition and colour domains. The drawback is that the overall depth of the scene may have been reduced to be kept insude the system comfort zone. Regular colour encoding processes hurt teh audience when their binocluar separation is maxed out by a huge parrallax and colour dynamics. Trioviz encoding offers the option to reduce the 3D effect to the very amount of depth it is possible to squeeze in colour encoding.
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http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2LA7vfqv0bMC&pg=PA193&lpg=PA193&dq=TriOviz&source=bl&ots=ewJk3tLYSB&sig=VOpInDdd60D8nDqonmD_sdKg9hw&hl=en&ei=8sKPS9rlDs-64QavkpCUDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=20&ved=0CD0Q6AEwEw#v=onepage&q=TriOviz&f=false
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Anyone actually understand it?
hazelam | 04/03/2010 14:48
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sounds like red/blue but with green and pink glasses instead.