The game comes out in nine days and I just pre-ordered my copy today so I think that warrants resurrecting this thread. Holy shit, I'm looking forward to a game like I haven't in a while. I'm pretty sure the last game I bought was Red Dead Redemption and that was based solely on my love for Westerns and my trust in Rockstar.
I played Arkham Asylum almost as an afterthought when I rented it from my local Hollywood Video before it went out of business and I loved the game. I made sure to return it to the store and buy a copy. Aside from the mostly terrible bossfights and some frustrating design choices (why is Batman built like a brick shithouse?), I thought the game was solid and definitely the best one I'd played in a long time. And now Arkham City is coming out with everything I loved and so much more!
You can even play as
Tim Drake if that catches your fancy. What is there not to be excited about?