"Arkham Asylum" Riddler Challenges Quiz

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1. The Riddler offers his challenges in several different forms; exactly how many different types of Riddler challenges are there to solve?

Answer: seven

The different challenges to solve are: Riddler maps, Riddler trophies, background analysis, Riddler question marks, Patient Interviews, Chronicles of Arkham tablets, and Joker teeth. These challenges can also range from fairly easy to solve to near impossible unless you know where to look.

2. These challenges are hidden all over Arkham Island, from atop the Arkham mansion to deep within the cave system. Exactly how many challenges are there to either solve or discover?

Answer: 240

There are a total of two hundred and forty Riddler challenges in the game, which ensures that one must travel to every corner of the island in order to hunt them down. Of course, it would go along much smoother if a Riddler map is in their possession...

3. Riddler maps are the only challenges that allow the player to find other Riddler challenges. In simpler terms, if one finds a Riddler map, they can look at the Arkham Island map, and a green question mark will show up at the same location a challenge is at. How many Riddler maps are in the game?

Answer: nine

There is one Riddler map for evey area of Arkham Island: Intensive Treatment, Arkham East, Arkam West, Arkham North, Medical Facility, Caves, Arkham Mansion, Penitentiary, and Botanical Gardens. Note: the maps may tell you what specific area that challenges are in, but not what type it is.

4. The Riddler trophies are the most widespread of the Riddler challenges, and therefore harder to find. Many of these trophies are in easy to find places, while others are where one would least expect them to be. How many Riddler trophies are there throughout the game?

Answer: One hundred

There are so many Riddler trophies that they account for over 40% of the challenges by themselves. Locations for all these Riddler trophies range from atop the Arkham Mansions' clock tower to underneath a waterfall deep within the cave system.

5. The "background analysis" challenges requires the player to scan whatever object that the riddle is talking about. For example, if the Riddle is "You don't know Jack about Gotham; tune in to find out", analyze the radio sitting on the wooden bench. How many of these challenges are in the game?

Answer: Forty-two

These puzzles may range from almost insulting one's intelligence (see above example) to just plain infuriating unless you know just where to look. These are also the second most populous challenge in the game, though it does require more wits than searching for a Riddler trophy.

6. The Riddler question marks are similar to the "background analysis" challenges mentioned earlier; however, instead of analyzing the object that the riddle talk about, one must stand at a certain spot in the area, match together the two question mark halves, and analyze them. How many of these challenge types are in the game?

Answer: nine

There is exactly one of this challenge type for and in each area of the island. Despite the low number, some are hard enough that a Riddler map is needed just to figure out where to look.

7. Patient Interviews are tapes that feature the recordings of some of Arkham's most infamous patients. These tapes offer insights into these patients and help the player to more understand how each one views the world. For how many different characters are there interview tapes for?

Answer: seven

The different patients that are reviewed via interview tapes are: the Joker, Scarecrow, the Riddler, Zsasz, Killer Croc, Harley Quinn, and Poison Ivy. Most of the time, all the interview tapes of one person are in the same general area (e.x.: Poison Ivy tapes are all in the Botanical Gardens); however, there are exceptions with some characters, such as the Joker.

8. The Chronicles of Arkham are tablets with the symbol of Arkham Asylum imprinted in the middle. For each tablet scanned, the spirit of Amadeus Arkham will recount certain past events. How many Chronicles of Arkham can be found via Riddler challenges?

Answer: Twenty-three

Unfortunately, the twenty-fourth and final Chronicle isn't involved with the Riddler challenges. In order to obtain the last Chronicle, the player must instead hunt down the one who really left these tablets all over Arkham Island (I'm not listing who it is here).

9. Joker teeth are by far the most annoying challenges to solve, not because they're hard, but because the chattering is likely to get on the nerves after a little while! To complete the challenge, just destroy the number of Joker teeth required in each area. How many total Joker teeth are in the game?

Answer: One hundred fifty

One sidenote: while most Joker teeth can be found just by progressing through the story, a few of them really need to be searched for in hidden locations. The best example are the three Joker teeth that are on the second floor of the Warden's office, inside the Arkham Mansion.

10. It's not as if solving these Riddler challenges are unimportant; far from it! One reason is that solving Riddler challenges will result in earning experience points; earn enough experience points, and the player will be able to purchase WayneTech upgrades, making it easier to progress throughout the story. How many upgrades are available to purchase?

Answer: Twenty

These WayneTech upgrades range from new combat moves (such as the Inverted Takedown and the ability to throw enemies) to new and improved gadgets (such as the Sonic Batarang and the Triple Batarang). Sometimes, the player must obtain an upgrade before another upgrade can be purchased (for example, the double Batarang needs to be purchased before the triple Batarang is available).

11. Another pro for solving Riddler challenges is that certain challenges will award the player with a character bio when completed. These bios contain general information about Batman's allies and enemies. Other challenges will reward you with character trophies, which are 3D figurens of major characters featured in the game. How many COMBINED characters bios and trophies are there to collect?

Answer: Sixty-two

The characters for which there are bios range from obvious (Batman, the Joker), to well-known (Commissioner Gordon, Catwoman), to ones that only fans will be able to recognize (Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Calendar Man). As for the character trophies, they range from Batman and the Joker, to the Blackgate and Arkham inmates, to the Batwing and Batmobile.

12. Finally, completing certain Riddler challenges will unlock combat and predator challenges, which are separate from the actual gameplay. These challenges will test one's skills with Batman both as a fighter and as a predator, in challenges such as Sewer Bat or Silent Knight. How many total of these challenges are there?

Answer: Sixteen

There are a total of eight challenges for both types of challenge modes; also, half of these are basic challenges, while the other half are extreme challenges. Mastering one of these challenges will earn you three batarang challenges medals, making a total of forty-eight challenge medals to obtain in all!

13. The Riddler challenges are such a big part of the gameplay that there are quite a few achievements obtained by solving a certain number of them. How many total achievements are directly linked to solving Riddler trophies?

Answer: Eight

The eight Riddler achievements are: Arkham Analyst (solve 5% of the Riddler challenges), Cryptic Investigator (solve 10%), Lateral Thinker (solve 25%), Mystery Solver (solve 40%), Conundrum Cracker (solve 55%), Mental Athlete (solve 70%), Riddle Resolver (solve 85%), and Crack The E Nigma (solve all the Riddler callenges).

Naturally, the achievements are in the order they must be obtained (you can't get "Crack The E Nigma" before getting "Arkham Analyst").

14. Another achievement for this game is called Perfect Knight, which requires you to complete the game to 100%. Do all of the Riddler challenges need to be solved in order to obtain this award?

Answer: yes

Sadly, you must solve all of the two hundred forty challenges on the island in order to obtain this award. However, that isn't all that would need to be done: the other requirements are to finish story mode, earn every medal in the combat and predator challenge modes, get all WayneTech upgrades, and get all of the character bios.

15. True or False: None of the Riddler challenges in the game are missable, meaning you can get all the challenges even if you miss them the first time. Also, none of these challenges are required in order for you to complete the game.

Answer: False

It is true that none of the Riddler challenges are missable; however, in order to complete the game, you must complete a certain Riddler challenge. It's a background analysis type that goes, "Don't cut yourself on this Sharply observed portrait"; the answer, of course, is the picture of Warden Quincy Sharp hanging on the wall.

Source: Author spandy15

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"Arkham Asylum" Riddler Challenges Quiz

You are the Batman, testing your wits against Edward E. Nigma, aka the Riddler, with your goal being to solve all of his challenges and prove yourself the World's Greatest Detective. Are you up to the challenge? (Note: based upon the Xbox 360 version)

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