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Why should I waste my time collecting all of these collectibles at the start? The reason is solely on Upgrades and 100% Completion.

Riddler Trophies - I believe these give the most points but i'm not sure. There isn't much else to say except they are very satisfying to collect.

Joker Teeth - They make a chattering noise when you're nearby them and they move quite quickly making quite easy to locate except if you don't collect them when you hear or see them... well they aren't shown on the map so... don't miss any... please.

Riddles - These can be anything from Amadeus Arkhams gravestone to a Jack Ryder radio to even a mirror looking back at you.

Interview Tapes - I think these are the most rewarding due to the fun lore behind these tapes and they make the quiet asylum less tedious to walk around in.

Spirit of Arkham - These slabs with a beetle and writing on them have secret messages to listen to hinting at Quincy Sharp being crazy. They are kinda put in the most bland and boring looking places tbh.

Unaligned Question Marks - The point is to find the right angle to make the dot align with the line to make the iconic question mark... cool.

Riddler Maps - These show the locations of all the collectibles except joker teeth. It is actually required to collect these to get points and for 100% completion. You must find each map for each building and all 3 parts of the island.

Each of the Colored Circles represent each and every one of the collectibles that will be shown on the maps below this.

Btw the circles might vary in size so have fun looking at them.

There is another thing you can do to get easy points in the very start. When you reach the room filled with poison gas save the 2 guards and the henchman and you will get points for it. I know cool.

Also when you get your first riddle from riddler you can technically go all the way back to a room with a penguin poster riddle. I didn't put this on the map due to it being all the way back from where you started so you can skip that one.

In the elevator room I will clarify that the tape is on the bottom floor while the Spirit of Arkham slab and joker teeth are on top.

The trophies, riddles, or anything else could be on top of the Arkham Mansion, guard towers or on ground level and this map doesn't clarify nor can I just a warning.

Also the Riddle on the top right of the map is the Wayne tower riddle. Just zoom in on the W logo and you should get the riddle complete.

You will need to get the explosive gel from the Batmobile to get the Spirit of Arkham Slab in the Graveyard next to the Botanical Gardens and a riddler trophy next to the Arkham Mansion.

I decided to leave out the Riddler trophy that is in the starting room to Dead man's point or the room with the skulls and skeletons. You can easily get this one just go through the bottom right corridor on the map and you will reach a secure door and then go through the hallway to the skull room and to your right use explosive gel on the weak wall and PHEW your welcome.

Here is a list of the best upgrades to get.

1. Critical Combo Strikes - Time your punches better and then each punch score will be doubled giving you more points at the end of each fight.

2. Special Combo Takedown - I think this upgrade gets better once you get the Special Combo Boost upgrade.

3. Special Combo Boost - Allows special combo movies after a combo of 5x rather 8x.

4. Combo Batarang - Very good but the other batarang upgrades with this combined is supreme.

5. Twin Batarang - 2 more enemies taken down for a good 3 or more seconds VERY good.

6. Triple Batarang - 3 enemies... Stupendous

7. Batarang Power - Makes enemies stay down longer and I believe this works with the combo batarang too.

Now here's a list of upgrades that should be gotten last.

1. Remote Control Batarang - Horrible controls HORRIBLE and well they can kinda be useful but overall never found myself using this except for challenge mode.

2. Auto Proximity Detonation - I never found my self on ground floor using this especially when I have the triple batarang which is much better

3. Multiple Frequency Detonator - Not that bad actually. A lot of other upgrades are just better to get.

4. Cryptographic Range Amplifier - Only good for a few riddler trophies.

I am not sure if I missed any and if so please comment where and what it is. I hope this helped you get the most points before going to the medical facility part of the game. I believe after collecting everything shown on the maps above you should have 3-5 upgrades.