LEGO Batman: The VideogameGenre: Action-Adventure
Available On: Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, PS3, Nintendo DS, PSP, PC
Publishers: DC Comics, Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment, Traveller's Tales Games
Release Date: September 23, 2008
For 1 or 2 Players
This game is an exciting and imaginative romp into the world of LEGOs, Gotham style. The controls are easy to master, and the gameplay as far as controls are concerned leaves little to be desired. The game flows smoothly, and while fairly linear, it does include many hidden places and easter eggs to be discovered by the experienced or curious player. You can collect the hidden pieces that are scattered throughout the various missions to unlock extra characters, vehicles, gameplay altering cheats and a database of Bat-related information. You begin in the batcave, where the three 'episodes' of play are assigned to a bat-vehicle; choose your ride, choose your adventure. Plenty of goons and classic characters appear; the Joker and Harley Quinn, Penguin, Poison Ivy, Mr. Freeze, the Mad Hatter and so on. Defeat them to unlock them for play in 'free play' mode. The game environments are almost fully interactive- you can smash just about everything to pieces (literally), spraying LEGO 'coins' called studs about. Collect the studs to buy suit upgrades and other spicy bits of comic book joy to enhance your gaming experience. The game makes use of the many bat-suits developed over the years, giving them use in unique ways in each level. You will also have to build things from lego bits that are lying around during the game. It makes for a neat change from many other action-adventure titles, especially if you like LEGOs. Smashing, building, and batarang-ing your way through the game, you will notice some eventual repetetiveness- but the developers do a good job of breaking up the monotony. Experienced or dedicated players will probably finish in an afternoon, but probably will take longer to find the many hidden features in each level. Overall, this was a very fun and unique gaming experience.
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