LEGO Batman
Holy Batman! All the villains from Arkham Asylum have escaped and it's up to Batman and Robin to stop them. Play as Batman and his sidekick Robin as you build, drive, swing and fight your way through Gotham City. Then, jump into the story from the other side and play as Batman's foes. There is no rest for the good (or evil).
Play through the game in Story Mode from both the hero and villain sides Replay any level in Freeplay Mode with any characters you've unlocked. Access previously hidden areas to find additional rewards and bonus content Collect LEGO studs and special LEGO bricks throughout the game to unlock tons of extra content including special power-ups and bonus levels
The villains are on the loose Take control of the Dynamic Duo, Batman and Robin, as you build, drive, swing, and fight your way through Gotham City capturing escaped villains and putting them back in Arkham Asylum where they belong. Battle against legendary villains including The Joker, The Penguin, Catwoman and more to keep the streets of Gotham clean. Then, for the first time, jump into the story from the other side and play as Batman's foes. Enjoy the power you wield as you spread chaos throughout the city.
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LEGO Batman Reviews
My 26 year old son and my 6 year old grandson both play this game and love it. I've watched them at play and they have tons of fun playing this. I'd recomend it highly to anyone.
Lastly, there are times when you each must pull a switch and getting the computer player to do so is usually a hassle. Every character has the ability to fight in a meelee style and the villains have a special power which doubles as a weapon and is generally required to beat the levels. Often, you must kill your sidekick in order to get him out the way. However, extras are routinely unlocked as you complete the levels ad you will soon find yourself able to purchase suit upgrades, characters and other abilities. * missing your target when you jump. The overall story is broken into 3 levels on each side (hero vs villain) and each episode is made up of 5 levels for a total of 30 levels and 2 bonus levels. My husband, of course, is also a Batman fan and we mostly picked it up to play together. After beating story mode, you can play in free mode which allows you to select your character and the computer assigns additional characters you can switch to.
For the most part, they are not my style so for me to even consider playing a game is pretty shocking. By accomplishing certain feats players can get minikits, of which there are 10 for each level. At certain times, Ryan and I would find ourselves stuck and we searched for the solutions online. In between this, you drive around in little cars, boats, trucks or motorcycles, control robots and helicopters, walk on tight ropes and ride in giant mech-like robots. The plot is interesting enough without being too in depth. The really bad. You also build things with Legos like levers and vehicles to accomplish goals.
Basically, you have very little control over the camera, so little that you might as well not have any. I was excited to play this game and still enjoy it but have become increasingly frustrated by certain pitfalls. and you start each level in story mode. * difficulty climbing ladders. Villain levels generally show the villains plotting before the faceoff with the Bat crew. The Bat crew can also use batarangs as well as a sort of grappling gun. Nonetheless, I enjoy Lego Batman overall.
This helps you get more studs and complete the game. You have a computer player as well and sometimes this person stands directly in your way so you cannot hit your target or jump where you need to. The ego design interprets Batman's stealth and masculinity and even shows the female characters and their curves adorably. I think if that issue were solved, this game would not only be more fun, but easier as well. Gameplay is fairly basic (as are the controls, thankfully).
I think this allows casual and hardcore fans alike to appreciate the game. Now for the bad. We play with and against well known names like Batman, Robin, Catwoman and the Joker and see figures which may only be known to more serious fans such as Nightwing and The ManBat. Although released after The Dark Knight, it has nothing to do with that story.
I like how the elements of each character - both hero and villain - were brought in from the history of Batman. That is, each level is played from both the side of the heroes and of the villains; although you do not fight the heroes as the villain so it is not the same level as the other time. Because we play this game on the XBox 360, we can unlock XBox achievements which add a little more excitement to the game. Overall, the camera angles result in a lot of unnecessary dying not because of a lack of skill but because you cannot possibly judge where you need to be, are going or what is around you. Mr Freeze can freeze people or liquid. Unless you stay close together which can sometimes kill you, it's difficult to see. * getting stuck in a corner.
For instance, Poision Ivy has a chemical cloud that grows flowers, stuns people and makes door operators fall in love with her. This results in the scattering of some of your studs - a loss of money. First, though, the good. * using a special ability when you are trying to build something.
* having to move blindly through the game. Also, you can collect red bricks which unlock additional abilities and tools like a minikit detector and stud magnet. However, the camera angle causes enough frustration that it could cause a person to not want to even finish the game. From my understanding, this has been a problem for all the Lego games. Another, albeit lesser issue, I have is when playing multiplayer. After playing each level, you can see how much of the game is completed by percentage and this includes beating the levels as well as finding all the red bricks, minikits and making superhero/villain as well.
This results in your character being far from the screen and difficult seeing where he is or what he is doing. And, although he does fight the enemy, he doesn't do it very well so you wind up doing the brunt of the work. * falling off ledges and dying. The levels are counterparts to each other. Besides beating each level and the game itself, there are smaller accomplishments built in. Of course, each works up to a boss at the end of the episode and the episodes altogether create a larger story. * walking to your death (because you cannot see where you're walking).
The characters are adorable. * being pushed off ledges by the computer when playing 2 player. Because of this you will experience any number of these issues:. Although this only happened 2 or 3 times, for a game that is made for 10 year olds, this could be an issue. As you unlock different abilities and characters, you can go back and play the free play on levels which you have already played in story mode. The thing that makes this game so frustrating: Camera Angles.
* walking into the enemy, bullets, toxic slime and any other potentially fatal substance. I thought that the characters were cute, the weapons were fitting and the story made sense. By collecting enough studs (how many varies by level), you can achieve Superhero or Supervillain and get a piece of the Super kit (collecting all superkits unlock the extra bonus levels).
I was attracted to Lego Batman because the Lego concept is cute and I enjoy the idea of Batman. The breaking and killing result in dropped coins, call studs, and hearts for health.
You break people and stuff which are made out of Legos. Furthermore, certain characters are super strong (Mr Freeze), can double jump (Poison Ivy) or can walk in toxic waste and there are different BatMan and Robin suits which can also be worn by Nightwing and Batgirl which allow the gang go swim, plant bombs, break glass, and use technology among other tools.
Let me start this by saying I have not really enjoyed any other games on the XBox. The entire story can be played as a hero or villain from the Batcave and Arkham Asylum, respectively.
Each character (you and a friend can play) has optimum health at 4 hearts and "dies" when the hearts run out. This seems to cause a lot of trouble when player multiplayer (and sometimes when playing alone) because the camera tries to focus on both players but sometimes this is not feasible.
Gaining all these minikits results in a reward of studs.
If you like "Batman's story" it is great because you can play with "batman" or "jocker". I really enjoy to play this game.
There are a number of lesser villains used who were never in any of the movies, which is a nice touch for Bat-geeks who've ever been into the comics. There's not much to say that hasn't already been said, but I can assure you as a massive fan of the Lego games that this is the best one. It capitalizes on everything that was good about the first game, continues the gameplay improvements they made in Indy, and maximizes the potential of so many characters in the Batman universe. Chapter 3 features the Joker and Scarecrow and seems to be a mix of Batman & Dark Knight. The trailers excitedly announced that you can play as either heroes or villains, which I interpreted just to mean that you could switch characters in free play, same as always. The only (slight) problem is with all the special suits for Batman and Robin, there are almost too many characters to flip through on free play.
Lego Star Wars was great, Lego Indy was inferior but still fun, and this one shows the natural progression in the series. But it turned out to mean that there are separate sets of levels, so that your mission is either to pull off a heist, or stop the same heist. This means there are a total of 30 levels, way more than any previous Lego game (except The Complete Saga, which bundled SW part I & II together). Oh, and if you're wondering whether they use the plots of the old Batman movies or the new movies, the answer is neither.
If you're reading this page, you're already interested, so do yourself a favor and buy it already. Chapter 1 features Poison Ivy, Freeze, Bane, Two-Face, etc. In Chapter 2 you'll battle Catwoman, Penguin, and some others, and is clearly meant to give the feel of Batman Returns. Perhaps I'm biased, as I admit to being a Bat-fanatic, but is definitely the most fun to play. and seems to be an homage to Batman Forever.
The plot lines of the chapters are not related to any Batman movie, but it seems like each chapter features the main characters and "feel" of a different movie. You'll be glad you have more levels to play, because they're awesome.
I'd have to say it makes a popular gift. However, LEGO Batman was the only thing my (grown)son really wanted for his birthday. I personally do not like, and therefore cannot evaluate, electronic games, aka video games. It certainly made a hit with him, and he creates games. It arrived promptly and he said he played it for nearly two days straight.
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