LEGO® Batman™: The Videogame

One of the early forays into the licensed LEGO game model, LEGO Batman feels a bit dated these days but still provides a fun, light-hearted adventure. As you'd expect, we play in this game primarily as the Dynamic Duo of Batman and Robin as they fight crime in a big plastic brick version of Gotham. LEGO Star Wars before it set the precedent of having the game split up into separate stories but because this game has an original narrative, the way this was done was to give Batman 3 main villain plots to foil with around 5 levels spent on each. Our plotlines are split between the Riddler's crew robbing a bank, the Penguin's gang setting an army of gun-toting robot birds loose (as you do), and the Joker and Harley Quinn trying to blow up a cathedral. Because this is an early LEGO game, everyone speaks in grunts and slapstick routines, but you get the gist of what's occurring fairly easily - it's not the most complicated plot after all. Gameplay is typical LEGO action-platforming, but this game's twist is that its heroes can access special suit changes in order to fulfil whatever roles are needed at a given moment. Batman, for example, can unlock a sonic suit to shatter glass, while Robin can don a tech suit and pilot an RC car around confined spaces; in contrast, other characters in the game can typically only do a scant handful of special actions. One of the game's draws is that alongside the hero campaign you also get the villain stories, following each supervillain as they put their dastardly plan into action - these missions are a great way to add longevity to the game, but because it extends the game's runtime from 15 levels to 30 it does get a bit exhausting by the end.

Nothing beats this. Best Lego game imo. Game mechanics are dated, but they are beginner friendly. Graphics are also dated but the high resolution makes up for it. The soundtack is also another highlight. Please, give this one a try. 9.5/10

I bought this game to play with my kids, and all it ever does is crash. We haven't been able to make it past the first level due to the crashing.

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Even after reassigning the keys the controls are just bad. On the first screen I tried to climb a ladder which became almost impossible because of the angle Batman tries to climb up. I fell a lot. If you have a controller maybe it's all right, but with Mouse and Keyboard it's a nightmare. Dropped.