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LEGO Batman: The Videogame
Published by: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
LEGO Batman - The Videogame - Game Review (XB360)
By Sergiu Petrisor
Published: October 16, 2008
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Lego fans have another reason to be pleased. Warner Bros,
released their latest title after the very popular series "Batman". Even if the
game is called Lego Batman, Robin is the other protagonist of the game. After
Lego Indiana Jones, fans have another title, better looking, lots of
characters... in a word, another fun game worth playing.
Lego Batman features most of the characters from the comics, characters like Joker, The Penguin, Poison Ivy, the Riddler, Cat Woman, Killercroc and many more. The story begins when these villains escape the Asylum and plan to take over Gotham City. The story is composed of three chapters, each chapter having 5 missions available.
Batman and Robin must fight crime against Clayface in the first mission, a creature of shape-changing protoplasm. Clayface possesses incredible strength and can transform his clay-like body into any form. In the following missions of the first chapter, our heroes will fight against Two Face, Poison Ivy, Mr. Freeze and last but not least, their leader The Riddler. Every mission is accompanied by great cinematics that will really amuse and inform the player about the missions.
Each chapter has five villains, one in each mission, the
last mission being the ultimate fight against the mastermind of this evil plot
(kinda like a boss fight). You have to play the game to find out what each
chapter has to offer and who the other villains are (Penguin.... Joker
)
The good thing is the game can be played in two. Let me rephrase that, two players can play the game. Scratch that. This game must be played in two! One assumes the role of Batman and the other of his young padawan, Robin. It will be much more rewarding than playing with an AI controlled Robin, or Batman but you can switch between the both of them to use whatever skill the mission requires you to.
Both, Batman and Robin have a grapple to reach higher areas but each has its own costumes. These costumes are found inside missions and will be unlocked for "Free Play" mode. More on that later. In the Story Mode, you start with your standard outfit, the game allowing you to change it only at different points, when the mission requires you to. There are costumes that allow Batman to detonate bombs, hover for a while, use sonic waves to blast windows and Robin has costumes with technology enhancements, a suit that allows him to walk underwater and many more for each. Inside missions, you'll have to overthrow the villains plans, this means fighting their minions which come empty handed at first then armed with guns, but they are never too hard to defeat (let's remember, this is a game rated "E" Everyone).
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| LEGO Batman wins Children's BAFTA Award December 2, 2008 Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment are pleased to announce that LEGO Batman: The Videogame has won a prestigious Children’s BAFTA Award for Best Videogame 2008.
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