LEGO Batman: The Videogame Review (Kyrrelin)
LEGO Batman is one of the oldest games, next to LEGO Star Wars and LEGO Indiana Jones, in the series of LEGO adaptations of famous movie franchises. Its age is obviously apparent, but in no way prevents you from fully enjoying it! :D
The story doesn't follow that of any specific movie and it's more like a compilation of short events. The whole game is divided into three parts each with its own main villains and your goal as Batman (and Robin) is to prevent them from carrying out their evil plans thus protecting the good citizens of Gotham City! There are no voices, but even without words, it's pretty clear what's going on.
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Even if older, LEGO Batman still works the same way as the other LEGO games. After completing story mode you can replay every mission in free mode with any hero or villain you'd like, you are then given a limited pool of characters that have suitable skills for the said mission and from them you can pick. This pool is randomized, except for the first character you pick before starting the mission.
Also, once you complete each story arc, you can then switch to Arkham Asylum and play through the whole story as villains! The layout of hero and villain missions isn't the same, which is refreshing.
Yet again you collect studs, minikits, red bricks and save poor citizens from burglary. For studs you can buy suit upgrades for Batman and Robin, some new characters and open facts about the Batman universe. There are no additional items to wear, but that's okay as many of the characters are already equipped with silly things. XD Red bricks and suit upgrades (took us a while to realize!) have to be set each time you come back to the game, don't forget about that. There isn't a split-screen so you have to stay close to each other or you risk pushing your sidekick to a ravine or poisonous gas and killing him. Camera angles can cause some headaches as always, especially during jumps. ^^
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LEGO games are best in co-op and Batman isn't an exception. We had so much fun and went for 100% even if there are no achievements! Can only recommend it. :D