If those heroes are too powerful for you, why not try your luck fighting evil with Vicki Vale or Lois Lane? And just for the collectors, you'll also have the ability to pick up some of the regular bad guys, such as the LexBot and the Joker's henchmen. It's not just the most popular Justice Leaguers here (though they all show up before the end of the game), but rather rare treats like Supergirl, Mad Hatter, Captain Boomerang and the Black Canary. There are fifty extra characters in all, many of which are just waiting to be found in Gotham City. Perhaps the most useful hero is Superman, who is able to simply fly over a lot of the puzzles. For example, Aquaman is able to shoot water to clean up toxic puddles, the Joker can open electrified doors and Mr. These DC universe players are both heroes and villains, each with their own set of special attacks. This time around you can bring in any of the additional characters you've earned and unlocked. Once you've completed a stage, you are able to go back and play through it again. Your typical puzzle revolves around one character creating a path for the other, be it assembling a ledge, blowing open a door or sneaking past an especially nosey surveillance camera. Solo players will have to not only switch between costumes, but also change characters from one moment to the next. The puzzles are largely the same from one level to the next, requiring Batman and Robin to switch suits in order to turn invisible, shoot rockets, glide, do acrobatic stunts and much, much more. This means that both Batman and Robin will have to go through several costume changes in order to bypass the obstacles presented to you. When you're not mindlessly beating up thugs that look like Ronald McDonald, you'll spend the rest of your time solving puzzles. There are large chunks of time when you're doing little more than mashing the "X" button and collecting studs (the game's currency). The levels themselves play out like a cross between Double Dragon and The Lost Vikings.
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Players will be asked to pilot a series of vehicles (including boats and cars) before the credits roll. You'll even have a chance to fly over Gotham in your own Batwing.
These stages take you through a number of popular Gotham City destinations, such as Arkham Asylum, Wayne Tower, Harley Quinn's carnival and the toxic chemical factory. In LEGO Batman 2, gamers are tasked with fighting through 15 action-packed levels (plus one extremely cool bonus stage). That's when the game lets you know that the Joker wants your undivided attention, much to the detriment to the plot. And then, just as quickly as they escaped, Batman catches them and throws them back behind bars. The storyline starts out promising enough, with the Joker breaking all of our favorite villains out of Arkham Asylum. It's up to Batman and Robin to swoop in and save the day. Together the two hatch a plan, which involves rigging an election, operating a giant mech and creating a weapon that will destroy LEGO creations brick by brick. The Joker has teamed up with Lex Luthor, who is sore from having just lost a prestigious award to billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne. This is a Batman game first and foremost, even if a few other DC characters are sprinkled in towards the end. Best of all, it sets up what will surely be the next big series - LEGO Justice League.ĭon't get too excited about the "DC Super Heroes" subtitle, because it's nothing more than a tease. LEGO Batman 2 doesn't stray too far from the tried and true (and stale) formula, but does offer an original storyline, some cool set pieces and dozens of characters to unlock. I swear, as soon as summer ends I'm only going to watch grounded, coming-of-age indie dramas.īy my count this is the twelfth LEGO game based on a licensed property, a franchise that has taken us from Star Wars to Harry Potter to Pirates of the Caribbean. And now, just when I'm starting to crack, I have to go through LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes. And it's not just movies, I recently went through Batman: Arkham City Game of the Year Edition and Pinball FX2: The Avengers Chronicles. At the theater it's nothing but comic book adaptations, including The Avengers, The Amazing Spider-man, The Dark Knight, Judge Dredd, Ghost Rider and Men in Black 3. I'm starting to think that 2012 might be the year I overdose on super heroes.
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