LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes game review
They take on the biggest movies, comic books and even Harry Potter. The LEGO series of games is beloved among kids, teens and adults alike. Yet they donât break new ground in terms of gameplay.
Or do they?
Youâll definitely want to check out LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes.
LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES (WBIE for PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, 3DS, DS, Vita, PC) Rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and Older Gameplay: 9.0 Graphics: 9.0 Sound: 8.5 Replay Value: 9.5 Overall Score: 9.0 Pros: Big open world game; lots of action; beautiful Gotham City artwork. Cons: Controls can be sticky; no online play; could be funnier. |
WHAT ITâS ABOUT
The first LEGO Batman was a gem. Your task was to save Gotham City from the baddies who escaped Arkham Asylum. Plus, you could play as the hero or the villain. And the environments were beautiful. Yet as good as it was, the play was like many of the other LEGO games.
In LEGO Batman 2, Batman and Robin form a powerful union with the Justice League of America. They really have to get all the muscle together: The Joker and Lex Luthor have joined forces to cause all kinds of trouble. And Lex has the mother of all weapons, one thatâs powered by deadly kryptonite.
That story in itself has the potential to be a plot with a lot of action, a real roller-coaster ride. But there are two important gameplay elements in LEGO Batman 2, something big and new. The first is called an open world.
OPEN WORLD
Having an open world means you can go anywhere you want to go in a game. The only other open world game made for kids that I can think of is the very cool Toy Story 3 game.
So itâs really great that LEGO Batman 2 is as ginormous as it is. And it doesnât just give you more game to play, which makes it worth the price of admission. Even more important, this open world lets you feel youâre inside of the game. It lets your imagination fly to new heights.
Actually, the game starts out the way youâd expect for a LEGO game to start: with action-packed levels that have a beginning and end. The action sequences are generally awesome. Youâll do everything from fighting baddies on the very high top of a movie theater to racing after The Joker and shooting at his speedboat from the air.
But once you defeat the cackling Joker at the entrance to a strange amusement park, the world begins to open up. At the same time, youâll get a map that gives you missions, tasks that help you move forward in the game.
Youâll get into the Batmobile and zip over to the Batcave and Arkham Asylum. And what a thrill it is to rev up the legendary supercar and speed along the backroads. Later, as Superman, you can fly from area to area. You can see the grandness that is Gotham and its menacing nature, too.
GRAPHICS, CHALLENGES AND VOICES
Thatâs because the graphics and artwork are nearly perfectly imagined. LEGO Batman 2 is dark, a little weird and sometimes slightly creepy. It feels like Batman: Arkham City with LEGO characters and more slapstick comedy to make you laugh.
And this is the longest LEGO game Iâve ever seen. You can spend a good part of your summer playing, if you want to finish everything.
The puzzles can be difficult. Check all around your nearby environment for clues. Then make sure you have the right superhero suit to get to the next puzzle. For instance, Robin has a magnetic suit that lets him walk up walls that have a blue neon color. There are dozens of such suits to find and use.
And the other big news? The blocky little characters actually speak for the first time. Youâll hear fewer giggles, coos, screams and those âhmmmsâ you get when someone wants to think. These arenât completely replaced, but youâll now hear actual dialog.
The lack of talking in the LEGO games was cool for a while. It actually made the game developers work harder to get the story across. But it got old. After all, itâs been seven years since Star Wars, the first LEGO offering in the series.
Now, the challenge is for the dialog to enhance the gameplay. It doesnât always work, but often, the script is funny.
LEGOâS BRAVE NEW WORLD
There are just a couple of problems in the game. I sometimes had to fuss with the controls to change my control of Batman to Robin and back again. And once, when I got on a small vehicle, it got stuck near a fence and moved as slow as a tortoise.
But overall, this is a brave new world for the LEGO series. To go anywhere you want to â when you want to â is a big deal. It makes me really anticipate another open world game thatâs in the pipeline, LEGO City Undercover. For now, though, this Batman game is one of the yearâs best kid-friendly games, hands down.
it is a great game!! I LOVE IT SO MUCH!!! I completed lego batman2 in one day.can you guys give me any cheat codes??? PLEASE!!!
the nintendo ds people are is trying to do their best on making it better
this is one of my favorite games
this game is …. AWSOME
beat story. this game rocks!
I know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
any codes we could use?i have 32 million studs but nothing but vehicles and red bricks to use them on
MOST AWESOME GAME EVER!!!!!!!!nothing can compare.period.
LEGO Batman 2 is awesome!I completed the game 3 days ago.Supergirl rocks!!!
this game is awesome i’m playing it right now! hawkman is very cool
what is the upgradedsuperman looke like?
i want
LEGO BATMAN ROCKS!
ds virsion stinks
i meant man bat can break glass
i got it 2 weeks ago and beat story. it’s awesome and i half about two thirds of the characters, half the mini kits, half the goldbricks, and a few red bricks. ra’s al ghul doesn’t really do much but he still rocks. and all of the characters that could glide in lego batman 1 except penguin can now fly. and man can break glass too.
this game rocks you should play it when u get the chance!
i beat it also its fun
how do you start playing this game?
follow the transparent light blue studs
I really want this game for my birthday!
me too
Just got it and beated story mode allready
me to
Looks like a really nice game!
I Don’t have the game but I herd it’s fun
I got the demo and it was amazing and I haven’t seen A lego game this cool since star wars 3!
250 in-game silver coins!
Do you have any cheat codes? Thanks.
im almost finished with the whole game
I think it is weird that in the game,Gotham is made of all these LEGO figures carved out of stone and screaming in silent agony, holding up the city. Kinda creepy, huh?
Just a hint if you ever get stuck in a glitch, maybe in a fence or other object, you can use Mr.Freeze to get the charcter out. Just hit him with freeze blast and he is lifted and the ice breaks
i’m going to be getting that game sometime
best…..LEGO…..game…..EVER!
sounds better than the other lego games. am I the only one who thinks lego batman 1 was EXTREMELY boring?
hahaha no, I think so too. probably the most boring one… the second one made up for it though
I agree with you big time!
is their more story mode after you beat lex and the joker
my brother got this game on the ps vita, i beat it in 5 days. The part that sucks is that you only get to play with more than batman robin and super man on the last 2 levels. but when you play with more is the last battle and justice league but you dont get to choose that’s not very good. đ ;(
i bete it
To be honest I like marvel way better than DC, although the first LEGO batman game is way better than other LEGO games.
To be honest I prefer Marvel over DC, although the first lego batman game is way better than the other lego games.
yeah, they should do a marvel game. it’s not fair to marvel fans that they did a DC line and a marvel line but only a DC game. I’m betting the marvel game will come out next year or 2014.
I want it which is better wii or PC??
Wii
i just got the game and i cant pass the maze its soo hard
not really. I can give you an overview if you want.
I love that you can that you can play with the justice league and green lantern.
I got the game the day it came out and have already beat the whole game. 100.0%!!!! It is an awesome game!!!!!!!!!!
really!? that’s so awesome!!
awesome game! its open world
I am looking forward to getting it. sounds like a great game. I like open world games.
I beat the story mode and have general zod, captain boomerang, and brainiac. this game rocks!!!!
and lex luthor…
and catwoman, scarecrow, joker…
and riddler…
I am so asking for this on my B-day
This game look awesome
Got this game day it came out. I’m half way through the story but still have tons of colectibles. Describe how I am every timae I play it 2 words ” I’m speechless.
Sounds fun. Can’t wait to get it
im so happy thy put open world on this. the last lego game i played was pirates of the carribean an that got boring once you beat it. i will definatel get this in my psvita.
-troop 59
pirates and the Caribbean gets super old once you beat it.
all lego games do
i beat pirates 100 % in 3 days and i still play sometimes but it really isnt as fun and i agree completely
I like super heroes.
Getting this game.(First to post!)