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LEGO Batman: The Videogame is a video game developed by Traveller's Tales that was released on September 23, 2008. The Mac OS X version of the game was released in April 2009 by Feral Interactive. [1]

Gameplay [ edit ]

After each level, players can earn Extras by collecting a Red Power Brick. Characters such as Batman, Robin, The Joker, Catwoman, The Penguin, and Bane released in the toy range as well as new characters that are not in the LEGO Batman sets are added as well such as Batgirl, Mad Hatter, Clayface, Man-Bat, and Killer Moth are playable.

Batman starts in his standard black and grey suit and can wear a Heat Protection Suit, a Sonic Suit, a Glide Suit, and a Demolition Suit. Robin can wear a Tech Suit, a Water Suit, an Attract Suit, and a Magnetic Suit. When you find those suits, you may obtain them in the Suit Swappers, or play as them in free-play. Batgirl can wear the same suits as Batman, and Nightwing can wear the same suits as Robin.

As in the previous LEGO games (such as LEGO Star Wars and LEGO Indiana Jones), once a player completes a level, that level is unlocked in "Free-play Mode". Free-play mode allows the player to replay any level they've completed with any characters they've unlocked, unlike Story Mode, which only allows players to switch between the characters involved in that scene. This permits access to areas containing extras the player was unable to get before.

A sequel, LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, was released on June 19th, 2012. It revolves around The Joker and Lex Luthor teaming up, and in turn Batman and Robin ally with Justice League members such as Superman, Wonder Woman, and Green Lantern.

Story [ edit ]

Fifteen of Batman's enemies escape from Arkham Asylum and divide into three teams led by The Riddler, The Penguin, and The Joker.

Riddler's Revenge [ edit ]

The Riddler formulates a plan to rob the Gotham City Gold Reserves and briefs his team on the items they will need to do so.

He and Clayface travel through a parking garage and then through the city to a bank, where they blow-off the front and Riddler takes a giant key. Clayface, however, is enamored by the gold and remains. When Batman and Robin arrive, Clayface is defeated and Riddler is chased by Batman until Clayface trips him and Two-Face arrived in his van to rescue Riddler. Unbeknownst to either of them, Batman planted a homing device on the van.

Riddler recruits Mr. Freeze to steal a freeze ray from Freeze's old ice cream factory, which they do so. While Riddler wheels the ray away, Mr. Freeze frees the Freeze Girl's from their cryogenic cases and uses them to assault the Dynamic Duo when they arrive. Mr. Freeze and the Freeze Girls were defeated, and Two-Face arrived to pick-up Riddler.

Batman and Robin chased Riddler and Two-Face's van in the Batmobile and Batcycle, and the van was destroyed. The villains split-up, and Riddler was cornered at the Gotham City Police Department, but was rescued by Poison Ivy.

Riddler and Ivy made their way to the Botanic Gardens where they stole mutant vine seeds, but Ivy remained as she was happy with all of the plants. She made a stand against Batman and Robin, but was defeated like her predecessors.

Riddler and Two-Face broke into WayneTech and escaped with their Super-laser.

Meanwhile, in the Batcave, Batman, Robin, and Alfred solved Riddler's riddles he had been leaving at each of the crime scenes and realized he was going to rob the gold reserves.

Riddler and Two-Face froze over the waterway to reach the island the reserves were held on and used the vine seeds to scale the cliff. When the aimed the super laser at the door, it reflected and destroyed the laser. Using a mind-controlled police helicopter, they gained entry and made their way to the vault with the giant key.

When they reached the Gold Reserves, the Dynamic Duo already found it under siege. Entering through a window, they found Two-Face had covered a floor in toxins to prevent their advancement. Robin created a swamp boat to cross using his attract suit, and they fought Two-Face until he fled. In the gold vault, they defeated Two-Face and Riddler used the vault's defense laser, but it was destroyed and he attacked them himself or would mind control the whimpering Two-Face until they both fell back into a pile of gold bars.

They were sent back to Arkham Asylum with cells next to Clayface, Mr. Freeze, and Poison Ivy where they were all strangely content, except for Riddler.

Power-Crazed Penguin [ edit ]

Penguin assembles his team for a meeting on a submarine, which includes three of Batman's strongest enemies-Man-Bat, Killer Croc, and Bane- as well as himself and Catwoman. He introduces to them the Penguin Minions and how they could use them to takeover Gotham City, but they need a special satellite and the Gotham Diamond to power it. The villains placed boxes over the city in areas such as Commissioner Gordon's office and near the Fishmonger's truck.

Bane and Penguin leave for the docks where the steal the satellite and place it on Penguin's submarine. Penguin leave Bane who is surrounded by Police Officers and becomes enraged. He threw a Police Car into the air, and it lands on him, bringing his own defeat.

Penguin and Catwoman travel by rooftop and destroy a Police Helicopter before they enter the museum. They steal the Gotham Diamond, but Catwoman refuses to give it to The Penguin. Before he could convince her, Police Officers arrived and they split-up and were separated.

While Batman and Robin chased Catwoman, Penguin and Killer Croc escaped through the docks on their water vehicles. Catwoman was cornered and threw the diamond off of the rooftop where her cat, Isis, below took it. Catwoman was taken into custody under the Police Station.

Shortly after, the Dynamic Duo found Croc and Penguin trying to escape through the docs. They chased them in the Batboat and on Robin's Jet-ski until Penguin's submarine was destroyed. Croc and Penguin tried to escape through the sewer, but were cornered. Croc attacked Robin, and they escaped. They made their way to the Police Station through the sewage system to rescue Catwoman (since Isis had brought her the diamond) and Croc convinced her to give the diamond to Penguin. As Catwoman and Penguin fled with the diamond, Croc covered their flight as Batman and Robin arrived. Croc was defeated and dropped a pamphlet for the City Zoo, revealing where Penguin and Catwoman were headed.

When they realized the Dynamic Duo had found where they were headed, Penguin and Catwoman fled to the Arctic World where they would set up the satellite while Man-Bat slowed the duo down. Man-Bat was wrapped in his own wings and subdued by Batman and Robin, but not before the satellite was powered and the Penguin Minions attacked the city. Making their way through the Arctic World, the duo fought the minions and the returned Freeze Girls. By rerouting the Penguin Bombers in the villains' base, they stopped the satellite and the Penguin Minions became immobile. Penguin, Catwoman, and the Freeze Girls attacked, but were defeated.

Back at Arkham Asylum, Penguin and Catwoman were placed in their cells next to Bane, Killer Croc, and Man-Bat.

Joker's Return [ edit ]

Joker plans to spread laughing gas over Gotham City from the Cathedral, but also wants to cause mayhem for Batman.

He sends Mad Hatter to Ace Chemicals to retrieve toxins while he and Harley Quinn set a trap for Commissioner Gordon. Hatter was defeated by Batman and Robin, and Gordon captured by Harley and Joker.

Joker sent Batman a transmission of what they were planning to do to Gordon if Batman didn't arrive to rescue him. Reaching the Amusement Mile, Batman and Robin made their way to rescue Gordon where they also defeated Harley Quinn. Joker, however, escaped in his helicopter.

While the Dynamic Duo tried to chase his helicopter down, The Scarecrow arrived in his Bi-plane to try and send them ". tumbling to the ground." However, the bi-plane was shot down and crashed into Joker's helicopter. Both villains were left for dead, but they escaped with giant balloons and crashed through the Art Gallery's skylight. They tried to escape, but Scarecrow was grabbed by a Police Officer in a crane. Joker escaped by using his laughing gas on a police man.

Killer Moth met Joker outside, and together they made their way to the Cathedral. However, an enraged Gordon ordered three mobile police headquarters to stop them. They defeated them all in the clown walker, and rescued Harley Quinn. Gordon called for Batman's help, and he quickly arrived in the Batwing. With the searchlight on, Moth was attracted to the light and stayed while Joker and Harley made their way to the cathedral. Moth realized the danger he was in and fled, but Batman and Robin chased him through the streets until he was cornered and left unconscious. When he came around, Robin threatened him with bug-repellent and he told them Joker's plans.

At the Cathedral, the Dynamic Duo chased Harley to the top of the tower where she and Joker and hid in giant bells. Once they were found, Joker summoned his helicopter to defeat Batman and Robin, but it was destroyed. The platform Harley and Joker were on collapsed, and Harley was knocked unconscious. During the fight with Joker, the Clown Price of Crime managed to win and used his joy buzzer to defeat the Dynamic Duo. By the time Batman came around, Harley was already revived. He threw a batarang at the bells to disrupt the bats' echolocation and they attacked the villains. Robin awoke and Gordon arrived shortly thereafter to arrest them.

They were placed in their cells next to Mad Hatter, Scarecrow, and Killer Moth.

Epilogue [ edit ]

Batman and Robin scale the side of Arkham, and Joker looks up at them and shakes his fist in anger. At the top, the Dynamic Duo see the Bat-signal shine, aim their grapple guns, and move towards it.

Continuity [ edit ]

LEGO Batman is set in it's own universe, but takes inspiration from movies, comics, and the DC Animated Universe. Important events such as Knightfall, where Bane breaks Batman's back and Azrael takes over for a short period of time, and No Man's Land where Gotham has been ravaged by an Earthquake are alluded to, but others such as The Killing Joke are omitted as Barbara Gordon is still ambulatory and operating as Batgirl. However, Joker has the tropical costume he wore in The Killing Joke.

The origins of the characters are either based on comic book versions, such as Mad Hatter and both versions of Clayface, while others, like Mr. Freeze, are more inspired by Batman: The Animated Series.

LEGO Batman: The Videogame is a video game for the Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, PSP, PS2, PS3, Wii and Microsoft Windows, and is based on DC Comics' Batman. It is developed by TT Games and published by Warner Bros. Games, though the Mac version of the game was published by Feral Interactive. The game has two sequels, LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes and LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, and a spin-off LEGO DC Super-Villains.

Summary

The game features Batman and his sidekick Robin fighting their most dangerous foes, who have all broken out of Arkham Asylum and split into three groups to wreak havoc across Gotham City. The story is split into three scenarios, each one seeing them confront groups lead by the Riddler, the Penguin and the Joker.

In each scenario, the player controls Batman and Robin as they fight through hordes of goons and henchmen to reach and defeat each villain, foil their plans, and send them back to Arkham. After clearing each story, the player is able to play through it in the villains' perspective, controlling them and carrying out their individual plans up to before being stopped by the Dynamic Duo.

A mass breakout occurs at Arkham Asylum, organized by the Joker, the Penguin and the Riddler. The fifteen escapees separate into three teams, led by each of the three masterminds. Alerted by the situation, Batman and Robin are called by Comissioner Gordon to capture them and stop their goals.

The Riddler's Revenge

Deciding to get the Freeze Ray next, Riddler and Mr. Freeze break into the latter's former lairs. As they break in, Batman and Robin follow them. Arriving at the lab and dealing with the security, Riddler retrieves the ray whilst Freeze awakens his henchwomen. Batman and Robin fight Freeze and Riddler escapes with the Freeze Ray. Knowing the duo are tracking Two-Face's vehicle, Riddler hands the ray over to his henchmen whilst they lead Batman on a chase. However, Gordon and the GCPD catch up and lock off the streets, hindering the chase.

Pursuing in the Batmobile and Power Crazed Penguin

The Penguin recruits Catwoman, Bane, Man-Bat and Killer Croc. He reveals his plans to use remote controlled penguins to take over the city, requiring a satellite dish and the Gotham Diamond to transmit the signal at a long range. After placing boxes containing the penguins around the city, Penguin and Bane steal the dish from the Gotham Docks. Gordon and the GCPD arrive and Penguin abandons Bane to be arrested.

Moving on to steal the Gotham Diamond, Penguin and Catwoman cross the rooftops to break into the museum. After deactivating security and stealing the jewel, they are cornered by guards and forced to separate to escape. Learning of the break-in, Batman and Robin chase Catwoman across the rooftops and defeat her. However, she is able to pass the diamond to her cat, Batboat and Watercraft . After destroying Penguin's submarine , they chase the criminals into the sewers. Meanwhile, Catwoman retrieves the diamond from Roz and calls Penguin to free her, using the jewel as leverage to do so. The criminals travel to the GCPD Headquarters though the sewers and navigate their way to the cells. As they make their escape, Croc stays behind to fight the GCPD. Batman and Robin, having pursued the criminals through the sewers, arrive and defeat Croc. They learn that Penguin has set up his control at the Gotham Zoo's Arctic World and leave him behind at the cells.

As Batman and Robin arrive at the zoo, Penguin and Catwoman make preparations whilst Man-Bat distracts the heroes. Successful, the penguin minions activate across Gotham and attack civilians. Batman and Robin make their way to the lair, where they destroy the machine and defeat Penguin. With him and Catwoman once again in custody, they ensure the criminals are returned to Arkham and return to the city via the waterfront.

The Joker's Return

Recruiting the Scarecrow, Mad Hatter and Killer Moth, Joker plans to destroy Gotham using his Joker Toxin. Making plans to hide it within the city cathedral, the gang break into Ace Chemicals to steal the necessary chemicals. After the Batcomputer alerts them to Joker's break-in, Batman and Robin head to the plant and apprehend Hatter.

To distract the Dynamic Duo, Joker and Harley Quinn lure Commissioner Gordon to the Amusement Mile and capture him. They broadcast their success to Batman, forcing him and Robin to follow them. Quinn is apprehended and Joker escapes in his helicopter. Chasing them in the Batwing and Batcopter, Batman and Robin are forced to chase after Scarecrow when threatens to release his Fear Gas in the city. Flugelheim Museum. Making their way through the museum, Scarecrow is captured whilst Joker escapes. He meets with Moth and the two make their way through the East End, where they rescue Harley from the GCPD. Batman is alerted to their attack, but Joker and Quinn are able to escape. Chasing Killer Moth through the district, Batman and Robin capture him and learn of Joker's plan.

Arriving at the cathedral, Joker and Harley make their way to the Cathedral roof and set up the bombs. With help from the GCPD, Batman and Robin defeat the last of their henchmen and make their way into the building. After forcing the criminals out of hiding and defeating men, they battle the Joker, but are knocked out. As Joker prepares to finish them off, Batman disturbs the bats hiding in the roof with a Batarang, causing them to attack Joker and Quinn. With the criminals now subdued, he and Robin hand them over to the GCPD.

Epilogue

With the villains all rounded up, Batman and Robin climb to the rooftops of Arkham Asylum. As they watch over the city, they see the Batsignal shining and leave to answer the call.

Gameplay

To be added

Tech Suits

Batman and Batgirl

Detonator Suit - drop and explode bombs
Glider Suit - allows character to glide
Heat Protection Suit - able to grab heated bars without getting burned
Sonic Suit - can break glass LEGO bricks
Thermal Protection suit - protection from freeze gas (Only on DS)

Robin and Nightwing

Magnetic Suit - walk up magnetic walls
Scuba Suit - walk under the water rather than on surface
Technology Suit - access tech panels
Attract Suit - suck up red, yellow and green blocks and assemble into a new item
Bio suit - protection from poison gas and toxic waste (Only on DS)

Hostages

There are 25 Hostages throughout the game one in each non-vehicle level. To save them, the player must find and defeat the thug holding them. After freeing all the hostages, Hush will be unlockable through the Batcomputer.

100% completion

To achieve 100% completion, the player must complete all Story Levels in both Story Mode and Free-Play Mode. They must also get 'True Hero' or 'True Villain' in each level, gather all Minikits, free the hostages and discover all the Red Bricks. The player must also complete the Wayne Manor and Arkham Asylum bonus levels, which are unlocked after completing the True Hero/Villain for the respective levels.

After achieving 100%, Ra's al Ghul will be unlocked for purchase. The last piece of data is also available, which reads 'The End?'

Characters

Heroes

Villains

Others

Police Officer
Fishmonger
Military Policeman
Security Guard
S.W.A.T.
Scientist
Sailor
Police Marksman
Zoo Sweeper (Only on DS)(Only on DS)(Only on DS)(Only on DS)(Only on DS)

Vehicles

There are five levels in each episode. The following information relates to the Console and PC versions of the game.

The Riddler's Revenge: Batcave

Level 1: You Can Bank On Batman

Level 2: An Icy Reception

Level 3: Two-Face Chase

Level 4: A Poisonous Appointment

Level 5: The Face-Off

Power Crazed Penguin: Batcave

Level 1: There She Goes Again

Level 2: Batboat Battle

Level 3: Under The City

Level 4: Zoos Company

Level 5: Penguin's Lair

The Joker's Return: Batcave

Level 1: Joker's Home Turf

Level 2: Little Fun at the Big Top

Level 3: Flight of The Bat

Level 4: In The Dark Night

Level 5: To The Top of The Tower

The Riddler's Revenge: Arkham Asylum

Level 1: The Riddler Makes A Withdrawal

Level 2: On The Rocks

Level 3: Green Fingers

Level 4: An Enterprising Theft

Level 5: Breaking Blocks

Power Crazed Penguin: Arkham Asylum

Level 1: Rockin' the Docks

Level 2: Stealing the Show

Level 3: Haboring a Grudge

Level 4: A Daring Rescue

Level 5: Arctic World

The Joker's Return: Arkham Asylum

Level 1: A Surprise for the Commissioner

Level 2: Biplane Blast

Level 3: The Joker's Masterpiece

Level 4: The Lure of the Night

Level 5: Dying of Laughter

Bonus Levels

Hero Bonus Level

Villain Bonus Level

Voices

Fred Tatasciore as Bane as Robin, Nightwing as Batgirl
Keith Ferguson as Killer Moth

References to Other Media

Though material is taken from the comics, LEGO Batman is mainly inspired by Batman media, such as films and television. The most heavy inspiration comes from the Burton/Schumacher film series and Batman: The Animated Series.

Batman: The Movie (1966)

The Penguin's submarine from the 1966 Batman film, appears as a playable vehicle and headquarters for the Penguin, Catwoman, Killer Croc, Bane, and Man-Bat.
The three main villains in the movie are The Riddler, Penguin, and The Joker, who are all the villain leaders in the three chapters, Riddler's Revenge, Power Crazed Peinguin, And Joker's Return.

Batman (1989)

The Flugelheim Museum, as seen in the 1989 Batman film, appears in LEGO Batman: The Video Game as the "Gotham Art Gallery".
The Joker's in-game thugs are similar to the mime henchmen who helped kill Vinnie Ricorso in the 1989 film.
The music heard playing on the grounds of Arkham Asylum is the infamous Joker theme song heard in the 1989 film.
The introduction score for the game is Danny Elfman's music from the Batman theme heard in the 1989 film.
The in-game Gotham chemical factory strongly resembles Axis Chemicals, where Jack Napier was transformed into the Joker.
The skyline of Gotham City, as seen in some of the vehicle levels, are similar to the Gotham skyline as glimpsed in the 1989 film.
The Monarch Theater (Where Bruce Wayne's parents were killed in the 1989 film) briefly appears in Lego Batman: The Video Game.
The Gotham Cathedral (where the Joker met his end in the 1989 movie) appears as the scene for a final showdown between Batman and the Joker in Lego Batman: The Video Game.
The Batwing, Batman's mode of aerial transportation in the 1989 film, is a playable vehicle during gameplay.

Batman Returns

The Gotham Zoo from Batman Returns is an accessible location in Lego Batman: The Video Game, in its film appearance. (The headquarters for Penguin in the 1992 Batman film) can be seen during gameplay. During the cutscene in the beginning of the last Penguin level, you can see Artic World's globe in the distance.
The Gotham sewers appear in the game as they do in the 1992 film.
The Joker's in-game thugs bear some resemblance to the Red Triangle Gang, who serve as the Penguin's henchmen in Batman Returns.
The Penguin uses an army of Penguins to take over the city just as he did in Batman Returns.
The final battle of Power Crazed Penguin is against both Penguin and Catwoman. They were the main antagonists of Batman Returns, and like the film the final confrontation is at Arctic World in the Gotham Zoo.

Batman Forever

The in-game hideout for the Riddler, Two-Face, Poison Ivy, Clayface, and Mr. Freeze resembles the Riddler's Claw Island headquarters as seen in 'Batman Forever'.
Two-Face serves as the Riddler's in-game deputy, as he does in the film.
The Arkham Asylum's in-game appearance in the game resembles its appearance in Joel Schumacher's films.
The Joker's in-game circus strongly resembles Haly's Circus, where Dick Grayson was orphaned in the 1995 film.
The Batcave's in-game appearance resembles its 1995 film counterpart.
The streets of Gotham resemble the Gotham alleyways as depicted in the 1995 film.
The green mind control rays that come out of Riddler's staff look like the beams that came out of his Box machine in the film.
The final confrontation began with Riddler featured him sitting up a throne with Two-Face at his side similar to the final confrontation of the film.
Batman's suit resembles a combination of his original suit & his prototype sonar suit.
Robin's suit strongly resembles his suit in Batman Forever (due to his long green sleeves and black gloves), but with the original Dick Grayson's hair & cape, along with Tim Drake's green mask & belt.
A version of Jim Carrey's Riddler can be created in the character customizer.

Batman & Robin

The interior of Poison Ivy's in-game botanical garden resembles the Turkish Bath House, where she and Bane make their headquarters in Batman & Robin.
Mr. Freeze's ice cream factory hideout in Lego Batman: The Videogame is the same hideout, Snowy Cones Ice Cream Factory, were his character is shown using in the 1997 film.
The snowman statue outside of Mr. Freeze's in-game hideout is, down to the very last detail, the same snowman statue portrayed in Batman & Robin.
The lab area in Poison Ivy's botanical garden is similar to Dr. Jason Woodrue's lab in the 1997 film.
The security guards in Lego Batman: The Videogame have been frozen by Mr. Freeze into blocks of ice, as described in Batman & Robin.
The Gotham Art Museum appears as it does in the 1997 film where Mr Freeze stages a robbery.
Although despite not appearing in the movie, Poison Ivy's in-game goons are most likely based off of her zombie henchmen in the 1998 video game adaptation of Batman & Robin.

Batman: The Animated Series

The intro of Lego Batman: The Videogame is similar to the intro to the Animated Series, were Batman fights two goons and stands on to of a building.
Clayface, Mr. Freeze and Harley Quinn's appearances are directly influenced by their Animated Series appearances.

Mr. Freeze's henchgirls in the platform version of the game are the same women seen assisting Freeze in the fourth season of Batman: The Animated Series (known as 'The New Batman Adventures')(as well in the Batman & Robin film).

Batman Begins

Wayne Enterprises appears as it does in the 2005 film.

Trivia

The voice actors who play Bane (Fred Tatasciore) and Killer Croc (Steve Blum) in Lego Batman: The Videogame, reprise their roles in Batman: Arkham Asylum.
The stud max is 4,000,000,000 (Four Billion) studs.
All Soundtracks are from Batman.

Sequels

Two direct sequels to LEGO Batman were released, LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (2012) and LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham (2014). Both games featured Superman and other members of the Justice League as supporting characters. A spin-off, LEGO DC Super-Villains, was released in 2018, which featured Batman, his supporting characters and members of the rogues gallery as playable characters.

LEGO Batman: The Videogame is a an action-adventure game developed by Traveller's Tales & the first installment of the LEGO Batman series. It was released on September 23rd, 2008 for the Nintendo D.S., Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Wii and Xbox 360. It is similar to the LEGO Star Wars series, as it is a video game based on a licensed property and depicts environments, objects, and creatures made out of LEGO bricks. Warner Brothers handled the publishing, marketing and financing aspects.

Gameplay

The core gameplay and storyline feel very similar to its LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy counterpart. Players are able to fight on land, sea, and the air using a number of powerful vehicles, including the Batmobile, Batboat, and Batplane. New moves featured in LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures were added, such as swimming underwater, as seen in a gameplay trailer. New abilities include picking up enemies, carrying enemies, and walking on tightropes over Gotham City. The characters are able to use many unique abilities: the Joker is able to attack enemies with his hand-buzzer, the Penguin is able to glide over gaps with his trick-umbrella, Catwoman can attack foes with a whip in a similar fashion to Indiana Jones, and Killer Croc can punch enemies with so much force that they fly off-screen. Batman starts in a gray suit and can wear a rocket/gray suit, a sonic/blue suit, a bat bomb/grey suit and a shadow/black suit. Robin can wear a technology/red-yellow suit, a dive/red-blue suit, a magnetic/red-grey suit and a gravity suit. When players find those suits, they can buy them in the hubs and play as those in free play. Once a player completes a level, that level is unlocked in 'Freeplay Mode'. Freeplay mode allows the player to replay any level they've completed with any characters they've unlocked, unlike Story Mode, which only allows players to switch between the characters involved in that scene. This permits access to areas containing extras the player was unable to get before. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions offer 720p and 1080p displays, and the game is backwards-compatible with the Xbox One in the case of the Xbox 360 version, and the Wii U in the case of the Wii version.

Storyline

The video game stars Batman and his sidekick, Robin, fighting villainy in Gotham City. Many of the Dynamic Duo's foes have all escaped from Arkham Asylum and divided themselves into three groups, each led by a well-known supervillain. Various gameplay footage shows the Joker and Harley Quinn luring Commissioner Gordon to an abandoned amusement park where they take him captive to use in a trap for Batman. Others include Catwoman stealing a valuable diamond and then the Riddler outlining his plans with his group. There are 32 levels in the game (15 for the heroes and 15 for the villains), as well as two bonus levels, including Wayne Manor in which Bruce Wayne is an unlockable character. Players may unlock villain levels as they progress through the game. The hub for the heroes (similar to those in Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga and Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures) will be the Batcave, where players can buy the characters and see the unlockables. Alternatively, the hub for the villains in Arkham Asylum, There are many different environments in the game which are usually based on the villains' backstories or abilities, including an Ice Cream Factory, the Botanical Gardens, the Sewers, and Gotham Streets.

Development

An early build for the PlayStation 2 console was shown at certain conferences by Traveller's Tales Publishing's Head of Production Jonathan Smith, with a small playable area sporting the exact same HUD as LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy. Developer Jonathan Smith stated that the company will be developing more LEGO games in the foreseeable future.

LEGO Batman: The Videogame is a 2008 action-adventure video game, created for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, and Wii. The game is based on the comic book character Batman and the LEGO Batman toy line. It was developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Warner Bros., who also handled marketing and financial aspects of the game. It was released on September 23, 2008, for the PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, and Microsoft Windows. The game is similar to the LEGO Star Wars series and LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures, in that it is both a game based on a licensed property, and has environments, objects, and creatures made out of LEGO.

The game features Batman and Robin fighting crime and villainy in Gotham City. Batman's most dangerous and murderous foes have all escaped from Arkham Asylum and divided themselves into three groups of five, each led by a "clever" and well-known villain with plans to achieve a personal goal: the Riddler, who is after the city savings in the Gotham Gold Reserves; the Penguin, who plans to seize control of Gotham using remote controlled penguin robots; and the Joker, who intends to blow up the cathedral and spread his deadly laughing gas across Gotham. Each group is accompanied by hundreds of thugs and small timers who murder and steal under their orders. Each group member also has a specific set of goons that are tailored to their crimes.

The villain missions mainly show how the villains set up their plans, while the heroes show the fates and outcome of the villains and their sadistic plots. The general pattern in each story is that the leaders often leave their associates at the hands of Batman or the police once their use is over. Eventually, Batman & Robin disrupt all their plans and send all the villains back to Arkham. The Riddler is captured due to the clues he leaves behind, Penguin's robots and equipment are destroyed, and the Joker fails to detonate the bombs. The last scenes show most of the villains being oddly content to be back in Arkham, except for the Joker, the Penguin, and the Riddler, as their plans have failed.

Lego Batman: The Videogame is a 2008 Lego-themed action adventure video game developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. It is the first installment in the Lego Batman series.

Why It Rocks

Bad Qualities

Sometimes it can get pretty dark for its target demographic.
The vehicle missions: Not only are they repetitive and boring, but they are also very tedious. Just like Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga, most of them involve dragging and slinging bombs around.
- "Batboat Battle", "Flight Of The Bat", and "Biplane Blast" are prime examples.
- "Luckily, "Harboring A Grudge" and "Two-Face Chase" kind of do away with this.
The last 2 missions of each of the hero and villain stories, "To The Top Of The Tower" and "Dying Of Laughter", while not bad missions, kind of disappoint because of that last-mission expectation.
Some of the levels aren't that great, like "Penguin's Lair" and "Breaking Blocks".
Another main problem with a few of the missions in this game, primarily the villain missions, is that some of them use mechs as a cheap way to end missions.
The extra, "Extra Toggle", has no effect.
The console version has a noticeable lack of characters compared to previous games. Some, like the Yeti, do not appear in levels at all, while other NPCs that appear in levels are not playable.
No gold bricks, something that every other Lego game has.
Batman's Heat Protection suit is very underutilized.
Absence of Deadshot, one of the most well-known Batman villains.
Hush and Rā's al Ghūl are hard characters to unlock, and they barely have any special abilities. (See Trivia for more information)
Unfortunately, Lego Batman 2: DC Superheroes and Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham do away with all the dark elements presented in this game.