5 things games have great (and 5 that aren’t great)
After finding huge success in adapting the Star wars and Indiana Jones franchises in Lego video games, Traveller’s Tales turned to another beloved media franchise with its own Lego line: Batman. Although closely following the aesthetics of the films, Lego Batman: The Video Game was notable for being the first Lego set from Traveller’s Tales with an original story.
The game was a big hit, both critical and commercial, so it was followed by two sequels, DC Super Heroes and Beyond Gotham, which expanded the universe to include other members of the Justice League. These games were right, but also very bad.
ten Right: Danny Elfman’s score
No composer has ever been able to come up with a theme piece that captures the essence of Caped Crusader as well as Tim Burton’s Danny Elfman score. Batman movies. This theme was relaunched for Batman: The Animated Series and later featured in the Lego Batman Games.
As the Lego Batman the sequels featured other DC heroes, the games incorporated other iconic themes like John Williams’ Superman theme and Lynda Carter’s theme song Wonder woman TV shows.
9 Not great: complicated gaps between levels
Like many modern Lego games, switching between levels of the Lego batman games become an arduous chore. The game’s open world hub is beautifully designed, but it’s difficult to navigate without the advanced map of Lego Marvel Super Heroes.
Following endless trails to translucent Lego studs and figuring out how to get into each level is a pain, and the developers used a lot of the same tricks to introduce the levels.
8 Right: Burtonesque Gotham
One of the most crucial elements of any portrayal of Batman is his hometown, Gotham City. The creators of the Lego Batman games could have followed in Christopher Nolan’s footsteps with a down-to-earth, down-to-earth Manhattan-like Gotham found in Lego Marvel Super Heroes.
But instead, Traveller’s Tales went for a burtonesque depiction of Gotham with dark German expressionist visuals, and it looks stunning.
7 Not great: repetitive gameplay
Once Robin’s safety suit has been used to vacuum toxic waste a few times, it feels like a chore. There is a lot of gameplay like this in the Lego batman games – something will be fun and innovative the first few times, but quickly run out of steam as it repeats over and over again. While not all Batman movies are great, their action sets tend to be quite diverse and memorable.
It makes sense that superheroes have to use the same powers more than once, but there are times when they feel like playing at the same level over and over again.
6 Right: Villains A-List, B-List, and C-List
Batman has one of the most iconic rogue galleries in comic book history. He has faced A-listers like the Joker and the Riddler, but also B-level characters like Clayface and Man-Bat and C-listers like Hugo Strange and Killer Moth. the Lego batman The games feature A-List, B-List, and C-List villains from across the history of The Bat as well as the entire DC Comics universe.
In fact, the franchise has so many villains – and portrayed them so well – that it spawned a villainous spin-off titled Lego DC supervillains.
5 Not great: the inexplicable cameos of Conan O’Brien
Each level of Lego Batman 3 has an “Adam West in Peril”, similar to Lego Marvel Super Heroes“Stan Lee in Peril.” The inclusion of West makes sense as he played one of Bruce Wayne’s most memorable on-screen incarnations.
However, there is another celebrity cameo in the game that makes less sense. Conan O’Brien inexplicably appears as himself several times throughout the match and it’s just weird.
4 Right: Explore the wider DC universe
While Christopher Nolan kept his Batman isolated from the larger DC Universe, Ben Affleck’s portrayal of the character in the DCEU went to Metropolis, fought Superman, and assembled the Justice League. Although he’s a lone wolf, it’s always fun to compare the bat with other superheroes.
The second and the third Lego batman The games have expanded the universe, incorporating Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, and more.
3 Not great: lazy tracing
the Lego Batman The games allowed the editorial team to create original stories involving Batman, his supporting characters, and ultimately all of the iconic heroes and villains of the DC Comics universe. Unfortunately, most games only feature functional, twisty storylines.
These games squandered the endless possibilities of a game exploring DC verse with painstaking episodic execution. Compared to Lego sets which draw their stories from existing source materials, like Lego Star Wars, the Lego Batman writing games is lazy.
2 Right: Shine the spotlight on Robin
Robin is kind of a laughing stock among the Batman fan base, which is a real shame as he’s a great character who shares a unique dynamic with the Bat. As the movies strayed from Robin since Chris O’Donnell’s disastrous turn Batman and robin, the Lego batman games put him in the spotlight.
The Boy Wonder isn’t just there to make multiplayer easier; his abilities are an integral part of the gameplay like those of Batman. The cutscenes also bring out the best of the character as a bubbly, upbeat counterpoint to the grizzled dark knight.
1 Not great: constant costume changes
Whenever Batman or Robin need to use a special suit, the player jumps on a costume changer and changes into the correct suit for the job. At first, it’s a fun feature that opens up the characters to a bunch of new abilities.
However, this mechanic ages quite quickly. Some levels have a costume change every two minutes and it doesn’t take long to get tedious.
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