Lego Batman: The Videogame

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Lego Batman
File:Legobatman360cover.jpg
Xbox 360 cover art for game.
Developer(s)Traveller's Tales
Publisher(s)Warner Bros. Interactive
Designer(s)Jonathan Smith
EngineLego Star Wars II engine
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360
ReleaseSeptember 1, 2008[1]
Genre(s)Action, Adventure[2]
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

Lego Batman is an upcoming video game developed by Traveller's Tales, planned for release in September 2008[1]. It will be similar to the Lego Star Wars series, in that it will both be a game based on a licensed property and have environments, objects and creatures made out of Lego. Warner Bros. will be handling the publishing, marketing and financing aspects.

Overview

The game will star Batman and his sidekick Robin fighting crime in Gotham City. An early build for the PlayStation 2 console was shown at certain conferences (such as at Game On in London) by designer Jonathan Smith, with a small playable area sporting the exact same HUD as Lego Star Wars II. Characters onscreen each have individual animations and both Batman and Robin have their animated TV show dressing style. There will be 36 true levels in the game (18 for the heroes and 18 for the villains), as well as some secret levels. After you play through the level from the heroes' perspective, you will unlock the level from the villains' perspective. A similar grappling system to the one used in Lego Star Wars II will be used. The style of the game will focus more on Batman: The Animated Series and the comics rather than the new movies.

Batman, Robin, the Joker, Catwoman, and the Penguin will be some of the playable characters. Two levels involving Batman and Robin chasing Catwoman with a diamond, and a level where Joker and Harley Quinn are in a theme park level, ending with a boss battle against Commissioner James Gordon, have already been tested. Also, in the trailer, there is footage of a player swapping characters, and a version of Robin with scuba gear and another with magna-shoes on are shown as playable characters. The hub that houses all levels, similar to those in Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga and Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures, will be the Batcave for the heroes and Arkham Asylum for the villains. New moves featured in Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures will be added, such as swimming underwater, seen in a gameplay trailer. Promotionally, four short gameplay trailers have been released, one featuring Catwoman and the Riddler. Another one features Two-Face and the Scarecrow. The third features the Joker and Harley Quinn. Another has Nightwing alongside Batman. On that same day, Clayface became the first revealed character to make it into the game who wasn't part of the Lego Batman franchise already. Others include Man-Bat and Nighthawk. Characters rumored to be in the game due to their heavy presence in the Batman franchise include Alfred Pennyworth, Batgirl, and Lucius Fox for the heroes and Ra's al Ghul, Poison Ivy, and The Mad Hatter for the villains. Developer Jonathan Smith stated that the company will be developing more Lego games in the foreseeable future.[3]

Collectibles in this game which are known so far are studs and what appears to be a black and grey version of the mini-kit canisters from Lego Star Wars (as seen in the Nightwing trailer), plus the regular white canisters can be seen in some screenshots.

Many interviews with producer Loz Doyle have been able to find out that both the main characters will have suits which can be changed at a point marked with either a Batman or Robin pad. Also the characters are said to have many different weapons and abilities such as the Joker being able to attack enemies and activate machines with a hand buzzer, the Penguin being able to glide over gaps with his umbrella and the Riddler being able to decapitate enemies with his cane.

Confirmed playable characters

Heroes

Villains

Rumored playable characters

Heroes

Villains

Weapons

Features

Costumes

Batman

  • Demolition Suit - This suit is designed to drop "Bat Bombs" and can be upgraded to drop 5 at once.
  • Sonic Suit - Use this suit to shatter glass (to reach new areas) and deafen and stun enemies.
  • Shadow Suit - This helps Batman find hidden "Shadow LEGO" that can help during gameplay.
  • Glide Suit - Includes the ability to glide in mid-air and throw smoke pellets at enemies to confuse them.

Robin or Nightwing

  • Magnetic Suit - Including magnetic boots to help Nightwing or Robin scale a wall or ceiling.
  • Water Suit - This helps Batman, Nightwing, and Robin out in the water levels.
  • Tech Suit - With this Nightwing or Robin can hack into control panels and operate the objects they control.
  • Gravity Suit - Gives Nightwing or Robin a vacuum to suck up LEGO pieces and deposit in a machine.

Powers

  • Bane- Pulls, pushes, and lifts objects too heavy for others.
  • Clayface- Pulls, pushes, and lifts objects too heavy for others. Jumps higher than the average character.
  • The Penguin- Sends penguin-bombs forth as offensive weapons. Floats temporarily with his umbrella.
  • The Joker- Electrocutes enemies and activates certain objects with his joy buzzer.
  • The Riddler- Decapitates enemies with his staff and confuses them with his riddles (showed by a sort of mind control); can destroys veichles with mind control.
  • Killer Croc- Pulls, pushes, and lifts objects too heavy for others.
  • Batman- Acquires different costumes from special pads.
  • Robin- Acquires different costumes from special pads.
  • Nightwing- Acquires different costumes from special pads.
  • Mr Freeze-pulls pushes and lifts objects too heavy for others and can congelate enemies or liquids with his freeze gun.

References

  1. ^ a b "Lego Batman: The Video Game trailer". GamerNode. Retrieved March 1. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Lego Batman Page". GamePro. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
  3. ^ Computer and Video Games

External links

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