LEGO Batman: The Videogame (Xbox 360, 2008)

Lego Batman is a fun and exiting game that takes players deep into the world of Batman with 3 different episodes to play each with 5 different levels. Throw in the fact that you can play the villain side of the story for a new prospective on the story and you have one solid game.

The Good, The Bad, and The Infuriating

The Good

This game has such strong replay value with hidden levels to discovery over 150 mini kits to find ( 10 per level), Power bricks that unlock new powers such as a Mini Kit detector, stud magnet, score multipliers and more, Free play (this allows you or you and a friend to play any level with any character Hero or Villain, hidden suit upgrades to make Batman and Robin Stronger, faster, and reach places they never could before.

The Bad

What games doesn’t have a few bad points thankfully there are only one or two hiccups in the game the most notable being the Camera controls it is almost always fixed in game though not a problem for 99% of the time it can make it hard to find mini kits from time to time.

The Infuriating

The one problem I have with this game is there are a lot of two man switches you must press together with a human player this is no problem but play it alone an the computer A.I will have you slapping your Lego partner silly to hit the switch you want ( there are only two or three places this is a problem so don’t let this keep you from buying or at least renting the game.

One of the best reasons to buy this game is for the achievements it will be one of those games the 1000 points is well in hand some of them will take a while to get like 4,000,000,000 Studs ( Max out Stud Counter) this can seem like a daunting task but if you find the power bricks for score multiplier (or go on line and enter the code in the bat computer) it becomes easy beast of all it will not turn of achievements because the game is built for you to use them. For Example collect all 10 mini kits in a level and earn 50,000 studs but if you have the multipliers 2x, 4x, 6x, and 10x unlocked and turned on in the extra menu then you have a score multiplier of 480. 50,000 x 480= 24,000,000 studs your well on your way with that plus you find studs every where in the game just smash or build stuff to find them.

All in all Lego Batman is a great game to Buy or if you prefer you should rent it although renting may not give you enough time to beat the game with 100% stats but at least you tried it.

If you liked Stars Wars Legos you'll love the batman version. This one like the Star Wars version. There are a few tricky situations that make game play much more interesting. Indiana Jones was way too easy. The characters all have their own special abilities and special suits to allow them to do certain tasks. The graphics are excellent and the game play is great for 2 people or 1, but its much more fun with 2. My 6 year old can play it. My 8 year old loves both version. My husband & 16 year old also play it. So its for any age. Certainly geared to the 8-13 year old range but still any age can enjoy this well made game. You play as the good or bad guys in this one. Great family game.

If you liked Stars Wars Legos and Indiana Jones Lego, you'll love the batman version. This one is more like the Star Wars version. There are a few tricky situations that make game play much more interesting. Indiana Jones was way too easy. The characters all have their own special abilities and special suits to allow them to do certain tasks. The graphics are excellent and the game play is great for 2 people or 1, but its much more fun with 2. My 5 year old can play it and so can i. So its for any age. Certainly geared to the 8-13 year old range but still any age can enjoy this well made game... You play as the good guys and the bad guys in this one.. Something else that makes it much more interesting...

GO BUY THIS ONE!!!

Again Lego scores with a send up of the Batman movies with this game. The premise of the game is that Arkham Asylum has a massive break-out, and its up to the Caped Crusader and Robin the Boy Wonder to round everyone back up and get them back behind bars. This game lets you know its fun from the outset and sets forth to encourage the player to look around and not just to go and zip thru it and try to find the villains and get them locked back up. You can find all kinds of treasures once again, and switch costumes as you pursue the likes of The Joker, Penguin, Catwoman, Poison Ivy, Clayface, The Mad Hatter, The Riddler, Mr. Freeze..just to name a few. If you are a parent like I am, you will give very high marks to this game for the fun factor and the comedic value of the little gags that are sprinkled thru out the game. Lego knows that its primary audience and toy sales are for the 5-15 year olds and they make very sure that they play to that audience in these series of games (Indiana Jones, Star Wars: The Complete Series). I find nothing bad about this game at all and recommend it highly to everyone. You will find it fun, exciting, and very much entertaining whether you're playing it or watching it be played.

This game offers my 5 year old and I something that we can do together on the XBOX 360 system, and we both understand it well enough to play. The levels are easy enough, and not too frustrating where you might want to quit. The game play instruction might be a little easier, as there is very little. I find that we have to play for a while on certain levels to figure out where to go next. Overall, a great game for old an young alike, for a few hours of entertainment. It captures your attention, provides a good story line, and gives both players equal game play.