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Robin and Nightwing can wear a Technology suit, a Scuba suit (red/blue), a Magnetic (red/grey) suit and a [[Gravity]] suit.<ref name=autogenerated2 /> <ref name=autogenerated1 /> When you find those suits you can buy them in the hubs and play as those in free play.
Robin and Nightwing can wear a Technology suit, a Scuba suit (red/blue), a Magnetic (red/grey) suit and a [[Gravity]] suit.<ref name=autogenerated2 /> <ref name=autogenerated1 /> When you find those suits you can buy them in the hubs and play as those in free play.


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 '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.{{Fact|date=August 2008}}
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 '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 PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC versions will offer [[720p]] and [[1080p]] displays.
The PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC versions will offer [[720p]] and [[1080p]] displays.

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Lego Batman: The Videogame
Box art for Lego Batman
Developer(s)Traveller's Tales
Publisher(s)Warner Bros. Interactive
Designer(s)Jonathan Smith
EngineLego Star Wars I and II
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

Lego Batman: The Videogame is an upcoming video game developed by Traveller's Tales. It will be released on September 23, 2008 for the PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable and Microsoft Windows. 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. The game has a McDonald's Happy Meal toy promotion.[2]

Gameplay

The core gameplay will feel very similar to its Lego Star Wars II counterpart.[3] Players will be able to fight on land, sea and in the air using a number of powerful Batman, Robin and villain-controlled vehicles, including the Batmobile, Batboat and Batwing.[citation needed] New moves featured in Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures will be added, such as swimming underwater, seen in a gameplay trailer. New abilities include picking up and carrying enemies and walking on tightropes over the city.

All the characters from the play range are in the game such as Batman, Robin, the Joker, Catwoman and the Penguin. New characters that are not in the lego sets are added as well such as Batgirl, the Mad Hatter, Clayface, Man-Bat, and Hush. The characters are able to use many unique abilities: the Joker is able to attack enemies and activate machines with a joy buzzer,[4] the Penguin is able to glide over gaps with his umbrella, Catwoman can attack foes with a whip in a similar fashion to Indy from Lego Indiana Jones, and Killer Croc can punch enemies with such force that they fly off-screen.[5] Both Batman and Robin have their comic-book costumes, but players are able to swap Batman and Robin's costumes, called tech suits.

Batman starts in grey suit, he and Batgirl can wear a Glider suit (gray), a Sonic suit (blue), a Bat Bomb Detonator suit (black) and a Heat Protection suit (black, with red-eyed goggles).[6] [7] Robin and Nightwing can wear a Technology suit, a Scuba suit (red/blue), a Magnetic (red/grey) suit and a Gravity suit.[6] [7] When you find those suits you can buy them in the hubs and play as those in free play.

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 '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 PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC versions will offer 720p and 1080p displays.

Plot

The game will star Batman and his sidekick 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, each led by a "clever" and well-known villain. Various gameplay footage shows the Joker and Harley Quinn luring Commissioner James 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 the Riddler outlining his plans with his group.

There will be 30 true levels in the game (15 for the heroes and 15 for the villains)[8] as well as some secret levels, including Wayne Manor in which Bruce Wayne is an unlockable character. Villain levels are unlocked as the game progresses. 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 you can buy figures, and see the unlockables. Alternatively, the hub for the villains is Arkham Asylum.[6] There are many different environments in the game, usually based upon the villains' crime style including an Ice Cream Factory, a Garden Center, the Gotham Sewers, and Gotham's seedy underbelly.


Development

An early build for the PlayStation 2 console was shown at certain conferences (such as at Game On in London) by TT Games 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.[9]

Soundtrack

Danny Elfman's score from the 1989 Batman movie and its sequel, Batman Returns, will be used in the game.

References

  1. ^ a b c Release Date and Info
  2. ^ Bat-Blog
  3. ^ IGN
  4. ^ 1UP
  5. ^ IGN
  6. ^ a b c MTV
  7. ^ a b IGN: LEGO Batman: The Videogame Screenshots (PS2) 2475344
  8. ^ "The Dark Knight snaps into his LEGO debut". Game Daily. AOL. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
  9. ^ Andy Robinson. "Holy LEGO Batman!". Computer and Video Games. Future. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
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