LEGO Batman: The Videogame

LEGO Batman: The Videogame
Abbreviation	LBM
Developer	Traveller's Tales TT Fusion (for DS)
Publisher	DC Comics Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Universe	DC
Starting Level	You Can Bank on Batman
Episodes	The Riddler's Revenge Power Crazed Penguin The Joker's Return
Hub	The Batcave (Hero) Arkham Asylum (Villain)
Release Date	September 23, 2008
Rating	E10+
Systems	Microsoft Windows Nintendo DS PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable Nintendo Wii Xbox 360 Mac OS X
Categories	Characters Levels Episodes

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LEGO Batman: The Videogame is a video game based on the popular Batman franchise and its LEGO theme, released for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS, and PC consoles in September 2008. The game was developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.

Development

After the success of the LEGO Star Wars videogames, TT Games searched for another franchise to adapt in LEGO form. The company talked to Warner Bros. about the Batman franchise, and this led to Warner Bros. purchasing TT Games in November 2007.

The developers found out that the Batman franchise's plethora of media makes it difficult to adapt in a vacuum. Warner Bros. and DC Comics allowed TT Games some freedom on the development of the game, however, and they weren't forced to make the game based on anything specific, such as a movie. They decided to create an original story for the game.

The success of LEGO Star Wars also prompted LucasArts to ask TT Games to make a LEGO Indiana Jones game, so most of the LEGO Batman team went to go work on LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures. When the developers returned to LEGO Batman, they used some of the things they learned from making LEGO Indiana Jones to work on Batman.

An early PlayStation 2 build of the game was shown off at conferences by the head of TT Games Publishing, Johnathan Smith. LEGO Batman: The Videogame was released on September 23, 2008.

Gameplay

LEGO Batman: The Videogame uses the same co-op beat-em-up platforming formula as most other LEGO games, now with locations, missions and characters themed around the Batman universe. A boomerang ability was added, which allows the player to target specific objects with a weapon such as a batarang.

Plot

All of Batman's worst enemies have escaped from Arkham Asylum and divided into three groups of five, each with plans to achieve a personal villainous goal. The game features two storylines:

• A hero story featuring Batman and Robin fighting crime and villainy in Gotham City.
• A villain story following the villains as they attempt to carry out their plan while avoiding the GCPD.

Characters

Hero Characters

• Batman*
  • Batman (Demolition Suit)
  • Batman (Glide Suit)
  • Batman (Sonic Suit)
  • Batman (Heat Protection Suit)
• Robin*
  • Robin (Technology Suit)
  • Robin (Magnet Suit)
  • Robin (Attract Suit)
  • Robin (Water Suit)
• Bruce Wayne
• Alfred*
• Batgirl*
  • Batgirl (Demolition Suit)
  • Batgirl (Glide Suit)
  • Batgirl (Sonic Suit)
  • Batgirl (Heat Protection Suit)
• Nightwing*
  • Nightwing (Technology Suit)
  • Nightwing (Magnet Suit)
  • Nightwing (Attract Suit)
  • Nightwing (Water Suit)
• Commissioner Gordon*
• Police Officer*
• Military Policeman
• Security Guard*
• S.W.A.T.*
• Police Marksman
• Fishmonger*
• Scientist*
• Sailor*
• Zoo Sweeper*

Villain Characters

• Clayface*
• Mr. Freeze*
• Poison Ivy*
• Two-Face*
• The Riddler*
• Bane*
• Catwoman*
• Catwoman (Classic)
• Killer Croc*
• Man-Bat*
• The Penguin*
• Harley Quinn*
• The Scarecrow*
• Killer Moth*
• Mad Hatter*
• The Joker*
• The Joker (Tropical)
• Riddler Goon*
• Riddler Henchman
• Freeze Girl*
• Poison Ivy Goon*
• Penguin Goon*
• Penguin Henchman
• Yeti*
• Joker Goon*
• Joker Henchman
• Clown Goon
• Penguin Minion*
• Hush*
• Rā's al Ghūl*

Custom Characters

• Hero 1
• Hero 2

Only through Mind Control

• Citizen*
• Policeman
• Janitor*
• Factory Worker*
• Bio-Hazard Scientist

Vehicles

Ground Vehicles

• Batmobile*
• Bat-Tank*
• Batcycle*
• Catwoman's Motorcycle*
• Two-Face's Armored Truck*
• The Joker's Van*
• Harley Quinn's Hammer Truck*
• Mr. Freeze's Kart*
• Garbage Truck*
• Police Car*
• Police Van
• Police Bike*

Water Vehicles

• Batboat*
• Robin's Watercraft*
• Robin's Submarine*
• Penguin Goon Submarine*
• Mr. Freeze's Iceberg*
• Mad Hatter's Steamboat*
• Penguin's Submarine*
• Killer Croc's Swamp Rider*
• Police Watercraft*
• Police Boat*

Air Vehicles

• Batwing*
• Batcopter*
• Bruce Wayne's Private Jet*
• Harbor Helicopter*
• Riddler's Jet*
• Mad Hatter's Glider*
• The Joker's Helicopter*
• Police Helicopter*
• Goon Helicopter*
• The Scarecrow's Biplane*

Chapters

Here is a full in-depth list of all the chapters.

Hero

The Riddler's Revenge

1. You Can Bank on Batman
2. An Icy Reception
3. Two-Face Chase
4. A Poisonous Appointment
5. The Face-Off

Power Crazed Penguin

1. There She Goes Again
2. Batboat Battle
3. Under the City
4. Zoo's Company
5. Penguin's Lair

The Joker's Return

1. Joker's Home Turf
2. Little Fun at the Big Top
3. Flight of the Bat
4. In the Dark Night
5. To the Top of the Tower

Bonus

• Wayne Manor

Villain

The Riddler's Revenge

1. The Riddler Makes a Withdrawal
2. On the Rocks
3. Green Fingers
4. An Enterprising Theft
5. Breaking Blocks

Power Crazed Penguin

1. Rockin' the Docks
2. Stealing the Show
3. Harboring a Grudge
4. A Daring Rescue
5. Arctic World

The Joker's Return

1. A Surprise for the Commissioner
2. Biplane Blast
3. The Joker's Masterpiece
4. The Lure of the Night
5. Dying of Laughter

Bonus

• Arkham Asylum

Hubs

• The Batcave
  • Hero Mission Room
  • Hero Trophy Room
  • Main Room
• Arkham Asylum
  • Main Room
  • Villain Mission Room
  • Villain Trophy Room
  • Maximum Security Area
  • Experiment Room

Abilities

• Batman Suits (New)
• Robin Suits (New)
• Grappling Hook (New)
• Explosive
• Glass (New)
• Heat Protection (New)
• Hacker (New)
• Magnet (New)
• Attract Bricks (New)
• Dive (New)
• Super Strength (New)
• Immune to Toxins (New)
• Glide (New)
• Mind Control (New)
• High-Jump
• Feminine Wiles (New)
• Freeze (New)
• Character-Specific Ability (New)
• Other
• Tow Cable
• Freeze Vehicle (New)
• Torpedoes
• Submersible (New)
• Immune to Toxins Vehicle (New)
• Vehicle-Specific Ability (New)
• Other Vehicle

Suit Upgrades (New)

• Fast Grapple (All Suits)
• Fast Batarangs (All Suits)
• More Batarang Targets (All Suits)
• Flaming Batarang (Heat Protection Suit)
• Slam (Glide Suit)
• More Detonators (Demolition Suit)
• Armour Plating (Demolition Suit)
• Sonic Pain (Sonic Suit)
• Area Effect (Sonic Suit)
• Bats (Sonic Suit)
• Freeze Batarang (Water Suit)
• Decoy (Technology Suit)
• Fast Walk (Magnet Suit)
• Faster Pieces (Attract Suit)
• Piece Detector (Attract Suit)

Extras

• Adaptive Difficulty
• Silhouettes
• Beep Beep
• Ice Rink
• Disguise
• Extra Toggle (Doesn't work)
• Score x2
• Score x4
• Score x6
• Score x8
• Score x10
• Stud Magnet
• Character Studs
• Minikit Detector
• Power Brick Detector
• Always Score Multiply (New)
• Fast Build
• Immune To Freeze (New)
• Regenerate Hearts
• Extra Hearts (New)
• Invincibility

Cut content

Main article: Cut content/LBM

Soundtrack

Main article: Soundtrack/LBM

The game uses the score to the 1989 Batman film, composed by Danny Elfman.

Version Differences

PlayStation 2

• Batman, Robin, Batgirl, and/or Nightwing (depending on who the player controls) cannot be found running around in The Batcave and the unlocked villains, Riddler Henchman and Penguin Henchman cannot be found running around in Arkham Asylum, due to hardware limitations.
• This version only has one death sound for each character, excluding characters with the same death sounds as the custom characters (e.g. Police Marksman, Sailor), likely due to the way audio files are stored on the PS2 disc.

PlayStation Portable

• This version of the game does not have Co-Op mode.
• The camera cannot be moved.
• Loading times are much longer.

Xbox 360

• This is the only version of the game to have achievements. You can see them here.

Nintendo DS

Main article: LEGO Batman: The Videogame (DS)

The Nintendo DS version is an entirely different version of the game made for the DS's more limited hardware.

Reception

Reception to LEGO Batman: The Videogame was generally positive. The replay value was praised, but the game was criticized for being too similar to its predecessors. On the review aggregation website Metacritic, the PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 versions score "Generally Positive", while the Wii and PlayStation Portable versions score "Mixed or Average".

Gallery

PC Cover

PS2 Cover

PS3 Cover

Xbox 360 Cover

Wii Cover

Mac Cover

PSP Cover

DS Cover

PC Disc

PS2 Disc

PS3 Disc

Xbox 360 Disc

Wii Disc

Mac Disc

PSP Disc

DS Cartridge

Back

Japanese PS3 version

Japanese Xbox 360 version

Japanese PS2 version

Japanese DS version

Japanese PS2 Back Cover

Japanese Xbox 360 Back cover

Japanese DS Back cover

Japanese PlayStation 3 LBM1 Back cover

Japanese PC Front cover

Trivia

• This game along with LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars are the only games so far to feature Villains campaign (Excluding LEGO DC Super-Villains as it focuses solely on the villains).
  • In this game's case, it follows along the Villains of each Story Arc in what happens in the Heroes Campaign, meaning that the Villains story is a Prequel to the Heroes story.
• This game marks the few of only a few things:
  • The only game to feature Suit upgrades for both Batman and Robin's Suits.
  • The only LEGO DC game to not have any non-Batman DC characters, although Superman is mentioned in one of the Datas.
  • The only LEGO game from TT not based on a Lucasfilm property to have the Adaptive Difficulty extra.
  • The only TT LEGO game on home console to have the extras of Always Score Multiply and Immune to Freeze.
• A trailer for this game can be seen in LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures.
• The game files mention the characters that would have been the ones playable with Extra Toggle which can be modded into the game with most of them being somewhat playable.
• The aesthetic extras are the same as with LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures, but without Fertilizer.
• This game has the smallest character roster out of any LEGO game from TT on home console with 46 and 44 individuals.
• The Wii version has a trailer for the game Guinness World Records.
• This is the first LEGO game from TT for a lot of things:
  • The first to have an original story.
  • The first to not be based on a Lucasfilm property.
  • The first to not have a Star Wars character.
  • The first from TT to unlock characters right away when they enter codes.
  • The first to have a character with regenerating health which is Ra's al Ghul.
  • The first game to allow to allow the player to aim projectiles where they can only do so with Batarangs.
  • The first to have upgrades which returned in LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, but with the added ability to disable them at any time.
  • Not counting the Use Old Save extra in LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy, this is the first game on home console where the player cannot use every character in every hub world, the second being LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues.
  • The first to let the player skip cutscenes. In later games, they can only do so when seeing the same cutscene for a second time or more.
  • The first to have a combo multiplier to allow the player to get extra studs. It did not return until LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes and has appeared in most games since then, except for LEGO City Undercover, LEGO The Lord of the Rings, The LEGO Movie Videogame, LEGO The Hobbit and LEGO Jurassic World.
  • The first to have the extra of Extra Hearts.
  • The first to not have a soundtrack composed by John Williams.
• The tag sound effect in this game is unique.
• It is available in the LEGO Batman Trilogy game bundle.
• The Japanese version uses a different font for the on-screen text.
• This is the last LEGO game from TT on console/PC for several things:
  • The last LEGO video game to be released on the PlayStation 2.
  • The last game released on a PlayStation handheld console to be identical to the console/PC version as later ones would be identical to the DS and/or 3DS versions instead.
  • The last LEGO video game where the maximum stud total is 4 billion.
  • The last LEGO game to not have a split screen for co-op.
  • The last LEGO game in which the hub world only serves as a purpose for viewing minikits, accessing levels, buying stuff, entering codes, and viewing Hints/Data.
  • The last Wii version of a LEGO game where an unconnected Wii Remote slot for another player will display a message saying "Plus + to START" instead of "Connect Wii Remote".
  • The last LEGO game where filling up the Stud Bar gives the player a Superkit piece to unlock a bonus level.
• The last data purchased reads "The End...?", teasing LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes.
• Because of many bugs in this game (because this game was most probably rushed, since it was released only 3 months after LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures), it is deemed to be one of the most broken LEGO games to date.

Goofs

• The Police Marksman's icon has the picture of the policeman.

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