Playstation 3: Lego Batman Review

As a kid, at any given time you could fine me sprawled on the floor with my enormous collection of Lego's. With my Lego's I could build a house, a boat or a castle for a king. My imagination would run wild, and hours and hours of play time would be put into my Lego's.

However, as soon as a became a teen, whipping out Lego's not only made people around me look at me like there was something wrong, but I felt sort of stupid playing with them even though I knew deep down they were hellacool.

Lego's though are back in my life, and this time I don't feel as 'weird' playing with them in my older age. The first video game I ever played that involved Lego's, was an Indiana Jones based Lego video game for the PS3.

I loved it, and beat the game in around a week.

As soon as I discovered Lego Batman would be the newest addition to the Lego saga, I didn't hesitate for a second to pick up the title.

Lego Batman covers 3 separate story's where Batman and Robin tag team together to fight crime. You will come head to head with Penguin, Cat Woman, and numerous other villains in the Batman story. Of course your final battle is with the Joker.

Besides playing the Batman hero story line, there is also a separate area for you to enter where you can play as the villain. I loved the addition because it adds even more game play to the game.

I personally was never a die hard fan of Batman. I was more of a Superman fan, but I will say that playing this game managed to turn me into a fan.

The worlds that I came across were all fun, the graphics were pretty, and best of all. every once and a while I got to build objects to use in the game. Although I had no control over what objects were built, the charming sounds of the Lego blocks coming together were exciting enough.

In some levels I got to cruise through the waters in a huge Bat-mobile type watercraft, in other areas I'd be on foot, but had the ability to glide from platform to platform with my trusty Bat Cape. Other levels I would be flying a Bat Copter, riding on elephants, or blowing things up with my Bat Bombs.

All in all the adventure was a hell of a lot of fun.

In each level you can collect things in order to make a completed object at the end of the board, and you also are given a score depending on how well you did in that particular completed level.

The fun thing about it though is that even when you are done with the game, odds are you will have to re-visit that level in order to collect objects you may have missed previously. Basically the re-play value is there, and that's why this game is definitely worthy of purchasing, than it is renting it.

Graphics:
 
The graphics follow the same charming look that all of the Lego console games have followed. Nice looking lads, with plenty of Lego objects. It's like combining a normal environment with a Lego environment. The mix is cute and fitting to the game.

In between each level you beat, there will also play a funny little skit so you get a better understanding into what is to come in the next level.

The small skits are fun, and if you pay attention are pretty humorous. Unfortunately though you have to pay attention because the Lego characters do not talk. They mumble and make weird quirky sounds. If you pay attention though it's pretty simple to figure out what's going on.

Music:
 
The music plays in he background and is not distracting to the game. The sounds you will hear all are fitting to Batman, and to Lego's at the same time.

2 Players:
 
I played this game start to finish with my boyfriend. I was Batman and he was Robin. Although the game was all the more fun when playing with a sidekick, it did manage to run into some glitches. If I roamed to one end of the level, and he stood behind, sometimes a glitch would occur as to where we couldn't move. We actually had to reset the game at one point during an irreversible glitch.

The glitches though in the game are far and wide, but annoying nonetheless.

Another glitch we encountered on the brand new game was a sudden freeze on board 3, story 1. The game for no reason at all just stopped working. We had to reset the game and start the board over again. It only happened once, but was annoying enough to stick out in my memory vault.

Game play:
 
The game itself is pretty simple, and when your character dies, they simply wake back up to life in the exact spot where you croaked. It makes game play simple, yet fun, especially for younger children who cannot stand starting a level over after they die.

The controls are also very simple to understand, and in seconds I was able to understand the function of every button. The O button allows you to grab, or build objects, which you will be doing a lot of in this game. Everything else is pretty straight forward.

Overall:
 
Lego Batman was a joy to play. I still have a few missions left in villain mode, and a few objects to go back and collect before my game is complete.

All in all Lego Batman is a definite fun game, to play alone, or to play with another person.

I picked the game up at a SONY outlet for $59.99, but you can likely find this title for less online. It is definitely worth a buy.