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| FEBRUARY 22, 2008 |
| HOLY BIRTHDAY CAKE BATMAN! THE CAKE IS A LIE! The Lego series takes on the Dynamic Duo! |
| by Brian Ekberg, GameSpot The Caped Crusader and the Boy Wonder will once again be stalking the Gotham skyline, only this time they've got blocky feet and an obsessive desire to build things out of colorful blocks. Yes, the Lego game series, first begun with the Lego: Star Wars series is now taking on Batman and his rogue's gallery of villains in the upcoming Lego Batman from developer TT Games. We got a chance to check out this highly anticipated game for the first time during a tour of a few levels of the game hosted by a TT Games producer. As in the Lego Star Wars games, Lego Batman features cooperative play for two players (both online and off) but the level structure of this game is a bit different than in previous Lego games. Each level first begins with the hero's perspective, letting you play as Batman and Robin as you take on bad guys and track down one of the Dynamic Duo's well-known enemies such as Catwoman, The Joker, and the just-announced Harley Quinn, among many others. After you beat a level as the heroes, however, you'll unlock the corresponding "villain" level, which will be a new take on the mission told from the villian's point of view. The first level we saw featured Batman and Robin chasing down Catwoman, who had just stolen a huge pink diamond ring from a building and then scampered across rooftops. Once Batman and Robin gave chase, they were immediately set upon by a multitude of bad guys. It didn't take long for the pair to clean house, and it served as a good opportunity to talk about the slightly revamped combat system in the game. Unlike in Lego Star Wars, neither Batman or Robin have light sabers at their disposal, so the development team have had to strive to make sure that combat is effective, even with the reduced reach of the heroes. One new feature that helps is the batarang, which both Batman and Robin can throw first by aiming a bat-signal-shaped icon at the object you wish to hit and then pressing a button. The batarang can be used both in combat and to help the heroes reach objects that they might not able to reach otherwise which makes it a handy tool for solving puzzles. [read more] |
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