LEGO Batman: The Videogame

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LEGO Batman: The Videogame
LEGO Theme:	Batman
Developer(s):	Traveller's Tales TT Fusion (Nintendo DS)
Publisher(s):	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment DC Comics
Date Released:	September 23, 2008
Genre:	Action, adventure
Mode(s):	Single player, simultaneous two player
Rating:	ESRB: 10+
Platforms:	Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Windows PC
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LEGO Batman: The Videogame is an video game developed by Traveller's Tales. It was released on September 23, 2008. Players are able to fight on land, sea and in the air using a number of powerful Batman, Robin and hero-controlled vehicles, including the Batmobile, Batboat, Batcopter, Bat-Tank, and Batwing. New abilities include picking up and carrying enemies and walking on tightropes over the city. The hub for this game is the batcave.

Like every LEGO game made before LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues, all players start in Story Mode. After each level, players can earn Extras by collecting the Red Power Brick. All the characters in the play range are in the game such as Batman, Robin, The Joker, Catwoman, The Penguin, and Bane. New characters that are not in the LEGO Batman sets are added as well such as Batgirl, Mad Hatter, Clayface, Man-Bat, and Killer Moth. The characters are able to use many unique abilities: the Joker is able to attack enemies and activate machines with a joy buzzer, Poison Ivy may grow plants, Catwoman can attack foes with a whip in a similar fashion to Indiana Jones from LEGO Indiana Jones, and Bane can punch enemies with such force that they fly off-screen. Both Batman and Robin have their animated TV show dressing style, but players are able to swap Batman and Robin's Suits.

Batman starts in his standard black suit and can wear a Heat Protection Suit, a Sonic Suit, a Glide Suit, and a Demolition Suit. Robin can wear a Tech Suit, a Water Suit, an Attract Suit, and a Magnetic Suit. When you find those suits, you may obtain them in the Suit Swappers, or play as them in free-play. Batgirl can wear the same suits as Batman, and Nightwing can wear the same suits as Robin.

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 "Free-play Mode". Free-play 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 and Xbox 360 versions will offer 720p Displays and 1080p Displays.

A sequel is planned for 2012.

Characters

Hero Characters

• Batman-Weapon: Batarang/Powers: Grapple Hook, Destroy Batarang Targets, Dive-jump: Available in Demolition Suit, and as Bruce Wayne, Glide Suit, Sonic Suit, Heat Protection Suit, .
• Robin-Weapon: Birdarang/Powers: Grapple Hook, Destroy Batarang Targets, Dive-jump: Available in Technology Suit, Magnet Suit, Attract Suit, Water Suit, and as Tim Drake (DS Only)
• Bruce Wayne-Weapon: Briefcase/Powers: Dive-jump
• Alfred-Weapon: Steel Dish/Powers: Dive-jump
• Batgirl-Weapon: Batarang/Powers: Grapple Hook, Destroy Batarang Targets, Dive-jump: Available in Demolition Suit, Glide Suit, Sonic Suit, Heat Protection Suit, and as Barbara Gordon (DS Only)
• Nightwing-Weapon: Light Blue Shaft x2, WingDing/Powers: Grapple Hook, Destroy Batarang Targets, Dive-jump: Available in Technology Suit, Magnet Suit, Attract Suit, Water Suit, and as Dick Grayson (DS Only)
• Commissioner Gordon-Weapon: Pistol/Powers: Military Access
• Police Officer-Weapon: Pistol/Powers: None
• Military Policeman-Weapon: Pistol/Powers: Dive-jump
• Security Guard-Weapon: Pistol/Powers: None
• S.W.A.T.-Weapon: Pistol/Powers: Dive-jump
• Police Marksman-Weapon: Shotgun
• Fishmonger
• Scientist Powers: Tech Panel Access
• Sailor
• Zoo Sweeper
• Azrael (DS Only)
• The Spoiler (DS Only)
• Dr. Jeremiah Arkham (DS Only)
• Harvey Bullock (DS Only)
• Lucius Fox (DS Only)
• Dick Grayson (DS Only)
• Tim Drake (DS Only)
• Barbara Gordon (DS Only)

Villains

• Clayface Powers: Double Jump, Super Strength
• Mr. Freeze Powers: Super Strength, Toxin Resistance, Freeze Gun
• Poison Ivy Powers: Double Jump, Poisonous Breath, Plant Growing, Toxin Resistance
• Two-Face Powers: Toxin Resistance
• The Riddler Powers: Mind Control
• Bane Powers: Super Strength, Toxin Resistance
• Catwoman Powers: Double Jump
• Catwoman (Classic) Powers: Double Jump
• Killer Croc Powers: Super Strength, Underwater breathing, Toxin Resistance
• Man-Bat Powers: Super Strength, Flight
• The Penguin Powers: Glide, Penguin bombers
• Harley Quinn Powers: Double Jump
• The Scarecrow Powers: Fear Gas, Mind Control
• Killer Moth Powers: Glide
• The Mad Hatter Powers: Double Jump, Mind Control
• The Joker Powers: Toxic Resistance, Joy Buzzer
• The Joker (Tropical) Powers: Toxic Resistance, Joy Buzzer
• Riddler Goon
• Riddler Henchman
• Freeze Girl
• Poison Ivy Goon
• Penguin Goon
• Penguin Henchman
• Yeti
• Joker Goon
• Joker's Henchman
• Clown Goon
• Penguin Minion
• Hush
• Ra's Al Ghul
• Victor Zsasz (DS Only)
• Black Mask (DS Only)
• Ventriloquist (DS Only)
• Dr. Hugo Strange (DS Only)
• Talia Al Ghul (DS Only)
• Firefly (DS Only)
• Freeze Goon (DS Only)
• Freeze Bodyguard (DS Only)

Other

• Huntress (DS Only)
• Harvey Dent (DS Only)
• Selina Kyle (DS Only)
• Pamela Isley (DS Only)
• Dr. Harleen Quinzel (DS Only)
• Professor Jonathan Crane (DS Only)

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
• Riddler Goon Van
• Bank Truck
• Asylum Ambulance (Non-playable)

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
• Police Battle Hovercraft (Non-playable)

Air Vehicles

• Batwing
• Batcopter
• Bruce Wayne's Private Jet
• Harbor Helicopter
• Riddler's Jet
• Mad Hatter's Glider
• Joker's Helicopter
• Goon Helicopter
• The Scarecrow's Bi-Plane
• Police Helicopter
• Police Battle Helicopter (Non-playable)

Notes

• The Attract video shows several preliminary designs of characters, it is identical to the trailer released online, with the exception of the words "Coming Soon" faded out, however they are still visible
• The Extra "Extra Toggle" has no effect.
• Several Non-Playable characters that do not appear in the game are able to be built on Customization.
• Several characters like "Ventriloquist and Scarface", "Huntress", "Dr. Arkham", and "Talia al Ghul" are mentioned in the "Info" though they do not appear in the game (except the DS versions).
• This game has the smallest character selection chart of all the LEGO games created by TT Games.
• This was the first LEGO game to feature a soundtrack by a composer other than John Williams. This game features music composed by Danny Elfman from the two Tim Burton films Batman and Batman Returns. John Williams has music featured in all LEGO Star Wars games and both LEGO Indiana Jones games.
• The video game version of the Batcycle is actually Nightwing's cycle without the sticker rather than the Batcycle from 7886 The Batcycle: Harley Quinn's Hammer Truck
• The last data that is purchased reads "The End?" which foreshadows the sequel.
• In the opening cut-scene for the second level of Power-crazed Penguin, after Catwoman is captured, rather than point at The Penguin and Killer Croc in their respective vehicles, a Police Officer points out two other Police Officers riding two speed-boats identical to Killer Croc's.

Known Glitches

• If the player uses a helicopter with The Penguin and Killer Croc to escape from police for a certain time period, many police officers will randomly appear, once the player hits a dead end, the police officers will short out the game, causing the game and the console to not respond.
• When the player enters "An Enterprising Theft" in two-player mode, the player can enter the third room with an exit guarded by a laser field, and tech panel robot next to it. If the robot is not built and one player stands still while the other can walk normally through the laser field with no harm. However the other player will proceed to explode profoundly, and will not stop until the other exits the lasers. Afterwards the tech robot can be built and taken further through the level.
• Only in the Batcave hubworld, Robin can wear his tech suit. Once the player reaches the Trophy Room of the hub, the player (once the upgrade is bought) can lay down a decoy of themselves. However in the hub the decoys can be tagged and can run until it explodes. It will regenerate. The player can make over ten decoys. The decoys can also wear the tech suit and they can place their decoys which can be tagged. Many glitches occur, sometimes even cloning Batman
• Once the player enters the Arkham Asylum hub, they can wait in the main room next to the computer until another taggable super-villain enters. While one player pulls the switch and the other tags rapidly, occasionally a super-villain will enter the the Batcave.
• After passing the Arkham Asylum bonus, two hero characters will appear in the villain hub.
• If you select the Yellow Version of Nightwing's hair on a Custom Character and use the character in a stage, the hair will disappear causing the character to look bald.
• In LEGO Batman: The Video Game, after the "Slam" upgrade is purchased, a glitch prevents Batgirl from being able to smack down on enemies while in the glide suit.
• If the player has the Decoy Upgrade for Robin and Nightwing purchased and lies down a Decoy on the edge of a pit and hits it constantly, the Decoy will fall down the pit, there soon there will be an explosion where it was put down.

• A very rare glitch can cause Killer Moth to appear in the Batcave's Trophy Room although he cannot be tagged and does not move. The next time you visit the trophy room, he disapears.
• In the last villain Penguin level, if you use cheats before it on any save file, one of the Minikit unlockables will never appear.

Gallery

Riddler Goons and Bane

Catwoman

Batgirl

Batman in an action shot

Batman, a Joker Goon, and three Penguin Goons.

The Joker

The Penguin and Killer Croc

Batman and Robin against a wall

The Scarecrow and Mr. Freeze

Two Yetis in the Gotham City Cathedrael

Hush

Batman and Robin on a tightrope obove Riddler Goons.

Robin in his Water Suit and Batman in a Preliminary Demolition Suit

Bane and The Penguin

The Riddler attacking a Police Officer

Batman

Robin in his Magnet Suit and Batman in a Preliminary Demolition Suit

Two-Face and The Scarecrow