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LEGO Batman The Video Game Review: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Posted by Brian Crecente at 3:00 AM on September 30, 2008
Traveller's Tales, it seems, have discovered a licence to print money. Find a popular franchise, turn even the most insane, homicidal characters within the story into teensy digital mini-figs and let them get to popping each other apart. But with LEGO Batman the developer took it a step further. Instead of riding on the popularity of an existing franchise and epic plots, they created their own story, a story that is doled out from a multitude of perspectives, first Batman and Robin and then the variety of villains.
Does Traveller's Tales have what it takes to mine Batman for both mini-fig fun and a decent story? Do they even need to, or does the mechanic alone keep the LEGO franchise afloat? Hit the jump to read up on the game's good, bad and ugly.
Loved
A Motley Cast: Because you essentially play through the same plot twice, from the perspective of the good and the bad, the developers had plenty of opportunity to introduce a lot of playable characters. While the good sticks you with Batman and Robin's, albeit in a wide variety of tech suits, the bad gives you a chance to play a wide spectrum of villains, each with diabolically funny weapons. From the Joker's shocking handshake to Mr. Freeze's ice maker, I've never had so much fun being bad.
Intricate Backdrops: While LEGO fanatics might bemoan the lack of realism, Batman fans certainly won't. The developers have done a lot to open up the setting for this latest title, including plenty of rooftop battles, looming high rises and large architecture.
Oodles of Lego Gadgets: The game is already packed with tons of weapons for the bad guys, but you also get a number of tech suits for the dynamic duo, a garage of bat and bad guy vehicles and even a robot and plant you can ride around on.
Original Story: Unlike Traveller's Tales' previous LEGO games, this one comes with an original plot. Sure, the idea of all the bad guys breaking out of Arkham Asylum isn't exactly fresh, but not knowing what's coming next is a bit refreshing for the LEGO franchise.
Still Lots of Fun: Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Batman, they all have their selling points, but really it's the overarching LEGO franchise that makes these games so much fun to play. While Traveller's Tales has tweaked the formula a bit with each iteration, they know better than to mess with a good thing.
Hated
An Issue of Perspective: I love the LEGO games, absolutely love playing through them all with my son. But I'm really getting tired of that camera angle. You know, the one that makes running across a platform, jumping, climbing at times, a frustrating exercise in guess work?
Bit of a Cake Walk: More than previous games, beating this latest LEGO game seems more like an inevitability than the product of gameplay. The bosses in particular are quite easy.
Convoluted Progression: I like the idea behind essentially playing through the game's story twice, once as Batman and Robin and again as an assortment of villains. I also like that they way it's presented you get a completely different take on the experiences, almost a Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead take. What I don't like is being confused about how far along I am and whether I've actually wrapped everything up. This time around I think gamers need a bit more hand holding.
Bugs, Still, Really?: I put up with falling through scenery, getting trapped in areas and glitchy cut scenes for all of the LEGO Star Wars games. I got slightly more annoyed when they showed up in Indiana Jones, but Batman? It's starting to feel like Traveller's Tales is content with their fun, though flawed engine. To be clear, gamers aren't. At least throw in a way to suicide out of a bad situation and reappear somewhere other than the same exact spot.
I'm a self-confessed LEGO The Video Game fanboy. I've loved all of the titles (at least on console) that have come out with those three words framing the IP of the day on the box cover. I'd probably buy LEGO Finnegan's Wake The Video Game if it came out. Strike that, I'd definitely buy LEGO Finnegan's Wake The Video Game if it came out. And while I think that the formula works on most levels, I don't think it gives a developer licence to not take a step back and look at what does need to be improved. I'm willing to put up with the problems inherent in the current games, but that's not going to last.
Despite it's few flaws, LEGO Batman The Video Game is a blast to play, a return to the sense of fun and discovery that first ignited the success of the LEGO games in Star Wars. The character models are lovingly detailed, their mini-fig ass-kickings adorable to watch. If you liked any of the previous iterations of LEGO games than this is probably worth picking up.
LEGO Batman The Video Game, developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, was released on Sept. 23 for the DS, PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PSP, Wii and Xbox 360. Retails for $30 to $50. Played through all three episodes as hero and all but the last half of the least level of the third episode as a villain. Explored the Batcave and Arkham Asylum on Xbox 360.
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Comments (AU Comments · US Comments)
ugh_the_boot
Posted September 30, 2008 11:27 AM
Too bad these latest games (Indy & Batman) are still using the same buggy engines without any polishing cuz I own both the star wars trilogies but I really need a more polished and rewarding experience to go back to anything like this again. Played it co-op and have to say it is some of the most boring co-op i've ever played in my life which really goes to show the simplistic/kiddy nature of these games.
StupidDufus
Posted 3:26 AM 30/9/08
Crecente, you said the game was a cakewalk and a bit too easy, but then you said that gamers need more hand-holding to get through parts to know how far along they are? Wouldn't one of these then be a non-issue?
Also, which console did you paly the game on?
StupidDufus
excel_excel
Posted 3:24 AM 30/9/08
@Shiryu: Lego Battlestar Galactica? My god Shiryu I'd follow you again if I wasn't already following you, therfore creating a space time paradox which I could only correct by going back in time
excel_excel
FoxyGaz
Posted 3:22 AM 30/9/08
Hmm, sounds fun for a rental night.
Oh, and get working on LEGO Terminator: The Video Game.
FoxyGaz
excel_excel
Posted 3:22 AM 30/9/08
Ok c'mon, who thinks this game would have been a thousand times with voiceover by Adam West?
"Time to build a lego bridge....old chum..." DUNUNUNUNUN-UH BATMAN!!
excel_excel
lionkitten
Posted 3:19 AM 30/9/08
Nice dropping of "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern". If that were on the package for the Lego Batman game, I would buy it instantly.
lionkitten
Gospel X
Posted 3:15 AM 30/9/08
@wcraigw: Probably because the Lego branding suggests that it's a family-friendly activity, which is further enhanced by being in the same area as your playing partner.
Gospel X
Terance! - In Before What My Message Says
Posted 3:13 AM 30/9/08
@wcraigw:
LSW:TCS had online play.
Terance! - In Before What My Message Says
Silenced
Posted 3:10 AM 30/9/08
never played a lego game before, but im so picking this one up: im a massive batman fan and had fun with the indiana jones demo, so i guess its all good
Silenced
Shiryu
Posted 3:08 AM 30/9/08
Oh, and requesting: LEGO Battlestar Galactica, since no one out there seems to be interested in doing a full blow legit Gods shatering good game about it. Id Love to fly a Lego brick Viper.
Shiryu
Shiryu
Posted 3:06 AM 30/9/08
This one is still in the "maybe" bin. Ill see if I can spare any cash come Christmas.
Shiryu
Parapraxis
Posted 3:06 AM 30/9/08
Yeah, we definitely need a Lego: Pulp Fiction The Video Game
Parapraxis
Jsp343
Posted 3:05 AM 30/9/08
Nice, all and all it seems like this is worth picking up.
Jsp343
wcraigw
Posted 3:05 AM 30/9/08
I still don't understand why after all these games they still have not made it so you can play co-op online with them. I mean the first two games? Ok sure, it was new and the first game wasn't even on 360 or ps3 until it was re-released. But it should be in the games by now.
wcraigw
HikariOblivion
Posted 3:04 AM 30/9/08
Bugs? Bad camera? Flaws? In a Traveller's Tales game? You don't say. :P
HikariOblivion
SolidLatino83
Posted 3:04 AM 30/9/08
Never have played a Lego game before Lego Batman, I enjoyed this game very much. Maybe not a purchase but a solid rental for you and your girlfriend/wife.
SolidLatino83
therage33
Posted 3:48 AM 30/9/08
@Capp: I've almost completed the game, and I have encountered those bugs a few times myself. As for the camera, it's not about it having bugs as it is at an angle where it's almost impossible to judge jumps, and pressing Right/Left to go right/left ends up making you go slightly diagonal, which walks you right off of platforms and bridges all the time. I especially hate the glide suit for Batman, which makes timing jumps nigh on impossible. :P But am I having fun with the game anyway? Sure, cuz you're not punished much for dying so who cares?
therage33
HikariOblivion
Posted 3:45 AM 30/9/08
While we're suggesting things to turn into Lego: I give you a trilogy of games: Lego Friday the 13th, Lego Nightmare on Elm Street, and Lego Halloween.
HikariOblivion
Boneyard
Posted 3:44 AM 30/9/08
I thought this game was fantastic. The ability to play as the baddies, the diversity of puzzles, the level design and even the driving, boating and flying levels were fun.
It's not without it's problems - mainly the aforementioned perspective problems with the camera and the moments where I was "double bolted" - taking damage from one source and getting knocked into something that knocks loose more bolts before I can even pick up the first set - was frustrating, but the sheer amount of goodies, unlockables and replayability made me want to play through to both endings. These guys have compulsion loops (wanting to "get them all") down cold.
Of course, it helps that I'm a huge Batman fan and that my all-time fav villain, the Killer Moth, appears in this game. But I think this is a worthy addition to the "Lego License" line.
Next up, my vote goes for "Lego Harry Potter"
Boneyard
sifujames
Posted 3:43 AM 30/9/08
Just played the DS version. Much better then Indiana Jones, but not as good as Star Wars. Why? Too much building. It really feels like TT realised the game is pretty easy to fly through, so to slow you down they made nearly every puzzle a building one. You build levers to release blocks to build a ladder that lets you get to an object that you can break to release more blocks that you use to build another lever...
sifujames
StupidDufus
Posted 3:42 AM 30/9/08
@Brian Crecente:
Ah, ok. Thanks for the clarification.
StupidDufus
DragonYen
Posted 3:40 AM 30/9/08
I bought INDY and while I liked it, I was disappointed in it's play through time. I'll rent this one.
DragonYen
Automageddon!
Posted 3:38 AM 30/9/08
Lego Finnegan's Wake?
I'd buy it on day one even thought I'm not a Lego videogames fan, but give me Lego Apocalypse Now, and I'll give you my soul and my first born!
Automageddon!
Dr_Pie
Posted 3:37 AM 30/9/08
I didn't encounter any bugs or anything of the sort in my copys of LSW and LIJ.
Maybe I got lucky. If I pick this up, maybe I'll get lucky again :D
Dr_Pie
Capp
Posted 3:34 AM 30/9/08
I just beat the game last night and am in the process of going back through to get all the canisters and power bricks. I love the Lego games, have played and beaten the previous 2 to 100%. I personally did not see any of these bugs you mentioned with the camera or falling through the stage. I have had a great time with the game and I like how they did something different this time by creating an original plot and storyline. The characters are great in this game and with all the upgrades and suites, its not just a rinse-repeat of the previous 2.
I look forward to see what they do next with the Lego franchise
Capp
Polysics_2004
Posted 3:33 AM 30/9/08
"While LEGO fanatics might bemoan the lack of realism, Batman fans certainly won't." Shouldn't that be the other way round?
Polysics_2004
Brian Crecente
Posted 3:32 AM 30/9/08
@StupidDufus: The one is about difficulty, the other is about bad design when it comes to the transition between levels. Especially if you don't play it straight through.
Played on the 360, added that to the review. Sorry.
Brian Crecente
Zero_Beat
Posted 3:27 AM 30/9/08
@Parapraxis: Better yet, LEGO Samuel L. Jackson Anthology - Featuring Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Snakes on a Plane, and more!
Zero_Beat
-EDGE-
Posted 4:13 AM 30/9/08
I've really been enjoying this game. To be fair, I only dabbled at best with previous LEGO titles, and Batman…well, let just say I a bit of a fan. That said 2 things struck me right off the "Bat" (if you will).
1. BATMAN & ROBIN best co-op idea ever, such a natural fit!
2. Remote play is such a great feature, why don't they use it more?
-EDGE-
gblock
Posted 4:12 AM 30/9/08
Nope, that seals the deal. No more rewarding developers for unnecessarily buggy titles. This is four games in for this engine, and having the same broken stuff is unacceptable.
gblock
sifujames
Posted 4:10 AM 30/9/08
@Falsoman: LEGO Lord of the Rings is an awesome idea. Traveller's Tales, get to work!!
sifujames
NinjaPoo
Posted 4:10 AM 30/9/08
Wasted potential but still fun.
I like batman and I like the Lego games.
I enjoyed this game too but I think they could have done so much more and don't think they used the Batman universe to its full potential.
For example they had interesting ideas with the bat suits but its not really well integrated. In the story game (not going for extras) you only have to use the heat suit once.
The Batarangs a staple of Batman's arsenal also seems a bit clumsy/slow to whip out and use regularly.
But taken for what it is rather than what it could have been, its still a enjoyable game that carries the unknown addictiveness of all the other Lego games.
Props for staying true to the Batman world and little nods like the backbreaker achievement.
Although they really should have had the Ventriloquist/Scarface in there.
NinjaPoo
Weirdwolf
Posted 4:08 AM 30/9/08
WE DEMAND A SHRUBBERY!
No no erm!
A twilogy!
The Lego of Brian,
The Meaning of Lego,
The Quest for the Studded Grail!
Weirdwolf
Malthius
Posted 4:07 AM 30/9/08
@lionkitten: Second. Obsure, yet appropriate.
Malthius
EVILLAMA
Posted 4:02 AM 30/9/08
I've encountered a few of the glitches, though not very often. The respawning off a ledge does get annoying, especially when you're trying to collect enough studs for the mini-kit. There is an almost game-killing glitch (at least on the copy I rented) on the 3rd mission (the driving mission) of the Riddler's game. When you're playing Co-Op there is a certain spot where the game instantly freezes. We tried about 8 different times and it locked up around the same spot every time. I had to play it single-player in order to pass it.
EVILLAMA
Neo-Senku: The World's Finest Pervert
Posted 4:01 AM 30/9/08
@excel_excel: I am with you there. Adam west makes everything a thousand times better.
If he gets a mental disease when he is older and he actually acts like that, it would make for the best reality tv show ever.
Neo-Senku: The World's Finest Pervert
Boneyard
Posted 3:58 AM 30/9/08
@therage33
Visit my site: The Killer Moth Appreciation and Preservation Society.
http:/members.aol.com/killermoth
Boneyard
Falsoman
Posted 3:55 AM 30/9/08
I need a Lego Lord of the Rings.
I quite like lego games, though this being the third one i play is starting to feel like the same game with different skins. I love collecting stuff but i don't know. It is starting to need a change on something to keep it fresh for future releases.
Falsoman
therage33
Posted 3:53 AM 30/9/08
@Boneyard: I'd simply like to know how/why Killer Moth could possibly be your favorite Batman villain. ;) When I saw he was on the game I let out a boisterous "WTF?" But I have no room to talk, Ra's Al Ghul is my favorite and most people didn't know who he was until Batman Begins (which did not do him justice btw.)
therage33
WizarDru
Posted 3:52 AM 30/9/08
I think I like this one more than Lego Indy and about the same as Lego Star Wars II. While we've encountered a bug once, maybe...compared to Lego Star Wars I and II, this is pretty much bug-free. And we played Lego SW II on both the 360 AND the Wii, and found them BOTH bug-tastic.
My son is having a blast with it, especially with all the villians. I'd argue that NONE of the Lego games have been about difficulty...it's just that Lego Batman gets it right in terms of not punishing the player or forcing them to turn to their mom or dad to get past a certain point.
The added touch of the McDonald Happy Meal toys for Lego Batman is that they have unlock codes on them (although you'll get most of them pretty quickly, regardless).
WizarDru
Vysion
Posted 4:36 AM 30/9/08
A game release like this brings out a point in games reviews I am starting to find lacking. LEGO Batman is a multiplatform release. Try to find a definitive review offering viewpoints on each of the console versions. Many gamers have more than one console and would be interested in determining which version best suits them. Game reviews also are hit or miss at identifying their screenshot's version.
Vysion
drexyl303
Posted 4:35 AM 30/9/08
I think all of these games are loads of fun. They just keep dropping the ball without online co-op.
drexyl303
dirtybacon
Posted 4:26 AM 30/9/08
You're the only one who hasn't ripped the AI apart in the reviews I have read. Did you play most of this with your son? How much solo time did you do?
Just curious, I'm on the fence over this, and I love the Lego games, AND am a comic fanboy.
dirtybacon
Thorax
Posted 4:22 AM 30/9/08
This is my favorite Lego game, despite the feeling of the series starting to get a little stale.
Now, if a Lego Silent Hill somehow got approved, I would buy 8 copies.
Thorax
Ashkihyena
Posted 4:22 AM 30/9/08
@HikariOblivion: Lego Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees FTW!
Ashkihyena
CrypticMetaphor
Posted 4:19 AM 30/9/08
The only thing I didn't like was that the Danny Elfman Batman theme is like the only damn song in the game. Gets really annoying.
CrypticMetaphor
hagridore
Posted 4:59 AM 30/9/08
My only problems with the game are that its still not perfect in single player and sometimes the goals are unclear. What I mean about the single player is the enemies know only one of the characters is actually a player. Its better then LSW (where CPU partners did no damage and recieved zero attention), but the baddies will sometimes give up going for the CPU partner and focus of you (boss battles).
hagridore
rmcauliffe
Posted 4:58 AM 30/9/08
I'm not a huge fan of the series but it is a blast to play with my 4-year-old.
I think LEGO G.I. Joe should be the next in line for the series if they could get it. There are endless characters and fanboys would eat it up. They could even coincide with the movie release in 2009.
rmcauliffe
VeeKaChu
Posted 4:54 AM 30/9/08
@Malthius: One of my favorite Hamlets ever in that flick, and a tolerable- nay, apt- Dreyfuss (I usually find him annoying).
VeeKaChu
grampaspanky
Posted 4:49 AM 30/9/08
@wcraigw: LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga ~does~ feature online co-op. Why Indiana Jones and Batman do not is a mystery. It really feels like they're not bothering to make any updates to their engine other than a few largely cosmetic tweaks to the game mechanics, but to actually cut the online functionality killed my interest in either sequel.
grampaspanky
dirtybacon
Posted 4:47 AM 30/9/08
@Vysion: actually, if you read gamespot's reviews, they often mention towards the end if one console has an edge... but I agre, it should be more obvious.
dirtybacon
HikariOblivion
Posted 4:43 AM 30/9/08
@Ashkihyena: And Michael Myers. Rampaging out of the sanitarium would make a great opening stage :)
HikariOblivion
excel_excel
Posted 5:17 AM 30/9/08
@Neo-Senku: The World's Finest Pervert: My god! I can't think of something so exploititve but at the same time ABSOLUTLY awesome as that!
excel_excel
qBIRD
Posted 5:08 AM 30/9/08
I have all the Lego games..and Batman owns Indy.
qBIRD
winston441984
Posted 5:06 AM 30/9/08
glitched??? Yeah end of the first level i got Batman in one of the sports cars and drove to the end boss. Well then i couldn;t do anything with him at all. I could not get him free of the car to even use him.
winston441984
Kai200X
Posted 5:52 AM 30/9/08
LEGO LOTR maybe
Kai200X
Brian Crecente
Posted 5:51 AM 30/9/08
@dirtybacon: I played about 80 percent with my son and 20 alone. I didn't find the AI that bad. Though fairly simple, when it came to enemy AI.
Brian Crecente
twinturbo2
Posted 5:51 AM 30/9/08
@Zero_Beat: I'd hit it.
YES THEY DESERVE TO DIE AND I HOPE THEY BURN IN HELL!!!!! MMMMM MMMMM BITCH!!!!
twinturbo2
-EDGE-
Posted 5:44 AM 30/9/08
On a side note another thing that would have taken this game from good to great would have been including the music, and POW, BAM, ZZzzAp! of the 67 series. Though I love the Elfman music the theme here would be great with some Elfman and Neil Hefty remixes!
-EDGE-
iameleveneight
Posted 5:44 AM 30/9/08
@Shiryu: That would be great and all but I worry about the space time continuum being able to handle the sheer awesome of a Lego BSG game.
iameleveneight
relic1980
Posted 5:35 AM 30/9/08
Sounds fun, but I will be patient and wait for Lego:Old Yeller or Lego:Saving Private Ryan...^_<
relic1980
themadman123
Posted 5:58 AM 30/9/08
I loved the game, but I had the worst glitches ever...I beat the game all the way through in one night, but the Save or Auto save function didn't work... It sucks so bad. Then I went back two nights later to play it again and The Mad Hatter disappeared while I was battling him...So I had to restart the whole level over again getting all the extras and stuff too...ugh.
themadman123
bobcaticus
Posted 6:44 AM 30/9/08
Lego UHF please
bobcaticus
Vysion
Posted 6:27 AM 30/9/08
@dirtybacon: You are correct. I've read that last paragraph on a couple of their reviews. I've started turning to gameplay videos to do my own console version comparisons. Personally, I'm looking at the PC, Wii, and PSP versions for Lego Batman, but my point was on multiplatform game reviews as a whole.
Vysion
Nekusagi
Posted 7:08 AM 30/9/08
@Nekusagi: *Order of the Phoenix.
Nekusagi
Nekusagi
Posted 7:07 AM 30/9/08
@Boneyard: That could be interesting, as there WAS once a Lego Harry Potter, but it was an entirely different kind of gameplay.
But since Warner Bros. is paying TT pretty nicely, it's bound to happen. Wouldn't be surprised if it was announced around June (when Half Blood Prince is released)
Nekusagi
Tizlor
Posted 6:53 AM 30/9/08
Can I has Lego Spiderman now plz?
Tizlor
dirtybacon
Posted 6:45 AM 30/9/08
@Brian Crecente: ok, cool. A lot of reviews were remarking that the companion AI made some of the puzzles too difficult because the console-controlled character wouldn't go where they were supposed to.
dirtybacon
Mact
Posted 7:12 AM 30/9/08
@StupidDufus:
There is a difference between intended difficulty and difficulty that exists due to flawed design.
Mact
Erwin
Posted 7:50 AM 30/9/08
@bobcaticus: This is, quite honestly, the best idea I've heard in a while. Just... YES.
Erwin
DARTH_TIGRIS
Posted 8:12 AM 30/9/08
Demo?
DARTH_TIGRIS
Axed008
Posted 8:08 AM 30/9/08
@Parapraxis: "ENGLISH MOTHERFUCKER! DO YOU SPEAK IT?" would sound fucking awesome coming from a mini-fig :P
Axed008
Mr.Wilson
Posted 9:18 AM 30/9/08
Is the Tumbler in the game? I keep hearing yes and no in different places. I looked at different cheat pages, and still nothing.
Mr.Wilson
bfwings55
Posted 10:27 AM 30/9/08
Lego The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.
Make it happen.
bfwings55
onepoker
Posted 10:10 AM 30/9/08
alright I loved lego starwars but I really couldn't stand lego indiana Jones. What am I to do. I think I will skip this and wait for lego call of duty.
onepoker
wanion
Posted 11:25 AM 30/9/08
@bfwings55: I can't wait to go into Free Play mode with Lee Van Cleef, but why stop at the Good, The Bad, & The Ugly? There could be a whole Sergio Leone collection. Who doesn't want to take control of Robert DeNiro's aging, morally conflicted gangster from Once Upon a Time in America? Just imagine Traveller's Tales hilarious take on the scene where DeNiro's character rapes his girlfriend while his chauffeur drives him around.
wanion
TheGuero
Posted 12:32 PM 30/9/08
I haven't actually played a full Lego game, but I tried the Lego Star Wars demo on XBL. I gotta admit, I'm not seeing what all the gamer hype is about. One of these days I gotta rent one and just play through the whole thing, because of right now I feel like I'm missing out on something.
TheGuero
peAr nectAr
Posted 12:52 PM 30/9/08
@Neo-Senku: The World's Finest Pervert: Doesn't he already have a mental disease? I think, when he sees himself on Family Guy, that he actually thinks he has turned into a cartoon character. All the better reason to make him into a Lego piece.
peAr nectAr
Stinky9000
Posted 4:57 AM 30/9/08
Unfortunately i did also run into some bugs..... but just use the drop out option to alleviate those running into invisible wall moments. also game completely froze on first vehicles mission twice but now plays just fine....
all-in-all awesome, fun game!
Stinky9000
marsh07
Posted 4:06 AM 30/9/08
@Boneyard: Considering they already along time ago sorta made a Lego Harry Potter, it wouldn't surprise me. Sure it was a "lego Creator" but it was in the right direction :p
[en.wikipedia.org]
marsh07
Kosamus
Posted 3:25 AM 30/9/08
What about a Lego Simpsons version? That is about the only way you'll see me drop my pride and purchase the ever inducing yawner Lego genre.
Kosamus
SuneetiPhineas
Posted 3:14 AM 30/9/08
What do you think the next Lego game should be? "Lego : The Muppet Show!" next please! :-p
SuneetiPhineas
nworobes
Posted 1:58 PM 30/9/08
@grampaspanky: Can someone please maybe list out some of the benefits of online co-op in a game like this? I don't see at all why so many people are cheesed off that it isn't in the game. Sure, having it wouldn't hurt, but I can't believe the number of people who say that no online actually deterred them from a purchase.
nworobes
zorkan555
Posted 1:52 PM 30/9/08
I am waiting for Lego Star Trek! :D
zorkan555
winston441984
Posted 3:17 PM 30/9/08
LEGO JAMES BOND????
winston441984
nworobes
Posted 6:53 PM 30/9/08
@NinjaPoo: Your "heat suit" issue isn't really one. In Lego Star Wars II, for example, the only time you have access in the story game to a character with dark force powers is the second last mission when you can control Darth Vader. So what? "Going for extras" is about half of the gameplay in the entire game.
Although admittedly once TT decided there were going to be dark force powers, the story pretty much forced very few of them to be solvable in the story mode. Whereas you'd think TT could just give you more heat suit puzzles in the main game.
OK, now I'm not even sure if I object to your complaint.
nworobes
zombie16thc
Posted 10:55 PM 30/9/08
I dunno, I played about half way through both LEGO Star Wars games and just found them blah. I love Star Wars and I love LEGO but something about it just felt monotonous and that was before I started playing through with all the other characters.
zombie16thc
SilverFireshot
Posted 2:03 AM 1/10/08
I am a big fan of the Lego series. They are addicting and just plain fun (which is what video games are supposed to be). I'm going to go against the grain and say I think I enjoyed Lego Indiana Jones the most followed by Lego Star Wars. I haven't gotten enough time with Lego Batman to rank it among the others. So far I would say it's the lesser of the 3 games but it is still fantastic which says a lot about the franchise.
SilverFireshot
onepoker
Posted 1:48 PM 6/10/08
@wanion: the lego good the bad and the ugly would be awsome. Good suggestion cLAP CLAP CLAP. How about a lego Alamo!
onepoker