If you’re a fan of the previous LEGO Batman games or you love DC Comics, than I could happily recommend LEGO Batman 3 Beyond Gotham to you. Oh… and Clancy Brown is brilliant as Lex Luthor! Sound effects are also great and in the end, this is one good looking and sounding game from TT Games. The game also features the Danny Elfman Batman soundtrack which definitely adds to the Batman experience. Add in some great cameos from Adam West (the original 60’s Batman), Kevin Smith and even Conan O’Brien and the humour is a blast. To complement the LEGO inspired graphics, the title features some awesome voice acting that sees Troy Baker as Batman who really channels his inner Batman well. The environments are also more detailed and there’s plenty of more locations just besides Gotham City such as Zamaron where the Star Sapphires (Purple Lanterns) live which is a real boom to this franchise. Characters are also well designed and really look like their DC Comics Universe counterparts. Yes it looks like a LEGO game but the developers have added some great special effects from lighting to LEGO explosions that really enhance the overall gameplay. Graphically, the game looks amazing on the XBox One that actually jumps out of your TV due to the high resolution and pop of colours. It’s pure fan service at its best and all in all, it’s a enjoyable LEGO experience. So with a careful balance of story, gameplay and humour, LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham once again succeeds where some previous LEGO titles have failed due to the amazing colourful universe of DC Comics, especially with the inclusion of the Justice League and some awesome characters like Superman, The Demon, Doctor Fate and even Solomon Grundy. However TT games have a great backdrop to play with and they throw in a few new gaming mechanics such as controlling vehicles which does move away from the traditional core mechanics. This is probably the main problem with these type of games is that the gameplay does become quite repetitive as you destroy LEGO blocks, rebuild machines, uncover secrets, find golden bricks and defeat enemies. Add in some great cinematics to help move the storyline along, especially the awesome voice acting and one-liners and LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham is a thoroughly enjoyable yet not that original experience and it’s also a little stale. Sure, the game feels like the previous LEGO game from TT but given the amount of DC content included in this title and if you’re a fan (like me), there’s actually some great comic book homage included here that makes the story and gameplay quite fun.Īlthough the core mechanics are still reminiscent of the previous games, the player still needs to solve a variety of puzzles and defeat a plethora of villains. The game is also developed by TT Games who have been responsible for a plethora of awesome LEGO games and these guys have a real knack for taking the best of various movie and comic franchises and creating a thoroughly entertaining universe. Sure the story is a little clichéd but this is a game based on 75 years of comic books which actually suits the premise really well, especially how Batman interacts with the rest of the DC Comics Universe. Nonetheless, Braniac is a very powerful alien who happens to be one of the smartest villains in the DC Comics Universe and when this villain plans to shrink the world using Green Lantern rings, it is up to the Caped Crusader and his superhero friends to stop his dastardly plan. The villain in LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham is Braniac and interestingly enough, he is also the villain in the current Future’s End storyline in DC Comics at the moment and will also play a big part in the next year’s Convergence mini-series. Unlike the previous instalments of the LEGO Batman games, this game is considerably larger and features a star studded cast of DC Comics heroes and villains which definitely ticks all the right boxes for fanboys and fangirls. Welcome back to the wondrous world of Batman (it’s also his birthday too) and the greater DC Comics Universe as LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham arrives on the XBox One.
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