Summer 2012: Batman is back to save Gotham City and the action will only build from here!
The Highly-Anticipated Sequel to the Best-Selling LEGO® Videogame of All Time Returns with Help from Super Heroes including Superman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO Group are teaming up once again to announce that LEGO® Batman™ 2: DC Super Heroes will be available beginning Summer 2012 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, the Wii™ system, and Windows PC, as well as the Nintendo DS™ hand-held system, Nintendo 3DS™ hand-held system, and PlayStation®Vita handheld entertainment system. The game is the sequel to the best-selling LEGO® Batman™: The Videogame, which to date has sold more than 11 million units worldwide.
LEGO® Batman™ 2: DC Super Heroes complements the brand new, recently released LEGO® Super Heroes: DC Universe toy collection. The line includes five construction sets, such as The Batcave and three buildable, detailed action figures.
In LEGO® Batman™ 2: DC Super Heroes, the Dynamic Duo of Batman and Robin join other famous super heroes from the DC Universe including Superman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern to save Gotham City from destruction at the hands of the notorious villains Lex Luthor and the Joker. Batman fans of all ages will enjoy a new and original story filled with classic LEGO videogame action and humor as players fight to put the villains back behind bars.
“LEGO® Batman™ 2: DC Super Heroes builds upon the action and cooperative gameplay experience established in our best-selling LEGO video game to date, LEGO® Batman™: The Videogame,” said Tom Stone, Managing Director, TT Games. “We’re offering fans a rich and expansive Gotham City environment filled with cool characters, great customization options and plenty of surprises that families, young gamers and DC Universe fans can enjoy together.”
“LEGO® Batman™ 2: DC Super Heroesfurther extends and combines both the Batman and LEGO videogame experiences to create very fun gameplay,” said Samantha Ryan, Senior Vice President, Development and Production, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “Fans of all ages are going to enjoy the action and light hearted humor that TT Games and LEGO provide.”
LEGO® Batman™ 2: DC Super Heroes allows players to explore all new areas of Gotham City utilizing a variety of vehicles including the Batmobile and Batwing. In addition, they’ll be able to fight for justice by mastering new gadgets and suits, such as Batman’s Power Suit and Robins’ Hazard Cannon, and using all-new abilities including flight, super-breath and heat vision.
LEGO® Batman™ 2: DC Super Heroes is being developed by TT Games and will be published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.
Lego Batman 2 welcomes some friendly faces, unfriendly voices
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes has more heroes than usual -- going beyond the Bat-family into the wider DC Universe. You can see Superman looking totally oblivious alongside the appropriately gruff Dynamic Duo in the gallery below.
Lego Batman 2 also has real human voices speaking the English language, something you don't expect from a Lego game! In fact, the first human voice we hear is that of Clancy Brown, who provides the menacingly deep voice of Lex Luthor for Superman: The Animated Series and other DC Comics animation.
Exploring an open-world Gotham in Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
Lego bricks inspire creativity, but that sense of discovery and creation is all but lost in the video games from developer Travelers Tales. The experiences are largely linear affairs, with not much in the way of making your own fun.
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes has a different design philosophy. Rather than give players a list of levels they can select, TT Games has removed the barriers around Batman's hometown. While the vision of an open world is welcome, a short demo of the game during GDC showed there's still a lot that tethers The Dark Knight to Gotham.
A series of signals allows the Dynamic Duo to call down special variations of their costumes, granting them special abilities in order to solve puzzles. Robin's Breather Suit, for example, allows him to enter an area completely submerged in water. From there he's able to flip a switch and grant Batman access to a blocked area above.
When The Riddler appears, he hides behind a Lego brick wall. Thankfully, Batman's trusty X-Ray Suit lets him to see through the obstacle and force The Riddler out into the open.
It's certainly a fun idea, but TT Games says the correct suit will always be waiting for players. If that's the case, there isn't any sense of discovery here; just use what you're given when it's given to you. It's somewhat in conflict with the freedom an open world suggests.
In this vision of Gotham, connected islands make up the landscape of Batman's hunting ground. Giant Lego characters are carved into blocks holding massive buildings on their backs -- a cheeky nod to over-the-top, gothic aesthetic seen in Joel Schumacher's cinematic butchering of Batman.
If you're not keen on seeing the city on foot, the Dark Knight can jump into any of his legendary vehicles. TT Games told us there would be plenty to chose from, but would only confirm the Batmobile, Batwing, and Batboat.
Lego Batman 2's story follows the path you'd expect: Joker and Lex Luthor have teamed to wreak havoc on Gotham City, forcing Batman and Friends into action. One unintentionally funny problem is having Lex Luthor envisioned as a Lego character. Draw The Joker in any style or inject him into any medium and the character is still recognizable. Lex's defining quality is his baldness, making him difficult to point out. When the character flashed on the screen during a promotional video, a TT Games rep loudly proclaimed, "That was Lex Luthor!" It's really hard to tell, because he looks like any another random Lego character sporting a nub for a noggin.
Perhaps this is why TT Games has decided to add voice acting to the game, a first for its Lego franchise. No longer will characters rely on silent movie-style sight gags to interact -- they'll have complete conversations. We didn't see this new element in the game, so it's unclear if it will change the lighthearted tone the series is known for, but TT Games told us they're handling the alteration with kid gloves. TT Games wouldn't confirm voice actors -- will Kevin Conroy reprise his role as Batman? -- but said we'd learn details soon.
Superman, who can be one of the least interesting characters in the DC Universe (simply because he can do just about anything and everything), turns out to be a highlight in Lego Batman 2. With his ability to fly, the Man of Steel can freely soar through the entire city at any time, using his complete arsenal of abilities when he chooses. To secure some hidden goodies throughout the world, however, TT Games said that players would have to use Batman and Robin -- along with their special suits.
TT Games promised a big list of playable characters to choose from -- "Everyone you'd expect will be there" -- but wouldn't dish out the details. We do know, however, that core characters like Wonder Woman and the Green Lantern will make an appearance.
Gotham City has become something of a regular retreat for gamers this generation. Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes has its own vision of the city, but so far it looks lovingly crafted, brick-by-brick.
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes is coming to the PlayStation 3, PSP, Vita, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Xbox 360, and PC (phew!) later this year.
IF YOU WANT AN OPEN WORLD VERSION, DON'T BUY THE HANDHELD VERSION!
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The LEGO Super Heroes: Batman™ 2 game will not feature full-roam mode on the handheld devices. The open hub is not available in the same way as it will be on the consoles. The handhelds simply do not have the power to support this functionality.
Thank you again for contacting us. If you have any further questions, please feel free to reply to this email or call one of our friendly Customer Care Advisors at 1-800-835-4386 (from within the US or Canada) or 1-860-749-0706 (from outside the US or Canada). We are available Monday through Friday from 8AM - 10PM EST and Saturday through Sunday from 10AM to 6PM EST.
IF YOU WANT AN OPEN WORLD VERSION, DON'T BUY THE HANDHELD VERSION!
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The LEGO Super Heroes: Batman™ 2 game will not feature full-roam mode on the handheld devices. The open hub is not available in the same way as it will be on the consoles. The handhelds simply do not have the power to support this functionality.
Thank you again for contacting us. If you have any further questions, please feel free to reply to this email or call one of our friendly Customer Care Advisors at 1-800-835-4386 (from within the US or Canada) or 1-860-749-0706 (from outside the US or Canada). We are available Monday through Friday from 8AM - 10PM EST and Saturday through Sunday from 10AM to 6PM EST.
Steve
LEGO Direct Consumer Services
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