![]() ![]() You’ll spend just as much time playing as Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern and the Martian Manhunter as you will the Dark Knight, and - without spoiling anything - the characters you’ll play as in the main Story mode certainly don’t all carry Justice League ID. Though Batman takes top billing, Beyond Gotham takes its subtitle seriously and branches out starting very early on. Far and away the biggest draw in LEGO Batman 3, however, is the huge - and hugely likeable - cast of characters. ![]() The building is disappointingly hands-off - mashing ‘A’ is all it takes to assemble a masterpiece - but it’s fun to watch and satisfyingly on-theme as part of the overall action.Īnd overall, that action is good fun the LEGO influence keeps things immediately accessible, there’s lots of loot and secrets to collect, the puzzles-to-combat ratio is pleasantly high, and the galaxy-hopping story ensures the settings stay fresh and varied between levels. These puzzles mostly consist of interacting with switches, levers, and consoles in each level, along with building useful contraptions out of ‘hopping LEGO bricks’ that emerge as you break apart various pieces of the environment. The one surprise is that Beyond Gotham ditches the open-world design of its predecessor, LEGO Batman 2 - instead of exploring a single and continuous Gotham you’ll move through discrete, largely linear levels, beating up blocky enemies and solving simple puzzles. The plot is decidedly out there, but in terms of gameplay LEGO Batman 3 is a fairly straightforward action game which takes its cues from the well-established LEGO building blocks. Things only speed up from there, and while Beyond Gotham’s story won’t win any awards for subtlety, it’s still an enjoyable ride that ties together heroes and villains from across the DC universe in an ambitious - and largely successful - feat of fan-service. ![]() It doesn’t take long for the brains behind the operation to become clear: supervillain Brainiac is up to no good, and his galaxy- and series-spanning schemes take us from deep space to Gotham, where we meet up with Batman and Robin in the middle of an operation of their own. LEGO Batman 3 begins when various members of the Lantern Corps suddenly - and presumably rather inconveniently - find themselves floating through space, brought together by an unknown force and under attack from all sides. While it can get repetitive - and it doesn’t do much to improve on the standard LEGO formula - this is still a solid, simple action game with plenty to offer for LEGO and Batman fans alike. ![]() Now, following directly on from 2012’s LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham returns with another adventure starring the Dark Knight and a hundred of his closest friends (and enemies). The Wii U alone has seen a half a dozen of the titles in the two years since its launch, and the trend doesn’t look set to stop any time soon. With a steady schedule of semi-annual releases, dependably decent (and sometimes downright excellent) gameplay, and an ever-expanding stable of licenses, LEGO games are fast becoming the comfort food of family-friendly gaming. ![]()
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