Heroes united: Batman and Robin will meet Superman during their questThe brick’s hit the fan (yet again) in another brilliant outing in the LEGO franchise from the terrific TT developers.They have built a dream game - one brick at a time.And holy-expectations Batman, they had a lot to live up to. Because the majority of previous outings involving the family-friendly gold mine have been in tip-top form.There’s been a-brick-adabra wizardry with LEGO Harry Potter as well as swashbuckling smash 'n' grabbing in LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean. And let’s not forget the LEGO lightsabers from the Star Wars version.All of these titles bow down to the original master, the 11-million selling LEGO Batman. So does the sequel have a hope in Harley Quinn’s hell of matching up to its predecessor. Of course it does.Not only does LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes combine the exciting aspects of the other games, but it tries to expand further with a lengthy single-player mode set in an open-world environment.
And what a joy it is to see the characters finally talking - previous LEGO games used comical grunts and chuckles during cut-scenes. As unique and cute as this was, TT has done the right thing in taking the next step to grow the characters.Story wise, the dastardly Joker is in Gotham and ready to smash some bricks. He interrupts the Man of the Year award ceremony (which, of course, was supposed to be Bruce Wayne’s big night) and things get ugly. That's some cool trick, man! Batman watches in envy as Superman melts metal Joker teams up with Lex Luthor and lets all the bad guys out of Arkham jail. The characters are delightfully detailed and each has their own persona. For example, Batman’s underlying jealousy of Superman slowly bubbles to surface, as Mr S continues to pop up to help out the Dark Knight with his annoyingly awesome powers.Thus begins your action adventure as the caped crusader and his athletic little mate, Robin. Along the journey, you are introduced to a number of DC characters including Superman and Wonder Woman as you try to battle the evil likes of Lex Luthor, the Penguin, Harley Quinn and Two-Face.The story and cutscenes are sliced effortlessly into the gaming experience and there’s no unnecessary hanging around while you wait to get back into the action.
The scenery and effervescent surroundings make for absorbing entertainment which is incredibly hard to tear away from. The action is just as addictive.You'll get to drive the Batmobile around the city As in most LEGO titles, you need to work as a team to advance through the levels. Each character has their own skills and in Batman 2, there are special suits that give you extra abilities. Batman can jump into an Electrical suit to absorb any shocking objects or jump into a Power outfit to blow stuff up. Robin has his own wonderful wardrobe, too. His Athletic outfit allows him to jump, flip and spring himself through seemingly impossible gaps - sticking beautifully to Robin’s circus background.And then there’s Superman, who can do anything. He can fly, freeze water falls with his ice breath (allowing others to then climb up them) or use his laser beam eyes to cut through metal.If there’s two of you playing, you’ll have to share Superman. If you’re on your own and jumping between characters, it can get a little cluttered with three on the screen at once.
But the teamwork ethos makes this a wonderful family game and the challenges are not as easy as you’d think.The collectables are as plentiful as ever (this gamer’s OCD went into overdrive as he desperately tried to collect as many purple LEGO coins as possible). He's behind you: The Joker is up to his usual tricks so it's time to bring him down The coins can be found by button-mashing your way through objects and bad guys. Each character also has his/her own takedown moves which can vary depending on what buttons you hit. It is slightly frustrating that the bad guys are so easy to dispatch of and the lack of AI takes a slight edge off the game overall.As well as that, there is the chance of rescuing an innocent bystander in every level. All this adds to your total score and your gold LEGO brick collection.This means excellent replayability as you jump back into levels already completed in order to collect everything and rescue everyone. The open world aspect to the game really expands the franchise.
You can go cruising around in the Batmobile collecting coins, running over bad guys and shooting plant pots.One small gripe is the lack of a mini-map - despite a trail of light-blue coins showing you the way, it’s incredibly easy to get lost and the final destination is not always as obvious as you’d like. But the sat-nav fail is not the end of the world. In fact, there’s very little that can be said against Batman 2: DC Super Heroes.It is a glorious game which grows in stature - level by level, piece by piece.Superheroes deserve a super game - and Batman 2 is that game. This event has passed. Feb 4: Movie Screening – The Lego Batman Movie The Warner Animation Group is back with the spinoff of the 2014’ Lego Movie. The sequel features DC Comics black and yellow caped crusader in the Lego Batman Movie. Batman goes on a personal journey to find himself and learn the importance of teamwork and friendship in the hopes of saving Gotham City from a hostile takeover set by the Joker.
This film also stars the voice talents of Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Zach Galifianakis, Rosario Dawson, Jenny Slate, Mariah Carey, Billy Dee Williams and many more. Please note we have very limited tickets for this event that has been given to us by our sponsor, Warner Bros Pictures Canada. Tickets will be distributed on a first come first serve basis. RSVP by Wednesday February 1st To register please contact: or call 416.932.1919 x 231 9:30 am - 12:00 pm Event Categories: 13-16, 6-8, 9-12, Community & Culture, Education & Causes, Film, Media & EntertainmentLEGO Batman 3 is latest game in brick-solid franchiseFamily video games are big business year-round and worldwide. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (twx) has tapped into this evergreen kids market by partnering with The LEGO Group to sell over help sell more than 100 million LEGO video games based around huge franchises like Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Harry Potter, The LEGO Movie, DC Comics and even Marvel Comics over the years.
LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham is the latest collaboration between Warner Bros.-owned developer TT Games and DC Comics, celebrating 75 years of the Dark Knight.The first two LEGO Batman games sold over 20 million copies. Michael Pachter, video game analyst at Wedbush Securities, believes Warner Bros. will sell 4-5 million copies of LEGO Batman 3.“LEGO games account for 20-30% of sales,” said Pachter. “Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment is diversifying away from LEGO well with Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and Mortal Kombat X, and is exploiting DC characters well with games like Batman: Arkham Knight.” LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham takes the action to outer space and across the galaxy for the first time. The game, which features over 150 DC characters inside and outside the Batman universe, involves a plot that has super villain Brainiac aiming to destroy Earth. Batman teams up with the Justice League and other super heroes like Super Boy, Shazam and Hawkman.“LEGO Batman 3 includes not only huge characters like those in the Justice League, but even obscure DC characters like Polka Dot Man, characters from other media like Nurse Joker from The Dark Knight and Oliver Queen from Arrow, and even real life people like DC Creative Officer Geoff Johns, Conan O’Brien, and Kevin Smith,” said Mike Schramm, video game analyst at EEDAR.
“Kids targeted at the LEGO brand won’t know or get all of these references, but fans and reviewers will likely be impressed that TT Games has been so comprehensive in recreating the DC Universe.”Appealing to the parents who play LEGO games with their kids, Warner Bros. enlisted the original Batman and Robin, Adam West and Burt Ward, to reprise their 1960s TV versions of the Caped Crusaders in the game.“Our Batman in the TV series was kind of zany, but believable from time to time for the kids,” said West. “And with this terrific game I found that by pushing it a little more, by making it somewhat more distinctive and overwrought and excited, that it worked.”With space exploration added to the gameplay experience, players can pilot an assortment of flying vehicles including Batman’s Bat Rocket and Wonder Woman’s Invisible Jet. Arthur Parsons, game director at TT Games, said the space combat is a throwback to classic arcade gaming.Warner Bros. has expanded the LEGO Batman toy universe beyond games to home entertainment releases.
Traveller’s Tales founder Jon Burton, who has worked on numerous LEGO video games, also wrote, produced and directed LEGO Batman: The Movie – Super Heroes Unite and co-executive produced THE LEGO Movie. Burton wrote the stories for LEGO Batman 2, which was the first game to introduce voice acting to the franchise, and LEGO Batman 3.“If you enjoyed the story in LEGO Batman 2 you’re going to love this one because it’s the same style of humor, but with more characters and more locations,” said Parsons.Schramm said TT Games’ LEGO game titles provide consistency to Warner Bros. thanks to their regular release schedule. LEGO Batman 3 is the fourth LEGO game from Warner Bros. to hit store shelves this year.“A title like Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor or Batman: Arkham Knight might attract more attention from reviewers and sell more copies, but those titles come out less often and are much more of a risk,” said Schramm. “The LEGO games are dependable, solid releases and TT Games’ success allows Warner Bros. to experiment in other areas while keeping its various franchises strong.”