- 1 year 7 months ago The Batcave is big and there are Gold Bricks, Character Tokens and Quests all over the place. We've divided it up into sections: the Main Room, the Trophy Room, Character Customizer, Lab and Quests. Destroy the five rocks in the water in the bottom right of the Batcave within the time limit. Use Batman with his Dive Suit (or Killer Croc or Aquaman) to get the job done. In the bottom left corner of the Batcave is a small building protected by a security camera. The Character Token is inside. You can get it using a stealth character to bypass the camera or use a character that can dig to dig in the dirt mound nearby. Unearth a few bricks and interact with them to build a switch that will shut off the security camera. Check along the shoreline to the right for a little cave. Shatter the door with a sonar attack then use a character with the 'sense' ability to detect the gold object inside. Blow it up with a laser and the Character Token is yours. Destroy five blue Batman flags around the Batboat dock within the time limit.
Destroy the objects near the Batcomputer and interact with the bricks to build an Electricity Terminal. Remove the charge from that terminal and deposit it in the one on the right to unlock a nearby box with the Character Token. There's a small plastic tunnel at the lower right of the Batcave. Shrink The Atom (or use the Mini Characters cheat) and send him in the entrance on the right side. Hit the buttons in the tunnel to open the gates and make your way to the end where the Character Token is. Adam West is trapped in one of the display cases where the bat costumes are on display. Shatter the case with a sonar attack to release him. Destroy five sandwich boards within the time limit. Smash the chess pieces then interact with their bricks to build new ones. Smash the object across from the terminal you purchase Red Bricks from and interact with it's bricks to build a switch. Pull the switch and you'll light up one of lights above the nearby container. Now head towards the foreground and drop off the platform.
Destroy the objects under the stairs to uncover a button on the floor. Step on it to active a second light. Fly up to the ledge on the upper right, smash the rock and pull the switch behind it to activate the third light. The container will open and the Character Token is yours. Destroy the Batmobile and interact with its bricks to rebuild it into the 1989 movie version. You'll find the Vehicle Token floating above it. Grapple the orange plug on the candle holder next to the portrait of Adam West on the TV studio set on the right side of the room to rescue Adam. Use a sonar attack to shatter the glass object on the upper level then use the Techno Terminal behind it to open a nearby container holding your Gold Brick. Destroy 5 computer consoles. You can earn a bunch of Gold Bricks, Character Tokens and Vehicle Tokens by completing the VR Missions, accessible from this room. Click here for the VR Mission walkthroughs. Follow Ace and Batgirl around the cave beating up any goons that give you guff.
Head to the Character Customizer room and create custom character with a cow hat and cow body. You'll have to purchase these parts before you can use them but they're really cheap. Switch to your new custom character and return to the Lab to talk to Bat-Cow. Smash the crate near Ace and interact with the bricks inside to build a Spinner. Push the green side to save "Timmy" from the well. Head to the Character Customizer and buy a Polar Bear hat and body. Create a custom character with both garments and then show it off to Kevin Smith for your rewards. Bat-Cow has a VR Mission for you. Head through the door, sit in the chair and select the "Churning As We Go" VR Mission. Knock all the bad guys off the platform to win. Once the bad guys are done for, climb to the top of the area to find the exit then make your way back to Bat-Cow for your reward. Use a character with the 'sense' ability at the nearby swarm of bats to detect a set of footprints. Follow them to another bat swarm and repeat the process until you come to a mound of dirt.
Use a character that can dig to unearth a treasure chest. Fry the gold lock with a laser and that another Gold Brick in that bag. Pull the switch by the giant hourglass. Head into the VR Missions room and select the "Bear-fisted Beatdown" mission. The object here is to allow Superboy to smack you silly. When a platform glows red, that's where he'll be attacking so make sure you're standing there. Once you complete the mission, head back to Kevin Smith for your reward. Time for another VR Mission. Head into the VR Missions room and select the "Virtual Insanity" mission. Defeat the bad guys and escort the good guys to the exit. When you're done, return to Kevin Smith for your rewards. Catwoman has stolen Kevin Smith's film reel. Use a character with the 'sense' power in the nearby swarm of bats to detect a trail of studs. Follow it to a pile of LEGO clutter and destroy it. Catwoman will appear to taunt you and another bat swarm will appear. Once again, use 'sense' to detect a stud trail and follow it to another pile of LEGO stuff.
Keep up this pattern until you find the film reel then return it to Kevin Smith for your reward. Smack Polka-Dot Man until he runs away and then beat up his goons until he returns. Then smack him some more. Repeat this pattern until he's down for the count. Beat up all the bad guys. Freeze the three bubbling spots in the water to make icebergs. Black Manta will smack into one and then attack you. He'll return to swimming in circles until he hits another iceberg then come after you again. Smack him once more. Keep this up for another round and you win. More playable heroes and villains Masses of content to discover and unlock Packed with puns and slapstick humour Early stages are slow and a little dull Misses the open-world Gotham Available on Xbox One, PS4 (reviewed), Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, PCTT Games' fourth Lego superhero opus could have been its best, fixing the few complaints fans had about Lego Batman 2 and boasting some of the strongest levels in the series.
Yet while Lego Batman 3 is fantastic fun, it's also slightly less satisfying than its predecessors. Put it down to a failure to introduce something fresh and unexpected, or to a structure that doesn't leave as much room for free play, but it's the first major Lego game in years that doesn't feel like an essential family game.There's nothing wrong with the minute-by-minute gameplay, which sticks to the tried and tested formula laid down by Lego Batman 1 and 2. Each level is effectively a series of simple puzzles where Batman, Robin and the other playable heroes have to work their way past each obstacle en-route to the level's conclusion. The heroes themselves have their own specific capabilities, but Lego Batman has already focused on the role of suits, with Batman and Robin switching costumes to tackle certain tasks.Batman's sensor suit, for instance, can highlight hidden grapple points or enable him to sneak past security. His power suit has missile launchers which can shatter silver objects, while the space suit has a jetpack and a laser that can cut through gold bricks.
Robin's hazard suit is proof against chemical spills and can hoover up and deposit useful bricks, while his magnet suit has magnetic boots and the power to attract glowing objects. Only by switching characters (if you're playing solo) or through teamwork (in co-op play) can you use all your powers and all your costumes to make your way from start to end.The one thing we didn't like about Lego Batman 2 was that it sidelined its other DC super heroes, giving you a little time with Superman, but holding back the rest of the Justice League until the last few missions. Lego Batman 3 doesn't make the same mistake. While the early sections stick to the dynamic duo, it's not too long before you're handling Superman, Cyborg, the Flash, Wonder Woman and Martian Manhunter, and not too long after that before you're playing as the villains too, with Killer Croc, Solomon Grundy, The Cheetah, Lex Luthor and the Joker joining in with the main campaign missions, not just the unlocked free-roaming stuff.
See also: Best Xbox One games 2014What's more, more of these characters get extra forms or extra suits, so that Cyborg, Lex Luthor and the Joker get variations of Batman and Robin's kits, while Martian Manhunter gets a larger, secondary form and cool mind-control powers.There's plenty of fighting, too, as you bash, smash and sometimes tear your enemies apart, plastic piece by plastic piece. Following on from Lego Marvel Super Heroes, each of the game's stars gets his or her own distinctive moves, and the giant-sized characters (or those with transforming robot suits) can really trash the scenery in style. There's nothing all that new here, but the old adage 'if it ain't broke...' still applies. Even the traditional arcade elements – particularly an excellent Resogun-style shoot-em-up – work better here than they have in years.See also: Best PS4 games 2014The series' secret ingredients have always been fan service and humour, and here Lego Batman 3 doesn't disappoint. We get a huge 150-strong cast of DC heroes, villains and side-characters, while po-faced Batman and youthful, attention-seeking Robin have never been such an entertaining team.
The other heroes and villains - with more of them voiced - get their own share of dastardly puns and self-consciously cheesy lines, and there's some great slapstick stuff to enjoy. Kids will seriously bust a gut with the Joker's routine about 'pants', and even adults as grouchy as Batman might be caught smirking from time to time. And while the graphics aren’t exactly cutting-edge, they do more with plastic surfaces and coloured lighting than any Lego game before. The visuals might not be convincingly lifelike, but convincingly Lego-like? We’d certainly say so.Why, then, the slightly downbeat reception? Well, the goal of Lego Batman 3 is, as the title suggests, to take the series 'Beyond Gotham'. Out goes the familiar gothic city of the Tim Burton Batman movies and the animated series. In comes a bolder, more sci-fi plot involving Brainiac, alien worlds and the Green Lantern corps.See also: Xbox One vs PS4This approach has its upsides. The game suffers from a slightly dull first chunk which focuses too much and for too long on the Batcave and the Justice League's orbital Watchtower.
Our grown-up tester started to get bored, our younger tester even more so. Then, suddenly and brilliantly the action goes all cosmic, with different planets to explore and some fantastic levels that play with scale or defy expectations. At times, Lego Batman 3 is the most imaginative and playful Lego game you've ever seen.With Gotham gone there is no central open-world, just a series of levels tied together by a handful of hubs. There's still a big endgame to enjoy once you've conquered the story; exploring every area, unlocking every character, finding every secret by taking new heroes and villains into the levels in Free Play mode, and there's a whole mass of content hidden away. Yet the hubs just aren't as interesting as Gotham was, with fewer distinctive areas and landmarks to explore, and while there are still vehicles to race around in, they don't the same toy box feel.See also: Best games 2014And that's where Lego Batman 3 falls down. It's a brilliant, funny and thoroughly enjoyable game with the best and biggest cast of any Lego epic - even if Lego Marvel Super Heroes wins on the familiarity front.
Yet where Lego Batman 2 and Lego Marvel Super Heroes kept us playing for hours after we'd polished off the campaign, working to discover and unlock every last hero and villain on the map, we're not so sure that the threequel has what it takes.Meanwhile there is one further irritation: unwelcome celebrity cameos. We're happy to see sixties Batman Adam West put in an appearance in the Stan Lee 'person to be rescued' role, but not so happy to see US talk show host, Conan O'Brien, bundled in for no reason whatsoever. While brief, his appearances are annoying, adding nothing and slowing down the flow.See also: Skylanders Trap Team vs Disney Infinity 2.0This isn’t by any means a bad game. It isn’t even a bad Lego game, and we're sure it'll be as popular this Christmas as Lego Marvel Super Heroes was last year or Lego The Lord of the Rings the year before. All the same, there's something missing. It’s entertaining, exuberant and perfect for a spot of co-op play, but while lovable it’s still not quite as lovable as the Lego games that came before.