LEGO Batman: The Videogame

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LEGO Batman: The Videogame

LEGO Theme:	Batman
Developer(s):	Traveller's Tales TT Fusion (Nintendo DS)
Publisher(s):	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment DC Comics, Feral Interactive (Mac OS X)^[1]
Date Released:	September 23, 2008
Genre:	Action, adventure
Mode(s):	Single player, simultaneous two player
Rating:	ESRB: 10+
Platforms:	Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Windows PC, Mac OS X^[1]
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LEGO Batman: The Videogame is a video game developed by Traveller's Tales that was released on September 23, 2008. The Mac OS X version of the game was released in April 2009 by Feral Interactive.^[1]

After each level, players can earn Extras by collecting a Red Power Brick. Characters such as Batman, Robin, The Joker, Catwoman, The Penguin, and Bane released in the toy range as well as new characters that are not in the LEGO Batman sets such as Batgirl, Mad Hatter, Clayface, Man-Bat, and Killer Moth are playable.

Batman starts in his standard black and grey suit and can wear a Heat Protection Suit, a Sonic Suit, a Glide Suit, and a Demolition Suit. Robin can wear a Tech Suit, a Water Suit, an Attract Suit, and a Magnetic Suit. When the player find those suits, they may obtain them in the Suit Swappers, or play as them in free-play. Batgirl can wear the same suits as Batman, and Nightwing can wear the same suits as Robin.

As in the other LEGO game series (such as LEGO Star Wars and LEGO Indiana Jones), once a player completes a level, that level is unlocked in "Free-play Mode". Free-play mode allows the player to replay any level they've completed with any characters they've unlocked, unlike Story Mode, which only allows players to switch between the characters involved in that scene. This permits access to areas containing extras the player was unable to get before.

A sequel, LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, was released on June 19th, 2012. It revolves around The Joker and Lex Luthor teaming up, and in turn Batman and Robin ally with Justice League members such as Superman, Wonder Woman, and Green Lantern.

Story[]

Fifteen of Batman's most dangerous enemies escape from Arkham Asylum and divide into three teams led by The Riddler, The Penguin, and The Joker.

Riddler's Revenge[]

The Riddler formulates a plan to rob the Gotham City Gold Reserves and briefs his team on the items they will need to do so, a mega-freeze cannon invented by Mr. Freeze, a super-laser from WayneTech, mutated vine seeds stored in Poison Ivy's old lab in the Gotham Botanical Gardens, and the key to the gold vaults stored in a bank.

Riddler's group — The Riddler's team being briefed

He and Clayface travel through a parking garage and then through the city to a bank, where they blow off the front door and Riddler takes a giant key. Clayface, however, is enamored by the gold and remains. When Batman and Robin arrive, Clayface is defeated. Batman chases Riddler until Clayface trips him and Two-Face arrives in his van to rescue Riddler. Unbeknownst to either of them, Batman plants a homing device on the van. The Riddler leaves behind a box filled with LEGO pieces, to which Batman takes.

Riddler recruits Mr. Freeze to steal a massive freeze ray from Freeze's old ice cream factory, which they do. While Riddler wheels the ray off, Mr. Freeze releases the Freeze Girls from their cryogenic cases and uses them to assault the Dynamic Duo when they arrive. Batman defeats Mr. Freeze and the Freeze Girls, and Two-Face comes to pick up Riddler. Again, Riddler leaves another box for Batman.

Batman and Robin chase Riddler and Two-Face's van in the Batmobile and Bat-cycle, and the van is destroyed. The villains split up, and Riddler is cornered at the Gotham City Police Department by the Dynamic Duo, but rescued by Poison Ivy, then proceeds to toss down another clue box for the Dynamic Duo.

Riddler and Ivy make their way to the Botanic Gardens, where they steal Ivy's mutant vine seeds, but Ivy remains - happy with all of the plants. She makes a stand against Batman and Robin but is defeated like her predecessors. As Riddler escapes once again, he leaves behind another clue box.

Meanwhile, Riddler and Two-Face break into WayneTech to steal their prototype Super-Laser.

Meanwhile, in the Batcave, Batman, Robin, and Alfred put the clue box Lego puzzles together and after creating a model of the Gotham Gold Reserves, realize his true plan.

Riddler and Two-Face freeze over the waterway to reach the island the reserves are held on and use the vine seeds to scale the cliff. When they aim the super laser at the door, the armor plated door reflects and destroys the laser. Using a mind-controlled police helicopter, they gain entry and make their way to the vault with the giant key.

When they reach the Gold Reserves, the Dynamic Duo already finds it under siege. Entering through a window, they find Two-Face has covered a floor in toxins to prevent their advancement. Robin creates a swamp boat to cross using his Attract Suit, and they fight Two-Face until he flees. In the gold vault, they defeat Two-Face while Riddler uses the vault's defense laser, but it is destroyed. He attacks them himself or mind-controls the whimpering Two-Face until they both fall back into a pile of gold bars.

They are sent back to Arkham Asylum with cells next to Clayface, Mr. Freeze, and Poison Ivy. They are all strangely content, except for Riddler, who screams at his plan failing. The Dynamic Duo race off into the night, in the Batmobile and Bat-cycle, ready to round up the other villains.

Power-Crazed Penguin[]

The Penguin assembles his team for a meeting on a submarine, which includes three of Batman's strongest enemies - Man-Bat, Killer Croc, and Bane - as well as himself and Catwoman. He introduces them to his robotic Penguin Minions and explains how they can use them to take over Gotham City. However, they need a particular satellite dish and the Gotham Diamond to power the transmitter needed for them to function. The villains place boxes loaded with the robots across the city in various areas, such as Commissioner Gordon's office and near the Fishmonger's truck.

943952 20080926 790screen002 — The Penguin's and his team

Bane and Penguin leave for the docks, where they steal the satellite and place it on Penguin's submarine. Penguin ditches Bane, who is surrounded by Police Officers and becomes enraged. He throws a Police Car into the air, but it lands on himself, leading to his arrest.

Penguin and Catwoman travel by rooftop and destroy a Police Helicopter before they enter the museum. They steal the Gotham Diamond, but Catwoman refuses to give it to The Penguin. Before he can convince her, Police Officers arrive, and they split up.

While Batman and Robin chase Catwoman, Penguin and Killer Croc escape through the docks on their water vehicles. Catwoman is cornered and throws the diamond off the rooftop, where her cat below, Isis, takes it. Catwoman is taken into custody at the Police Station.

Pic46C674C0307C7520AEC83E260C5D7B2F — The Penguin and Killer Croc in the sewage system

Shortly after, the Dynamic Duo finds Croc and Penguin trying to escape through the docks. They chase them in the Batboat and on Robin's Jet-ski until Penguin's submarine is destroyed. Croc and Penguin try to run through the sewer, but are cornered. Croc attacks Robin, and they escape. They make their way to the Police Station through the sewage system to rescue Catwoman (since Isis has brought her the diamond). Croc convinces her to give the diamond to Penguin. As Catwoman and Penguin flee with the diamond, Croc covers their flight as Batman and Robin arrive. Croc is defeated and drops a pamphlet for the City Zoo, revealing where Penguin and Catwoman are headed.

When they realize the Dynamic Duo has found where they are headed, Penguin and Catwoman flee to the Arctic World exhibit at the Zoo, where they set up the satellite while Man-Bat slows the heroes down. Man-Bat is wrapped in his own wings and subdued by Batman and Robin, but not before the satellite is powered and the Penguin Minions attack the city. Making their way through the Arctic World, the duo fights the minions and the returned Freeze Girls. By rerouting the Penguin Bombers in the villains' base, they stop the satellite, and the Penguin Minions explode. Penguin, Catwoman, and the Freeze Girls attack, but are defeated.

Back at Arkham Asylum, police place Penguin and Catwoman in cells next to Bane, Killer Croc, and Man-Bat. Again, most of the villains are oddly content, except for the Penguin and Bane, who rage in fury, Batman and Robin ride off in the Batboat and Robin's Jet-Ski, ready to round up the last few villains.

Joker's Return[]

The Joker plans to spread his deadly laughing gas over Gotham City by blowing up Gotham Cathedral. After a successful test at the Gotham City police station, he sends The Mad Hatter to Ace Chemicals to retrieve the toxins needed while he and Harley Quinn set a trap for Commissioner Gordon. Hatter is defeated by Batman and Robin, while Harley and Joker capture Gordon.

Pic3F2E9ABCD5B4A82A7E579419A1BE793B — The Joker fake-crying over Gordon's capture

Joker sends Batman a transmission of what they are planning to do to Gordon if Batman doesn't arrive to rescue him. Reaching the Amusement Mile, Batman and Robin make their way to rescue Gordon, defeating Harley Quinn. Joker, however, escapes in his helicopter.

While the Dynamic Duo tries to chase his helicopter down, The Scarecrow arrives in his Bi-plane to thwart the heroes' efforts. However, the bi-plane is shot down and crashes into Joker's helicopter. Both villains are left for dead, but they escape with giant balloons and crash through the Art Gallery's skylight. They try to escape, but Scarecrow is grabbed by a Police Officer in a crane. Joker escapes by using his laughing gas on an officer.

Killer Moth meets Joker outside, and together they make their way to the Cathedral. However, an enraged Gordon orders three mobile police headquarters to stop them. The villains defeat them all in the clown walker and rescue Harley Quinn. Gordon calls for Batman's help, and he quickly arrives in the Batwing. With the searchlight on, Moth is attracted to the light and stays, while Joker and Harley make their way to the Cathedral. Moth realizes the danger he is in and flees, but Batman and Robin chase him through the streets until he is cornered and left unconscious. When he comes to, Robin threatens him with bug-repellent, and he tells them Joker's plans to blow up the Cathedral and poison Gotham.

At the Cathedral, the Dynamic Duo chase Harley to the top of the tower, where she and Joker have set up their bomb. As Batman and Robin reach the top, Joker and Harley hide in giant bells. Once they are found, Joker summons his helicopter to defeat Batman and Robin, but it is destroyed. The platform Harley and Joker are on collapses, and Harley is knocked unconscious, also disabling the bomb. During the fight with Joker, the Clown Prince of Crime manages to use his joy buzzer to knock the Dynamic Duo. By the time Batman awakens, Harley is already revived, and the Joker walks over to finish the job. But Batman throws a Batarang at the bells. The bats living in the bells have their echolocation disrupted, and in a tizzy, attack the villains. Robin awakens, and Gordon arrives shortly after to arrest the ne'er-do-wells as Batman calls of the bats.

Joker and Harley are placed in cells next to Mad Hatter, Scarecrow, and Killer Moth at Arkham. As they each find odd comfort in their cells, the Joker pulls one last joke, with a "bang" gun as he laughs manically. Batman and Robin both ride off home in the Batwing and Bat-copter.

Epilogue[]

Batman and Robin scale the side of Arkham, and Joker looks up at them and shakes his fist in anger. At the top, the Dynamic Duo sees the Bat-signal shine, aim their grapple guns, and move toward it, ready for another adventure.

Continuity[]

LEGO Batman is set in its own universe but takes inspiration from different movies, comics, and the DC Animated Universe. Important events such as Knightfall (where Bane breaks Batman's back and Azrael takes over for a short period) and No Man's Land (where an Earthquake has ravaged Gotham) are alluded to. Others, such as The Killing Joke, are omitted as Barbara Gordon is still ambulatory and operating as Batgirl (however, Joker's tropical costume is still included).

The characters' origins are either based on comic book versions, such as Mad Hatter and both versions of Clayface. Others, like Mr. Freeze, are more inspired by Batman: The Animated Series.

Characters[]

Character	Abilities	Picture
Batman	Batarang Grapple Gun
Bruce Wayne	Briefcase
Heat Protection Suit	Build Bright Red LEGO Objects Protects Batman from Bright Red LEGO Objects and flames Throw a flaming Batarang (with upgrade)
Glide Suit	Glide Slam down on enemies (with upgrade)
Sonic Suit	Break Glass Summon Bats (with upgrade) Hurt Enemies (with upgrade) Effect the whole area (with upgrade)
Demolition Suit	Leave bombs to destroy shiny, silver LEGO objects Bulletproof (with upgrade)
Demolition Suit	Leave bombs to destroy shiny, silver LEGO objects Bulletproof (with upgrade)
Robin	Batarang Grapple Gun
Tim Drake♣	Batarang Go through Robin chutes
Magnet Suit	Climb metal walls with blue sparkles
Attract Suit	Suck up loose red, yellow, and green LEGO pieces Insert loose LEGO pieces into a canister Locate loose LEGO pieces (with upgrade)
Tech Suit	Activate tech panels Leave a Robin decoy (with upgrade)
Dive Suit	Dive underwater Freeze batarang (with upgrade)
Alfred	Silver Platter
Batgirl	Batarang Grapple Gun
Barbara Gordon♣	Batarang Double jump Grapple Slam down on enemies
Heat Protection Suit	Build Bright Red LEGO Objects Protects Batgirl from Bright Red LEGO Objects and flames Throw a flaming Batarang (with upgrade)
Glide Suit	Glide
Sonic Suit	Break Glass Summon Bats (with upgrade) Hurt Enemies (with upgrade) Effect the whole area (with upgrade)
Demolition Suit	Leave bombs to destroy shiny, silver LEGO objects Bulletproof (with upgrade)
Nightwing	Batarang Grapple Gun One Escrima Stick (DS) Two Escrima Sticks Faster tight rope walk Can go through Robin chutes (DS)
Dick Grayson♠	Batarang One Escrima Stick Can go through Robin chutes
Magnet Suit	Climb metal walls with blue sparkles
Attract Suit	Suck up loose red, yellow, and green LEGO pieces Insert loose LEGO pieces into a canister Locate loose LEGO pieces (with upgrade)
Tech Suit	Activate tech panels Leave a Nightwing decoy (with upgrade)
Dive Suit	Dive underwater Freeze batarang (with upgrade)
Commissioner Gordon	Gun
Police Officer	Gun
Police Sergeant♣	Gun
Policewoman♣	Gun
Military Policeman	Gun
Security Guard	Gun
S.W.A.T.	Gun
Police Marksman	Gun
Fishmonger
Scientist	Activate tech panels
Sailor
Zoo Sweeper	Broom
Clayface	Super-strength Double-jump Note: Does not appear on DS versions of the game. He is replaced with below.
Clayface (Hagen)♣	Super-stength
Mr. Freeze	Freeze gun (ranged and melee weapon) Super-strength Freeze enemies and sparkling liquids Toxin immunity
Poison Ivy	Double-jump Grow plants in areas surrounded by hearts Toxin immunity Spread toxins through a kiss Villainess access
Pamela Isley♣
Two-Face	Two guns Toxin immunity
Harvey Dent♣
The Riddler	"?" Cane Mind control Mind control access
The Riddler (Suit)♣
Bane	Super-strength Toxin immunity
Catwoman	Whip Double-jump Villainess access
Catwoman (Classic)	Whip Double-jump Villainess access
Selina Kyle♣	Whip Villainess access
Killer Croc	Super-strength Dive underwater Toxin immunity
Man-Bat	Super-strength Glide
The Penguin	Umbrella Gun Glide Deploy Penguin bombers to destroy shiny, silver LEGO objects
Mad Hatter	Gun Mind control Mind control access Double-jump
Harley Quinn	Over-sized Mallet Gun Double-jump Villainess access
Dr. Harleen Quinzel♣
The Scarecrow	Fear gas Mind control Mind control access
Professor Jonathan Crane♣
Killer Moth	Gun Glide
Killer Moth (Alternate)♣
The Joker	Two guns Toxin immunity Joy buzzer Activate generators
The Joker (Tropical)	Two guns Toxin immunity Joy buzzer Activate generators
Hush	Two guns Faster build time
Ra's Al Ghul	Two staffs Faster tight rope walk
Riddler Goon	Gun
Riddler Henchman	Gun
Freeze Girl	Gun
Poison Ivy Goon	Gun
Penguin Goon	Gun
Penguin Henchman	Gun
Penguin Minion	Gun Limited movements
Yeti	Gun
Joker Henchman	Gun
Joker Goon	Gun
Clown Goon	Gun
The Spoiler♣
Azrael♣	Flaming sword Double jump
Huntress♣	Crossbow
Dr. Jeremiah Arkham♣
Harvey Bullock♣	Fear gas filled pumpkins Leave bombs to destroy LEGO objects
Lucius Fox♣
Mr. Zsasz♣	Knife Double jump Grapple
Black Mask	Gun Dual pistol (DS) Briefcase
Ventriloquist and Scarface	Scarface's gun
Dr. Hugo Strange♣
Talia Al Ghul
Firefly♣	Fireball blaster Glide
Firefly (Alternate)♣	Machine gun Glide
Freeze Goon♣	Gun
Freeze Bodyguard♣	Gun
Two-Face Goon♣
Two-Face Bodyguard♣
Riddler Bodyguard♣
Penguin Bodyguard

^{♣ indicates a character who only appears on DS versions of the game.}

Vehicles[]

Ground Vehicles[]

Vehicle	Abilities
Batmobile	Lasers Tow cable
Bat-Tank	Lasers Tow cable
Batcycle	Lasers Tow cable
Catwoman's Motorcycle	Lasers Tow cable
Two-Face's Armored Truck	Lasers
The Joker's Van	Lasers Activate Joker panel
Harley Quinn's Hammer Truck	Lasers Activate Harley Quinn panel
Mr. Freeze's Kart	Freeze Enemies
Garbage Truck	Deploy explosive trash to destroy shiny silver LEGO objects
Police Car
Police Van
Police Motorcycle	Shoot bullets

Water Vehicles[]

Vehicle	Abilities
Batboat	Lasers Tow cable Jump on ramps
Robin's Watercraft	Lasers Deploy a missile to destroy red, green, and yellow LEGO objects
Robin's Submarine	Lasers Dive underwater
The Penguin's Submarine	Lasers Dive underwater Collect and deploy Penguin missiles to destroy purple objects
Mr. Freeze's Iceberg	Freeze enemies Toxin immunity
Mad Hatter's Steamboat	Lasers
Penguin Goon Submarine	Lasers Dive underwater
Killer Croc's Swamp Rider	Jump on ramps Toxin immunity
Police Watercraft	Lasers Toxin immunity
Police Boat	Lasers Toxin immunity

Air Vehicles[]

Vehicle	Abilities
Batwing	Lasers Collect and fire purple mortar to destroy Bat-symbols
Bat-copter	Lasers Tow cable
Bruce Wayne's Private Jet
Harbor Helicopter	Tow cable
Riddler's Jet	Lasers
Mad Hatter's Glider	Lasers
Joker's Helicopter	Lasers Tow cable Toxin immunity
Goon Helicopter	Lasers Tow cable Toxin immunity
The Scarecrow's Bi-Plane	Lasers Toxin immunity Collect and deploy fear gas mortar
Police Helicopter	Lasers Tow Cable Toxin immunity

Levels[]