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Lego Batman is an upcoming video game developed by Traveller's Tales, planned for release in September 2008[1]. It will be similar to the Lego Star Wars series, in that it will both be a game based on a licensed property and have environments, objects and creatures made out of Lego. Warner Bros. will be handling the publishing, marketing and financing aspects.
[edit] Overview
The game will star Batman fighting crime in Gotham City. An early build for the PS2 console was shown at certain conferences (such as at Game On in London) by designer Jonathan Smith, with a small playable area sporting the exact same HUD as Lego Star Wars II. Characters on screen each have individual animations and both Batman and Robin have their animated TV show dressing style. There will be 36 levels in the game (18 heroes and 18 villains). After you play through the level from the heroes' perspective you will unlock the level from the villains' perspective. A similar grappling system to the one used in Lego Star Wars II will be used. The style of the game will focus more on Batman: The Animated Series and the comics rather than the new movies.
Batman, Robin, the Joker, the Penguin, and Harley Quinn will be some of the playable characters. Two levels involving Batman and Robin chasing Catwoman with a diamond, and a level where Joker and Harley Quinn are in a theme park level, ending with a boss battle against Commissioner James Gordon, have already been tested. Also, in the trailer, there is footage of a player swapping characters, and a version of Robin with scuba gear and another with magno-shoes on is shown as a playable character. The hub that houses all levels, similarly in Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga and Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures, will be the Batcave for the heroes and Arkham Asylum for the villains. New moves featured in Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures will be added such as swimming underwater collecting studs seen in a gameplay trailer. Promotionally three short gameplay trailers have been released, one featuring Catwoman and the Riddler. The other one features the Scarecrow and Two-Face. And the last features The Joker and Harley Quinn. Developer Jonathan Smith stated that the company will be developing more Lego games in the foreseeable future.[3]
[edit] Slogans
- You want a piece of him, get in line.
- If you want to stop Gotham City from falling to pieces, you'd better snap into action.
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Batman
- Demolition Suit - This suit is designed to drop "Bat Bombs" and can be upgraded to drop 5 at once.
- Sonic Suit - Use this suit to shatter glass (to reach new areas)and deafen or stun and enemies.
- Shadow Suit - This helps Batman find hidden "Shadow LEGO" that can help during gameplay.
- Glide Suit - Includes the ability to glide in mid-air and throw smoke pellets at enemies to confuse them.
Robin (comics)
- Magnetic suit - Including magnetic boots to help Robin scale a wall or ceiling.
- Water Suit - This helps Batman and Robin out in the water levels.
- Tech Suit - With this Robin can hack into control panels and operate the objects they control.
- Gravity Suit - Gives Robin a vacuum to suck up LEGO pieces and deposit in a machine.
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