Batman in Video Games - Part III
Lego Batman (September 23, 2008)
PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, PS2, DS, PSP, PC
Lego seems hell-bent on emasculating every cool franchise out there. First they got Star Wars, then Indiana Jones, and now Batman?! What next, Lego Hannibal? Jokes aside, you can expect this one to go in about the same direction as the other Lego games — with cute characters, stuff breaking into lego pieces, and the lead character constantly fluttering around to get his hands on little parts that act as currency.
Still, I'm not getting my hopes too high for this one, as it's not only cute and casual, but also takes Batman back into the pointless brawling phase that he so needs to get out of. Let's see how it turns out.
We saw how stereotyped Batman was as just another fighting superhero in his earlier game avatars. We also saw how some developers tried to revolutionize Batman by trying to stay true to his comic/TV versions, but still weren't quite there yet. Now, in this third and final installment of the feature, I shall highlight upcoming games featuring Batman in ways that are both fresh and hopefully faithful to the legend of the dark knight.
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September 19, 2008 at 1:46 AM
I think it's going to be fun in co-op, but you're right, Techzine... this isn't the kind of Batman game we're really looking for. Arkham Asylum, the upcoming PS3/360 game is THE Batman game to get it seems.
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