<s>
Lego	B-Application
Batman	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Videogame	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2008	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Traveller	O
's	O
Tales	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
DC	O
Comics	O
character	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
eponymous	O
LEGO	B-Application
Batman	I-Application
toyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
earlier	O
Lego	B-Language
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Traveller	O
's	O
Tales	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Lego	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	O
and	O
Lego	B-Application
Indiana	I-Application
Jones	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Original	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
,	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
both	O
a	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
licensed	O
property	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
environments	O
,	O
objects	O
,	O
and	O
creatures	O
made	O
out	O
of	O
Lego	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Lego	B-Application
Batman	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
have	O
an	O
original	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2009	O
by	O
Feral	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
spawned	O
two	O
sequels	O
:	O
Lego	B-Application
Batman	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
DC	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
and	O
Lego	B-Application
Batman	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
Gotham	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
villains-only	O
spin-off	O
,	O
Lego	B-Application
DC	I-Application
Super-Villains	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Lego	B-Application
Batman	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
previous	O
Lego	B-Language
video	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Lego	B-Application
Indiana	I-Application
Jones	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Original	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Lego	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
any	O
one	O
of	O
a	O
wide	O
assortment	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
primarily	O
fighting	O
enemies	O
,	O
solving	O
puzzles	O
,	O
and	O
collecting	O
Lego	B-Language
"	O
studs	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
form	O
of	O
currency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
Gotham	O
City	O
,	O
with	O
mainly	O
realistic	O
environments	O
;	O
only	O
interactive	O
objects	O
are	O
made	O
of	O
Lego	B-Language
bricks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Occasionally	O
,	O
players	O
must	O
assemble	O
Lego	B-Language
objects	O
to	O
proceed	O
further	O
in	O
the	O
level	O
,	O
cross	O
obstacles	O
,	O
or	O
unlock	O
new	O
suits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
moves	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
first	O
featured	O
in	O
Lego	B-Application
Indiana	I-Application
Jones	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Original	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
are	O
featured	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
two	O
players	O
can	O
play	O
in	O
co-operative	O
mode	O
,	O
except	O
in	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
which	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
this	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
thirty	O
levels	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
divided	O
into	O
fifteen	O
each	O
for	O
the	O
heroes	O
and	O
the	O
villains	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
two	O
secret	O
levels	O
,	O
which	O
sees	O
the	O
player	O
exploring	O
miniature	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Wayne	O
Manor	O
and	O
Arkham	B-Application
Asylum	I-Application
to	O
collect	O
studs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
previous	O
Lego	B-Language
video	O
games	O
,	O
levels	O
are	O
unlocked	O
for	O
"	O
Free	O
Play	O
"	O
mode	O
once	O
they	O
are	O
completed	O
in	O
Story	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
level	O
hub	O
for	O
the	O
heroes	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Mos	O
Eisley	O
cantina	O
in	O
Lego	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
and	O
Barnett	O
College	O
in	O
Lego	B-Application
Indiana	I-Application
Jones	I-Application
,	O
is	O
the	O
Batcave	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
purchase	O
additional	O
characters	O
and	O
view	O
unlockables	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
corresponding	O
hub	O
for	O
the	O
villains	O
is	O
Arkham	B-Application
Asylum	I-Application
,	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
character	O
using	O
parts	O
from	O
characters	O
already	O
unlocked	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
limited	O
array	O
of	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
swap	O
the	O
costumes	O
of	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
heroes	O
(	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
,	O
Robin	O
,	O
Batgirl	O
,	O
and	O
Nightwing	O
)	O
with	O
many	O
differing	O
ones	O
,	O
each	O
containing	O
unique	O
abilities	O
and	O
different	O
color	O
schemes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-General_Concept
starts	O
in	O
a	O
classic	O
grey	O
suit	O
,	O
while	O
he	O
and	O
Batgirl	O
can	O
wear	O
the	O
Glide	O
suit	O
that	O
lets	O
Batman/Batgirl	O
fly	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
Sonic	O
suit	O
that	O
can	O
break	O
glass	O
,	O
the	O
Demolition	O
suit	O
that	O
lets	O
Batman/Batgirl	O
set	O
down	O
bombs	O
and	O
detonate	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Heat	O
Protection	O
suit	O
that	O
lets	O
Batman/Batgirl	O
survive	O
in	O
extremely	O
hot	O
temperatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robin	O
and	O
Nightwing	O
can	O
wear	O
the	O
Technology	O
suit	O
that	O
can	O
activate	O
Tech	O
panels	O
,	O
the	O
Water	O
suit	O
that	O
lets	O
Robin/Nightwing	O
go	O
underwater	O
,	O
the	O
Magnet	O
suit	O
that	O
lets	O
Robin/Nightwing	O
climb	O
up	O
magnetic	O
walls	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Attract	O
suit	O
that	O
can	O
vacuum	O
up	O
loose	O
Lego	B-Language
pieces	O
and	O
turn	O
them	O
in	O
for	O
bonuses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devices	O
providing	O
these	O
suits	O
must	O
be	O
built	O
with	O
Lego	B-Language
bricks	O
during	O
Story	O
Mode	O
,	O
but	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
finds	O
those	O
suits	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
be	O
linked	O
to	O
their	O
corresponding	O
characters	O
in	O
"	O
Free	O
Play	O
"	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
was	O
altered	O
to	O
accommodate	O
the	O
memory	O
and	O
size	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
as	O
well	O
as	O
include	O
touch	O
screen	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
 '	O
special	O
abilities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
's	O
grappling	O
hook	O
(	O
when	O
pulling	O
background	O
objects	O
)	O
and	O
detonation	O
capsules	O
,	O
and	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
switches	O
can	O
be	O
controlled	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
touch	O
screen	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
switching	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
can	O
do	O
double-jumps	O
in	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
when	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
and	O
Robin	O
use	O
a	O
suit	O
switcher	O
pad	O
,	O
they	O
cannot	O
switch	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
suit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
single-player	O
only	O
and	O
players	O
can	O
only	O
play	O
as	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
LEGO	B-Application
Batman	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Mobile	O
Game	O
by	O
Gameloft	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lego	B-Application
Batman	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Videogame	I-Application
is	O
notable	O
for	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
Traveller	O
's	O
Tales	O
Lego	B-Language
game	O
to	O
have	O
an	O
original	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
Traveller	O
's	O
Tales	O
Lego	B-Language
video	O
games	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
based	O
more	O
on	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
a	O
media	O
franchise	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
following	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
a	O
particular	O
movie	O
or	O
other	O
story	O
from	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
and	O
Robin	O
fighting	O
crime	O
and	O
villainy	O
in	O
Gotham	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-General_Concept
's	O
most	O
dangerous	O
foes	O
have	O
all	O
escaped	O
from	O
Arkham	B-Application
Asylum	I-Application
and	O
divided	O
themselves	O
into	O
three	O
groups	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
each	O
led	O
by	O
a	O
well-known	O
villain	O
with	O
plans	O
to	O
achieve	O
a	O
personal	O
goal	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
aided	O
by	O
Catwoman	B-Application
,	O
Bane	O
,	O
Killer	O
Croc	O
,	O
and	O
Man-Bat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
two	O
distinct	O
campaigns	O
:	O
a	O
hero	O
storyline	O
,	O
where	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
and	O
Robin	O
fight	O
the	O
villains	O
one	O
by	O
one	O
while	O
attempting	O
to	O
thwart	O
their	O
schemes	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
villain	O
storyline	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
villains	O
as	O
they	O
attempt	O
to	O
carry	O
out	O
their	O
plan	O
while	O
avoiding	O
the	O
GCPD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
the	O
villain	O
chapters	O
,	O
the	O
chief	O
villain	O
and	O
their	O
top	O
lieutenant	O
successfully	O
begin	O
putting	O
their	O
plan	O
into	O
motion	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
group	O
is	O
captured	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
hero	O
chapter	O
conclusions	O
have	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
and	O
Robin	O
thwarting	O
their	O
schemes	O
and	O
sending	O
the	O
villains	O
back	O
to	O
Arkham	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
early	O
build	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
console	O
was	O
shown	O
at	O
certain	O
conferences	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
at	O
Game	O
On	O
in	O
London	O
)	O
by	O
TT	O
Games	O
Publishing	O
's	O
Head	O
of	O
Production	O
Jonathan	O
Smith	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
small	O
playable	O
area	O
featuring	O
the	O
same	O
HUD	O
as	O
Lego	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Original	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
2009	O
holiday	O
season	O
,	O
Lego	B-Application
Batman	I-Application
and	O
Pure	B-Application
were	O
bundled	O
with	O
select	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
packages	O
as	O
a	O
bonus	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
double-sided	O
box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
releases	O
with	O
the	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
movie	O
DVD	O
that	O
was	O
bundled	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Game	O
+	O
DVD	O
Combo	O
Pack	O
"	O
along	O
with	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
DC	I-Application
Universe	I-Application
and	O
Lego	B-Application
Harry	I-Application
Potter	I-Application
:	I-Application
Years	I-Application
1-4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
material	O
is	O
taken	O
from	O
the	O
comics	O
,	O
Lego	B-Application
Batman	I-Application
is	O
mainly	O
inspired	O
by	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
media	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
films	O
and	O
television	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
is	O
Danny	O
Elfman	O
's	O
score	O
from	O
Tim	O
Burton	O
's	O
1989	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
some	O
music	O
from	O
Batman	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
's	O
vocal	O
effects	O
were	O
provided	O
by	O
Steve	O
Blum	O
(	O
as	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
,	O
Joker	O
,	O
Killer	O
Moth	O
,	O
Killer	O
Croc	O
and	O
Two-Face	O
)	O
,	O
James	O
Arnold	O
Taylor	O
(	O
as	O
Robin	O
and	O
Nightwing	O
)	O
,	O
Tom	O
Kenny	O
(	O
as	O
Riddler	O
,	O
Penguin	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Police	O
Officers	O
)	O
,	O
Fred	O
Tatasciore	O
(	O
as	O
Bane	O
and	O
Hush	O
)	O
,	O
Grey	O
DeLisle	O
(	O
as	O
Harley	O
Quinn	O
and	O
Batgirl	O
)	O
,	O
Dave	O
Wittenberg	O
(	O
as	O
Scarecrow	O
and	O
Ra	O
's	O
al	O
Ghul	O
)	O
,	O
Ogie	O
Banks	O
(	O
as	O
Mr.	O
</s>
<s>
Freeze	O
and	O
Clayface	O
)	O
,	O
Vanessa	O
Marshall	O
(	O
as	O
Poison	O
Ivy	O
and	O
Catwoman	B-Application
)	O
with	O
Chris	O
Edgerly	O
(	O
as	O
Mad	O
Hatter	O
and	O
Man-Bat	O
)	O
and	O
Keith	O
Ferguson	O
(	O
as	O
Alfred	O
Pennyworth	O
and	O
James	O
Gordon	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lego	B-Application
Batman	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
7.7	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
360	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
a	O
7.3	O
for	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
stating	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
plenty	O
of	O
replay	O
value	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
retains	O
problematic	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
necessarily	O
add	O
anything	O
new	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
received	O
an	O
8.0	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
for	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
,	O
John	O
Walker	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
locations	O
in	O
Gotham	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
welcome	O
improvement	O
"	O
over	O
Lego	B-Application
Indiana	I-Application
Jones	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Original	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
is	O
styled	O
in	O
the	O
manner	O
of	O
the	O
1960s	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
includes	O
clever	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Iconic	O
characters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Clayface	O
and	O
Robin	O
,	O
have	O
been	O
turned	O
into	O
village	O
idiots	O
,	O
"	O
writes	O
Ben	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
who	O
nevertheless	O
later	O
adds	O
,	O
"	O
this	O
game	O
is	O
filled	O
with	O
cool	O
playable	O
characters	O
…	O
Nightwing	O
,	O
Harley	O
Quinn	O
,	O
Joker	O
,	O
Killer	O
Croc	O
,	O
Bane	O
,	O
Catwoman	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Man-Bat	O
only	O
scratch	O
the	O
surface	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
catalog	O
of	O
great	O
characters.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Action	O
Game	O
of	O
2008	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
"	O
by	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Russian	O
magazine	O
Igromania	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
mixed	O
review	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
still	O
good	O
,	O
but	O
nowhere	O
near	O
as	O
brilliant	O
as	O
LEGO	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
"	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
jokes	O
about	O
the	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
movies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Lego	B-Application
Batman	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
DC	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Traveller	O
's	O
Tales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
and	O
models	O
are	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Lego	B-Language
DC	O
Super	O
Heroes	O
sets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Lego	B-Application
Batman	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
Gotham	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
,	O
Lego	B-Application
DC	I-Application
Super-Villains	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
around	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
tenth	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
