<s>
Lego	B-Application
Batman	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
Gotham	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2014	O
Lego-themed	O
action-adventure	O
platform	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
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Lego	B-Application
Batman	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Lego	B-Application
Batman	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Videogame	I-Application
and	O
Lego	B-Application
Batman	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
DC	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
voice	O
acting	O
and	O
semi-open	O
world	O
environments	O
,	O
and	O
focuses	O
on	O
a	O
large	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
entire	O
DC	B-Protocol
Universe	I-Protocol
rather	O
than	O
just	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
and	O
Robin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lego	B-Application
Batman	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
Gotham	I-Application
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
November	O
2014	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
by	O
Feral	O
Interactive	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
same	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
excluding	O
the	O
numeral	O
in	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
June	O
2015	O
and	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
August	O
2015	O
.	O
met	O
with	O
generally	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Praise	O
was	O
directed	O
at	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
content	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
humour	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
while	O
criticism	O
was	O
directed	O
at	O
technical	O
issues	O
,	O
poor	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
underwhelming	O
celebrity	O
cameos	O
,	O
conflicting	O
gameplay	O
aspects	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
overall	O
direction	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
on	O
16	O
October	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Lego	B-Application
Batman	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
Gotham	I-Application
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
previous	O
Lego	B-Application
Batman	I-Application
games	O
:	O
Lego	B-Application
Batman	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Videogame	I-Application
and	O
Lego	B-Application
Batman	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
DC	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	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
(	O
of	O
which	O
there	O
are	O
over	O
150	O
)	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>
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
open	O
world	O
exploration	O
on	O
the	O
Lantern	O
Planets	O
is	O
similar	O
to	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
Marvel	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Superman	B-Application
can	O
fly	O
,	O
put	O
out	O
fires	O
with	O
his	O
ice	O
breath	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
heat	O
vision	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
destroy	O
gold	O
Lego	B-Language
objects	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Flash	O
is	O
faster	O
than	O
other	O
characters	O
,	O
the	O
Atom	O
can	O
shrink	O
his	O
size	O
to	O
fit	O
in	O
tight	O
spaces	O
,	O
Braniac	O
(	O
Unlocked	O
after	O
finishing	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
)	O
can	O
shrink	O
or	O
enlarge	O
objects	O
,	O
and	O
Martian	O
Manhunter	O
and	O
Shazam	O
can	O
transform	O
from	O
one	O
form	O
to	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
swap	O
the	O
costumes	O
of	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
(	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
,	O
Robin	O
,	O
Cyborg	O
,	O
the	O
Joker	O
,	O
and	O
Lex	O
Luthor	O
)	O
with	O
many	O
differing	O
ones	O
,	O
each	O
containing	O
unique	O
abilities	O
and	O
different	O
colour	O
schemes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sonic	O
suit	O
can	O
break	O
glass	O
,	O
the	O
demolition	O
suit	O
lets	O
the	O
user	O
set	O
down	O
and	O
launch	O
bombs	O
to	O
destroy	O
silver	O
Lego	B-Language
objects	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
hazard	O
suit	O
lets	O
the	O
user	O
walk	O
through	O
toxic	O
waste	O
and	O
suck	O
up	O
special	O
Lego	B-Language
pieces	O
which	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
progress	O
through	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
also	O
mention	O
the	O
1960s	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
(	O
TV	O
series	O
)	O
main	O
theme	O
song	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
in	O
the	O
character	O
menu	O
,	O
staying	O
for	O
5	O
–	O
10	O
seconds	O
on	O
a	O
main	O
character	O
will	O
cause	O
that	O
character	O
's	O
voice	O
to	O
sing	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
“	O
Na	O
na	O
na	O
na	O
na	O
na	O
Flash	O
!	O
”	O
,	O
or	O
in	O
Superman	B-Application
's	O
case	O
“	O
Na	O
na	O
na	O
na	O
…	O
Na	O
na	O
?	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Lego	B-Application
Batman	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
DC	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
Brainiac	O
captures	O
six	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
seven	O
"	O
Emotional	O
Spectrum	O
"	O
Lantern	O
Corps	O
,	O
and	O
heads	O
to	O
Earth	O
to	O
abduct	O
the	O
final	O
one	O
:	O
Hal	O
Jordan	O
,	O
the	O
Green	O
Lantern	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Gotham	O
City	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
and	O
Robin	O
pursue	O
Killer	O
Croc	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
stolen	O
a	O
map	O
of	O
the	O
sewer	O
system	O
underneath	O
the	O
Hall	O
of	O
Justice	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
escapes	O
and	O
reunites	O
with	O
his	O
accomplices	O
:	O
the	O
Joker	O
,	O
Cheetah	O
,	O
Firefly	O
,	O
and	O
Solomon	O
Grundy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
observing	O
Brainiac	O
's	O
approaching	O
spaceship	O
from	O
the	O
Batcave	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
is	O
exposed	O
to	O
its	O
mind-control	O
rays	O
and	O
goes	O
berserk	O
,	O
until	O
Robin	O
talks	O
him	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
trance	O
with	O
a	O
heartfelt	O
speech	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
is	O
convinced	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
awoken	O
from	O
the	O
trance	O
by	O
the	O
Batmobile	O
's	O
defense	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
electrocuted	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Superman	B-Application
flies	O
into	O
space	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
shrink	O
ray	O
from	O
reaching	O
Earth	O
,	O
the	O
remaining	O
heroes	O
form	O
an	O
uneasy	O
alliance	O
with	O
the	O
villains	O
(	O
who	O
want	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
Earth	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
might	O
conquer	O
it	O
afterward	O
)	O
and	O
they	O
infiltrate	O
Brainiac	O
's	O
ship	O
together	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
get	O
captured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robin	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
protected	O
from	O
Brainiac	O
's	O
mind-control	O
rays	O
by	O
Doctor	O
Fate	O
's	O
helmet	O
,	O
frees	O
the	O
others	O
,	O
while	O
Superman	B-Application
punches	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
the	O
shrink	O
ray	O
and	O
into	O
the	O
ship	O
,	O
damaging	O
the	O
main	O
computer	O
and	O
causing	O
the	O
Lanterns	O
to	O
be	O
teleported	O
back	O
to	O
their	O
home	O
planets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deeming	O
his	O
ship	O
doomed	O
,	O
Brainiac	O
escapes	O
in	O
a	O
smaller	O
spacecraft	O
to	O
Earth	O
(	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
only	O
partially	O
shrunk	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
,	O
Superman	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Wonder	O
Woman	O
pursue	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
restore	O
Earth	O
to	O
its	O
original	O
size	O
,	O
Superman	B-Application
suggests	O
recreating	O
the	O
shrink	O
ray	O
using	O
the	O
crystals	O
at	O
the	O
Fortress	O
of	O
Solitude	O
,	O
shards	O
of	O
the	O
destroyed	O
ray	O
which	O
Robin	O
retrieved	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
energy	O
of	O
each	O
Lantern	O
's	O
power	O
ring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Superman	B-Application
goes	O
after	O
the	O
crystals	O
and	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
villains	O
are	O
locked	O
up	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
heroes	O
and	O
Solomon	O
Grundy	O
split	O
into	O
two	O
groups	O
to	O
recruit	O
Star	O
Sapphire	O
,	O
Indigo-1	O
,	O
and	O
Saint	O
Walker	O
to	O
help	O
,	O
and	O
confront	O
Atrocitus	O
,	O
Larfleeze	O
,	O
and	O
Sinestro	O
to	O
provoke	O
them	O
into	O
following	O
them	O
to	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Brainiac	O
escapes	O
and	O
regains	O
control	O
of	O
his	O
ship	O
,	O
using	O
it	O
to	O
mind-control	O
Superman	B-Application
,	O
who	O
had	O
grown	O
to	O
gigantic	O
proportions	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
holding	O
the	O
shrink	O
ray	O
during	O
its	O
activation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
all	O
attempts	O
to	O
free	O
Superman	B-Application
from	O
Brainiac	O
's	O
control	O
fail	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
realizes	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
Robin	O
's	O
speech	O
that	O
helped	O
him	O
recover	O
from	O
his	O
trance	O
when	O
he	O
was	O
exposed	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
mind-control	O
rays	O
,	O
and	O
holds	O
a	O
similar	O
speech	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Awakening	O
from	O
the	O
trance	O
,	O
Superman	B-Application
destroys	O
Brainiac	O
's	O
ship	O
,	O
shrinking	O
himself	O
back	O
to	O
normal	O
proportions	O
and	O
the	O
latter	O
to	O
a	O
minuscule	O
size	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
the	O
Justice	O
League	O
restore	O
all	O
the	O
shrunken	O
cities	O
collected	O
by	O
Brainiac	O
to	O
their	O
original	O
locations	O
,	O
and	O
capture	O
the	O
Legion	O
of	O
Doom	O
,	O
who	O
escaped	O
and	O
took	O
over	O
the	O
White	B-Application
House	I-Application
while	O
the	O
heroes	O
were	O
distracted	O
by	O
Brainiac	O
's	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
consists	O
of	O
over	O
200	O
characters	O
from	O
both	O
the	O
DC	B-Protocol
Universe	I-Protocol
and	O
the	O
returning	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
9	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
WB	O
Games	O
announced	O
a	O
season	O
pass	O
that	O
will	O
consist	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
of	O
levels	O
and	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Season	O
Pass	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
consists	O
of	O
six	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
75th	O
Anniversary	O
"	O
(	O
was	O
released	O
at	O
launch	O
,	O
and	O
follows	O
The	O
Joker	O
and	O
Harley	O
Quinn	O
in	O
crashing	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
's	O
75th	O
Anniversary	O
celebration	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
Future	O
"	O
(	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
17	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Batman	B-Application
Beyond	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Rainbow	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
"	O
(	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
free	O
on	O
20	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
the	O
rainbow	O
costume	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
character	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Rainbow	O
Raider	O
enemy	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Bizarro	O
"	O
(	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
18	O
February	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Bizarro	O
World	O
and	O
the	O
film	O
Lego	B-Language
DC	O
Comics	O
Super	O
Heroes	O
:	O
Justice	O
League	O
vs.	O
Bizarro	O
League	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Heroines	O
and	O
Villainesses	O
"	O
(	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
free	O
on	O
1	O
April	O
2015	O
;	O
it	O
features	O
additional	O
female	O
characters	O
of	O
the	O
DC	B-Protocol
Universe	I-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
also	O
Joe	O
Alaskey	O
's	O
last	O
role	O
as	O
Daffy	O
Duck	O
(	O
in	O
his	O
Green	B-Application
Loontern	I-Application
persona	O
)	O
before	O
his	O
death	O
on	O
3	O
February	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lego	B-Application
Batman	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
Gotham	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
a	O
74/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRankings	O
(	O
also	O
an	O
aggregating	O
review	O
website	O
)	O
gave	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
a	O
75.10	O
%	O
and	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
74.04	O
%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Steve	O
Butts	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
7.4	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
saying	O
"	O
I	O
like	O
Lego	B-Application
Batman	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
Gotham	I-Application
,	O
but	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
love	O
it	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
I	O
've	O
loved	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gray	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
Lego	B-Application
Batman	I-Application
3	I-Application
has	O
all	O
the	O
ingredients	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
,	O
enjoyable	O
,	O
Lego	B-Language
superhero	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
let	O
down	O
by	O
clunky	O
controls	O
,	O
poor	O
signposting	O
and	O
questionable	O
translations	O
of	O
well-known	O
comic	O
book	O
personalities.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Reiner	O
from	O
Game	O
Informer	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
7.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
enjoying	O
the	O
Lego	B-Language
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
DC	O
Comics	O
Universe	O
,	O
but	O
disliking	O
the	O
excessive	O
exploration	O
and	O
out-of-place	O
celebrity	O
cameos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	O
act	O
of	O
smashing	O
Lego	B-Language
constructs	O
and	O
gathering	O
studs	O
has	O
n't	O
changed	O
since	O
the	O
first	O
Lego	B-Language
game	O
"	O
,	O
Reiner	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
I	O
gotta	O
say	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
just	O
as	O
much	O
fun	O
now	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
back	O
in	O
the	O
day.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Orry	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
LEGO	B-Application
Batman	I-Application
3	I-Application
starts	O
slow	O
and	O
then	O
gets	O
a	O
lot	O
better	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
overwhelms	O
with	O
so	O
much	O
content	O
it	O
's	O
hard	O
to	O
be	O
disappointed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
hard	O
to	O
get	O
really	O
excited	O
about	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
feels	O
largely	O
similar	O
to	O
how	O
the	O
series	O
started	O
with	O
LEGO	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
almost	O
10	O
years	O
ago	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
but	O
DC	O
and	O
LEGO	B-Language
fans	O
wo	O
n't	O
care	O
as	O
much	O
about	O
the	O
sameness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LEGO	B-Application
Batman	I-Application
3	I-Application
eventually	O
becomes	O
very	O
good	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
time	O
the	O
studio	O
attempted	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
new	O
mould.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
LaBella	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Audiences	O
already	O
invested	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
or	O
Lego	B-Language
video	O
games	O
in	O
general	O
will	O
likely	O
enjoy	O
their	O
time	O
with	O
Beyond	O
Gotham	O
,	O
but	O
nothing	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
elevates	O
it	O
beyond	O
that	O
status.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
she	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
top	O
notch	O
"	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
the	O
faithful	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
DC	B-Protocol
Universe	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
TV	O
show	O
theme	O
song	O
music	O
,	O
which	O
she	O
felt	O
creates	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
joy	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
delightful	O
"	O
humour	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
30	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Lego	B-Application
Batman	I-Application
trilogy	O
would	O
receive	O
a	O
spin-off	O
named	O
Lego	B-Application
DC	I-Application
Super-Villains	I-Application
.	O
</s>
