Batman Trailer

Long before the days of satellite television and affordable Direct TV packages with hundreds of channels, Legos allowed kids to build their imaginations into real life. Even though technology has come a long way, Legos have continued to evolve with it. Among the many benefits of modern technology is the ability to literally bring those Lego stories to life through a variety of video game titles. There’s Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga, Lego Indiana Jones, and perhaps most importantly, Lego Batman.If you can’t reconcile Christopher Nolan’s dark Batman films with a Gotham City made from plastic bricks, remember that Batman has gone through a number of adaptations, including the notoriously campy 1960s series. It helps that Lego Batman has some video game clout behind it. The title was developed by Traveller’s Tales, also known for Transformers: The Game and The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.Fans will see many of their favorite characters come to animated Lego life in the game. Besides Batman, there’s Robin, Nightwing, Man-Bat, Clayface, Catwoman, Harley Quinn, Joker, and Killer Croc, just to name a few. Each of these characters can be played, and numerous others can be unlocked with certain achievements. There’s also a character creator where you can create lesser-known but still iconic characters from the comic series, who have yet to appear in film adaptations, including Azrael, Cassandra Cain, Huntress, and Spoiler.The game’s quite lengthy, too. You begin by playing through the hero levels, of which there are fifteen in total. After beating a hero level, the corresponding “villain chapter” is opened up. In addition, you can go into the “Free Play” mode to play through completed levels using any character you’ve unlocked. Since various characters have special abilities (Poison Ivy can make plants grow, Clayface can double jump), this allows players to reach previously-blocked areas. Those areas may contain collectable items which can be used to unlock new characters and other bonuses.Lego Batman is a far-cry from Batman: Arkham Asylum, but that’s one of the great things about the character: he transcends boundaries and age groups. Lego has created a game that is a great introduction to the character for younger players while still working in enough comic winks and nods to satisfy older players. Check it out on Mac, PC, Nintendo DS, Playstation 2, 3, and Portable, Wii, or Xbox 360. There are even mobile phone versions.