LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes

by Warner Bros

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• ASIN: B006ZPAYB4
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: June 19, 2012
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (191 customer reviews)
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Platform: Nintendo Wii

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LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes is an Action-Adventure game set within the Batman universe, and filled with LEGO versions of heroes and villains from the Batman comic series, working together/against those from the Justice League comic series. The game is a standalone follow-up to 2008's Lego Batman, and features an a wealth of heroes and villains, an engrossing storyline, in-game dialog, classic LEGO video game play that includes a co-op support, family-friendly action and in-game gadgets, vehicles and super hero abilities.

The Caped Crusader joins forces with the Justice League to protect Gotham from an unprecedented union of evil.
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Join Forces to Save Gotham from Enemies United Against It

In Lego Batman 2: DC Super Hereos, calamity strikes as the Joker forms as alliance with Lex Luther. The result is a uniting of the world's greatest villains from across the DC Comics universe, hell bent on tearing down Gotham City, brick by brick. Thankfully Batman and Robin are able to form their own unit for good with members of the Justice League. Additional heroes available in the game include Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, and many more. The game contains lighthearted content featuring Batman flavored action, mixed with classic LEGO block gameplay. Players utilize a variety of vehicles including the Batmobile and Batwing, and must master a range of gadgets in order to triumph. True to the beloved LEGO video game play, Lego Batman 2: DC Super Hereos contains contains both single player and co-op gameplay options.

Key Game Features

• The Melding of Video Game and Toy Lines - LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes complements the brand new, recently released LEGO Super Heroes: DC Universe toy collection. The line includes five construction sets, such as The Batcave and three buildable, detailed action figures.
• Heroes and Villains Galore - The Dynamic Duo of Batman and Robin join other famous super heroes from the DC Universe including Superman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern to save Gotham City from destruction at the hands of the notorious villains Lex Luthor and the Joker. Batman fans of all ages will enjoy a new and original story filled with classic LEGO video game action and humor as players fight to put the villains back behind bars.
• Classic LEGO Video Game Co-op Play - LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes builds upon the action and cooperative gameplay experience established in the best-selling LEGO video game to date
• Lighthearted Action - The game further extends and combines both the Batman and LEGO video game experiences to create very fun gameplay.
• Exciting Vehicles and Gadgets - Explore all new areas of Gotham City utilizing a variety of vehicles including the Batmobile and Batwing. In addition, players are able to fight for justice by mastering new gadgets and suits, such as Batman's Power Suit and Robins' Hazard Cannon, Superman's flight, super-breath and heat vision abilities.

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Product Description

LEGO Batman 2 Super Heroes Wii

Batman returns to the Mac, and this time he's got company! Featuring a brand-new DC Universe story with sharp dialogue and humorous voice acting, players are given complete freedom to explore Gotham as a glittering cast of DC superheroes including Superman, Wonderwoman or the Flash. Wield super powers, abilities and gadgets including Superman's strength, Wonder Woman's Golden Lasso and Green Lantern's Power Ring. Master the Dynamic Duo's incredible suits, giving Batman the power to launch rockets, turn invisible and fly, and Robin the ability to walk up walls and perform acrobatics. Team up to fight the forces of evil in a co-operative mode that lets a second player drop in or out at any time. Protect Gotham City in variety of vehicles including the Batmobile, the Batwing and Joker's Helicopter. With piles of side-quests and fun activities scattered throughout an immense, open world, this is the biggest and best LEGO game yet.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars My 8- and 10-year-olds love it June 21, 2012

By Pen Name

Platform for Display:Nintendo Wii|Amazon Verified Purchase

Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars   

My kids are huge Lego game fans and are near-completionists of Lego Star Wars, Batman, Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, etc. (come to think of it I need to take them out fishing more often). Anyway, they were not disappointed when they started this up. The voice acting is well done, the gameplay is inventive and endlessly cooperative, and replay value is huge as with all Lego games. Their rating: as good as Lego Star Wars I and II (their most favorite games), better than Harry Potter and Indiana Jones. In 4 hours of gameplay we have had one lock-up so far requiring power cycling of the Wii and two situations where a character or vehicle wass hopelessly trapped requiring restart of the level.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Holy smokes Batman! June 22, 2012

By Medusa

Platform for Display:Nintendo Wii|Amazon Verified Purchase

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

I am very happy with the quality of Batman 2. The games between levels vary greatly between races, puzzles, video arcade style shooting, and avoiding flying objects, and more challenges that did not appear in the last Batman. I'd say it is comparable to Harry Potter years 5-7 in it's difficulty and variation of levels and challenges (there is more to this game than running around and hitting plants/objects to get coins). Like all Legos games this one is just as much fun to play with 2 players as it is by yourself. What I found the most surprising is that the characters actually talk, in the past they simply made noises of delight or frustration in the cut scenes. Great for kids and adults.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Holy Bat-Bricks, Batman, it's the Justice League!!! June 20, 2012

By Kevin J. Loria VINE™ VOICE

Platform for Display:Nintendo Wii

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

Simply Batastic! Classic Lego graphics, classic Lego gameplay.... The only flaw: that very Classic Lego Gameplay feels redundant at times ( if you've Played Batman ). BUT THIS TIME LEGO opens up the "whole" well ok "more" of the DC UNIVERSE to this brilliant game (and toy) series, I can't recommend these games enough (LORD OF THE RINGS is coming in October). The replay value is off the chart on them,; once you play through the story (stories) you replay in various character combos to find unlockables and to score HERO amounts of 'coin/cogs/caps" the video puzzles are fun for the young, old and the passing comic enthusiast too. Single player or Dynamic Duo co-player it is sure to delight. Last time round there were great Batman character cameos to find like Bane, Nightwing and Red Robin... This time expanded to include the Justice League and more villains than you can shake a stick at. In fact the Joker & Lex team up to do no good... Which behooves Batman and Robin to team up with their Justice League peeps.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Lot's of Superhero Fun!!........with some VERY slight issues July 5, 2012

By Excalibur626

Platform for Display:Nintendo Wii|Amazon Verified Purchase

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

I've been able to play both the Wii and PC versions of this game, a bit obsessively I might add. My 6 year old loves the game. He sometimes needs my help with some of the more confusing puzzles, but there are other instances where I'm amazed at what he is able to figure out on his own. I'm not sure I would have been so savvy when I was 6.

There are a lot of similarities to other Lego games, but just as many differences and enhancements to make it interesting.

I love the enhancements Lego has made to the overall package. The characters talking really makes the story come alive like it never has before. New characters mean new moves and this game has plenty of both. My personal favorite is being able to fly, whether it's with Superman, Green Lantern, Hawkman, Man-Bat, Brainiac or Wonder Woman......to name a few (not to mention Sinestro, General Zod, Hawkgirl, Killer Moth, Supergirl & Martian Manhunter). You can also double click the fly button to give yourself a speed boost, which is especially fun at street level. There is a little bit of a learning curve to flying (it takes a minor amount of practice), but once you've got the hang of it it's a blast! One other bonus, any time you fly around Gotham City (not within the levels) as Superman, you get to hear the John Williams Superman movie score! My heart swells just little anytime I take off as Superman and that music starts. Superhero scores doesn't get much better than that. Also, it's a blast running through the streets as The Flash....be careful if you're prone to motion sickness. You can easily run yourself dizzy.

Now that I'm used to it, I really like having the whole of Gotham City to cruise around. It's extremely confusing at first to get around and I wouldn't recommend it until you've completed the Story Mode.... Doing that will give you a good intro to the city as a whole. Plus, it's just more fun to travel around when you have the luxury of switching to other characters. I have made extensive use of the Map View to find objects scattered all over the place. BTW -- don't forget to spend a good amount of time at the local Carnival playing the games along the boardwalk and riding the rides. There are gold bricks aplenty to be found there.

I think my favorite enhancement has got to be the fact that there are Checkpoints within the levels. Some of the levels in other Lego games seem so long, that sometimes you would need to put aside up to an hour to get one finished or you lose your progress. In this one, there are Checkpoints (and they tell you load and clear when you are near one) that allow you to save your progress so you can exit the game and pick up where you left off. I will say that I had a couple of issues with that in the Wii version for the game where it still took me back to the beginning, but other time when it worked the way it was supposed to. However, I had no issues with the PC version.

On the down side (which is really mostly nit-picking), the Checkpoint option not working a couple of times on the Wii version was very frustrating (I'm sure just a glitch). I wish there was a way you could just exit out and it would automatically save your progress wherever you happen to be in the level. Some of those levels are really long and I just hate having to retrace my steps.....that's what Free Play is for.

Playing in 2-player mode is tough. Because it is a dark game in many instances and so much is going on, it's hard to follow your character sometimes when you're playing with someone else. I loved it when they came up with the split screen, but when you're just running around Gotham City it stays a split screen even if you are right next to the other player -- I don't get that one.

My only other real beef is how the game runs on the Wii compared to the PC. There are basically 3 sections of Gotham City (North, Central, and South) that are connected to one another by bridges. On the Wii, there is this pause in the game when you travel from one section to another as the system loads the section you are traveling towards. In the PC version, the traveling is seamless. I would assume that the same seamless travel holds true for PS3 and Xbox. It's frustrating knowing that you can potentially move with ease through all of Gotham City, but because you're using the Wii, there are these annoying pauses and loads. It is especially annoying when you are flying. In the Wii version, you can ONLY travel from one section to another across bridges, so when you are about to fly across water to another section, the game turns you around like you've hit an invisible wall and won't let you continue forward until you've brought yourself down to ground level and use the bridge. In the PC version, you get to fly all over the city without ANY break in the action. Unfortunately, it drives home the fact that the Wii falls a little short compared to other systems. Also, I know there are additions to the game that are available only to the PS3 and Xbox which only add to the idea that you're not getting the full game experience.

THE VERDICT --
Overall, I love the game! The Wii is fun, but I do prefer the PC (but seriously, I'll play either one in a pinch). I'm guessing if I had an Xbox or PS3, I would probably prefer that. But the reality is that I don't.

It's really hard to find a game that the whole family can truly enjoy, but Lego manages to deliver time and time again. Looking forward to Lego LOTR coming out in October, 2012!! Read more ›

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice improvement over the original Lego Batman, but buggy September 3, 2012

By Todd Justman VINE™ VOICE

Platform for Display:Nintendo Wii

Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars   

This seems to fit into a third generation of Lego games for the Wii. The first generation had the stories we're all familiar with. The second, to me, are the ones that split screen so two players can operate more independently. I'd say this is a third generation in that it also incorporates a free-form world that you can explore. This is a significant improvement, but it brings its own challenges.

For my little ones, we were already finding the new Indiana Jones to be a bit challenging in that it doesn't feed you the white circles all the time to perform certain actions. So this version with the driving, the navigation, and the more free-form world is a bit more complex and a bit of a learning curve. But in the end it makes the experience more immersive and not just a repeat of Star Wars Lego Wii, etc. The main issue here is that with two players it is very challenging. It's hard enough to navigate a virtual world but when you cut the screen in half vertically it's REALLY hard. We got in the practice of having one player drop out if navigation was going to be a challenge. They should have split the screen horizontally instead.

Also, flying is REALLY cool! My kids couldn't wait to get Superman! His powers are tons of fun. But flying around in the free form world is a challenge. Controls are inverted like an airplane (i.e. push forward to go down, push back to go up). Unlike other games there is no way to toggle this off. Also, when trying to fly to a destination, Superman hits some sort of invisible wall so you can't move forward. You have to cross sections at the bridges for some reason. No heads up on this one, just several minutes of frustration.

The other big issue here that causes me to dock this another star: very very buggy!... Several times our Wii has frozen with a loud hum, and the only recovery is a hard reset of the Wii. Another time our Wii locked up was when it was stuck on the loading screen, so we saw every tip in the game scroll by several times before we realized the game was locked up. Fortunately the game lets you save more frequently but this is still unacceptable. Read more ›