LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes

Batman may be one of the darkest heroes in comic books, apart from The Punisher, but even he can be made to look cute and harmless, with the right tools. LEGO is by far one of the most efficient methods of achieving this, especially if you reduce his size considerably and throw him into hilarious situations involving fights with super villains and various other kinds of normal vigilante behavior.

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes aims to blend the two universes together and see what comes out, for a second time. Although some of the characters are returning as well, the background story is entirely new and you get to explore a variety of new environments, all of which are filled with enemies, LEGO pieces and many other curious objects.

The plot revolves around The Joker, who interrupts the award ceremony for “The Man of the Year” in order to claim the prize for himself. However, the one who was supposed to receive it is no one other than Bruce Wayne himself, who, after a quick run to the dressing room comes back as Batman. The Joker is caught, in the end, but Lex Luthor comes to Arkham Asylum to break him free, along with every other criminally insane super villain residing in the asylum.

Although Batman may be the main character and the one who drives the plot forward, there are other playable characters as well, all of which come with special powers that can be of use more than a few times over the course of the career mode. Hence, beside the omnipresent Robin, it is also possible to play as BatGirl, Superman or The Wonder Woman, depending on what the situation requires.

To keep up with the times, the game uses a very potent graphics engine to render the world, which, despite the fact that it is mainly made out of LEGO pieces, still manages to be quite detailed. Moreover, the characters themselves are incredibly well animated, albeit in a very cute and inoffensive manner. Top notch voice acting is present as well, which makes things even more hilarious, due to the huge discrepancy between what you see and what you hear.

In the end, LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes can be extremely fun to play with, especially since the levels can be completed in a variety of different ways and the massive number of available characters make it that much more interesting. Moreover, the ingenious humor keeps you laughing at all time, while the nice graphics top it all off.