LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham

LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham sweeps away any doubts we might have had about TT Games' well-established template growing tiresome. It might start a little slow, yet the game is nothing but an absolute pleasure to play throughout.

A great game for every DC Universe lover, maybe not so much for pure Batman fans. Yet a classic LEGO experience, with its solid and proven gameplay and great graphics.

LEGO Batman 3 Beyond Gotham is the biggest and best LEGO DC Comics games to date!

Lego Batman 3 justifies its existence by expanding massively on what made its forebears successful. It probably won't hold the attention of mum and dad, but it's a great title for the kids.

Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham is a fun experience but it would've benefited more if it had embraced the whole Justice League theme. What's more, its puzzles need a bit of tuning, as some are really tricky to figure out, which can grow frustrating even for experienced Lego fans. Still, you'll find quite a lot of amusing moments and a pretty fun story, once you get past the opening stages.

It has some technical issues, but apart from them, it is a very enjoyable experience and recommended for fans of the LEGO-driven games.

LEGO Batman 3 offers a lot of entertainment and is a pleasant experience overall – from the dialogue, to the little winks at pop culture, to the actual gameplay.

You know how these go: Another LEGO game that is just a lot of fun for young and old to explore. TT Games reliably delivers the well-known quality.

One of the better Lego games in the series. Beyond Gotham matches the series’ usual compulsive gameplay with a tighter story and more imaginative setting.

Batman goes beyond Gotham, but the LEGO gameplay stays close to home.

The plastic heroes deliver a solid experience as you have come to expect from the Lego games. And while the locations are among the most memorable ones as of late in the building block series, the signature humor got lost somewhere in space.

It’s a recycled formula that has worked over and over again and it has left some gameplay issues that should have been fixed long ago (e.g. floaty control or collision detection); however, the “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” formula works and for many that will most likely be fine for them.

LEGO Batman 3 is a solid entry in the series.

Although celebrities overstay their welcome, and some of the bonus content can be a hassle to track down, Traveller’s Tales crafted another solid super hero adventure in Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham. Next time, I’d like to see more screen time given to the heroes, and less to a talk show host who isn’t even good at video games.

Unlike some of the better previous titles like LEGO Batman 2 and LEGO Marvel, LEGO Batman 3 feels more claustrophobic, smaller in scale and lacks that open feel that the aforementioned titles gave us.

LEGO Batman 3 offers a fun new adventure for young and old players. Comic book fans will get a kick out of the humor and constant fan service.

LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham is a worth addition to the LEGO Batman series, but while all that is good about these games has returned, all of the glaring issues with the series are worse than ever.

Beyond Gotham could have stood for some more innovation, but it's impossible to deny that it's a charming game with its tried-and-true.

Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham struggles to maintain balance with its cast of characters constantly pushing one another from the spotlight, and suffers from many of the series’ routine issues. On the other hand, it brings to the table an experience DC and Lego fans will not-soon forget: an action-packed adventure, plenty of charm and moments of bona fide hilarity.

An ambitious game that loses depth in its attempt to incorporate too many elements. LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham has a well-rounded story and the great variety of characters brings a broad repertoire of possibilities even when reiterative level design and poor mechanics dilute what could have been an exceptional title.

A wealth of hidden secrets in every level keeps the game high on replayability, while the deluge of extra content promises many hours of adventuring.

Besides the impressive 150 character roster, an exclusive script a bit of humor and some available playtime, LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham has nothing new to offer. If the fans of the IP will surely buy it, most players would be better off with another game from the LEGO line-up.

Though it looks good and plays well, the use of DC heroes is lacking and the levels are too obscure at times. [Jan 2015, p.79]