Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight feels like Arkham for kids in the best way

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What do you call Batman after a fight? Bruised Wayne. And that's pretty much what poor Brucey will be if you don't keep your wits about you in Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, though rather than a bloody mess you will be met with significantly more bricks and studs than your average brawl. Read more

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Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is the latest brickified retelling of Bruce Wayne's story, from the tragic events outside the theatre on that fateful night, to training with the League of Shadows and coming face to face with adversaries including Poison Ivy, Bane, Two Face and The Joker (to name just a handful). The upcoming game has been inspired by over eight decades of Batman media, developer TT Games told me, including films such as Batman Begins and The Batman, as well as television series, graphic novels, comic books, and, of course, other Caped Crusader-starring games. This time we are again seeing things from the minifigure perspective, but embodying so much more of Batman's rich history than ever before.

After recently playing Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight for the first time, my early impression is this could well be the ultimate Lego Batman experience. But! Don't let the fact it is Lego game lure you into a false sense of security. As well as several different difficulty levels, which add more enemies with stronger abilities and a limited life system that means when it is game over it is game over, the upcoming release also has a more sophisticated combat system than the earlier Lego Batman games.

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