Review LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight

A worthy successor to the Arkham series, it weaves together a wealth of Batman lore, a vast amount of content, solid gameplay, well-designed missions, humour for both children and adults, spot-on co-op, and stunning visuals

A fun and frantic exploration of the Batman mythos
Takes full advantage of the fact that it's a LEGO game
Gotham City is wonderfully realized and engaging
Laugh-out-loud funny in places
Fun story missions and exciting set pieces

Engaging combat and stealth
Well-designed levels and open world
Awesome referential Batman story
Fun character kits
The game is straight up hilarious

Technically, it's a visual and auditory delight.
The real LEGO Batman that we all wanted
Perfectly executed vocals in our language.
It is deeper than the other deliveries and it adds a lot.
It's not Arkham, but it really pays tribute to it at all times.
Comics, series, movies, everything you've ever dreamed of about Batman is here.
This is a beautiful tribute to one of the most beloved characters, Batman.
A hero-focused narrative, although many beloved secondary characters stand out.

A breathtaking beauty
The gameplay of Batman Arkham, serving a Lego game
The perfect blend of universes (video games, series, movies, comics) for an original, funny, and faithful story to the character.
The gameplay of the Bat-Family
The Bat-Cave, the real highlight of the second part of the game

Wonderful blend of LEGO's typical style and Rocksteady's Batman Arkham series.
Spectacular and very engaging combat system
Several famous villains and playable henchmen
Wide range of individual skills and gadgets of game characters.
A first-class and humorous staging of the story.
Large open world and scripted missions with numerous optional content.
Overall, the graphic design is very good in terms of style and technique.
Excellent pronunciation (also in German!)
Three levels of difficulty available...

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Solid combat
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Dense open world that's not overwhelming
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Manages to tie years of lore together

Relentlessly fun and engaging
Fantastic personality, humour, and charm
More in-depth character system
Enjoyable open world exploration
Wonderful LEGO visuals
Impressive PS5 DualSense support

Open world of Gotham vast and filled with activities
Wide variety of secondary content
Well-adapted and charismatic dubbing in Portuguese.
Good variety of playable characters
Customization system with many unlockable costumes

The successful and immersive campaign that blends films, comics, and television series.
The combat and progression inspired by the Arkham series games
Many puzzles to solve and collections to find.
Artistic direction above the norm

A lot of content to play for free
There is a lot to do in Gotham City.
Safe journey
Powerful graphics full of details
Very stable technically
Inspired by the Batman: Arkham games

Very beginner-friendly
Complete prologue with user tutorial
Three selectable difficulty levels
Infiltration mechanisms and movements using grappling hooks are successful new features.
The most important biographical moments in Bruce Wayne's life to replay.
Open world of Gotham with secrets and puzzles at every corner.
Typical amusing humor of Lego with many small details and references.
Gotham City is very dark and menacing...
Various animations always bring smiles.
The switch to Unreal Engine 5 comes at a cost in terms of graphics.
Cult soundtrack...
Iconic fights "Paff!", "Pow!" and "Whack!"
Exceptional German speakers
Enjoyment thanks to the iconic characters of the cooperative couch multiplayer game.
Surprising the enemies together in ambush provides moments of success.
Not much downtime for the other player

Masterfully adapted story of Batman's 86 years
Seven playable "sensible" characters
Dubbing and sound track
Huge variety of costumes, skins and collectibles