LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham Official Announcement

In this third game, the developers have decided to throw open the toy box and allow players more freedom to explore and experiment than in the previous two games, released in 2008 and 2012. This time players can take on the roles of 150 DC characters including good guys (the Justice League) and bad guys (the Legion of Doom). A selection wheel allows the player to choose from a variety of suits, widening the potential for problem-solving and allowing people to play the game their way, instead of searching around for suit signals in the game-world.

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“LEGO Batman 1 was all about Batman and Robin,” explained game director Arthur Parsons at a recent preview event. “You had villain missions, but it was all about Batman and Robin. LEGO Batman 2 was all about effectively bringing the Justice League into the story. Now, LEGO Batman 3 is having the Justice League from the start, bringing the Legion of Doom in, and then going into a whole branch of the DC universe we’ve not been to before, with the Lantern worlds.

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The game throws lots of different gameplay types into the mix. “There’s a lot more variety than we’ve previously had with the LEGO Batman games,” he added. “We are doing space combat, races, virtual reality missions, platforming, RPG elements. Characters are always going to be changing and upgrading.”