We’ve had fun with this series, but it’s time to dump the franchise out on the floor and start piecing it back into something new.' – Ben Reeves 'The charm of Lego blocks is exploring your creativity and building new things, so Traveler’s Tales’ habit of sticking to one formula stands in stark contrast to the entire LEGO philosophy. Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PlayStation 2 - 7.5 I, for one, hope that EA takes the intelligence and skill of its audience to heart and really delivers a Batman classic the next time around.' – Lisa Masonįor more on the Batman Begins video game and its surprising influence on the Arkham games, head here. This certainly isn’t the smart, wry Batman game that fans have always wanted, but it is a pretty decent base to build off of. Instead it apes some of the most accessible and memorable parts from these genre’s greatest games (like Splinter Cell’s lock picking and Burnout’s takedowns) and merges them with interesting, if somewhat underdeveloped, ideas like instilling fear in one’s enemies. The appeal of the gadgets runs out quickly.'If Batman Begins were trying to be the pinnacle of stealth action, combat racing, and iconic hero adventure, it hasn’t reached any of those heights. Also, Alfred’s face is impervious to being shot repeatedly by a grapnel gun. That’s cool until you realize they’ll only interact with very specific things in very specific ways, and the Batarangs have some crazy auto-aim that makes it all but impossible to miss as long as you're throwing it in the general direction of your target. You get to grab the Batarangs, scanner, and grapnel gun off your utility belt and aim them and shoot or throw, just like Batman would. Using the three gadgets is fun for a couple of minutes. The only hand-to-hand combat happens without your participation, so that’s a disappointing lack of interactivity. And even though my hands are Batman’s hands, I didn’t get to punch anybody. But here, Batman teleports from place to place (which is more or less standard in VR games) but when he does move he's is just as much of a klutz as I am. What I love most about the actual Arkham games is the way Batman moves as I control him in combat and stealth.

“At the same time, all of the gameplay is very simple stuff, and much of the way you move around and interact with the world doesn't feel like a great fit for a character like Batman.

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