Like all the Lego games, the build/collect/smash em up nature is still just as addictive and the design is both brilliant and awful in equal measures. It’s heart-warming and fun, two things which most comic games (and indeed comics) lose out on when they ham-fistedly attempt to be ‘mature’.

The Lego series of video games have been around for quite sometime now. I remember when my wife and I moved into our new house well over 5 1/2 years ago, and I was playing Lego Star Wars on our family TV until my media room/home office area was complete.

If the subtitle to Lego Batman 2 has your inner fanboy yearning to team blocky Bats with his plastic friends in the Justice League, then prepare for disappointment. Sure, the DC superheroes eventually join the party in this action-adventure game based on the DC line of Lego toys, but not until the...

+ All of Gotham City is a hub to explore and search for unlockables, + The basics of Lego break-it-all gameplay are always fun; crisp visuals and huge playspaces

? Why didn't Batman join forces with the rest of the Justice League throughout the story campaign

It doesn't take The Riddler to deduce this isn't for adults. A class act, if simple, trading complexity for good-natured charm

Fifty superheroes with unique abilities; Actual voices; and professional voices at that; Gotham makes a great sandbox

The difficulty's easy and puzzles are simple; It's weak for adults and lone players; It's still Lego; just on a larger scale

As The Joker might ask, ‘Do you like LEGOs, Batman ‘Cause I think LEGOs are going to like you!' If you do like both LEGOs and Batman, ...

Sense of humor; Challenging and fun puzzles; Voice acting

The camera; The AI getting in the way; Trying to get Superman to fly where you want him to

A commendable attempt to update the LEGO series, albeit to mixed success. Anyone already tired of these games won't find much to bring them back in this time around, though those willing to go through one more LEGO lark or who have yet to experience these titles will have some fun.

is, in some ways, more of the same for LEGO video games. It is now a tried and tested formula to see those little mini-figures dashing around levels and smashing enemies in the guise of some well-known property, such as

The Blast Factor: After 15 years, the Lego games were at a bit of a crossroads - evolve or get left behind; and Lego Batman 2: DC Superheroes is the answer. It may not be a complete refresh of the series, but it does manage to create some good ideas with that's already in place.

I got this game the day it came out and I've beaten it. Its really addicting, once you start you cannot stop. It is just outstanding. When the first LEGO Batman came out I said they should add all the superheroes and they did.

DC definately knows what there doing when it comes to evreyones favorite dark knight, and with Arkham City having been the last Game for Dc, and Christopher Nolans Dark knight rises soon to be released in theaters, What Epic New Take on Batman will Dc unveil Next