Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham is a 2014 -themed developed by and published by . It is the third installment in the video game series and a sequel to and . Similarly to its predecessor, the game features voice acting and semi- environments, and focuses on a large cast of characters from the entire rather than just and . In the game's story, attacks the Earth, intending to shrink the planet and add it to his collection, which forces the and the to form an unlikely alliance to stop him.
Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham was released worldwide in November 2014 for , , , , , , , and . A port for was released by was released the same month. A version for mobile phones excluding the numeral in the title was released for in June 2015 and for in August 2015. met with generally mixed reviews upon release. Praise was directed at the amount of content, the game's humour, and the characters, while criticism was directed at technical issues, poor , underwhelming celebrity cameos, conflicting gameplay aspects, and the game's overall direction. A spin-off, , was released on 16 October 2018.
Gameplay
The core gameplay of Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham is very similar to that of the two previous Lego Batman games: and . The player controls any one of a wide assortment of characters (of which there are over 150) from a third-person perspective, primarily fighting enemies, solving puzzles, and collecting Lego 'studs', the game's form of currency. Using attack combinations in combat will multiply the number of studs earned. Up to two players can play in co-operative mode.
There are many different environments in the game. All are based on DC comics' universe's locations. As in previous Lego video games, levels are unlocked for 'Free Play' mode once they are completed in Story Mode. 'Free Play' allows the player to replay any level they have completed, but with any characters they have unlocked so far. This permits access to special areas containing additional collectables, that the player was unable to get to before. This is unlike Story mode, in which the player may only switch between the preset characters involved in that scene.
