Joker then uses the weapon to release all of the inmates from Arkham Asylum Penguin, Two-Face, Harley Quinn, Riddler, Catwoman, Bane, Poison Ivy and Scarecrow. Sometime later, Lex arrives at the asylum and breaks the Joker out using a weapon called "The Deconstructor" (which deconstructs unbreakable black objects, and is powered by Kryptonite). After an extended chase to a nearby carnival, Batman captures Joker and he is thrown into Arkham Asylum while Superman arrives to greet the duo. Along with Robin, Batman confronts and defeats all of the villains, but Joker escapes on a rocket-powered motorboat. Bruce sneaks out, changes into the Batsuit and becomes Batman. All is well until a group of Batman's villains (consisting of the Penguin, the Riddler, Harley Quinn, Two-Face and Joker) show up as Joker steals the award thinking that he is more deserving of the title. The "Man of the Year" award is being presented to Bruce Wayne, with Lex Luthor being runner-up. In Gotham City, an award show is being held where Gotham's finest is attending. Most of Gotham City can be broken into "bricks", as players can use the broken bricks to build new suits or construct objects that can help solve puzzles. The Wii U version allows the use of the gamepad's screen instead of a split screen, allowing both players to have independent screens. However, a split screen is used, due to the game having an open-world environment. An optional 2-player cooperative play mode, is also present. New gadgets such as Robin's Hazard Cannon, Superman's heat vision, and a Power Suit for Batman were introduced. The game's gameplay is similar to its predecessor, Lego Batman: The Videogame, but allows players to play as classic Batman characters and other various DC Comics superheroes, such as Robin, Batgirl, Green Lantern, Superman, The Flash, and Wonder Woman.
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes features an open world setting, where full exploration of Gotham City is granted. Ī direct sequel titled Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham was released in November 2014.
The Mac OS X version of the game, published by Feral Interactive, was released on 6 September 2012. The game was released in North America on 19 June 2012.
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes also featured dialogue and an open world to explore, the first in the Traveller's Tales' Lego series to do so. Numerous DC characters within the Batman continuity and outside it are playable characters. The game is a standalone sequel to Lego Batman: The Videogame and the second Lego Batman video game. Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes is a Lego-themed action-adventure video game developed by Traveller's Tales, for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Wii, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and iOS.