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Okay, now that I'm done with the Gaia Halloween thing:

I've seen the first two "scenes". There are three "stories" with six scenes each. You have to play through a whole story to get villian access to that story. The plot of the first appears to be the Riddler's, since each time you catch a villian, Riddler is sneaking away with something. The first scene was Clayface and a bunch of Riddler's goons. The second involves Mr. Freeze and his goons (who are all females in parkas! rofl )

Ack! Haven't updated in a while. Sorry. I've been distracted by Boom Blox and Real Life and haven't been in the mood to hunker down for a good two hours with the Wii.

I got the Wii back from the library (with thanks for the loan). I'll probably get it set up over Christmas break and hopefully find the time to work on Lego Batman once more.

No big. Like I said in the Helm, I'm going to be out of circulation for at least until after the new year, starting Christmas Eve. The Wii notes will have to come after that.

Ahh! It's been over a year since I did this thread.

Well, since this last week has had me stuck at home with sick family, I've played some more.

I've completed the first story arc and unlocked Arkham Asylum. I've gone up against Clayface, Mr. Freeze, Poison Ivy (that level was a hoot), done a car chase with Two-Face, and the final level was Two-Face and the Riddler. When I start the Arkham side, I'll be running Riddler and Two-Face instead of Bats and Robin.

For those who care, the Joker doesn't come until the third arc.

Just a quick note: I've unlocked several "buyable" characters. Right now Bruce Wayne, Nightwing, and Batgirl are also running around the Batcave and Wayne Manor. Alfred was already there, but now he's playable. There are a lot of henchmen I could unlock in Arkham, but I haven't bothered yet. Riddler's goons are already swarming all over, but none of the unlocked heroes show up there. Likewise, Clayface, Riddler, Mr. Freeze, and the goons don't show up in the Cave.

Mr. Freeze's freeze-ray is a pain to operate, BTW. It's clunky to aim, doesn't have the range of a Batarang or gun, and will freeze my allies (and he froze me once, when I was running Riddler). Mr. Freeze is also a strongman, like Clayface, which means they can pull any object with an orange handle (like trucks).

Just a quick note: The next level of stories involves a plot by The Penguin, with help from Catwoman, Killer Croc, Bane, and Man-Bat. There is a boat driving section somewhat parallel to the car chase in the first round of stories.

Catwoman has a whip, like Indiana Jones! Sometimes she'll even whip a male character, pull him to her, and kiss him, something Lego Indy would do to female charaters in his game. Whee! Unfortunately, you can't shake the Wii controller like a whip handle to make it work, which I could do with Indy.

I've also noticed that Poison Ivy has a similar girly attack: She will grab a make opponent and dip him into a kiss. He'll step back with a stunned expression, then literally fall to pieces.

Batgirl, alas, is only a Bat. She can use any of Batman's special suits, but she isn't a jumper (like every other female charater in the game).