Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes is a 2012
Lego-themed
action-adventure game developed by
Traveller's Tales and published by
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The game is a sequel to
Lego Batman: The Videogame and the second installment in the
Lego Batman series. The main storyline follows
Batman,
Robin and later
Superman as they attempt to foil the
Joker and
Lex Luthor's plans to have the latter become
president of the United States, joining forces with the
Justice League along the way. As a result, the game's cast is larger than its predecessor and includes characters outside of the Batman series. Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes is an action-adventure open-world game, and is in some ways similar to the Batman: Arkham series. The gameplay is similar to Lego Batman: The Videogame, and presented in the third-person perspective where the playable character is allowed access through the visible elements of the 3D space they are in, although some missions force the camera to be in a 2.5D perspective. The game is set primarily within Gotham City, although Metropolis is also visited as part of a mission. The player can freely explore Gotham City and unlock various characters within it, and some of the elements are broken into "bricks", which the player can use to build new suits or construct objects that can help solve puzzles. Like its predecessor, the player can defeat enemies by using the abilities each character provides, such as Superman's super freeze or the Joker's handbuzzer, as well as traditional combat moves such as standard punches and kicks.