LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham

The story picks up from the teaser at the end of the previous game , with Brainiac approaching Earth.

He captures several Lanterns to gain possession of their power rings, which he plans to use to shrink the Earth and add it to his collection.

Meanwhile, the Legion of Doom, led by Lex Luthor and the Joker, plan to capture the Justice League's Watchtower space station.

However, faced with this new threat against the entire planet, both heroes and villains must team up to defeat Brainiac.

The game follows the template established by earlier LEGO games: players control several characters, and must use their special abilities to fight enemies, overcome obstacles and solve environment-based puzzles.

Abilities include the use of projectile weapons, explosives or grappling hooks, x-ray vision, various beams (laser, sonic, ice), mind control, smashing walls, illuminating dark areas, and many more.

Non-superpowered characters like Batman, Robin, or Lex Luthor can gain new abilities by acquiring various suits, which unlike in the previous game, can be switched between on the fly.

Some variation from the standard gameplay comes in the form of Resogun -style shoot'em'up sequences and computer hacking scenes which take place in a Tron -style world.

There are also several side quests as well as races involving unlockable vehicles.

Playing through the game's story mode unlocks more than a dozen different characters.

All-in-all, the game includes more than 130 characters, the unlocking of which requires finding their tokens in the levels or

LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham for Nintendo Wii U is currently worth €8.47 loose, €3.96 complete in box, and €7.84 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning it trades hands regularly and isn't considered particularly rare.

Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. For LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, loose is €8.47 and CIB is €3.96 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.

The PAL version of LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham is currently worth €8.47 loose, versus €7.06 for NTSC-U. Regional price differences usually come down to print run size and regional collector demand.