LEGO Batman -- Final Opinion

I have completed LEGO Batman for the Xbox 360. The game is exactly what I was expecting it to be. It's that same LEGO gameplay that's found in both Star Wars titles and Indiana Jones. Punch, shoot, and kick your way through the locales of Gotham City while trying to collect enough bolts in story mode. And then go back in free mode trying to collect all the canisters and red bricks which are hidden throughout each of the game's thirty levels usually behind some sort of mild puzzle based on combinations of the abilities of the characters. You know, using Mr. Freeze to freeze some water so you can jump across to reach a high ledge where you'll have to use Poison Ivy's double jump ability to access which leads you to a metal box where you'll have to use explosive suit Batman to blow it open to get the canister. Playing through the story will result in a decent sized game. Those willing to get one-hundred percent completion, and would you play it otherwise, will find a large game. The game's thirty levels are broken into a hero story and a villain story. The game looks great. Everything is clear and crisp and high definition. That's not to say the art style is complex. It's still very simple, and that fits the LEGO universe very well. Especially the LEGO Batman universe with its comic book look. I'm impressed with the visual styles in the game. Traveller's Tales have pulled from the wide range of Batman's history. You have Batman himself closer to the current The Dark Knight look and the Joker looks like Cesar Romero from the 1960's television show. There are some Tim Burton's Batman visual nods as well. And as I stated in a previous post, the music comes from that film. Batman proved to be a great addition to the LEGO video game universe. I'm giving LEGO Batman an 8.5. Now, I wonder where Traveller's Tales will take the series next...