But what about everyone else? Here's what the reviews are saying so far:
CGM (10/10)
"LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is the best love letter to Batman we’ve ever seen. The way it handles the history of the World's Greatest Detective is incredible. With great combat mechanics, a fun and fantastical story that gives the cornerstone eras their turn, this is, hands down, the best LEGO game to date."
"LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is extremely ambitious in scope compared to previous LEGO/mega-IP combos, and it succeeds tremendously in nearly everything it has set out to accomplish. The result is a version of Gotham that is a blast to explore, and is also stuffed to the brim with fun activities to complete long after the credits roll on the main story."
"I am utterly delighted by Legacy of the Dark Knight. Its story is charming and effective, its combat is engaging, and its open world is top-notch. It's a no-holds-barred approach to the revered character, and though there are spots where the execution could have been better, TT Games included everything I could have asked for in one wholly entertaining package. The Dark Knight has a storied legacy, and this adventure does it justice."
"A referential and joyful deep dive into the world of Batman, the latest LEGO effort from TT Games is elite brick gaming. Legacy of the Dark Knight just wants to be an enjoyable time, and it refuses to falter from that commitment. This new LEGO Batman will be some of the best fun you have all year."
IGN (8/10)
"Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is a lovingly made, often hilarious take on both Batman’s movie and video game history alike. It remixes classic moments from almost every film, with deeper cuts from the Caped Crusader’s comic book beginnings, too. A largely successful attempt at sophisticating Lego combat that suffers a bit from repetitive, one-note encounter design, combined with a good mixture of puzzles, powers its homage-laden levels. But its open-world Gotham is where it truly comes to life, generously packing its gothic surroundings with hundreds of collectibles and pockets of opportunity."
"This is a Lego take on Rocksteady's Arkham games more than anything. It captures both the bumper-based 'rush-up-and-glide around an urban open world' approach, and the glorious Freeflow combat system, which is delivered here with a wonderfully brisk blend of countering, dodging, and charging up ultimates. God, Legacy of the Dark Knight loves to drop you into a fight where it's you against a whole school bus of baddies: they surround you and circle, the icons appear above their heads, the camera pulls back just so. It really does a great job of invoking the feel and potential of the Arkham games."
"Legacy of the Dark Knight tries to honour many legacies at once, and struggles to serve them all effectively. A familiar but fun LEGO game, a functional and simplified continuation of the Batman: Arkham series’ mechanics and an unambitious and only intermittently funny Batman story all sit alongside one another in a final build of a game that will still be enjoyed by many, but is never quite the sum of its bricks and will unlikely have much of a legacy of its own."
As you can see, these are some very impressive scores for LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight so far, with the game currently sitting on an 84 Metacritic rating for PS5 (the platform with the most reviews) as things stand.
If you're now eager to get started with it ASAP, you can grab the new LEGO Batman with early access for £79.99 / $89.99 on the Xbox Store in the form of the Deluxe Edition, or you can wait until May 22nd to play the standard release for £59.99 / £69.99. Either way, it looks like there's a lot of fun to be had with one!
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