The level hub for the heroes, similar to the Mos Eisley Cantina in Lego Star Wars and Barnett College in Lego Indiana Jones, is the Batcave, where the player can purchase additional characters and view unlockables. This is unlike Story mode, in which the player may only switch between the two characters involved in that scene. The game is divided into chapters, each containing five levels. Chapters are divided equally between heroes and villains. Completing a hero chapter will unlock the corresponding chapter for the villains. As in previous Lego video games, levels are unlocked for “Free Play” mode once they are completed in Story Mode. “Free Play” allows the player to replay any level they have completed, but with any characters they have unlocked so far. This permits access to special areas containing additional collectables, where the player was unable to get to before. There are many different environments in the game, usually based upon the villains’ crime styles, including an ice cream factory, a garden center, the Gotham sewers, and Gotham’s seedy underbelly. There are thirty levels in the game (fifteen for the heroes and fifteen for the villains) as well as some secret levels, including Wayne Manor and Arkham Asylum. Up to two players can play in co-operative mode. New abilities introduced in this game include picking up and carrying enemies and walking on tightropes across buildings.

New moves to the series first featured in Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures are featured in this game. Occasionally, players must assemble Lego objects to proceed further in the level, cross obstacles, or unlock new suits. Players are able to fight on land, sea, and in the air, using a number of character-controlled vehicles, including the Batmobile, Batboat, and Batwing. Only interactive objects are made of Lego bricks. Using attack combinations in combat will multiply the amount of studs earned. The game is set in Gotham City, with mainly realistic environments. The core gameplay of Lego Batman is similar to that of previous Lego video games, such as Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures and the Lego Star Wars series. The player controls any one of a wide assortment of characters from a third-person perspective, primarily fighting enemies, solving puzzles, and collecting Lego “studs”, the game’s form of currency.

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