“Lego Batman : Legacy of the Dark Knight” pays homage to nearly every incarnation of the Caped Crusader, and a new hands-on demo reveals inspiration pulled from Jack Nicholson’s Joker in the 1989 “Batman” movie and combat from Rocksteady’s popular “Arkham” video games.

Warner Bros. Games unveiled an hour-long demo of the game at New York Comic Con, where the open-world Gotham City and an early level set at Ace Chemicals, better known as the birthplace of the Joker, was shown off. The influence of the “Arkham” games was heavy, from the fluid combat of “Batman: Arkham Asylum,” to the open world of “Arkham City” and reckless Batmobile driving of “Arkham Knight.”

The open world portion of the demo lasted 15 minutes, where you could play as Batman or Commissioner Gordon (modeled after Jeffr

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