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"Batcave Break-In lands in Mixed Reviews territory among critics (BrickScore 68.2), primarily due to value-for-money concerns at $99.99, but 545 real buyers tell a very different story with a 4.8 average and 100% recommendation rate driven by the beloved suit carousel, standout minifigures, and durable play features."
The Batcave Break-In (70909) sits at a Mixed Reviews tier with a BrickScore of 70.0, reflecting expert-level hesitation around value for money and parts depth at the $99.99 MSRP despite genuine strengths in playability and the minifigure lineup. Owner sentiment tells a strikingly different story: buyers give it an average of 4.8 across 545 ratings with a 100% would-recommend rate and a 4.69 play experience score from LEGO's own signals, making this one of the sharpest critic-versus-owner splits in the theme. The set is now retired.
Where they split: This is a pronounced critic-versus-owner split. Expert reviewers gave the set a Mixed Reviews BrickScore of 68.2, with value for money scoring just 60, while 545 real buyers award it 4.8 out of 5 overall with a 100% recommendation rate and a 4.69 play experience score. The gap likely reflects experts weighing parts efficiency and display sophistication at $99.99, while owners prize the play features, minifigures, and build sturdiness that families experience day-to-day.
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"Outside of the obvious appeal of the exclusive minifigures in the set, I was also attracted by the fact that this was a non-vehicular set, which is something of a rarity in super hero themes."
Jay's Brick Blog
"this set may not be perfect but at the end of the day it definitely earns a strong thumbs up from me just too many of the sub assemblies are done too well"
JANG's LEGO Reviews"Outside of the obvious appeal of the exclusive minifigures in the set, I was also attracted by the fact that this was a non-vehicular set, which is something of a rarity in super hero themes."
"this set may not be perfect but at the end of the day it definitely earns a strong thumbs up from me just too many of the sub assemblies are done too well"
Amazon4.8
LEGO.com4.8
Walmart4.9
