LEGO City Undercover

In Lego City Undercover, you are going to be the character of Chase McCain. This fine character is a police officer and he is going to be undercover as he tracks down the one and only Rex Fury, who has recently escaped. McCain has had enough and wants Fury’s crime wave to come to an end today! McCain has many options available at his call. For example, he can jump walls, he can swing on poles and do many different stunts that weren’t available to him before.

You’re Going Down, Fury!

With this version of LEGO CITY Undercover, you will be given assignments that you must master. The classic humor you expect with LEGO is still there as well. Your assignment, if you choose to accept it, will be to sort through the bad guys and grab a hold of Rex Fury before he gets away. Meanwhile, he is going to continue his reign of crime because he doesn’t realize that McCain is coming after him.

There is an option for two-players so everyone can take turns being a part of the LEGO CITY. Your mission will be to investigate different districts throughout the game, each district containing its own mayhem and bad guys. You will play a part in apprehending car thieves, navigating vehicles throughout the city, even capture aliens who managed to escape. Be sure to pick up your collectibles along the way.

Collectibles

Collectibles will help you advance in the game. Collect red bricks, 290 people, 110 vehicles, 5 blocks, and gold bricks. There are 290 character tokens are hiding throughout the city. If you can find them, it will issue you a new disguise to add to your collection.

Challenges

Along the way, you are going to be faced with challenges such as catching aliens, smashing ATM machines, arrest gangs, activate the disguise booth, and steal vehicles. These challenges are spaced throughout the scene so you don’t know where they are, you can’t guess ahead and know. You must try something to see if it works; if it unlocks or opens and closes. This keeps the game interesting at all levels.

Design your own LEGO CITY

The city hasn’t changed a lot, you can make it look any way you want to. The more you do to customize your LEGO CITY, the higher chance you have of uncovering clues that will lead you to Fury. There are areas throughout the town that are blocked off and the only way you can gain entrance is to play through the main city to unlock the different areas. You will then need to go back and collect or enter what was restricted when you went through.

Not a Bad Game to Play for Any Age

I was impressed with the “feel” of the city; it was different. When playing the game, I could see why it would be great for a younger audience who wants a game that allows them to use their imagination. I was able to just play around and destroy things, steal cars and drive under bridges, and run onto the sidewalk.

Comparing Lego City Undercover

Lego City Undercover has similar effects compared to The Legend of Spyro Dawn of the Dragon. This is the third series of Spyro and the game is built based on the same storyline but with new play options. Building on the original storyline is not only a great way to connect to the game, it leaves you anticipating the next version coming out.

PROS

• The setting is awesome. You have so many choices to make
• It is challenging to find the bad guys because they are disguised throughout the game
• You can spend hours on this game and still have more to do and accomplish

CONS

• It can take a while to capture your first bad guy, which can be frustrating
• You soon learn by trial and error how to trigger, turn, pull, and start different things throughout the game that may end up being time savors.