![]() ![]() The cast is huge in Lego City and with constant unlockables, you'll never be bored roaming the streets. For example, one might be able to shoot a gun, walk a tightrope, or access areas that others can't. In your effort to track down Rex, you'll be able to unlock new disguises - such as farmer, policeman, firefighter, thief, and many more - with each persona granting you unique abilities. The names alone are worth the admission and, as you'd expect, both characters are full of cheesy one-liners and more stereotypes than a ComicCon convention. The story revolves around hero, Chase McCain, who has returned to the city after learning his arch-nemesis Rex Fury has escaped jail. Impressively, the story mode clocks in at over 10 hours, and players will certainly be able to spend more time than that in their quest to discover additional items and side-missions. The game is also filled with easy-going puzzle-solving elements too, where players will need to build things or locate certain Lego bricks and objects in order to open a door, or interact with the environment. Lego City Undercover, like other Lego games, implements the casual single-button combat, basic driving physics, and gentle platform jumping gameplay engine that the series is famous for. This accessible and fun modus operandi filters through into the controls too. Granted, a lot of the laughs revolve around slapstick humour and often childish antics, but they are executed with so much charm they're enjoyable by all ages. The wry sense of humour that Traveller's Tales have exhibited in previous Lego games is well intact here, and seems to have been boosted by the freedom of not being tied down to a movie franchise. In fact, the parodies are surprisingly disparate, including references to the likes of the Shawshank Redemption, James Bond, The Matrix, Starsky and Hutch, Goodfellas, and even Titanic. It delivers a free-roaming world, filled with studded bricks, colourful characters, endless missions, and is crammed full of pop-culture references and clever in-jokes that older spectators will crack a smile at. Lego City for the Wii U could best be described as a kid-friendly version of Grand Theft Auto. It seems fitting that one of Lego's oldest staples (dating back 40+ years) would be transformed into an interactive digital world in this modern age. Over the years, the series evolved to include the iconic police station, airport, fire station, railway, and more. When LEGO moved on from wooden toys and started making plastic bricks, City (or Town as it was called back then) were amongst the first pre-packaged block sets available. Instead, it calls upon one of the toy's oldest traditions - the humble Lego city sets. There's no Star Wars, Harry Potter, Batman, Indiana Jones, or Pirates here. It's their first Lego game that isn't tied to a massive blockbuster franchise. However, Lego City Undercover marks a daring first for the team. Their easily digestible Lego titles have been humourous, fun, energetic, and - just like the plastic brick toy they're inspired by - innovative. Over the years, Traveller's Tales have delivered some of the best casual gaming moments in videogame history. ![]()
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