![]() ![]() ![]() It’s unpretentious and very fun, but there’s not a whole lot of challenge.Īs an adult playing a game aimed squarely at children, judging difficulty is always tricky. Once the criminal is stunned by these, Chase can arrest him with a simple tap of the A button. McCain punches, throws and counters enemies with an X floating over their head, which leads to a collection of nice animations that see our hero juggle enemies with his legs and perform various silly finishing moves. Many would have expected combat to be similar to LEGO games past, but here it’s almost a LEGO-fied version of the fluid combat seen in Rocksteady’s Batman titles. Well-paced, they never out-stay their welcome, and they juggle things up nicely to ensure that what you’re doing rarely becomes monotonous. Missions vary from finding missing dogs and building scarecrows to fighting and chasing down criminals. For example, early on he must find a burglar outfit so he can go undercover at a prison(makes sense) and which also allows him to break into buildings with a crowbar and unlock safes. As he progresses Chase acquires a wardrobe of disguises that come with their own unique abilities. This area is well-sized as an introductory part of the game, with plenty to see either by foot or on wheels.Įach of the seven areas has a set of missions that need to be completed to progress to the next part of the city. As the game begins Chase is sent out to collect doughnuts for his superior officer, opening up the first portion of the City. That doesn’t mean this is a cheap imitation there is a lot going on here and TT Fusion switch things up often enough to keep the game fresh despite the limitations. The plot pits McCain against Rex Fury’s tattooed crook and his gang as they wreak havoc across the game’s multiple regions.īeing a handheld title, The Chase Begins strips back a lot of features from the console version. Is it all in his head? Well no, it isn’t, he’s just a great leading man for a children’s game. Coming from TT Fusion (who Traveller’s Tales acquired in 2007 and who made a number of the handheld LEGO games over that time period as well as LEGO Rock Band for consoles), The Chase Begins is a prequel following Undercover’s protagonist Chase McCain as a rookie cop on the tail of criminal gangs across LEGO City.Ĭhase is the ultimate good guy, a cocksure, wise-cracking hero with no dark past and no gritty dilemma to overcome – but that didn’t stop me imagining a twisted backstory for him as he, under my control, went around the city punching this, that and everything until it exploded. LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins is only similar to GTA in its open world gameplay in terms of story it obviously couldn’t be more different. Traveller’s Tales have been blending tight, kid-friendly gameplay with humour that appeals to the young and old for eight years now, and all their hard work and success afforded them the opportunity to make this, the most ambitious LEGO game yet. When LEGO City Undercover was announced for Wii U and 3DS the general reaction was, “A LEGO Grand Theft Auto? Who wouldn’t want that?” It was an outrageous idea, but also one brimming with potential. ![]()
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