Lego City Undercover engrossing
Lego City Undercover, Rated E for Everyone (Xbox One, PS4):
Undercover proves that Lego doesn't need a license to create not only a compelling story but also a fun experience all around.
Lego City was originally out for the WiiU but has been given the full HD treatment and is a great excuse to play the game on all the consoles, the way it was meant to be.
The visuals have been upgraded and they look great on the current generation system. All the Lego characters look splendid on all their blocky goodness. The different characters you'll meet throughout the story all have their own distinct styles and looks.
The Lego City is grand in scale with a downtown, rural, docks and other districts. Each different area has its own feel and looks different giving the game a fresh feel every time you get to another area.
The voice acting is classic Lego complete with all the one-liners and jokes you would expect from a Lego title.
Most Lego games have a strong license behind them like Marvel or DC. Even though there isn't a license, this game has a fun and interesting story line.
The game revolves around a police officer, Chase McCain, on the hunt for criminal mastermind Rex Fury. Rex escaped from prison and is wrecking havoc on the Lego city inhabitants. It is up to you to recapture him and restore Lego City to its merry way.
Like past Lego titles, the game play will have you destroying all the objects you come across in order to collect all the studs you can. In this game, destroyed objects also drop little bricks. These are used for the super-builds around the city and game levels.
I have always found something endearing and a child-like wonder while playing these games. Lego City Undercover is no exception. There is a simple and engrossing joy exploring the world that TT Games created and discovering all the different secrets and Easter eggs littered around the world.
The game provides players with a myriad of choices to make it around the city. Players have cars, motorcycles, trucks, boats and a bicycle. The different levels all have a layout that keeps it simple to see what needs to be done next.
Players will require different characters to complete each level. Each will have different abilities needed.
The game's puzzles are easy enough to solve for even younger players. The game will keep you busy for days with a single playthrough taking about 10 hours to complete. If you add in the almost endless collectibles and secrets to discover you will easily get 15 hours-plus out of the game.
The game did originally come out on the WiiU a few years ago but most of the issues like long loading times have been addressed. On first loading you will be sitting for a few minutes until it finally loads, but during play-time loading is short, if any. Telltale Games manages to create a game that will please players of all ages and it even has two player so friends can join in the fun.
While the price might seem high for a remastered version of a WiiU game, the fun and joy more than warrants a purchase. 8/10.
Sascha Heist is a Penticton gamer. Feel free to contact Sascha with review requests or for play sessions on consoles at: sggall@telus.net. Xbox One acehardy13 PS4 acehardy13