Zelda: Wind Waker HD, Animal Crossing 3DS Price Cuts, Mario 3D Land New 3DS Bundle Announced Nintendo's Deal Could Get You a Free Copy of Pokemon X or Y LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins Wiki » Nintendo Items and Easter Eggs LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Beings is a prequel to the Wii U game, and follows the exploits of Chase McCain as a rookie cop in the still-growing and developing LEGO City. E10+ for Everyone 10 and older: Cartoon Violence, Crude Humor LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes Harvest Moon: A New Beginning Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins is a sandbox-style action-adventure video game developed by TT Fusion, that was released on the Nintendo 3DS in April 2013.[1] Unlike previous Lego titles developed by Traveller's Tales, which have been based on various licenses, the game is based on the Lego City brand and was published by Nintendo.
It serves as a prequel to Lego City Undercover. Set about 2 years before the events of Lego City Undercover, Chase McCain, a rookie cop working for the Lego City Police Department, has one objective in his mind: to put the most wanted man, Rex Fury, into jail. As far as story connections go, it was Chase who accidentally revealed that Natalia Kowalski, who previously worked as a news reporter turned out to be the secret witness in the Rex trial, which forced her to go under witness protection. It also outlines how Chase managed to arrest Rex Fury. Furthermore, the game reveals that Mayor Gleeson, a character also featured in Lego City Undercover, was formerly the chief of police, and how Chief Dunby was just a common officer. The game was first announced during Nintendo's press conference at E3 2011 on 7 June 2011 with the tentative name Lego City Stories. On 17 January 2013, the game was revealed to be Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins, and that it would be a prequel to the Wii U game.
Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins received mixed reviews with aggregate scores of 64% from GameRankings and 65/100 from Metacritic.[3] IGN gave it 6.3/10, calling it a "decent" game that is marred by "a lot of fog, a lot of loading, no voice acting and a jarring framerate". Liam Martin of Digital Spy gave the game 3 out of 5 stars, commenting on the games lack of appeal but praising the game's visuals and stating that "Unfortunately, where LEGO City Undercover referenced movies and used voice acting to great effect, hardware limitations have forced TT Fusion to keep spoken cutscenes to a minimum, something which ultimately detracts from the hilarity. Despite its flaws, LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins is a charming release, packed with diverse missions, mostly impressive visuals and a great cast of characters." Chris Scullion of Official Nintendo Magazine gave the game 64% out of 100, commenting on the amount of cutbacks from the Wii U sequel (Undercover), stating that "The Chase Begins has far less funnier bones than Undercover.
The silly jokes, clever spoofs and brilliant dialogue between the characters have been replaced with a handful of average cutscenes and loads of text-heavy dialogue which, while functional, are rarely amusing and never hilarious. Loading times were frustrating enough in LEGO City: Undercover but are even more infuriating here considering the game's running off a cartridge and is designed for handheld play. It's lacking visually, too. Thick fog (to hide having to render distant buildings) smothers the city and roads and pavements are far less crowded, making it feel like you're wandering around a post-apocalyptic LEGO City. The characters' faces don't move, making in-game cutscenes feel awkward and the frame rate is clunky if you're playing in 3D. It's technically impressive(ish), but not as fun or funny as the Wii U game." On 12 September 2013 Nintendo announced that the game has sold 264,000 units in North America.Skip to Not Found section Skip to main content Not Found at Nintendo
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With multiple areas of LEGO City to explore and a boatload of LEGO Bricks and Studs to collect, the "chase" has most certainly begun. Clean up LEGO City view larger Collect tons of LEGO studs, bricks, tokens, and more view larger Carry LEGO City in your pocket and prove yourself as a rookie cop named Chase McCain in Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins. Key Features Prove yourself as a rookie cop and clean up LEGO City Drive fast, go undercover, and make arrests Discover the origins of Chase McCain Explore LEGO City and the story of Chase McCain on the go Use unique disguises to catch the bad guys Explore the collector’s paradise that is LEGO City Drive a multitude of your favorite LEGO vehicles view larger Explore the open world of LEGO City view larger Discover the Origins of Chase McCain Find out how the story of Chase McCain begins. Chase McCain is on his first assignment as a police officer — and it’s up to you to help him clean up LEGO City. Switch between disguises on the fly to infiltrate various criminal organizations and take them down.
Drive a multitude of your favorite LEGO vehicles while exploring the city for collectible LEGO Studs, Bricks, Tokens, and more. With multiple areas of LEGO City to explore and a boatload of LEGO Bricks and Studs to collect, the "chase" has most certainly begun. Use Unique Abilities to Infiltrate Criminal Organizations By changing into different disguises, Chase has access to unique abilities, such as putting out fires as a Fireman and breaking open doors as a Robber. After using his skills to infiltrate criminal organizations, help Chase finish the job by slapping cuffs on the bad guys. 4.6 out of 5 stars #217 in Video Games > Nintendo 3DS > Games 0.5 x 5.4 x 4.9 inches; Item can be shipped within U.S. This item can be shipped to select countries outside of the U.S. Learn More 5 star79%4 star17%3 star2%2 star1%1 star1%See all verified purchase reviewsTop Customer ReviewsFun freestyle game.Best Present Ever.Fun and funny game - Really Easy A bit too ambitious for a 3DS gameWii-U version is superiorGreat substitute for Wii U VersionThe Chase5 year old LOVES this game