LEGO City Undercover for the Wii U, despite a heap of technical issues, brought a ton of charm to the platform. The fully voice acted experience was not without its camp and cheese factor, but ultimately it provided a fun open world experience for fans who were longing for a new Wii U game to play. Enter the portable version, titled The Chase Begins for the Nintendo 3DS. It tells the story of super-cop Chase McCain before he was, in fact, a super-cop. As a companion to the Wii U version, it had the opportunity to augment the console package, and possibly push the brand into new territory. Instead, it's a step down in nearly every way. LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins (3DS)Developer: TT FusionPublisher: NintendoReleased: April 21, 2013 (NA) / April 26, 2013 (EU)MSRP: $29.99 Set two years ahead of the Wii U experience, hero Chase McCain is still just a rookie cop, and is just getting started on the force. You'll also notice a few other familiar faces, like Officer (not yet Chief) Dunby, and of course, Chase's arch-nemesis, Rex Fury.
In this sense, it serves as a companion piece to the core game, and not simply a portable remake. The Chase Begins suffers from much slower initial pacing compared to its older Wii U brother, as the tutorial is roughly 30-60 minutes in length, and has Chase performing mundane tasks like rescuing animals or delivering donuts to demonstrate the game's controls. But it really doesn't need any sort of tutorial as gameplay is as simple as they come, considering all Chase can really do is run, jump, punch, and occasionally interact with the environment with his various costumes. Getting around is really easy too, as the 3DS substitutes the Wii U's GamePad map for the bottom screen, so the map is always readily available for easy objective identification. At first glance, everything seems normal. Missions now take place primarily in the city, and are less jarring of a transition than the Wii U version's structure, which constantly segments the narrative within tiny playgrounds.
Objectives themselves are extremely simple, and most of them provide a simple platforming frame to get from point A to B. Essentially, they're inoffensive at worst. But once you start getting into the thick of things, you'll start noticing the major compromises that were made to essentially push this round prequel peg through the square portable hole. The most notable sacrifice is the lack of full voice acting during the vast majority of the game. That's right -- outside of the occasional cutscene, there's no voice acting whatsoever -- instead, the dialog is presented in text form, which degrades the comical tone of the Wii U version in a major way. To add to the disappointment, the script is a lot less witty this time around, and looks extremely cheap when juxtaposed to the higher budget Wii U writing quality. During my playtime, I also noticed multiple disappearing NPCs and other graphical hiccups, alongside of a major disappointment: horrendous draw distance. To be blunt, your view of the otherwise beautiful LEGO City is pretty horrible, and full of grey clouds that block out pretty much anything that's not a few feet in front of you.
The 3D effect is fairly subtle, but The Chase Begins' colors are vibrant, despite the technical limitations within. The long load times from the Wii U version are also back, but with a vengeance! I'm talking load times that will trump even the earliest of PSOne Classics, sometimes dipping into the two minute mark. In addition to serving as an overall nuisance, it also makes going into buildings and loading new areas a chore -- and when load times impede exploration, you know it's really bad. Considering how other 3DS developers have done more visually with their titles, it's a bit odd to see a game like LEGO City suffer on the 3DS, especially given the aforementioned aesthetic sacrifices. If you're a diehard LEGO fan, odds are you'll get some form of enjoyment out of The Chase Begins. For everyone else, you're better off skipping it entirely, or picking up the superior Wii U version of the game. It's one thing to pare down an experience on a portable: it's another to sacrifice its integrity in the process.
LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins reviewed by Chris CarterMEDIOCREAn exercise in apathy, neither solid nor liquid. Not exactly bad, but not very good either. Just a bit "meh," really. What are you looking for? Can't find what you're looking for? Try the Advanced Search Homepage / LEGO: City Undercover the chase begins Rated 3.60 by5 gamer(s) You may also like... Disney Big Hero 6Free shipping* when you spend $49 -10 - 14 years The item(s) you want to add may not be available for purchase from your registry in the future. Consider purchasing the item(s) now, and check your local store if we are out of stock online. Do you still wish to add this item to your registry? The item(s) you want to add may not be available for purchase from your wishlist in the future. Do you still wish to add this item to your wishlist? The item(s) below are unavailable and cannot be added to your registry. Please select alternate item(s) or consider purchasing the item(s) now!
The item(s) below are unavailable and cannot be added to your wishlist. Just added to your Cart Free In-Store Pickup Today:Select a StoreDescription : LEGO City Undercover : The Chase Begins sur 3DS est un jeu d'action en monde ouvert, prologue à LEGO City Undercover sur Wii U. On y incarne Chase McCain, recrue de la police locale, dont l'objectif est de coffrer le méchant Rex Furry. Pour cela, notre héros dispose de 7 costumes à débloquer progressivement et lui permettant de switcher de compétences à tout moment. Date de sortie (aux Etats-Unis) : 21 Avril 2013 Langue de la version disponible en France : News (2) Vidéos (6) Articles (1) Convaincant et d'une grande richesse sur Wii U, LEGO City s'offre cette fois-ci aux possesseurs de l'autre console de Nintendo. L'occasion de s'essayer à un genre relativement peu présent sur 3DS : le GTA-like. Et pour que tous les joueurs s'y retrouvent, y compris ceux qui ont retourné l'opus Wii U dans tous les sens, The Chase Begins est, comme son nom l'indique, une sorte de prologue à son aîné...
Chase McCain est de retour. Le flic multi-casquettes, capable de devenir pompier, astronaute ou ... Lire le test du jeu LEGO City Undercover : The Chase Begins Note moyenne parmi 58 note(s) Premier jeu "Légo" et cela car c'est un Gta-Like avant tout. Les 3 points négatifs pour ma part: -Manque l'humour de la version Wii, -Des missions parfois redondantes -Cruel manque de construction. Pour les points positifs : -Les aptitudes très varié et très utilisé par le gameplay, elles serve... Voir tous les avis lecteurs (58) Voir le wiki du jeu Forum / Topics populaires Voir le forum du jeu Passage sur NEW 3DS comment avoir tous les véhicule? Créer un topic sur le forum LEGO City Undercover : The Chase Begins JEUX QUI POURRAIENT VOUS INTERESSER The Legend of Zelda : Majora's Mask LEGO Batman 3 : Au-delà de Gotham PC PS4 ONE WiiU PS3 360 3DS Vita iOS Mac Box Orange Box SFR The Legend of Zelda : A Link Between Worlds