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[LordOfLore]

From Gematsu.

The trailer.

About

Join the Chase! LEGO City Undercover is coming to current and new generation consoles for the first time. In one of the most expansive LEGO videogames to date, players become Chase McCain, a police officer who goes undercover to hunt down the notorious – and recently escaped – criminal, Rex Fury, to put an end to his city-wide crime wave. This open-world LEGO adventure allows fans and newcomers to explore the sprawling metropolis that is LEGO City with more than 20 unique districts to investigate, filled with car thieves to bust, vehicles to navigate, mischievous aliens to capture, hilarious movie references to discover, lost pigs to rescue and of course, hundreds of collectibles. With 15 special assignments to conquer, LEGO City Undercover brings together witty, original storytelling with signature LEGO humor to create a fun-filled experience for players of all ages, available on the PlayStation 4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC.

Features

Become the City’s Finest – Assume the identity of undercover police officer, Chase McCain, and track down the fiendish Rex Fury to finally put an end to his city-wide crime wave.

Explore the City – With more than 20 distinct districts to investigate, LEGO City is a bustling metropolis that is ripe for exploration and filled to the brim with people on the streets to interact with, criminals to take down and hundreds of collectibles.

Be a Master of Disguise – As a man of many talents, Chase McCain has eight disguises to choose from, each with unique skills and abilities to infiltrate every corner of the city, allowing him to access places a regular old officer can’t.

Over 100 Vehicles – In LEGO City, every vehicle on the street can be commandeered with more than 100 to choose from so players can get behind the wheel of sports cars, motorcycles, helicopters and more to chase down criminals or take a leisurely ride through the urban jungle to check out the sights.

Fight Crime – Take down criminals with hand-to-hand combat or arrest bad guys using Chase’s handy grapple gun and standard issue police handcuffs.

The Cast – Chase is joined by officer Frank Honey, Chief of Police Dunby and paramedic Natalia Kowalski, who are just a few of the more than 300 unlockable and playable characters that gamers will meet throughout the adventure.

Humor, Humor, Humor – Featuring an original storyline, LEGO City Undercover is chock-full of signature humor with hilarious movie and music references peppered throughout the open-world.

While not mentioned in the official fact sheet sent out by Warner Bros., Best Buy’s product listing says the new release will feature two-player co-op support:

About

Join the Chase in LEGO City Undercover. Play as Chase McCain, a police officer who’s been tasked with going undercover to hunt down the notorious – and recently escaped – criminal Rex Fury, and putting an end to his city-wide crime wave. With two-player co-op friends can explore the sprawling open-world metropolis that is LEGO City, with more than 20 unique districts to investigate, car thieves to bust, hilarious movie references to discover, vehicles to drive, and hundreds of collectibles. LEGO City Undercover brings together witty, original storytelling with signature LEGO humor to create a fun-filled experience for players of all ages to enjoy.

Features

Play as Chase McCain, a police officer who’s been tasked with going undercover to hunt down the notorious – and recently escaped – criminal Rex Fury, and putting an end to his city-wide crime wave

LEGO City Undercover brings together witty, original storytelling with signature LEGO humor to create a fun-filled experience for players of all ages to enjoy

With two-player co-op friends can explore the sprawling open-world metropolis that is LEGO City

More than 20 unique districts to investigate, car thieves to bust, hilarious movie references to discover, vehicles to drive, and hundreds of collectibles

For up to 2 players

 

[fernoca]

Best Lego game. Hopefully more people try it now. No excuses this time.

 

[Spiral_Steak]

Man I feel bad for the Wii U, it got completely sucked dry of all it's exclusives.

 

[salromano]

You're missing the part about the Best Buy listing saying it has two-player co-op. =P

 

[nubbe]

Best LEGO game
Hope they fixed the load times

While not being intrusive... it was annoying.

 

[_Spr_Drnk]

Loved this on Wii UK, incredibly funny and my personal favourite Lego game to date. Good to see it getting a wider audience on other platforms.

 

[mocolostrocolos]

Will finally play this.

 

[Off-Kilter]

LEGO City Undercover is coming to current and new generation consoles for the first time.

lol wait so what does that make the Wii U?

 

[Donniewahlberg]

It really is the best lego game I've played, full of character. Coop is nice!

 

[Infernal Monkey]

That's a damn good trailer.

 

[Yukinari]

Any smart sensible person will buy the Switch version so that you can experience the Nintendo references.

 

[GulAtiCa]

I can't wait to replay this. Such an awesome game.

 

[Akoi]

Super excited to play this, I was jealous of my friends that owned this, not anymore!

 

[Ashby]

lol wait so what does that make the Wii U?

I don't understand even what is "current" and what is "new" gen consoles here

 

[LordOfLore]

You're missing the part about the Best Buy listing saying it has two-player co-op. =P

Put it at the end!

 

[VilleEricson]

Looking forward to finally trying this!

 

[Krakatoa]

This was such a great game on the Wii U. The only downside was the ridiculous loading times. I think it took just under 2 minutes to load a level.

 

[Clive]

Bought this like a month before the "remaster" was announced but haven't played it yet. They're gonna fix the load times on other consoles, aren't they?

 

[Rellik]

lol wait so what does that make the Wii U?

They obviously consider it last gen.

 

[bobbychalkers]

Still curious about the contract Warner and Nintendo had for the game in the first place but I'm glad everybody with a modern system gets to play this. Especially at a higher resolution and some AA.

 

[Robin64]

It really is one of the finest LEGO games ever made, and also one of the finest open world games because no space is wasted. There's something to do everywhere. I'm really happy people other than Wii U owners finally get to see this for themselves.

 

[SMG]

Man I feel bad for the Wii U, it got completely sucked dry of all it's exclusives.

As a former Wii u owner, I hope it does. Not many games on there but games like Bayonetta 2 are all time classics.

 

[friskykillface]

But have they fixed the load times?
Only thing after about the Wii u version

If you hated bloodbornes loading times pre patch you'll go mad at these load times


Fantastic game though , everyone should play it

 

[suavelicious]

Co-Op?? Great!!

Anything else new besides this? Costumes? Cars?

 

[Jaded Alyx]

lol wait so what does that make the Wii U?

Last gen. Ps4 and Xbone are current, Switch is new gen. That's what I assume they mean.

 

[sense]

I don't understand even what is "current" and what is "new" gen consoles here

I would assume new gen means pro and switch

 

[Lapidus' Beard]

I will gladly play through it again.

 

[Pitmonkey]

Great title, unexpectedly amazing ending sequence. Look's like they put a lot more time into this trailer as well. One of the few games the utilized the Game Pad pretty well, hope they can incorporate it into the UI without being too clunky.

 

[decaf]

Gonna play the 3DS prequel to prepare for this!

 

[EDarkness]

This game is badass. Well worth picking up for those who never got to play it on the Wii U. I don't think it needed co-op, but I guess if it's going to be a "regular" LEGO game, it has to have it.

 

[Soapbox Killer]

It's the best Lego Game and GTA clone. Also, it's legit funny. Can't recommend it enough.

 

[Bjoern the Smexy]

I feel bad for not having it played on Wii U but I will definitely buy it for Switch.

Maybe it will be the better existence too, since I heard about some minor technical issues with the Wii U version.

 

[maxcriden]

I wonder how the game will be without the map on the GamePad, and if the Switch will offer this feature.

 

[The Main Event]

Fun game. There was performance issues on Wii U, so hopefully it's all ironed out in this version.

 

[Daybreaker]

Nice, but I've be burned by too many Warner games. I'm still waiting for the timed Batman DLC for Xbox.

 

[talkingood]

It's the best Lego Game and GTA clone. Also, it's legit funny. Can't recommend it enough.

Yep, I often think it's the best GTA game I've ever played. Fix the loading times, and I'll pick it up on Switch for sure.

 

[Unreal Champ]

Whats the song playing in the trailer? I know but for some reason I can't think of it. I know its a Reto / Synthwave genre.

 

[black070]

Great trailer, will definitely be picking this one up.

 

[Kayhan]

Fuck yeah. Want this for PC.

 

[KooopaKid]

Man I feel bad for the Wii U, it got completely sucked dry of all it's exclusives.

Yeah, I'm really enjoying Mario Kart 8 on my PS4!

 

[Hoho for breakfast]

I'll buy it again if 1)They fix the terrible driving and/or 2) they add more content.

If youve never played it though you should because it's easily the best Lego game.

 

[Off-Kilter]

They obviously consider it last gen.

Last gen. Ps4 and Xbone are current, Switch is new gen. That's what I assume they mean.

I think it's safe to assume that new gen is referring to Switch, but then by definition Wii U would have to be current gen, unless Nintendo magically skipped a generation without anyone noticing.

 

[Platy]

Coop was the only thing that it separated the wiiu version from LEGO perfection.

Count me in for the double dip

 

[OrbitalBeard]

Man I feel bad for the Wii U, it got completely sucked dry of all it's exclusives.

Don't feel bad for a dead platform that had this game as an exclusive for four years.

 

[Omega Kirby]

Man I feel bad for the Wii U, it got completely sucked dry of all it's exclusives.

Bayonetta 2 is all it needs

 

[Richie]

Co-Op?? Great!!

Anything else new besides this? Costumes? Cars?

A bit skeptical of the co-op for now, could Best Buy be jumping the gun? I feel like the PR would have mentioned such a big addition if it was in (showcased in the trailer even). I'd love to be wrong though, it'd be very welcome.

The game is an underrated gem, it was the most fun I had with the console in its first year on the market. Glad more get to play it. I'd consider double dipping on Switch if they fix the loading times and keep the Nintendo easter eggs.

I think it's safe to assume that new gen is referring to Switch, but then by definition Wii U would have to be current gen, unless Nintendo magically skipped a generation without anyone noticing.

If you see the Switch as a handheld, they kind of did lol

 

[Zalman]

Hopefully they keep the Nintendo stuff in the Switch version.

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

Don't feel bad for a dead platform that had this game as an exclusive for four years.

Yeah. If you woulda bought it you woulda been bought it. Game been out for awhile.. literally.

 

[Astral Dog]

Man I feel bad for the Wii U, it got completely sucked dry of all it's exclusives.

Hey.nobody cared for LEGO anyways and it gotbthem for years.

Now if Bayonetta or W101 were to happen on PS4 you might have a point.

 

[LAA]

Man I feel bad for the Wii U, it got completely sucked dry of all it's exclusives.

It did? Bayonetta 2, DK, Xenoblade X, Pikmin 3, can think of a lot more that has stayed exclusive.
Though I am expecting most of these to be ported to Switch ha ha, but I suspect some will stay on Wii U.

The vita is the more tragic tale to me. Only exclusives I can think of it still having is KZ Mercenary and Uncharted: GA. I guess P4G and P4DAN too kinda.