What is the appeal of a Lego game if it's not the status of its identifiable licence? Is there gratification to be found in eternally punching bricks even if you're not sporting a dusty fedora, cape and cowl, or some futuristic light sword? It's a question that is surely rattling around in someone's mind over at Nintendo as the publisher prepares to launch the first major deviation from the standard template of TT Games' enduring series of joyous brick based platformers. Lego City Undercover is a risky proposition then, but one that to date has certainly won the attention of gamers with hyperbolic comparisons to Grand Theft Auto - although, obviously, being far more accessible. With a sprawling open world to explore and the irresistible charm of Lego at its core, there's every chance that this Wii U exclusive might just be the breath of fresh air that fans of the franchise have been waiting for.
World View With its open-world interpretation of Gotham City, Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes was the first opportunity for Traveller's Tales to melt down the linear template of the Lego games and mould it back into something innovative. Lego City Undercover continues the open-world theme, lifting inspiration for its municipality mostly from San Francisco - prison island Albatross is a barely disguised riff on Alcatraz - and imbuing the setting with a genuine sense of wonder. With a massive city to explore, TT Fusion has made sure there are plenty of ways to get around...
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A GAGGLE of air, sea and land vehicles offer the player various means to explore the world around them, but these conventional modes of transport are exactly that: traditional. To see the city in style, you need look no further than the grapple gun. Players can launch themselves across the city at great height and speed, covering a massive amount of distance in a short space of time. It's the sort of unpretentious embellishment appropriate to the simplistic thrills that the Lego franchise delivers so majestically.
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WHILE NO longer tethered to the linearity of a popular licence, the allure of nostalgia has not escaped developer TT Fusion. Lego City Undercover's yellow-faced star is Chase McCain, a police officer on the trail of the nefarious Rex Fury. All cocksure attitude and cheesy zingers, Chase is born from Eighties cop show swagger - among a plethora of homages and clichés ripped from decades of pop culture. It may no longer be tethered to a familiar brand, but don't expect Undercover to abandon the lampooning altogether.
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