LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins

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  • Summary: LEGO City Stories is an open world game for the Wii U and 3DS.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 36 out of 44
  3. Negative: 2 out of 44
  1. Cubed3
    Apr 29, 2013
    80
    Not without its faults, The Chase Begins is a worthy addition to the Nintendo 3DS roster.
  2. Multiplayer.it
    Apr 18, 2013
    75
    It's basically a smaller version of the Wii U game, and that's about it. You're going to love it if it's your first time around LEGO City, but you might end up with a whole lot of deja-vu if you already played the previous adventure of Chase McCain.
  3. Toronto Sun
    May 1, 2013
    70
    The Chase Begins might have too many imperfections to be the standout masterwork its console big brother was, and given the choice, you should play that one rather than this one. But it’s still worth picking up and playing, especially if you love Lego, have younger children who need something to keep them busy in the car, or generally lean towards cute rather than blood-soaked.
  4. Worth Playing
    May 1, 2013
    65
    LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins is an overly ambitious game that isn't as good as the home console edition.
  5. 4Players.de
    Apr 30, 2013
    60
    While I appreciate the effort to put the open world of Lego City on the handheld, the technical and above all the gameplay reductions make me doubt that there is space for open worlds on mobile systems.
  6. Destructoid
    Apr 23, 2013
    55
    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.
  7. Metro GameCentral
    Apr 24, 2013
    30
    The Wii U game was just a few flaws short of a minor classic, but this joyless companion piece is only a couple more problems shy of a complete disaster.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 20
  3. Negative: 4 out of 20
  1. lahjaunelmia
    Apr 21, 2013
    10
    Wow this game is so awesome. It is portable lego on the go. I really recommend you to buy this game. GOTY 2013 for me. I've already played itWow this game is so awesome. It is portable lego on the go. I really recommend you to buy this game. GOTY 2013 for me. I've already played it for like 12 hours and wow and I'm not even close to bored… Expand
  2. Wnnex
    Jun 2, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As this game was a classic for when I was bored, the campaign seemed fairly advanced for a 3DS game. It also featured many places you get to unlock and you are able to see (as you progress) different cars for different areas, so they are not all repeated. Although some of the characters voice lines did not even play (or that there was any in the first place) it still made the campaign decently good for its time and I still fun to this day.… Expand
  4. Aaronz77
    Apr 21, 2013
    9
    Game play is fantastic. Sandbox world is on par with LEGO Batman 2: DC super heroes. Missions and driving vehicles is kid friendly and fun. MyGame play is fantastic. Sandbox world is on par with LEGO Batman 2: DC super heroes. Missions and driving vehicles is kid friendly and fun. My only complaint is the circle pad response feels a little slow when moving character around. Overall a solid release from TT Games.… Expand
  5. sonyfanloco
    Jun 20, 2014
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. es un buen juego de lego en todo toma aspectos de grand theft auto y muchos de su versión de wii u la historia me gusto pero lo que degrada al juego son sus tiempos de carga despues no hay voces y videos son pocos aparte de que ambienta ser para niños un poco luego fácilmente ganas pero tambien es para otras personas desde luego… Expand
  6. pikachu713
    Sep 16, 2022
    7
    it is a good lego game for 3ds, but it has really bad graphics, small fps and you can't see far. it has strange car gameplay. but company isit is a good lego game for 3ds, but it has really bad graphics, small fps and you can't see far. it has strange car gameplay. but company is tipical lego game… Expand
  7. DrPebba
    May 16, 2021
    6
    its surpsising that his is a sort of open world in a 3ds, the world is really big for what it is, and i really like to explore the city, theits surpsising that his is a sort of open world in a 3ds, the world is really big for what it is, and i really like to explore the city, the problem is that the world is flat and you cant to anything, the graphucs look really bad even for a 3ds game, the driving is kinda odd, i dont like that you cant repeat missions, cause the main story its probably the best part of the game, and you cant make the missions again, the vehicules and character to unlock are way to expensive, i could barely buy anything with the little ammount of coins the games gives you, and you cant replay missions so you cant get coins easy. the main story can be fun, but the game has a lot of flaws, but well its a port of a great game as the original lego city undercover so dont expect much.… Expand
  8. DoktarioMyst
    Oct 13, 2022
    0
    - de collectibles zijn alleen de "pak me" soort

    + de game heeft bazen. het enige dat de console versie niet heeft (buiten de final boss)    - de collectibles zijn alleen de "pak me" soort

    + de game heeft bazen. het enige dat de console versie niet heeft (buiten de final boss)

    +/- de raket abilety is automated

    - deze game heeft geen levels. enkel en alleen de overwereld

    conclusie:
    de map wordt niet alleen hergebruikt maar ook uitgebreid in de console versie. de collectibles zijn saai. de bazen is het enige dat de game beter doet dan de console versie    … Expand

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