It feels like an evolution of LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, and that's definitely no bad thing. The setting is perfect for putting Chase through numerous locations - there are museums filled with LEGO dinosaurs, sewers, mansions and construction sites, all of which provide different gimmicks to play with and loads to dismantle.
In these you solve simplistic puzzles that usually revolve around breaking and repairing parts of the environment, leap over platforms and fight groups of bad guys in a responsive, reversal-centric combat system that's easy to pick up. It doesn't stray too far from other recent LEGO titles when it comes to structure, for instance: though there's now a reasonably-sized open world to zoom around, many missions still take place in self-contained levels cut away from the city streets. It's a stellar effort that actually feels stronger for the lack of licence, though it doesn't make the most of its freedom. With no existing franchise to pander to, LEGO City Undercover is a giant play bucket of ideas and humour.
With the added incentive of an old flame to reignite, Chase wastes no time in donning as many outfits as possible to get Rex back behind bars in true cop action movie style. Once exiled from LEGO City for reasons unknown – we'll find out why soon enough in 3DS prequel LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins – McCain has been summoned back into town to track down old foe and recent prison escapee Rex Fury. You're Chase McCain, expert detective and master of disguise. Based on the LEGO City line, which sees firemen, farmers and foremen transformed into heroes of a more relatable nature, TT Fusion's title takes the formula that has been popularised by licenced properties and applies it to a series of LEGO's own design. LEGO City Undercover could be the game to begin deconstructing that set up. Though there have been several games based on LEGO's own series – 1997's LEGO Island often evokes murmurs of admiration – the licensed titles are still top of the blocks. From fantasy wonderlands to more ordinary examples, the building bricks were an ever-popular force with children and big kids alike long before LEGO Star Wars rolled along.
Between the lucrative high profile movie tie-ins and people begging for Zelda and Mega Man editions, it's sometimes easy to overlook the fact that The LEGO Group cut its teeth on its non-licensed playsets.
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