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| Abbreviation | LCU |
| Developer | TT Fusion |
| Publisher | Nintendo (Wii U) Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (remaster) |
| Universe | LEGO City |
| Starting Level | Some Assaults |
| Episodes | Story |
| Hub | Police Station LEGO City |
| Release Date | March 18, 2013 (Wii U) April 4, 2017 (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) |
| Rating | E10+ |
| Systems | Wii U PlayStation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch Microsoft Windows |
| Categories | Characters Levels Episodes |
| LEGO The Lord of the Rings | LEGO City Undercover | LEGO Legends of Chima Online | ||||
LEGO City Undercover is an action-adventure videogame developed by TT Fusion, initially released in March 2013. The game was published by Nintendo (2013) and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (2017). Based on the LEGO City theme of sets, the game takes place in the fictional location of LEGO City and follows cop Chase McCain as he goes undercover to defeat the criminal Rex Fury.
History[]
Development[]
Throughout the mid-2000s, TT Games had been interested in making a game based on the LEGO City theme but never had the time due to other licensed projects. In 2010, shortly after the release of LEGO Rock Band, the project was handed to their subsidiary, TT Fusion, with initial prototyping starting later that year. Around this time, Nintendo reached out to TT Games about developing an exclusive title for their upcoming system, the Wii U. Liking the specs of the system and already having a good relationship with the company, TT Games accepted the deal and decided to make the LEGO City project the exclusive game.
The game was first revealed in June 2011 at E3, under the title LEGO City Stories for both the Wii U and 3DS.[1] A year later, at E3 2012, the game was re-revealed as LEGO City Undercover, with the additional news that the 3DS version had been changed into a standalone side game.[2] While initially given a release window of the 2012 holiday season, it was announced in a Nintendo Direct in September that the game had been delayed to early 2013.[3][4] In January 2013, it was revealed that the 3DS version was going to be a prequel titled LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins.[5] LEGO City Undercover was released on March 18, 2013 in the US and March 28, 2013 in Europe. A Japanese release came later on July 25, 2013.
In December 2020, Nintendo's publishing license expired, and both the original Wii U version of City Undercover and The Chase Begins were delisted from the Wii U and 3DS eShops.[6]
Remaster[]
In November 2016, Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment announced a remastered version of the game would be rereleased on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows. The remaster was released on April 4th, 2017, with a Chase McCain Fun Pack for LEGO Dimensions releasing a month later.
Features[]
The primary setting for LEGO City Undercover is the LEGO City open world. The city is split into twenty-two districts, each with their own challenges, objectives, and collectibles. As the player progresses through the story, more of the city is unlocked. The story consists of fifteen chapters, with fifteen Special Assignments, which act as the traditional LEGO game levels. Throughout the story, the player will unlock new disguises for Chase McCain, which give him new abilities. Chase can also use the Police Communicator, a mobile device that can scan and locate objects which is upgraded during the story with new abilities. The combat of the game differs from previous LEGO titles; instead of beating up enemies until they break apart, the player has to arrest them. Advanced Combat is unlocked in Chapter 4, which gives the player new fighting moves. There are a variety of vehicles in the game which can be used to initiate different types of vehicle-oriented missions, such as chasing down an enemy or being chased by enemies. In addition to the studs from the previous games, bricks serve as a secondary currency which are obtained by breaking objects or finding Super Bricks. Bricks can be used to construct Super Builds which create large structures.
Chapters[]
- New Faces and Old Enemies
- Blast from the Past
- Go Directly to Jail
- When the Going Gets Tough...
- Undercover
- All in the Family
- One Small Job for Chan
- The Rescue
- Bringing Home the Bacon
- Back on the Case
- The Proof of the Pudding is in the Meeting
- The Con In Construction
- Secrets
- Savings and Loans
- Far above the Call of Duty
Levels[]
- Some Assaults
- Trouble in Stir
- Miner Altercation
- Kung Fool
- Dirty Work
- Astronaughty
- Scrapyard Scrap
- The Colossal Fossil Hustle
- Hot Property
- Smash 'n' Grab
- They All Scream for Ice Cream
- High Steal
- Disruptive Behavior
- Breaking and Reentering
- Fly Me to the Moon
Plot[]
- Main article: Story/LCU
After the events of The Chase Begins, Chase McCain was sent away for two years after revealing Natalia Kowalski was the one who testified against Rex Fury. The game begins on his way back to LEGO City. He learns from Mayor Gleeson that Rex has broken out of prison and is then tasked with bringing the criminal to justice again.
Upon arriving at the Cherry Tree Hills police station, he meets Frank Honey and Ellie Phillips, he also learns that Marion Dunby has been made police chief. While Dunby isn't pleased to see Chase again, he only puts up with the former officer because now Dunby can boss him around. He is sure Rex left the city months ago, but Chase insists he's still around and warns Natalia about him. After arresting a group of clown criminals and clearing a roadblock, Natalia zooms by on a car to flee the city. Chase attempts to woo her and convince her he can make things right, but she scoffs, as Chase ended up giving her a lot of grief, leaving with his car.
After obtaining a new car, receiving a grapple gun from Ellie's uncle, sheriff Duke Huckleberry, and returning to the city, Ellie informs him of a group of criminals all atop a tall building, allowing him to try out his new grapple gun. While arresting the final criminal, he learns that the criminals were working for Rex Fury and tells McCain to seek out Blue Whittaker in the prison to find out how Rex escaped. Dunby refuses to let him visit Albatross Prison, but Frank and Captain Bluffbeard take him anyways.
At first Chase assumes Blue helped Rex escape, only to hear that Rex was Blue's best customer for his smuggled goods and hasn't paid him, so he agrees to help Chase infiltrate Rex's cell. Inside the prison, Chase obtains the Robber disguise, allowing him to bypass Warden Stonewall and access Rex's cell. He finds a pickaxe from the Bluebell Mines inside and slides out the exit tunnel Rex dug for himself.
Chase learns from Ellie that some of Rex's thugs stole equipment from the mines a few months back and, despite Dunby's warning to stay away from the mines, infiltrates inside to speak with a witness. Inside he obtains the Miner disguise and makes his way down to find some answers and to find a man named Clarence 'Stinky' Fletcher. Unfortunately Rex's gang had gotten to him first and captured him, as shown by a final recording Clarence created deep within the mine.
Exiting the caves, Chase incidentally runs into Rex. Chase attempts to arrest him again, only for Rex to easily break out of his handcuffs and knock him out with a single punch. When he finally awakens, Natalia and Duke help Chase up, the latter revealing that Natalia's father, Henrik Kowalski has gone missing.
Because of what happened two years ago, Natalia vows to find her father herself. Chase tries to argue back, but he knows he's not strong enough to face Rex again. Duke offers to help by giving him a business card for Barry Smith's dojo to improve his fighting.
Once he's finished training, Chase is called by Frank for assistance, the less experienced officer being captured and stuck in a new police truck by the cove. Fighting off red-clothed goons and regaining control of the truck, he learns from Frank that a criminal enterprise run by Chan Chuang wanted the truck for spare parts.
After losing Chan's men, Frank asks Chase if he can drive the truck to the police station to impress Ellie. Frank, however, loses control of the truck and crashes it into a party at the station where Gleeson is in attendance.
Frank then lets it slip to her that Dunby has taken Chase off the Rex Fury investigation. Attempting to cover his tracks, Dunby allows Chase to go undercover in Chan's gang (whom Chase suspects is working for Rex).
Ellie adds an audio scanning ability to Chase's police communicator and he overhears a phone call from one of Chan's men asking where a man named Bucky Butler is because he's late for his interview with Chan's father, Old Quiang. Chase finds out Bucky made a wrong turn and is at the art gallery in Uptown, so he arrests the criminal before replacing him.
Posing as Bucky, Chase meets Quiang, getting hired as a limo driver to drive eccentric multi-billionaire, Forrest Blackwell to a theater. This impresses Quiang enough for Chase to meet Chan in an alley at Pagoda. He's given the order to steal a car from his rival, later calling Frank to get Ellie to open up a tab for any expenses that may pop up during his investigation. He successfully delivers the car to Chan and is then told to investigate the limo shop during a break in, with Chan demanding Chase not look through his records.
While spying on the stranger, Chase sees empty money bags from Vinnie Pappalardo's ice cream shop. It's later revealed to be a disguised Natalia, doing her own investigation into Chan, as Henrik was last seen getting into a limousine. Still rejecting Chase's offers to help, Natalia leaves Chase alone, depressed at not being able to help.
After letting it slip that Chase had observed the empty money bags from Pappalardo's, Chan reveals that Vinnie's right-hand man, Moe De Luca is being sentenced to imprisonment and that Vinnie would be happy with anyone who could help keep Moe out of prison.
Borrowing a prison transport truck from the police station, Chase picks up Moe from the courthouse and drives him to a hideout after evading the police. Thankful for the help, Moe mentions that a shipment of color guns have come into LEGO City and that Vinnie wants to get his hands on the shipment, so he sends Chase on a mission to steal the truck and deliver it to Vinnie.
Chase enters the Pappalardo's ice cream parlor, meeting with the mob boss who was grateful for the color guns stolen. Nicknaming him 'Chasey', Vinnie sends him to the Lego City bank to steal the Bell Pepper Emerald as a test for said color guns.
Dunby meanwhile starts to get impatient, complaining about how much Chase's undercover work is costing the station, although he admits that Chase was able to get in with Vinnie's gang, something none of the other officers were able to do for years. Dunby sends Chase to get photographic evidence of Chan's key gang members in the process of committing crimes.
After doing so, these gang members are arrested, leaving Chan with only one person left that he trusts to help him: Chase McCain. He sends Chase to Apollo Island to steal a moon buggy (gaining an astronaut outfit along the way that can shoot a ray gun).
After stealing it, Chase is called on again by Dunby to help save Forrest Blackwell from abductors. Scaling the rooftops, McCain saves Blackwell from the abductors and drives Blackwell to the police station. However Blackwell leaves Chase with an eerie message that they would be seeing each other again.
He then receives a call from Natalia who is then captured in Chan's salvage yard. Infiltrating the salvage yard with two officers, Clutch and Studsky, he saves Natalia but Chan escapes during all the chaos. Furious, Dunby orders Chase to be transferred to Bluebell National Park's division to get out of his way, alongside Frank whom he deported for failing to fix Dunby's sink.
The first task there is to rescue Jethro Hayes's escaped pigs, which Chase requires a stinky farmer's disguise to do. After doing so and learning to use the Pig Canons, he receives a call from Vinnie with a job to steal a robotic Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton. Guessing that Rex Fury wants the T. Rex skeleton, he agrees. During the process Dunby reluctantly lets Chase back on the case. After delivering the dinosaur skeleton and a fireboat (obtaining the Firefighter disguise in the meantime), Vinnie considers Chase his new right hand man and goes to meet his "private buyer".
Chase then receives a call from Natalia accusing him of having police officers watch over her. As Chase did not set that up, they both realize the black suited strangers aren't other undercover cops, so Chase rushes to the hospital to save her. Calling in a helicopter, Chase flies Natalia to Ellie's apartment, as all the safe houses are occupied by Chan's men, now selling each other out. Before they depart, Natalia apologizes to Chase for being a pain to him and that she knew that he didn't mean to reveal her identity, Chase accepts her apology.
Arriving back at Pappalardo's Moe informs Chase that Vinnie's gone to see the private buyer at the Herbert Hotel, but wants Chase to keep an eye on his younger cousin in case anything happened. It's revealed the buyer is none other than Rex, he hasn't compensated Vinnie for all the stolen items and Vinnie is tired of it. Furious, Vinnie declares he and Chase will do a job just for themselves, stealing from Forrest Blackwell.
Moe drives the fireboat through a hidden tunnel towards the mansion, along the way he tells Chase that awhile back Blackwell had wanted to build an apartment complex and shopping mall in Bluebell National Park and, after spending millions on building a new bridge, was stopped because a rare squirrel was found in the park. Scandalized, Blackwell had began to wall himself off from society.
Chase infiltrates the mansion and attempts to steal a jade falcon for Vinnie, but is stopped by black suited men, similar to the ones Chase fought earlier when saving Natalia known as The Sentinels. Moe calls Chase to let him know that he hasn't heard from Vinnie in a while and he's worried. It's revealed Rex has betrayed Vinnie, ordering his goons to lock the mafia don in a freezer. Rescuing Vinnie from the freezer, he and Chase force feed the leader goon, Jimmy Grossman into revealing Rex's location.
Chase doesn't find out Rex's hideout, but he does get to replace the goon at a construction site, gaining the final disguise, the Construction Worker. Stealing the crane, Chase finds himself going to an observatory to steal a large telescope. After delivering it to a hidden base, Chase discovers Forrest Blackwell was the one who kidnapped Henrik, forcing him to do as he says or else Natalia would be tortured.
After saving Henrik (gaining a jetpack for the astronaut outfit), he and Chase travel to Blackwell's Mansion where they find a model of a moon colony the billionaire planned. They also discovered that the office tower that Blackwell owns is actually a rocket in disguise. Its impending liftoff will destroy half of LEGO City.
Using special forcefields that Henrik developed, Chase is able to protect LEGO City from burning to the ground from the rocket's fumes. However, it is revealed that Natalia is with Blackwell in the rocket ship so Chase travels to the Moon (with the help of Henrik and Mayor Gleeson who is grateful for McCain's protection of LEGO City during the liftoff).
After exploring space, Chase infiltrates the moon base and reprograms the navigation computer to send the rocket back to Earth. Blackwell then sends Rex to finish Chase off, but that fails and because of that Blackwell fires Rex. Blackwell then leaves them on the rocket and he causes the moonbase to self destruct, only for Chase and Rex to survive the blast. On a piece of the wreckage, Rex and Chase fight until Chase is able to arrest Rex. Although, Rex easily escapes the cuffs, they are interrupted by Blackwell in an escape pod. He shouts to Chase that he'll have his revenge on Chase before getting hit by a flying cow which causes the escape pod to fly off into space.
Chase freefalls down to the wreck, making it in time before Natalia and some of the crew crash land on earth, activating the parachute and landing safely back on earth. Dunby finally admits that Chase has done good, although Blackwell got away, Rex crash landed in a person's house and has a toilet stuck on his head.
Dunby offers Chase to have the honor to arrest Rex. But Chase says that Dunby can have it because there are some things more important than arrests, as he and Natalia are romantically holding hands, indicating that they're back together. Frank thought that Chase was talking about "video games" and everyone laughs. A Sentinel from earlier still attempting to catch up with Chase is caught as the picture irises out and he falls off-screen with a "Sentinel out!"
Characters[]
Civilians[]
Residents[]
- Chase McCain (Civilian)*
- Chase McCain (Civilian) (P2) (Only in Remastered)
- Grace Makepiece (Civilian)* (Only in Remastered)
- Natalia Kowalski (Civilian)*
- Disguised Natalia (Civilian)
- Barry Smith (Civilian)*
- Trouserless Barry (Civilian)
- Karate Champ (Civilian)*
- Henrik Kowalski (Civilian)*
- Karate Guy (Civilian)
- Samson Crow (Civilian)*
- Violet de Burgh (Civilian)*
- Hugh Hunter (Civilian)*
- Rudolph Pianola (Civilian)*
- George Fartarbensonbury (Civilian)*
- Dave Something (Civilian)*
- Conrad Peters (Civilian)*
- Street Racer (Civilian)*
- Kevin Jacobs (Civilian)*
- Beach Dude (Civilian)*
- Luke Cashmore (Civilian)*
- Jo Chalkley (Civilian)* (Lauren Colclough in Remastered Version)
- Chris Wyatt (Civilian)* (Ste Bate in Remastered Version)
- Sarah Horner (Civilian)*
- Chris Parry (Civilian)* (Paul Flanagan in Remastered Version)
- Bryony Muska (Civilian)*
- Mike Northeast (Civilian)*
- Alexandra Greenwood (Civilian)*
- Stephen Rhodes (Civilian)* (Richard Thomas in Remastered Version)
- Becky Ballantine (Civilian)* (Danielle Crossley in Remastered Version)
- Ross Wilding (Civilian)* (Guy Newbery in Remastered Version)
- Deborah Graham (Civilian)*
- Sam Penn (Civilian)*
- Allie Jaeschke (Civilian)*
- Louie Mitchell (Civilian)*
- Louise Andrew (Civilian)*
- Yasmin Down (Civilian)* (Only in Remastered)
- Rob Shepherd (Civilian)* (Only in Remastered)
- Paul Wimpenny (Civilian)* (Only in Remastered)
Special 1[]
- Tribal Hunter (Civilian)*
- Cheerleader (Civilian)*
- Caveman (Civilian)*
- Circus Clown (Civilian)*
- Zombie (Civilian)*
- Skater (Civilian)*
- Robot (Civilian)*
- Demolition Dummy (Civilian)*
- Magician (Civilian)*
- Super Wrestler (Civilian)*
- Nurse (Civilian)*
- Ninja (Civilian)*
- Spaceman (Civilian)*
- Forestman (Civilian)*
- Deep Sea Diver (Civilian)*
- Cowboy (Civilian)*
- Maraca Man (Civilian)*
- Spartan Warrior (Civilian)*
- Ringmaster (Civilian)*
- Vampire (Civilian)*
- Traffic Cop (Civilian)*
- Explorer (Civilian)*
- Lifeguard (Civilian)*
- Mime (Civilian)*
- Weightlifter (Civilian)*
- Pop Star (Civilian)*
- Skier (Civilian)*
- Disco Dude (Civilian)*
- Karate Master (Civilian)
- Surfer (Civilian)*
- Pharaoh (Civilian)*
- Fisherman (Civilian)*
- Pilot (Civilian)*
- Tribal Chief (Civilian)
- Samurai Warrior (Civilian)*
- Snowboarder (Civilian)*
- Space Villain (Civilian)*
- Sumo Wrestler (Civilian)*
- Mummy (Civilian)*
- Elf (Civilian)*
- Tennis Player (Civilian)*
- Race Car Driver (Civilian)*
- Gorilla Suit Guy (Civilian)*
- Space Alien (Civilian)*
- Hula Dancer (Civilian)*
- Rapper (Civilian)*
- Baseball Player (Civilian)*
Special 2[]
- Musketeer (Civilian)*
- Punk Rocker (Civilian)*
- Surfer Girl (Civilian)*
- Viking (Civilian)*
- The Monster (Civilian)*
- Hockey Player (Civilian)*
- Street Skater (Civilian)*
- Sailor (Civilian)*
- Soccer Player (Civilian)*
- Werewolf (Civilian)*
- Hazmat Guy (Civilian)*
- Artist (Civilian)*
- Ice Skater (Civilian)*
- Crazy Scientist (Civilian)*
- Graduate (Civilian)*
- Gladiator (Civilian)*
- Royal Guard (Civilian)*
- Ice Fisherman (Civilian)*
- Cave Woman (Civilian)
- Lizard Man (Civilian)*
- Zookeeper (Civilian)*
- Lumberjack (Civilian)*
- Fitness Instructor (Civilian)*
- Detective (Civilian)*
- Boxer (Civilian)*
- Gangster (Civilian)*
- Snowboarder Guy (Civilian)*
- Classic Alien (Civilian)*
- Highland Battler (Civilian)*
- Sleepyhead (Civilian)*
- Bandit (Civilian)*
- Clockwork Robot (Civilian)*
- Minotaur (Civilian)*
- Roman Soldier (Civilian)*
- Surgeon (Civilian)*
- Skater Girl (Civilian)*
- Intergalactic Girl (Civilian)*
- Butcher (Civilian)*
- Mechanic (Civilian)*
Service[]
- Captain Bluffbeard (Civilian)*
- Submarine Captain (Civilian)*
- Coastguard (Civilian)*
- Airline Pilot (Civilian)*
- Air Hostess (Civilian)*
- Air Host (Civilian)
- Airline Attendant 1 (Civilian)*
- Airline Attendant 2 (Civilian)
- Taxi Driver (Civilian)*
- Bus Driver (Civilian)*
- Train Driver Bob (Civilian)*
- Train Driver Bill (Civilian)
- Pizza Delivery Boy (Civilian)*
- Chef (Civilian)*
- Waitress (Civilian)*
- Bank Manager (Civilian)*
- Doctor Smith (Civilian)*
- Doctor Jones (Civilian)*
- Paramedic (Civilian)*
- Anchor Man (Civilian)*
- News Reader (Civilian)*
- Radio DJ (Civilian)*
- Chat Show Host (Civilian)*
- TV Reporter (Civilian)*
- Weather Girl (Civilian)*
- Press Photographer (Civilian)*
- Paparazzo (Civilian)*
- Doorman (Civilian)*
- Mail Man (Civilian)*
- Janitor (Civilian)*
- Garbage Man (Civilian)*
- Gas Station Manager (Civilian)*
- Cleaner (Civilian)*
Police[]
- Chase McCain (Police)
- Chase McCain (Police) (P2) (Only in Remastered)
- Grace Makepiece (Police) (Only in Remastered)
- Chase Undercover (Police)
- Chase Undercover (Police) (P2) (Only in Remastered)
- Grace Makepiece (Police) (Undercover) (Only in Remastered)
- Chase Suit (Police)
- Chase Suit (Police) (P2) (Only in Remastered)
- Frank Honey (Police)*
- Frank Poolside (Police)
- Marion Dunby (Police)*
- Duke Huckleberry (Police)*
- Ellie Phillips (Police)*
- Ezra Baxter (Police)* (Only in Remastered)
- Avery Cruise (Police)* (Only in Remastered)
- Chuck Morrison (Police)*
- Mayor Gleeson (Police)*
- Bea Heckerson (Police)*
- Ted Baxter (Police)*
- Pat Patterson (Police)*
- Butch Patterson (Police)*
- Rodney Baxter (Police)*
- Shaky Harry (Police)*
- Studski (Police)*
- Clutch (Police)*
- Brickett (Police)*
- Blubs (Police)*
- DaMumbo (Police)*
- Lagney (Police)*
- Cacey (Police)*
- Horace Cone (Police)*
- Doorlock Homes (Police)*
- Dr Whatsit (Police)*
- Prison Guard (Police)*
- Security Supervisor (Police)*
- Security Guard (Police)
- Ranger Barber (Police)*
- Ranger Lewis (Police)*
- Quentin Spencer (Police)*
- Officer Park (Police)*
- Traffic Cop (Police)
- Detective (Police)
Criminals[]
- Chase McCain (Robber)
- Chase McCain (Robber) (P2) (Only in Remastered)
- Oscar Steel (Robber)* (Only in Remastered)
- Clown Robber Lou (Robber)*
- Clown Robber Max (Robber)*
- Clown Robber Wes (Robber)*
- Forrest Blackwell Casual (Robber)*
- Forrest Blackwell Suit (Robber)
- Forrest Blackwell Tuxedo (Robber)
- Tim Welch (Robber)*
- Sentinel Channard (Robber)*
- Sentinel Decker (Robber)
- James Curry (Robber)*
- Rex Fury (Robber)*
- Rex Fury Bare Chest (Robber)
- Jimmy Grossman (Robber)*
- Eddie JoJo (Robber)*
- Spikey Don (Robber)*
- Vitus Tinkleman (Robber)*
- Maximilian Jarvik (Robber)*
- Vinnie Pappalardo (Robber)*
- Vinnie Tracksuit (Robber)
- Vinnie Clown (Robber)
- Moe De Luca (Robber)*
- Salvatore Calzone (Robber)*
- Carlo Jerome (Robber)*
- Carlo Cone (Robber)
- Lucky Pete (Robber)*
- Paulie Blindfolds (Robber)*
- Tony One-Time (Robber)*
- Mikey Spoilers (Robber)*
- Chan Chuang (Robber)*
- Feng (Robber)*
- Li (Robber)*
- Fu (Robber)*
- Old Quiang (Robber)*
- Bucky Butler (Robber)*
- Shui Xue (Robber)*
- Chao Hui (Robber)*
- Hai Chen (Robber)*
- Warden Stonewall (Robber)*
- Blue Whittaker (Robber)*
- Snakes Squealer (Robber)*
- Prisoner (Robber)*
- Grubby Grubster (Robber)*
- Beefy Baker (Robber)*
- Dougy Dungarees (Robber)*
- Verne (Robber)*
- Hot Tub McCreedy (Robber)*
- Hot Tub Harry (Robber)*
- Gangster (Robber)
- Bandit (Robber)
Miners[]
- Chase McCain (Miner)
- Chase McCain (Miner) (P2) (Only in Remastered)
- Bill Derby (Miner)* (Only on Wii U)
- Mine Foreman (Miner)*
- Stinky Fletcher (Miner)*
- Barney Greenschist (Miner)*
- Todd Greywacke (Miner)*
- Otto Hornfels (Miner)*
- Ben Moseley (Miner)*
Astronauts[]
- Chase McCain (Astronaut)
- Chase McCain (Astronaut) (P2) (Only in Remastered)
- Bud Hawkins (Astronaut)* (Only on Wii U)
- Dutch Danish (Astronaut)*
- Space Scientist (Astronaut)*
- Forrest Blackwell (Astronaut)
- Ben Sharples (Astronaut)* (Haydxn Gemson in Remastered Version)
- Jonlan Regnix (Astronaut)*
- Henrik Kowalski (Astronaut)
- Rex Fury (Astronaut)
- Drew Calhoun (Astronaut)*
- Jenny Rathbone (Astronaut)* (Gemma Jones in Remastered Version)
- Cal Wainwright (Astronaut)*
- Brantford Cubbery (Astronaut)*
- Spaceman (Astronaut)
- Space Villain (Astronaut)
- Space Alien (Astronaut)
- Classic Alien (Astronaut)
Farmers[]
- Chase McCain (Farmer)
- Chase McCain (Farmer) (P2) (Only in Remastered)
- Farmer Bales (Farmer)* (Only on Wii U)
- Jethro Hayes (Farmer)*
- Farm Worker Bob (Farmer)*
- Farm Worker Bill (Farmer)
- Rooster (Farmer)*
- Squirrel McTavish (Farmer)*
- Patty Hayes (Farmer)*
- Troublemaker Phil (Farmer)*
- Troublemaker Tom (Farmer)
- Troublemaker Tim (Farmer)
Fire Fighters[]
- Chase McCain (Fireman)
- Chase McCain (Fireman) (P2) (Only in Remastered)
- Charlotte Hannon (Fireman)* (Jade Crosby in Remastered Version)
- Jessie Weingartner (Fireman)*
- Cornelius Burns (Fireman)*
- Ramon Lopez-Delgado (Fireman)*
- Buddy Weingartner (Fireman)*
- Ryan McLaughlin (Fireman)*
- Forest Fireman (Fireman)*
- Brad Hoggle (Fireman)*
- Oliver Duffy (Fireman)*
Construction Workers[]
- Chase McCain (Construction)
- Chase McCain (Construction) (P2) (Only in Remastered)
- Lance Linberger (Construction)* (Only on Wii U)
- Albert Spindlerouter (Construction)*
- Construction Foreman (Construction)*
- Rod Stanchion (Construction)*
- Patrick Wenham (Construction)* (Will Miles in Remastered Version)
- Miles Rebar (Construction)*
- Bobby Hammer (Construction)*
- Harbor Worker (Construction)*
- Docks Foreman (Construction)*
- Docks Crane Driver (Construction)*
- Garage Worker (Construction)*
- Tow Truck Driver (Construction)*
- Maintenance Worker (Construction)*
Vehicles[]
Emergency[]
- Squaddie*
- Bastion*
- Chaser*
- Patrollo*
- Dasher (Only in Remastered)
- Detainer* (Only in Remastered)
- Hero
- Imprisoner
- M.O.V.*
- Rescuer* (Only in Remastered)
- Rino
- Tracker
- T.R.E.V.*
- Trooper
- Douser*
- Extender*
- Inferno
- Fire Tracker*
- Panacea*
- Vigilant*
- Justice*
- Pursuer (Only in Remastered)
Worker[]
- Armadillo*
- Atlas*
- Brawn*
- Bristler*
- Dragger*
- Dumper*
- Epona* (Traveller in Remastered Version)
- Foundation*
- Hazard*
- Indulga*
- Kowalski's Shifter*
- Payload*
- Protector*
- Relocator*
- Roller*
- Shifter
- Slicker*
- Slogger (Only in Remastered)
- Steadfast*
- Taxi Cab*
- Trasher
- Crawler* (Only in High Steal and The Con In Construction)
Compact[]
- Aceso*
- Ancestor*
- Arbalest*
- Cabrakan*
- Crater*
- Grassman*
- Downforce*
- Earwig*
- Flare*
- Hestia*
- Jalopy*
- Pumpkin*
- Rex's Galican* (Rex's Galician in Remastered Version)
- Schmoozer*
- Sevila*
- Smallisimo*
- Squeaky*
- Talos*
Heavy[]
- Broadcaster*
- Cocoon*
- Galleon*
- Garrano*
- Gotland*
- Giant* (Only in Remastered)
- Hanker* (Only in Remastered)
- Ironback*
- Chan's Ironback
- L.E.R.V.*
- Muncher*
- Oldster*
- Rex's Riot*
- Rugged*
- Squadmobile*
- Torsion*
- Transter*
- Wanderer*
Performance[]
- Athena*
- Bearer*
- Drakonas*
- Chan's Drakonas
- Dullahan*
- Enberg*
- Falchion GT*
- Gersemi*
- Lantos*
- Cetan*
- Lusca*
- Narym*
- Roar*
- Scout*
- Silversmith*
- Sphinx*
- Tigerella*
- Valkyrie*
- Wrath*
- Spirit*
- Rebellion* (Only in Remastered)
Bikes[]
- Buzzer*
- Rex's Brute*
- Grounddog*
- Hairdryer*
- Nipper (Only in Remastered)
- Redeemer*
- Revolver*
- Segway* (Scoot in Remastered Version)
- Sweetie*
- Vor
- Wash Wagon*
Boats/Water[]
- Arowana*
- Catalufa*
- Cetacea*
- Chan's Arowana
- Devario
- Drifter*
- Driftwood*
- Flotsam*
- Liberty
- Minnow*
- Rubadub*
- Skimmer*
- Surger*
Aircraft[]
- Camel*
- Chopper*
- Cloud*
- Hera*
- Jupiter*
- Guardian (Only in Remastered)
- Responder
- Skybringer*
- Swooper*
- Rex's Tempest*
- UFO
Locomotive/Trains[]
Locations[]
- LEGO City
- Cherry Tree Hills
- Auburn
- Auburn Bay Bridge
- Fort Meadows
- Bluebell National Park
- Blackwell Bridge
- Uptown
- LEGO City Airport
- Paradise Sands
- Crosstown Tunnel
- Fresco
- Grand Canal
- Kings Court
- Downtown
- Festival Square
- Heritage Bridge
- Pagoda
- Bright Lights Plaza
- Crescent Park
- Albatross Island
- Apollo Island
- Lady Liberty Island
Abilities[]
- Police (New)
- Robber (New)
- Miner (New)
- Astronaut (New)
- Farmer (New)
- Fireman (New)
- Construction (New)
- Safe Open
- Axe Door (New)
- Electric Box (New)
- Detective Scan
- Super Strength
- Civilian (New)
Extras[]
- Ring Tone - Honk (New)
- Ring Tone - Donkey (New)
- Ring Tone - Belch (New)
- Ring Tone - Gas (New)
- Ring Tone - Pig (New)
- Wonder Whistle (New)
- Data Scan Upgrade - City Challenges (New)
- Data Scan Upgrade - Character Challenges (New)
- Data Scan Upgrade - Red Bricks (New)
- Data Scan Upgrade - Clues (New)
- Data Scan Upgrade - Tokens (New)
- Studs x2
- Studs x4
- Studs x6
- Studs x8
- Studs x10
- Attract Studs
- Attract Bricks (New)
- Collect Sat Nav Studs
- Super Fast Travel (New)
- Super Throw (New)
- Super Ray Gun (New)
- Mario Hat (New; Only on Wii U)
- Police Siren Hat (New)
- Nitrous For All (New)
- Instant Vehicles (New)
- Super Ram (New)
- Extra Hearts
- Invincibility
- Fast Build
- Super Break and Enter (New)
- Super Axe Smash (New)
- Super Astro Crate (New)
- Super Drill Ride (New)
- Super Safe Crack (New)
- Unlimited Dynamite (New)
- Super Color Gun (New)
- Fall Rescue
- Longer Vehicle Boost (New)
- Costumes (New)
- Super Minifigure (New)
Cut content[]
- Main article: Cut content/LCU
There were planned side missions for the game, such as towing vehicles, driving a taxi to escort people from place to place for extra Studs and driving a firetruck around, however they were all scrapped. The characters exclusive to LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins have full models and can be modded into the game. These include Rex wearing his black mask and Chase without his pants which also weren't playable in The Chase Begins. Small loops of unused songs for the game can be heard on radios throughout the city. One song is known in the game's files as Rock Vox, which has lyrics. The game's files have icons for paramedics and mechanics as well as races with other characters.
Soundtrack[]
- Main article: Soundtrack/LCU
The soundtrack for the game was composed by Simon Withenshaw and Suddi Raval. The game also features the song "Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves.
Version Differences[]
Remaster[]
- All of the Nintendo references and easter eggs were removed from the PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One ports of the game, the Switch version keeps them all however.
- Cover art as well as the game's logo is slightly different in both versions. Most notably, the car below Chase was replaced from a Police SUV to a normal Police car.
- The Mario Hat extra was removed to keep the red brick count consistent across all systems and has been replaced by a new vehicle, Guardian.
- Chase's outfit has been changed to be entirely dark blue, although his original outfit can be used for the second player.
- The player can no longer rewatch the game's cutscenes from the projector room in the Police Station's third floor. The only way to do so in-game is to replay the game's missions or start a new game.
- The Wii U GamePad functions were all moved to the D-pad.
- The taxi's checkered patterned stripes were replaced with plain black stripes.
- Once the player collects a Red Brick, the extra is automatically unlocked. This also happens in LEGO The Incredibles.
- Instead of Placard, a different font is used for the in-game text.
- Two-player co-op was added, although the second player will never be AI-controlled.
- The loading times are slightly shorter.
- All the character tokens and vehicle tokens were changed from circles to hexagons except for two for some odd reason. However, the free run tokens are still shaped like a circle.
- There is a Secret City seeable from Auburn Bay Bridge.
- The PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC versions have 48 achievements to unlock (49 trophies in the PlayStation 4 version). You can see them here
- The two bonus missions previously unlocked with a special code in a tie-in set are automatically unlocked after completing the main story.
Reception[]
The Wii U version of LEGO City Undercover received mostly positive reviews from critics. The game has been compared positively to the Grand Theft Auto game series. The characters, humor, and pop-culture references were praised. Critics saw the open world as diverse and fun to explore. The integration of the Wii U GamePad received mixed reviews, with some finding it cleverly used and others finding it forced. The loading times were criticized for their length. On Metacritic, the review aggregation website, the Wii U version scores "Generally Favorable".
The remastered version also received positive reviews. It was praised for adding Co-Op to the game; however, it was also criticized for being seen as lackluster. On Metacritic, the remastered versions score "Generally Favorable".
Gallery[]
Cheat codes[]
- Gorilla Suit Guy: xkgzvj
- JUSTICE AND RED SPORT CAR: 3GCC7XR
- Natalia Kowalski: hvgtpg
- Race Car Driver: mhhrhm
- Unlocks High Speed Chase Missions/Vehicles: N7NN4F9
- Werewolf unlock: Gystqp
References[]
- ↑ https://youtu.be/p1JJPkd4Q28?t=3413
- ↑ https://youtu.be/35HyUR9lMVY?t=2690
- ↑ https://cogconnected.com/preview/e3-2012-lego-city-undercover-wii-u-preview/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1MUnfwkJcM
- ↑ https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/01/lego_city_undercover_the_chase_begins_confirmed_for_3ds
- ↑ https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/54099/
Trivia[]
- The opening cutscene has Captain Bluffbeard asking a woman what brings her to LEGO City, only for her to respond "uh, this boat?" This is a reference to Mama Brickolini's opening movie in LEGO Island which has the same joke.
- This was the first LEGO video game to be released on the Wii U.
- This is the first home console LEGO game from TT that cannot be played on the Wii as the GameCube versions of the first two LEGO Star Wars games are backwards-compatible with the Wii and Bionicle Heroes is available on both the GameCube & Wii. This also makes it the first overall home console LEGO game that cannot be played on either platform mentioned since Soccer Mania.
- This is the first TT LEGO game to not use realistic skin colors for the white characters, due to it not being based on a licensed property.
- The Wii U version is the only home console LEGO game from TT Games which can't be played in Local Co-Op, due to the GamePad features.
- The character roster of 314 in the remastered version is the second-largest character roster in any TT LEGO game behind LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga with 380 and 450 with DLC and this game held the record before the latter came out.
- This is the first TT LEGO game to be released in Japan since LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4.
- This is one of three LEGO games from TT on console/PC to not have a character from a movie that Roger Ebert reviewed, the others being LEGO Worlds and The LEGO Ninjago Movie Videogame.
- The remastered version of the game was the first LEGO video game released on the Nintendo Switch.
- The Placard font in the Wii U version was later used for the on-screen text in LEGO The Incredibles.
- This and LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga are the only LEGO video games from TT to not get a PC port initially, only to get one later on.
- With the Instant Vehicles extra, this is the first LEGO game from TT to allow the player to summon any vehicle they want in the hub at any time, the others being the handheld version of LEGO Marvel's Avengers, LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2, LEGO The Incredibles and LEGO DC Super-Villains.
- LEGO City Undercover (under its original name LEGO City Stories) was the first game ever publicly revealed for the Wii U.
- It has only two bosses, which is the least out of any LEGO game made by TT Games.
| Handheld Games | |
|---|---|
| 2000s | LEGO Racers (2000, GBC) • LEGO Alpha Team (2000, GBC) • LEGO Stunt Rally (2000, GBC) • LEGO Island 2: The Brickster's Revenge (2001, GBC, GBA) • LEGO Bionicle: Quest for the Toa (2001, GBA) • LEGO Racers 2 (2001, GBA) • Soccer Mania (2002, GBA) • Bionicle: Matoran Adventures (2002, GBA) • Island Xtreme Stunts (2002, GBA) • Drome Racers (2003, GBA) • Bionicle (2003, GBA) • LEGO Knights' Kingdom (2004, GBA) • LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game (2005, GBA) • Bionicle: Maze of Shadows (2005, GBA) • LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (2006, PSP, GBA, DS) • Bionicle Heroes (2006, GBA, DS) • LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (2007, DS) • LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (2008, PSP, DS) • LEGO Batman: The Videogame (2008, PSP, DS) • LEGO Battles (2009, DS) • LEGO Rock Band (2009, DS) • LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues (2009, PSP, DS) |
| 2010s | LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (2010, PSP, DS) • LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (2011, PSP, DS, 3DS) • LEGO Battles: Ninjago (2011, DS) • LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game (2011, PSP, DS, 3DS) • LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 (2011, PSP, PSVita, DS, 3DS) • LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (2012, PSVita, DS, 3DS) • LEGO The Lord of the Rings (2012, PSVita, DS, 3DS) • LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins (2013, 3DS) • LEGO Legends of Chima: Laval's Journey (2013, PSVita, DS, 3DS) • LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Universe in Peril (2013, PSVita, DS, 3DS) • LEGO Friends (2013, DS, 3DS) • The LEGO Movie Videogame (2014, PSVita, 3DS) • LEGO The Hobbit (2014, PSVita, 3DS) • LEGO Ninjago: Nindroids (2014, PSVita, 3DS) • LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham (2014, PSVita, 3DS) • LEGO Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin (2015, PSVita, 3DS) • LEGO Jurassic World (2015, PSVita, 3DS) • LEGO Marvel's Avengers (2016, PSVita, 3DS) • LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2016, PSVita, 3DS) • LEGO City Undercover (2017, Switch) • LEGO Worlds (2017, Switch) • The LEGO Ninjago Movie Videogame (2017, Switch) • LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 (2017, Switch) • LEGO The Incredibles (2018, Switch) • LEGO DC Super-Villains (2018, Switch) • LEGO Harry Potter Collection (2018, Switch) • The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame (2019, Switch) • LEGO Jurassic World (2019, Switch) |
| 2020s | LEGO Builder's Journey (2021, Switch) • LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (2021, Switch) • LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (2022, Switch) • LEGO Brawls (2022, Switch) • LEGO Bricktales (2022, Switch) • LEGO 2K Drive (2023, Switch) • LEGO Horizon Adventures (2024, Switch) • LEGO Voyagers (2025, Switch) • LEGO Party! (2025, Switch) • LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight (2026, Switch 2) |









