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LEGO City: Undercover gets first review

New Wii U game from Nintendo, TT Fusion, and Warner Bros. receives first review from Game Informer.

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arbitor3654062d ago

i think we all predicted scores in the 80s and that it would be a solid game for kids, but not exactly a system seller.

Phil324062d ago

I think once the Wii U starts getting a steady stream of games (The Amazing Spider-Man was the first Wii U retail release in months), the system will start selling better. I don't think just one game will do it. It's the same problem the Vita is facing currently.

LOL_WUT4062d ago

"It's the same problem the Vita is facing currently."

Actually the Vita got a price drop in Japan and its sales have picked up significantly in that region alone. Imagine how Sony could benefit if they drop the price worldwide?

Same thing could be applied to the Wii U. If Nintendo slashed the price of their handheld, then I don't see how they can't do the same for their home console. That coupled with some new IP's. ;)

As for Lego City: Undercover HOPEFULLY it's a system seller because it looks really good. ;)

Phil324062d ago (Edited 4062d ago )

To use your word "actually..."

Actually, price drops historically do little in the long term for a platform. A price drop combined with software people and a steady supply of those games is what works long term, again, historically. That is why the 3DS has done much better in Japan. I don't see that happening with the Vita. There is Soul Sacrifice, and that is it. Then the Vita will again start to sell lower and lower until it's back towards Wii U levels.

Also, 4 x 10,000 (4x being the number Sony said and 10,000 being the system's sales weekly) is nothing really impressive still, considering the 3DS sells 100,000 per week, across both models. I'd love the number to be much more and would love to be proven wrong, but again, without a steady stream of software the price drop will not keep sales at a sustained level.

LOL Also, this is very off-topic. Did my mentioning the Vita in one sentence really interest you that much that you had to comment on that part of my entire post?

Anyway... how about that LEGO City Undercover?

Whymii4062d ago (Edited 4062d ago )

@Arbitor365

So you own a wii u and won't be buying it or you don't own a wii u and this doesn't convince you to buy one? I'm confused. A good score is a good score, why try to belittle it? I hope it sells well with current owners of the console and perhaps entice some people to give the wii u a go. It doesn't need to be a 'killer app'.

ironfist924062d ago

This game is one of the reasons I want a Wii U actually

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exfatal4062d ago

nice pretty awesome score, i heard there wasn't side quests but other things to do to keep you occupied though like saving cats lol.

Phil324062d ago

This game is on my radar for sure. As I said in another article, not because it is one of the few releases on the Wii U, but because it just looks incredibly fun.

ape0074062d ago

and also it look very unique and catchy

Black-Rock-Shooter4062d ago

this game flew pretty low but a lot of Lego games do it i guess.

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LEGO City Undercover dev says the team wanted to avoid making a GTA game, scrapped zombie mechanic

LEGO City Undercover may feature an open world, but it’s not overly comparable to Grand Theft Auto. It turns out that this was intentional.

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badz149977d ago

worst justification EVER! it's a LEGO game...you know, where your imagination is the limit, but they limited the game mechanic for as hard as they can. don't get me wrong, I like the game, Platinumed it on the PS4 BUT the game has so much potential but they also put so many restrictions into the game, I feel all the time I should be able to do something but the devs decided that I can't.

oh and yes...the draw distance SUCKS in this game even on PS4. I can understand if it's ground-up made for the new-gen but this is a Wii U port, the PS4 should have no problem running rounds around this game but the devs just didn't care. tons of collectibles but most of the time, hampered by the terrible draw distance and texture pop-ins. and not to forget constant crashing, glitches, collectibles not registering, and trophy glitch...very frustrating! I had to do a 2nd run just to Platinum this thing due to the story trophy glitch! My advice, if you are gonna play this game co-op, the drop-in drop-out nature of the game will make you lose you chance for story trophies if you're not there from start to finish. the way the story mission is not setup properly to chapters is also annoying as hell.

Gameseeker_Frampt977d ago

Either you can't read or you really do think that you should be able to shoot people with guns in a LEGO game since that is the game mechanic that "they limited." Perhaps use your imagination next time and imagine that you are shooting people with guns GTA style in a LEGO game.

LEGO City Undercover is an amazing game and one of the best in both LEGO games and games on the WiiU (except for the load times).

badz149977d ago

There is a ray gun in the game and it can shoot anything to make things explode. I don't remember much but you can shoot people with ray hun too, right? Lego Marvel super hero and batman 2 are way superior than this game

ToddlerBrain977d ago

Lego zombies would have been amazing.

ElementsUnknown977d ago (Edited 977d ago )

Where is the sequel for this game?! So many believe this is the best lego game yet there has been no follow up. Did LCU not sell well? Are the licensed games more profitable? What gives?

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LEGO City Undercover devs talk Nintendo's role on the game, company was "very, very involved"

LEGO City Undercover was a pretty big deal when it first appeared on Wii U close to a decade ago. It was planned as one of the system’s first major games, and was even published by Nintendo.

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ZeekQuattro985d ago

Still my favorite Lego game. Minus the load times. Yikes. Lol

Germaximus985d ago

Game is amazing. Are there any other Lego games like it? The other ones I played were nowhere nearly as good.

badz149984d ago

They purposely put restrictions on your movements for the sake of collectibles. I still think that LEGO Batman 2 and Lego Marvel Superheroes are the best ones

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LEGO City Undercover, Just Cause 3 leaving Xbox Game Pass this month

Two games are leaving Xbox Game Pass before the end of January: LEGO City Undercover and Just Cause 3. If you’re interested in playing them, now is your chance!

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