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Short description: 2013 action-adventure video game

Lego City Undercover:
The Chase Begins
Developer(s)TT Fusion
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Director(s)Nick Elms
Producer(s)Azusa Tajima
Masakazu Miyazaki
Rob Shepherd
Designer(s)Mike Bareham
Nolan Worthington
Programmer(s)Patrick Senior
Writer(s)Graham Goring
Mike Bareham
Composer(s)Simon Withenshaw
Suddi Raval
Paul Weir
Platform(s)Nintendo 3DS
Release
  • NA: April 21, 2013
  • EU: April 26, 2013
  • AU: April 27, 2013
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by TT Fusion and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. It was released in April 2013. The game is based on the Lego City brand. It serves as a prequel to Lego City Undercover.

Gameplay

Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins is an open-world action-adventure game in which the player fights crime in Lego City as police officer Chase McCain.[1][2] The player targets gangs by chasing after criminals, building LEGO objects by breaking apart and repurposing other objects, and finding collectible items like outfits. The world is generally split into various sections which are locked off until the player defeats the boss of a gang in a certain section.[3] With each section, a new gang is introduced, and the player unlocks a new outfit which helps navigate the environment.[3][4] The missions usually involve fighting characters, platforming sections, and fetch quests. The player can drive vehicles across the map, and helicopters are used to fast travel between different locations.[5][6]

Plot

Two years before the events of Lego City Undercover, Chase McCain, a rookie cop working for the Lego City Police Department, is tasked with arresting the city's most wanted man, Rex Fury. To find Rex, Chase must explore the city.

As far as story connections go, it was Chase who accidentally revealed that Natalia Kowalski, his girlfriend who previously worked as a news reporter turned out to be the secret witness in the Rex trial, which forced her to go under witness protection. As a result, Chase was eventually exiled from Lego City, but not before he attempted to fix his mistakes by pursuing Rex and the criminals that work for him. It also outlines how Chase managed to arrest Rex Fury. Furthermore, the game reveals that Mayor Gleeson, a character also featured in Lego City Undercover, was formerly the chief of police, and how Chief Dunby was just a deputy officer.

Development

Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins was announced during Nintendo's press conference at E3 2011 on June 7, 2011, with the tentative name Lego City Stories. On January 17, 2013, the game was revealed to be Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins, and that it would be a prequel to the Wii U game.[7] It was released in April 2013.[1]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic62/100[8]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Destructoid5.5/10[9]
Eurogamer7/10[10]
Famitsu32/40[11]
Game Informer6/10[12]
GameRevolutionStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar[13]
GameZone7.5/10[14]
IGN6.3/10[15]
Nintendo LifeStarStarStarStarStarStar[16]
Nintendo World Report5.5/10[17]
ONM64%[18]
Pocket GamerStarStarStarHalf star[19]
Digital SpyStarStarStar[20]
Metro3/10[21]

Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[8] IGN called it a "decent" game that is marred by "a lot of fog, a lot of loading, no voice acting and a jarring framerate".[15] In Japan, where the game was ported for release on 5 March 2015, Famitsu gave it a score of 32 out of 40.[11]

Chris Scullion of Official Nintendo Magazine commented on the amount of cutbacks from the Wii U sequel (Undercover), stating that "The Chase Begins has far less funnier bones than Undercover. The silly jokes, clever spoofs and brilliant dialogue between the characters have been replaced with a handful of average cutscenes and loads of text-heavy dialogue which, while functional, are rarely amusing and never hilarious. Loading times were frustrating enough in LEGO City: Undercover but are even more infuriating here considering the game's running off a cartridge and is designed for handheld play. It's lacking visually, too. Thick fog (to hide having to render distant buildings) smothers the city and roads and pavements are far less crowded, making it feel like you're wandering around a post-apocalyptic LEGO City. The characters' faces don't move, making in-game cutscenes feel awkward and the frame rate is clunky if you're playing in 3D. It's technically impressive(ish), but not as fun or funny as the Wii U game."[18]

Chris Vandergaag of Toronto Sun gave the game three-and-a-half stars out of five, saying that it "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."[22] Peter Nowak of The Globe and Mail gave it a similar score of seven out of ten, saying, "The repetition turns tedious when the goon fights take place almost every step of the way. These fights are not challenging in the least – even to kids – with McCain merely tossing the bad guys around for a while before cuffing them. I won some of the fights without even looking at the screen."[23] Liam Martin of Digital Spy gave it 3 out of 5 stars, commenting on the game's lack of appeal but praising the game's visuals and stating that, "Unfortunately, where LEGO City Undercover referenced movies and used voice acting to great effect, hardware limitations have forced TT Fusion to keep spoken cutscenes to a minimum, something which ultimately detracts from the hilarity. Despite its flaws, LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins is a charming release, packed with diverse missions, mostly impressive visuals and a great cast of characters."[20] Chad Sapieha of National Post gave it a score of 5.5 out of 10, saying, "If you imagined the Wii U's excellent Lego City Undercover and the Nintendo 3DS's Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins as actor siblings, the former would be Alec Baldwin to the latter's Daniel...Not Stephen, and not even William...Daniel."[24] However, Mike LeChevallier of Slant Magazine gave it two stars out of five, saying, "With a full-bodied hike in attention to detail, The Chase Begins could have been a satisfying alternative for Lego fans who haven't yet obtained a Wii U, or simply gamers who've been bellowing for a well-made 3DS addition to the franchise. Disappointingly, what they've been allotted is a tattered set of hand-me-down Lego blocks, mismatched and marked with the fingerpaint smudges of those who've grown up and moved on to Minecraft."[25] David Jenkins of Metro gave it a score of three out of ten, saying, "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."[21]

On 12 September 2013, Nintendo announced that the game has sold 264,000 units in North America.[26] As of December 31, 2020, worldwide sales reached 2.04 million copies,[27] making it the 34th best-selling game for the Nintendo 3DS.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 East, Thomas (19 March 2013). "LEGO City Undercover 3DS release date confirmed". Future plc. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141024175554/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/47809/lego-city-undercover-the-chase-begins-3ds-release-date-uk-confirmed/. Retrieved 20 March 2013. 
  2. ↑ Kain, Erik. "'LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins' Review (3DS)" (in en). https://www.forbes.com/sites/games/2013/04/21/lego-city-undercover-the-chase-begins-review-3ds/. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 George, Richard (2013-04-24). "LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins Review" (in en). https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/04/24/lego-city-undercover-the-chase-begins-review. 
  4. ↑ "Review: LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins" (in en-US). https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-lego-city-undercover-the-chase-begins/. 
  5. ↑ Jenkins, David (2013-04-25). "Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins review – bricking it" (in en). https://metro.co.uk/2013/04/25/lego-city-undercover-the-chase-begins-review-bricking-it-3666082/. 
  6. ↑ "Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins review" (in en). 2013-04-21. https://www.gamesradar.com/lego-city-undercover-the-chase-begins-review/. 
  7. ↑ Whitehead, Thomas (2013-01-17). "LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins Confirmed For 3DS" (in en-GB). https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/01/lego_city_undercover_the_chase_begins_confirmed_for_3ds. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins for 3DS Reviews". Red Ventures. https://www.metacritic.com/game/lego-city-undercover-the-chase-begins/critic-reviews/?platform=3ds. Retrieved 18 March 2022. 
  9. ↑ Carter, Chris (23 April 2013). "Review: LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins". Enthusiast Gaming. https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-lego-city-undercover-the-chase-begins/. Retrieved 18 March 2022. 
  10. ↑ Whitehead, Dan (19 April 2013). "Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins review". Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 17 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140917075836/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-04-19-lego-city-undercover-the-chase-begins-review. Retrieved 18 March 2022. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "レゴシティ アンダーカバー チェイス ビギンズ" (in ja). Famitsu (Enterbrain). https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=14388&redirect=no. Retrieved 18 March 2022. 
  12. ↑ Cork, Jeff (21 April 2013). "Lego City Undercover [The Chase Begins Review"]. Game Informer (GameStop). https://www.gameinformer.com/games/lego_city_undercover/b/3ds/archive/2013/04/21/lego-city-undercover-the-chase-begins-review.aspx. Retrieved 18 March 2022. 
  13. ↑ Schaller, Kevin (20 April 2013). "LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins Review". CraveOnline. https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/59859-lego-city-undercover-the-chase-begins-review. Retrieved 19 March 2022. 
  14. ↑ Workman, Robert (4 May 2013). "Review: Lego City Undercover Serves Up Adequate Justice On the Nintendo 3DS". Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130507221208/https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/2013/05/04/review-lego-city-undercover-serves-up-adequate-justice-on-the-nintendo-3ds. Retrieved 19 March 2022. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 George, Richard (24 April 2013). "LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins Review". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/04/24/lego-city-undercover-the-chase-begins-review. Retrieved 24 April 2013. 
  16. ↑ Mason, Mike (18 April 2013). "LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins Review". Gamer Network. https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/3ds/lego_city_undercover_the_chase_begins. Retrieved 24 April 2013. 
  17. ↑ Bonds, Curtis (20 April 2013). "LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins". NINWR, LLC. https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/33961/lego-city-undercover-the-chase-begins-nintendo-3ds. Retrieved 19 March 2022. 
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Scullion, Chris (29 April 2013). "LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins review". Future plc. Archived from the original on 6 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130606155829/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/49082/reviews/lego-city-undercover-the-chase-begins-review-review/. Retrieved 18 March 2022. 
  19. ↑ Rose, Mike (22 April 2013). "Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins". Steel Media Ltd. https://www.pocketgamer.com/lego-city-undercover-the-chase-begins/lego-city-undercover-the-chase-begins/. Retrieved 18 March 2022. 
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Martin, Liam (5 May 2013). "LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins review: An inferior 3DS edition". Hearst Communications. https://www.digitalspy.com/videogames/a478466/lego-city-undercover-the-chase-begins-review-an-inferior-3ds-edition/. Retrieved 18 March 2022. 
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Jenkins, David (25 April 2013). "Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins review – bricking it". Metro (DMG Media). https://metro.co.uk/2013/04/25/lego-city-undercover-the-chase-begins-review-bricking-it-3666082/. Retrieved 18 March 2022. 
  22. ↑ Vandergaag, Chris (1 May 2013). "'Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins' packs sizable fun into small package". Toronto Sun (Postmedia Network). Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130627084342/http://www.torontosun.com/2013/04/30/lego-city-undercover-the-chase-begins-packs-sizable-fun-into-small-package. Retrieved 18 March 2022. 
  23. ↑ Nowak, Peter (22 April 2013). "Lego City Undercover laugh lines missing in action on 3DS". The Globe and Mail (The Woodbridge Company). Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130501075100/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/gaming/game-reviews/lego-city-undercover-laugh-lines-missing-in-action-on-3ds/article11456444/. Retrieved 18 March 2022. 
  24. ↑ Sapieha, Chad (23 April 2013). "Why does Lego City Undercover for 3DS remind us of Daniel Baldwin?". National Post (Postmedia Network). https://financialpost.com/technology/gaming/lego-city-undercover-for-3ds-is-a-disappointing-prequel-to-wii-u-hit-draft?r. Retrieved 18 March 2022. 
  25. ↑ LeChavallier, Mike (29 April 2013). "Review: Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins". Slant Magazine LLC. https://www.slantmagazine.com/games/lego-city-undercover-the-chase-begins/. Retrieved 18 March 2022. 
  26. ↑ Makuch, Eddie (12 September 2013). "Pikmin 3 US sales reach 115,000 units". Red Ventures. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pikmin-3-us-sales-reach-115000-units/1100-6414410/. Retrieved 18 March 2022. 
  27. ↑ 2021CESAゲーム白書 (2021 CESA Games White Papers). Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association. 2021. ISBN 978-4-902346-43-5. 
  • Official website
  • MobyGames is a commercial database website that catalogs information on video games and the people and companies behind them via crowdsourcing. This includes over 300,000 games for hundreds of platforms.[1] Founded in 1999, ownership of the site has changed hands several times. It has been owned by Atari SA since 2022.

Features

Edits and submissions to the site (including screenshots, box art, developer information, game summaries, and more) go through a verification process of fact-checking by volunteer "approvers".[2] This lengthy approval process after submission can range from minutes to days or months.[3] The most commonly used sources are the video game's website, packaging, and credit screens. There is a published standard for game information and copy-editing.[4] A ranking system allows users to earn points for contributing accurate information.[5]

Registered users can rate and review games. Users can create private or public "have" and "want" lists, which can generate a list of games available for trade with other registered users. The site contains an integrated forum. Each listed game can have its own sub-forum.

History

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MobyGames was founded on March 1, 1999, by Jim Leonard and Brian Hirt, and joined by David Berk 18 months later, the three of which had been friends since high school.[6][7] Leonard had the idea of sharing information about computer games with a larger audience. The database began with information about games for IBM PC compatibles, relying on the founders' personal collections. Eventually, the site was opened up to allow general users to contribute information.[5] In a 2003 interview, Berk emphasized MobyGames' dedication to taking video games more seriously than broader society and to preserving games for their important cultural influence.[5]

In mid-2010, MobyGames was purchased by GameFly for an undisclosed amount.[8] This was announced to the community post factum , and the site's interface was given an unpopular redesign.[7] A few major contributors left, refusing to do volunteer work for a commercial website.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025} On December 18, 2013, MobyGames was acquired by Jeremiah Freyholtz, owner of Blue Flame Labs (a San Francisco-based game and web development company) and VGBoxArt (a site for fan-made video game box art).[9] Blue Flame Labs reverted MobyGames' interface to its pre-overhaul look and feel,[10] and for the next eight years, the site was run by Freyholtz and Independent Games Festival organizer Simon Carless.[7]

On November 24, 2021, Atari SA announced a potential deal with Blue Flame Labs to purchase MobyGames for $1.5 million.[11] The purchase was completed on 8 March 2022, with Freyholtz remaining as general manager.[12][13][14] Over the next year, the financial boost given by Atari led to a rework of the site being built from scratch with a new backend codebase, as well as updates improving the mobile and desktop user interface.[1] This was accomplished by investing in full-time development of the site instead of its previously part-time development.[15]

In 2024, MobyGames began offering a paid "Pro" membership option for the site to generate additional revenue.[16] Previously, the site had generated income exclusively through banner ads and (from March 2014 onward) a small number of patrons via the Patreon website.[17]

See also

  • IGDB – game database used by Twitch for its search and discovery functions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheehan, Gavin (2023-02-22). "Atari Relaunches The Fully Rebuilt & Optimized MobyGames Website". https://bleedingcool.com/games/atari-relaunches-the-fully-rebuilt-optimized-mobygames-website/. 
  2. ↑ Litchfield, Ted (2021-11-26). "Zombie company Atari to devour MobyGames". https://www.pcgamer.com/zombie-company-atari-to-devour-mobygames/. 
  3. ↑ "MobyGames FAQ: Emails Answered § When will my submission be approved?". Blue Flame Labs. 30 March 2014. http://www.mobygames.com/info/faq7#g1. 
  4. ↑ "The MobyGames Standards and Practices". Blue Flame Labs. 6 January 2016. http://www.mobygames.com/info/standards. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Miller, Stanley A. (2003-04-22). "People's choice awards honor favorite Web sites". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 
  6. ↑ "20 Years of MobyGames" (in en). 2019-02-28. https://trixter.oldskool.org/2019/02/28/20-years-of-mobygames/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Plunkett, Luke (2022-03-10). "Atari Buys MobyGames For $1.5 Million". https://kotaku.com/mobygames-retro-credits-database-imdb-atari-freyholtz-b-1848638521. 
  8. ↑ "Report: MobyGames Acquired By GameFly Media". Gamasutra. 2011-02-07. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/report-mobygames-acquired-by-gamefly-media. 
  9. ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (December 31, 2013). "MobyGames purchased from GameFly, improvements planned". http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/31/5261414/mobygames-purchased-from-gamefly-improvements-planned. 
  10. ↑ Wawro, Alex (31 December 2013). "Game dev database MobyGames getting some TLC under new owner". Gamasutra. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-dev-database-mobygames-getting-some-tlc-under-new-owner. 
  11. ↑ "Atari invests in Anstream, may buy MobyGames". November 24, 2021. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-24-atari-invests-in-anstream-may-buy-mobygames. 
  12. ↑ Rousseau, Jeffrey (2022-03-09). "Atari purchases Moby Games". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-purchases-moby-games. 
  13. ↑ "Atari Completes MobyGames Acquisition, Details Plans for the Site's Continued Support". March 8, 2022. https://www.atari.com/atari-completes-mobygames-acquisition-details-plans-for-the-sites-continued-support/. 
  14. ↑ "Atari has acquired game database MobyGames for $1.5 million" (in en-GB). 2022-03-09. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-has-acquired-game-database-mobygames-for-1-5-million/. 
  15. ↑ Stanton, Rich (2022-03-10). "Atari buys videogame database MobyGames for $1.5 million". https://www.pcgamer.com/atari-buys-videogame-database-mobygames-for-dollar15-million/. 
  16. ↑ Harris, John (2024-03-09). "MobyGames Offering “Pro” Membership". https://setsideb.com/mobygames-offering-pro-membership/. 
  17. ↑ "MobyGames on Patreon". http://www.patreon.com/mobygames. 
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