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Fact File: Lego City Undercover

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The Lego games are often popular with families. They combine puzzle and action elements with exploration and platforming. They usually offer a two player co-operative mode that suites living room play. Here's our fact file run down on the upcoming new Lego game Lego City Undercover.

Fact 1: Lego City Undercover offers more exploration and open world than previous games with its sandbox-style action-adventure. Fact 2: It is currently planed for release on the Wii U on 28 March 2013 in Europe. Fact 3: Unlike previous titles, Lego City Undercover is based on the Lego City brand rather than a movie franchise. Fact 4: You play as undercover cop Chase McCain and hunt for criminals. You can swing across poles, jump up walls, wear disguises and drive vehicles. Fact 5: If you pre-order the game you can claim a free Chase McCain Lego minifigure. There is also to be a Police High Speed Chase Lego  set which will include a code for additional downloadable content in the game. Fact 6: The Wii U controller is used in the game to scan for hidden items and provide a map readout. Fact 7: Although not dated yet there is a prequel game also in the works for the Nintendo 3DS.
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Andrew Robertson
Andy Robertson is the editor of AskAboutGames and has written for national press and broadcast about video games and families for over 15 years. He has just published the Taming Gaming book with its Family Video Game Database.