Lego City: Undercover

Lego City: Undercover offers an open world to explore. While most Lego games have an open-world element in at least some areas, this one keeps play open throughout so that children can enjoy exploring at their own pace.

CONTENT RATING

Mild Violence

PLATFORMS

PC

Nintendo Switch

Xbox One

PlayStation 4

POSITIVE GAMEPLAY

Construction

Exploration

Inquisitiveness

PLAY STYLE

Co-Op Local

Co-Op Story

Join/Leave Anytime

Split-Screen

Player vs Enemies

It has the usual tongue-in-cheek approach to storytelling. Here though, rather than famous movie franchises, it's the police drama that the game is sending up for comedic value. It also pokes fun at games like Grand Theft Auto, without straying into questionable territory. As such it is a family-friendly alternative to that kind of police-crime experience.

This was originally launched on Wii U and has been ported and upgraded to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The Nintendo 3DS version is a slightly cut-down experience but still offers an impressive open-world Lego game that you can play on the go.

GAMEPLAY TRAILER

Good to know

Insights to ensure your child's gaming experience remains safe and enjoyable

Consider time investment

Adventure games often take a long time to finish. Encourage regular breaks to get moving, rest their eyes and balance their time with other activities.

Nurture key skills

Many adventure games incorporate problem solving and critical thinking, important skills for school, work and more offline. Talk to them about their game to see how it supports them and their goals.

Build resilience

Encourage children to take risks with their characters in-game to safely learn potential consequences. Talk about what might happen outside of the game and why it's important to keep those risks in-game only. While playing, encourage them to think about innovative risks their character can take.

Skill level age

Suggested by Family Gaming Database

8+

This skews a little older than other Lego games with the city theme. You need to do a bit more running around from mission to mission, and the lack of a super-hero, Harry Potter or Star Wars incentive to progress means that players need to have more robust inquisitiveness.

Content rating

Rated PEGI 7 for non-realistic violence in a child-friendly setting or context. Players can hit other LEGO characters, who can fall apart into LEGO pieces. Players can drive over characters with a car, but this does not cause any apparent harm to the character.

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