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

PEGI 7

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.

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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

PEGI 7
Mild Violence

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.

Accessibility

There are 20 accessibility features for
Lego City: Undercover

Balance Audio Levels
Play Without Hearing

Invert X/Y Axis
Multiple Buttons & Two Sticks
Vibration Optional

No Jump Scares
Tutorials

Clear Mission Objectives
Game Map
Head-Up Display Navigation
Menu Audio Cues
Visual Directional Cues

All Dialogue is Voice Acted (Or No Speech In Game)
All Speech Subtitled (Or No Speech In Game)
Large Clear Subtitles
Large Clear Text
Simple Minimal Reading

Motion Sickness Friendly
No Flashes
No Screen Shake

Data by Family Gaming Database

Game details

Platforms

PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo 2DS|3DS

Release date

April 4, 2017, updated in 2017

No. of players

You can play with 1 to 2 players in the same room, but you can’t play it online.

Genre

Adventure | Collecting | Traversal

In-game purchases

Yes

More information: Family Gaming Database

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