Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins released for Nintendo 3DS

Written by Brandon Hofer on April 24, 2013

Lego City Undercover News: Solve crimes on the go with Chase McCain in this Lego City Undercover prequel for Nintendo 3DS.

Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins is now available for the Nintendo 3DS thanks to Nintendo and developer TT Games. A prequel to Lego City Undercover on the Wii U, Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins follows Chase McCain during his early days on the police force. The 3DS story is set two years before the events of the Wii U game and follows Chase as a rookie cop trying to prove himself in Lego City.

“Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins builds on the same action-filled game play and humor of Lego City Undercover for Wii U,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Every member of the family can experience Chase’s exciting journey from rookie to legend, on the go with their Nintendo 3DS systems.”

Like any first day on the job, Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins starts off with Chase performing simple tasks such as retrieving doughnuts and looking for lost pets. As the story progresses though, Chase stumbles into something much more menacing: different gangs start to cause trouble all over Lego City, and it’s up to Chase McCain to put an end to their crime wave.

The story of Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins is based on the popular Lego City playsets, and features various undercover disguises that Chase can collect and wear. These disguises grant him special abilities, as well as access to new areas in the game’s budding Lego City. While investigating specific crimes in multiple missions, Chase will drive dozens of vehicles, engage in hand-to-hand combat with criminals and gather a wide variety of collectibles that can unlock bonus content.

Have you played Lego City Undercover on the Wii U? Do you plan on picking up Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins on 3DS? Tell us what you think below.