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Hello everyone! So, I’m “officially” a writer for the website now, so I’ll post new game reviews in the official section, but for older games I am going to continue posting them in these threads, enjoy!

*Special Note – When I review an “improved version” of a game, I’m reviewing it as if it is a brand new game.

Lego City Undercover Switch Review

                I never got around to properly reviewing this game on the Wii U, which I should have considering I beat it years ago, but I just beat it a second time (this time on the Switch). The main difference this time was I was able to play with my wife the whole time and oh what a joy it was! Unlike many other Lego games, which force you into “on the roller-coaster” type situations and overstimulating fight scenes, City Undercover allows you to play as close to linear or as loose as you want. There would be times we would just run around and discover objects, destroy structures, and do those super builds for hours without touching the story. This is the way a Lego game should be!

We are playing Lego Superheroes 2 on the Switch now and, while I enjoy it, she misses the formula of Lego City and wants to know if there will be a sequel to it, and I don’t disagree. I can’t disregard what that means; Lego City captured something very unique in this day and age. It has both an exciting and fun open world to explore and has a good story. The game is hilarious, filled with contextually relevant jokes, and has surprising plot twists while also having other not so surprising ones (but they make fun of themselves for it, which makes it entertaining nonetheless).

                The game is sharp looking, has a really funky mixture of music which goes well with the story structure, and has about as simple of a control pattern as you’d expect out of a Lego game (though learning how to fly with the pig was a challenge to my wife lol). I will say I wish the environment was totally Lego and not a mix of Lego and real life. Combine all of this with it having improved loading times over the Wii U version makes this a delightfully enjoyable game to play!

Originality:  17 /20

Graphics:  9  /10

Art Style:   12 /15

Story:      30  /30

Music:      5  /5

Controls    5  /5

Is it fun?   15 /15

 

Total –

93 / 100

 

Non story–  90 / 100

 

 

Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition – 100

Warhammer: Total War = 98

Zelda Skyward Sword-98

Mario Rabbids Kingdom Battle - 96

Shovel Knight – 95

Shadow of Mordor = 95

Zelda Breath of the Wild - 94

Hyrule Warriors – 93

Batman: Arkham Asylum – 93

Lego City Undercover Switch - 93

Zelda Minish Cap – 92

Bayonetta 2 = 91 NR 

Bayonetta (Wii U) – 91 NR 

Zelda Oracle of Ages – 91

Metroid Fusion – 91

Paper Mario – 90

Overwatch – 90

Zelda Twilight Princess – 90

Luigi’s Mansion Dark Moon - 90

Guildwars 2 – 89

Mario and Luigi: Dream Team – 89

Shadow of War - 88

Pokemon X – 88

Kid Icarus Uprising – 88

Darksiders 2 - 88

Fire Emblem Awakening – 88

Super Mario Odyssey - 87

Portal 2 – 87

Portal – 87

Assassin’s Creed 4 Wii U – 86

Zelda Windwaker HD – 86

Mario and Luigi: Bowsers Inside Story – 86  

Mass Effect - 84

Super Mario Maker = 84

Dishonored - 84

Animal Crossing New Leaf – 84

Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark - 84

Paper Mario Sticker Star – 83

Rome 2: Total War - 83

Zelda: A Link Between Worlds-83

Mario and Luigi Paper Jam - 82

Batman Arkham Knight - 81

Batman: Arkham Origins – 81

Mario and Luigi: Super Star Saga – 80

Trine – 80

Medieval 2: Total War - 79

Zelda: A Link to the Past – 78

Civilization 6 – 77

Mass Effect 3 – 77

Xenoblade Chronicles 3ds - 76

Mass Effect 2 – 76

Mr. Shifty - 74

Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – 74

Black Ops 2 - 74

Rome: Total War-74

Yoshie’s Wooly World – 73

Super Mario 3d land – 72

Diablo 3 – 72

Pokémon Ultra Sun - 72

Fire Emblem Warriors - 72

Just Cause - 71

Paper Monster Uncut (Wii U) - 70

Red Alert 3 – 70

Xenoblade Chronicles X - 70

Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze - 68

Snake pass - 66

New Super Mario Bros. U – 66

New Super Mario Bros. Wii – 57

Assassins Creed 3 – 57 NR

Player Unknown Battlegrounds – 53

Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition – 53

Mighty Gunvolt Burst - 47

Puzzles and Dragons Z: Mario Edition - 46

Kirby Squeak Squad – 43

Donkey Kong Country Returns 3d – 42

Yoshi’s New Island - 27

Project X Zone - 18

 

NR means Not Recommended based on inappropriateness.

Non Story – A score that has nothing to do with story, for those of you with less narrative concerns.