LEGO City Undercover (Wii U)

This page details pre-release information and/or media for LEGO City Undercover (Wii U).

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Specifically: See if there's differences in the 2012 showfloor demos, there are a few gameplay videos of it on youtube.

Timeline#

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2011: Game starts development.
2012: Continuing development; delayed from December 2012 to March 2013.
2013: The game releases.

E3 2011#

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The tentative title was "LEGO City Stories".
Chase McCain and his disguises have early designs.
There is a minimap in the bottom left corner of the UI. In the final game it would be moved to the gamepad.
Cherry Tree Hills is the only district shown, and is slightly different.
The construction vehicle shown in the last screenshot isn't in the final game.

E3 2012#

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There is a boost icon during the helicopter gameplay, which helicopters can't do in the final game.
The stud counter in the top left corner is missing in some clips.
The police class is titled (Cop).
There is a lot of screen tearing in this build of the game.
The lighting was darker.
The last shot shows a green Mario pipe, which is actually how the mine level showfloor demo ended.