Nintendo Unveils Lego City Undercover

Update: Screens added

Nintendo showed a new Lego game that does not take advantage of an outside license.

It looks like a open-world title where you take on the role of a police officer solving crimes, like some kind of Lego Noire. You will be running down crooks in the street, wearing disguises, and using the Wii U controller to scan for clues.

The action looked all over the place in the best way. There was kung-fu combat, Prince of Persia style platforming, and there was even what appeared to be a skydiving sequence.

It looks like the game will retain that Lego sense of humor that we have seen in more recent Lego titles.

Nintendo said a portable version is in the works, but didn’t offer any other details.