<s>
Lego	B-Application
City	I-Application
Undercover	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Chase	I-Application
Begins	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
TT	O
Fusion	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
Lego	B-Application
City	I-Application
Undercover	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Lego	B-Application
City	I-Application
Undercover	I-Application
,	O
Chase	O
McCain	O
,	O
a	O
rookie	O
cop	O
working	O
for	O
the	O
Lego	O
City	O
Police	O
Department	O
,	O
has	O
one	O
objective	O
in	O
mind	O
:	O
to	O
put	O
the	O
most	O
wanted	O
man	O
,	O
Rex	O
Fury	O
,	O
in	O
jail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
reveals	O
that	O
Mayor	O
Gleeson	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
also	O
featured	O
in	O
Lego	B-Application
City	I-Application
Undercover	I-Application
,	O
was	O
formerly	O
the	O
chief	O
of	O
police	O
,	O
and	O
how	O
Chief	O
Dunby	O
was	O
just	O
a	O
deputy	O
officer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
during	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
press	O
conference	O
at	O
E3	O
2011	O
on	O
June	O
7	O
,	O
2011	O
with	O
the	O
tentative	O
name	O
Lego	B-Application
City	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
17	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Lego	B-Application
City	I-Application
Undercover	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Chase	I-Application
Begins	I-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
Wii	O
U	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loading	O
times	O
were	O
frustrating	O
enough	O
in	O
LEGO	B-Application
City	I-Application
:	I-Application
Undercover	I-Application
but	O
are	O
even	O
more	O
infuriating	O
here	O
considering	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
running	O
off	O
a	O
cartridge	O
and	O
is	O
designed	O
for	O
handheld	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Liam	O
Martin	O
of	O
Digital	O
Spy	O
gave	O
it	O
3	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
,	O
commenting	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
appeal	O
but	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
and	O
stating	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
Unfortunately	O
,	O
where	O
LEGO	B-Application
City	I-Application
Undercover	I-Application
referenced	O
movies	O
and	O
used	O
voice	O
acting	O
to	O
great	O
effect	O
,	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
have	O
forced	O
TT	O
Fusion	O
to	O
keep	O
spoken	O
cutscenes	O
to	O
a	O
minimum	O
,	O
something	O
which	O
ultimately	O
detracts	O
from	O
the	O
hilarity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
flaws	O
,	O
LEGO	B-Application
City	I-Application
Undercover	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Chase	I-Application
Begins	I-Application
is	O
a	O
charming	O
release	O
,	O
packed	O
with	O
diverse	O
missions	O
,	O
mostly	O
impressive	O
visuals	O
and	O
a	O
great	O
cast	O
of	O
characters.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Chad	O
Sapieha	O
of	O
National	O
Post	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
5.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
imagined	O
the	O
Wii	O
U	O
's	O
excellent	O
Lego	B-Application
City	I-Application
Undercover	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
's	O
Lego	B-Application
City	I-Application
Undercover	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Chase	I-Application
Begins	I-Application
as	O
actor	O
siblings	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
would	O
be	O
Alec	O
Baldwin	O
to	O
the	O
latter	O
's	O
Daniel	O
...	O
Not	O
Stephen	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
even	O
William	O
...	O
Daniel	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Mike	O
LeChevallier	O
of	O
Slant	O
Magazine	O
gave	O
it	O
two	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
With	O
a	O
full-bodied	O
hike	O
in	O
attention	O
to	O
detail	O
,	O
The	O
Chase	O
Begins	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
satisfying	O
alternative	O
for	O
Lego	O
fans	O
who	O
have	O
n't	O
yet	O
obtained	O
a	O
Wii	O
U	O
,	O
or	O
simply	O
gamers	O
who	O
've	O
been	O
bellowing	O
for	O
a	O
well-made	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
addition	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disappointingly	O
,	O
what	O
they	O
've	O
been	O
allotted	O
is	O
a	O
tattered	O
set	O
of	O
hand-me-down	O
Lego	O
blocks	O
,	O
mismatched	O
and	O
marked	O
with	O
the	O
fingerpaint	O
smudges	O
of	O
those	O
who	O
've	O
grown	O
up	O
and	O
moved	O
on	O
to	O
Minecraft.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
worldwide	O
sales	O
reached	O
2.04	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
32nd	B-Device
best-selling	I-Device
game	I-Device
for	I-Device
the	I-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
