PorllM Nah, it's true that some things hold better than others, I never denied that, but both The Legend of Zelda and Ocarina of Time and the Star Wars Original Trilogy aren't timeless. It's been fascinating to see just how well Nintendo's Switch has adapted to existing engine technologies. So far we've seen the machine cope admirably with Unreal Engine 4 and Unity, and we were curious to see how the Traveller's Tales Lego engine holds up. Lego City Undercover is actually a four-year-old Wii U release, recently revamped with the latest version of the Lego engine and now available on PS4, Xbox One - and of course, Switch. The cutscenes are long and annoying though as I generally despise Hollywood films (and the cutscenes/performances etc. are all very "Hollywood"), but the game itself is enjoyable for the most part. I haven't tried co-op yet, but I'm sure that it will be quite fun. Of course graphics aren't everything, so let's talk about gameplay: At it's core, Ocarina of Time is top notch, however of course the mechanics feel a bit simple compared to to today's games. Don't get me wrong, it's still quite a a fun and polished game which is the mot important aspect of a game. It's quite impressive that the game plays better than some games that were influenced by it. That's a shame as, despite the somewhat faded open-world tropes and pop-culture gags that are now a few years out of date, this is an enjoyable, sizeable and worthwhile LEGO experience. After enduring a bit of co-op and portable play for review purposes, we had a far more jolly time playing this on the TV. It's a humorous and quirky game that embraces the silliness of LEGO, and while its writing is still a tad messy it made us smile plenty of times.

I've been playing the game in portable mode only, and while it isn't the sharpest or prettiest of games, it looks and performs fine. No, the FPS is not silky smooth (it appears to be under 30fps in-game), but it is by no means "unplayable". It's just a bit sloppy, similar to how Watch_Dogs was on Wii U, except that Lego City doesn't have detailed environments or character models as an excuse for its performance. LEGO Switch games have a very unique way of retelling familiar stories. You can't help but laugh when they play into their toy nature and allow you to build things in-game to help you solve puzzles. If you're only going to get one LEGO game, I highly recommend you make it LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. This is a large game that features the tale from all nine films. You can play on your own or with a friend in local co-op.

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OVER 100 VEHICLES – In LEGO CITY, every vehicle on the street can be commandeered with more than 100 to choose from so players can get behind the wheel of sports cars, motorcycles, helicopters and more to chase down criminals

The gamepad is used well, I'll give it that. You get calls, and the audio and video come out of the pad (but go to the TV if you have your gamepad turned down really good work on that one developers). BE A MASTER OF DISGUISE – As a man of many talents, Chase McCain has eight disguises to choose from, each with unique skills and abilities to infiltrate every corner of the city, allowing him to access places a regular old officer can’t and to be clear, the Xbox release is preferable to Switch overall - but the fact that the Nintendo version is seemingly pumping out more pixels than Xbox One is something we didn't expect to see going in.The big change here on Switch, though, is the ditching of dual-screen play - in the original Chase had an in-game tablet that looked awfully similar to the GamePad, and the second screen was a rather charming always-on display. That's gone, of course, though Chase still has his tablet; in truth the second screen isn't really missed here. You now use the D-Pad (or the left Joy-Con's equivalent of it) to answer calls and they pop up on the TV, and there's a map screen along with 'scanning' on the TV. In 2013 much was made of the GamePad as integral to the game, but in practice it's not a major loss. As long as you're not expecting a AAA Nintendo-tier spit and angel dust-polished masterpiece, there's an enjoyable game here for those looking for a family-friendly open world adventure. EXPLORE THE CITY – With more than 20 distinct districts to investigate, LEGO CITY is a bustling metropolis that is ripe for exploration and filled to the brim with people on the streets to interact with, criminals to take down and hundreds of collectibles What I'm trying to say is that there is no such thing as a "timeless game" and personally I would consider Super Metroid, Yoshi's Island, Castlevania SOTN, Turtles in time, The Legend of Zelda Wind waker and Okami as better contenders. The remake of Ocarine of Time holds up better, but I still think that Wind Waker surpasses it in every aspect, so having abetter game in every aspect in the same franchise makes the other one show it's age. The art style they chose for both Wind Waker and Okami help them hold up better tan Ocarina or Twilight Pricness. Okay, so I've played it for about an hour now, and I think that a lot of the criticisms have been blown out of proportion.