- famous landmarks, bridges and locales are very much inspired by places from San Francisco and New York
- steal cars from other people in the city
- one disguise gives you a grappling gun that you can fire in short bursts
- perform wall-jumps, wall-running and vaulting
- all this is done by pressing the same button in context-sensitive situations
- follow white-and-blue blocks to hunt down new areas to access
- if you break items and they can't be rebuilt, you'll most likely obtain Super Bricks
- these contribute to building other things, such as pads capable of summoning vehicles - act 2 involves a mission to infiltrate a criminal organization by committing crimes
- use your police audio scanner find bad guy activity
- this is done by moving the GamePad around in real life, looking out for enemies and their conversations
- listen in on random civilian conversations as well
- eventually join up with a mobster named Chan
- he has you distracting guards by finding the necessary items to start a nearby party
- this involves stealing an expensive car and eventually escorting a VIP to a nearby event
- this accounts for approximately one percent of the game
- there is a quick travel system via Lego City's subways