In fact, they can only be spent on one thing - super builds - which are little glowing platforms around LEGO City that you can build 'new and exciting' objects on, or at least what it says here. Much more exclusive, these bricks are harder to come by - and can be spent on less things. By which I mean they're square, not like the round studs. You can identify these because they look like bricks. Yeah, the police can bend the rules to our advantage too - but you won't be able to unless you collect enough studs!

Studs will be familiar to LEGO veterans - essentially little round LEGO bricks, you can spend these on all manner of things from requisition in the police station - whether it's new cars, disguises, or even red bricks, which let you (whisper it) cheat. Both studs and bricks represent their own form of currency here in LEGO City, and if you want to do your job properly, you'll need to be rolling in them! Figuratively speaking, that is.

They are essential to your job as a policeman. While studs and bricks may add to your score, they're there for more than show. There are no friends for you to beg, borrow and steal a few more studs from here if you can't meet your bills! Nothing makes me madder than a new recruit who thinks he has bottomless pockets. Much like in your day to day life, managing your finances in LEGO City is important. Whether it's a trampoline, a bridge, or a handle for you to hang off, smashing things is essential to your progress. If you're left with a pile of bouncing bricks in the wreckage, step up to it and hold A, and you'll be able to make it into something new. Sometimes, when you smash things up, you can make it into new things. These are new for LEGO City Undercover - and I'll cover them next. Y'see, smashing things gives you several advantages. 'But why do I need to turn myself into a no good vandal' I hear you ask? Well it's a good question.

You can't smash a person, even if you wanted to - they make 'em tough here in LEGO City. Benches, dustbins, bushes, cars, boxes, crates. Although you're out there to protect the citizens, the single most important way you can do that is to smash everything. If you've transferred across from another LEGO game, chances are you'll be familiar with this idea, even if it seems a little counter productive.

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