Is “Lego City Undercover” “Grand Theft Auto” for kids, as it’s been described by everyone who’s described it? Yes — for better and for worse.

“Undercover” is more pleasant than “GTA.” It takes place in a sunnier world, and is brimming with “Family Guy”-style pop-culture satire that will come as no surprise to anybody who played the joke-filled Lego games based on “Star Wars” or “Harry Potter.”