Games

Watch Dogs

Ubisoft Montreal

2014•Shooter•PEGI 18•About 37 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurescience fictionanimalsespionagemusic/dancerobots/ai/spacevehiclesfastfresh & originallightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilgame/competitionrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leadsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA fantastical shooter that is expansive, glossy and breakneck. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: very fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

77 / 100

1,185 ratings

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About This Game

Set in Chicago, where a central network of computers connects everyone and everything, Watch Dogs explores the impact of technology within our society. Using the city as your weapon, you will embark on a personal mission to inflict your own brand of justice. Chicago's overarching network is known as the Central Operating System (ctOS), and it controls almost all of the city's technology and information - including key data on all of the city's residents.

Summary: IGDB

Story

You play as Aiden Pearce, a brilliant hacker and former thug, whose criminal past led to a violent family tragedy. While seeking justice for those events, you'll monitor and hack those around you by manipulating the ctOS from the palm of your hand. You'll access omnipresent security cameras, download personal information to locate a target, control traffic lights and public transportation to stop the enemy... and more.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureScience fictionAnimalsEspionageMusic/danceRobots/ai/spaceVehiclesAll consuming questFighting evilGame/competitionRescue/escape/jeopardySocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seemsTroubled leadsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

HelicopterCyberpunkBloodyPokerDrugsChessDystopianAction-adventure

Where to play

Details

Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher: Ubisoft Entertainment
Released: 26 May 2014
Series: Watch_Dogs
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 15h rushed, 37h normally, 60h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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