Watch Dogs is a valiant effort by Ubisoft to branch out from their usual games. However, critics agree that a mediocre plot, characters and alright gameplay stop the game from reaching the heights it aims for
Watch Dogs
79
Top Critic Average
68%
Critics Recommend
Game Rant
4 / 5
Eurogamer
7 / 10
PC Gamer
87 / 100
IGN
8.4 / 10
GamesRadar+
4 / 5
Game Informer
8.5 / 10
Polygon
8 / 10
GameSpot
8 / 10
Creators: Ubisoft, Ubisoft Montreal
Release Date: May 26, 2014 - PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5
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Critic Reviews for Watch Dogs
Watch Dogs is an origin story of sorts for a vigilante killer. Aiden Pearce is to Chicago what Batman is to Gotham, or more a more apt comparison would be to describe Pearce as more of a high-tech Punisher. The story is adequate to pull players through to the end and you can play much of the game approaching situations in your own, non-violent way, but the campaign forces extreme gunplay more than we wanted.
We've got a Watch Dogs guide that will help you beat some of the trickier missions in the game.
Creative hacking and covert multiplayer modes bring exciting new life to otherwise familiar open-world man-shooting.
Watch Dogs is an excellent open-world action game with some unique hacking-magic that makes it a memorable experience.
Watch Dogs' interconnected world is a wonderful, explosive, high-tech playground. Shame the people who inhabit it are so forgettable.
The hacking abilities are a legitimate game changer and give Watch Dogs its own identity
Watch Dogs' attempts to say something serious are overshadowed by how enormously fun it is to create chaos in its impressive open world.
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