Watch Dogs 2 Reviews

Watch Dogs 2 is ranked in the 89th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
IGN Middle East
Ali El Sayed
Top Critic
8 / 10.0
Nov 15, 2016

Watch Dogs 2 was designed for those who love an open world rich with possibility and those who love an experience drenched in fun and comedy, rather than those who love shooting or using weapons or following a linear story. The game succeeded in giving same to a vibrant San Francisco and the big tech wave that's sweeping this generation which allows you to control the environment around you and makes you the king of the city. It's a refreshing game that's as dense as you need it to be but can give you a break if you get tired of heavy plots.

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89%
Feb 13, 2017
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Dec 19, 2016

In jeglicher Hinsicht besser als der Vorgänger und auch für sich genommen ein starkes Spiel: Watch Dogs 2 überzeugt mit toller Welt und motivierendem Hacking.

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Dec 22, 2016

All-in-all, Watch Dogs 2 is intensely engaging, offering you a variety of activity to fight off any boredom that could set in.

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8 / 10.0
Dec 5, 2016

This is Ubisoft doing what it does best.

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3 / 5.0
Apr 2, 2019

Watch Dogs 2 makes a few right steps following Watch Dogs 2, but spends too much of its time trying to distract the player from what is a very interesting world.

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Dec 3, 2016

While it lacks the flavour of side activities from its predecessor, Watch Dogs 2 makes up for it with na amazing cast and enjoyable story.

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90%
Dec 8, 2016

Watch Dogs 2 should satisfy not only the fans of the first game, but its high quality and very lively world could persuade even people who didn't enjoy the original. Will you give it a chance?

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Buy
Feb 27, 2017
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Not Yet
Nov 23, 2016

Ubisoft is learning. They’re cutting the fat from the series and refining what makes it good. They’re also incorporating more of what makes a great sandbox. Maybe Watch Dogs 3 will be what tips the scale for grumpy old men like me.

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85 / 100
Feb 12, 2017

Watch_Dogs 2 is a substantial upgrade from its predecessor both in terms of gameplay and graphics. To anyone put off by the unfulfilled expectations of the first game, Watch_Dogs 2 is worth a shot.

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8 / 10.0
Nov 13, 2016

Watch Dogs 2 startet mit einer schwachen Story und Multiplayer Problemen zum Launch nicht gerade ideal, wie auch schon der Vorgänger. Sobald man sich aber mit den neuen Charakteren und der gewechselten Umgebung angefreundet hat, wartet zumindest eine interessante Welt mit vielen neuen Gameplay-Features und Gadgets auf euch. Fans von Multiplayer, sollten vielleicht erst mal die kommenden Patches und Updates zu Watch Dogs 2 abwarten. Für den Rest bietet Watch Dogs 2 immer noch eine solide Welt, mit leider viel verschenkten Potenzial.

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9.2 / 10.0
Mar 12, 2017

Watch Dogs 2 has an excellent story to offer, and the added humor of the game makes it enjoyable. You don't even have to do a mission in order to enjoy the game – just roaming around the great city of San Francisco or stalk other people is enough to enjoy the game; it's like your playground. The missions could be repetitive, but because of how they differently approach each of the missions, it's actually fun, and you can even repeat the missions a couple of times without the feeling of boredom.

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8.5 / 10.0
Nov 12, 2016

Nasty bugs aside, Watch Dogs 2 is a superb game. A true improvement over the franchise's first outing in just about every sense. A wicked cast of characters backed up by some sharp and witting writing. A visual treat for the eyes and a good mental workout with those mind-bending puzzles. A bloody good game, basically. If you've a gap where Assassin's Creed would normally be at this time of year, Watch Dogs 2 will fill the gap, make another gap, and fill that one too.

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9 / 10.0
Nov 21, 2016

I wanted Watch Dogs 2 to be a continuation of the great ideas they had in the original while making a better experience. My expectations were exceeded. This is definitely worth your time and money.

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8 / 10.0
Nov 19, 2016

Watch Dogs 2 takes everything good about the first game, throws out what was bad, and adds some more good stuff to it.

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3 / 5
Nov 21, 2016

There are gameplay concerns but the setting helps to make up for it as Watch Dogs 2’s version of San Francisco is faithful, colourful and a joy to explore. It’s not in the top calibre of games this year, but it has interesting characters, unique elements, and more than enough missions to keep you busy for a while.

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2 / 10.0
Nov 26, 2016

Watch_Dogs 2 heads in a lot of directions, and fails at every turn. Sloppy, contradictory writing and a severe lack of focus and polish make Ubisoft's latest title an internal fatal error.

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8.5 / 10.0
Nov 25, 2016

The lovely campaign, great character development, improved driving, the beautiful virtual San Francisco, and the interesting gameplay mechanics made Watch Dogs 2 one hell of an open-world experience. The story may not standout but it’s a far better plot than the first Watch Dogs. Watch Dogs 2 is inventive and amazing! A sequel worth playing.

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8.2 / 10.0
Nov 28, 2016

Watch Dogs 2 adds a lot to a series that had a poor start. San Fransisco is an incredibly beautiful and fleshed out location for a game that has a much brighter tone that the original. Yet a lot of the good is weighed down by issues returning from past Ubisoft titles (even though those issues had been completely eradicated in the past). While the game feel fun, it is hard to shake the feeling that Ubisoft has taken a step backward thanks to these issues.

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