Watch Dogs - Windows

Name: Watch Dogs - Windows
Brand: Ubisoft
SKU: 8500051
Rating: 4.1 (63 reviews)

Model: 68804

SKU: 8500051

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Key Specs
- ESRB Rating: M (Mature 17+) (The overall rating of the game, based on its age-appropriateness, interactive elements, and types of featured content, as established by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB).)
- Compatible Platform(s): Windows
General
- Product Name: Watch Dogs
- Brand: Ubisoft
- Publisher: Ubisoft
- Model Number: 68804
Certifications Listings & Approvals
- ESRB Rating: M (Mature 17+) (The overall rating of the game, based on its age-appropriateness, interactive elements, and types of featured content, as established by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB).)
Compatibility
- Compatible Platform(s): Windows
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- UPC: 008888688051

All it takes is the swipe of a finger. We connect with friends. We buy the latest gadgets and gear. We find out what's happening in the world. But with that same simple swipe, we cast an increasingly expansive shadow. With each connection, we leave a digital trail that tracks our every move and milestone, our every like and dislike. And it's not just people. Today, all major cities are networked. Urban infrastructures are monitored and controlled by complex operating systems.

In Watch Dogs, this system is called the Central Operating System (CTOS) — and it controls almost every piece of the city's technology and holds key information on all of the city's residents. You play as Aiden Pearce, a brilliant hacker, whose criminal past led to a violent family tragedy. Now on the hunt for those who hurt your family, you'll be able to monitor and hack all who surround you by manipulating everything connected to the city's network. Access omnipresent security cameras, download personal information to locate a target, control traffic lights and public transportation to stop the enemy... and more.

Driver: Ubisoft Montreal partnered with Ubisoft Reflections, the acclaimed studio behind the award-winning series to develop each vehicle with state-of-the-art physics and handling.

Customers are saying

Customers consistently note the impressive graphics and rain effects of Watch Dogs. Many also find the game fun and enjoyable, praising its open-world city backdrop. While some appreciate the multiplayer aspect and the focus on hacking, others criticize the game for its bugs and lackluster story.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great gameplay, very in depth, open world fun.
Watch Dogs is a very in depth complete open world game. Lots to do with story and is also a play as you want style of game. Wanna be bad and go around on a killing spree go for it, or you wanna be the hero and stop crime where it starts go for that as well. Its all up to you on how you want to play the game. The online game play takes some time to get used to as far as the hacking and stopping the hacking from happening to you but once you figure it out its a blast. The real only drawback to the game is the poor execution of Ubisofts Uplay client in a nutshell it is horrible and makes for aggravating logins from time to time. This was a brief review of the PC version of the game. The only reason this doesnt get a 5 is the Uplay client aggravation.
Posted 11 years ago by Jeffrey
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Simply amazing.
The game was supposedly to be released about six or five months early ago, but it was delayed to May 27, 2014. Now, was the delay worth picking up this game now? I would say yes. I will state this right away that I'm basing this review based on the standard edition I have including the season pass. Everything about this game is amazing. The city sounds very much alive. Graphics and the rain effects look outstanding. When the weather starts to rain in the game, you can see your main character's outfit will be soaking wet as well as the roads. The sounds in this game will captivate you. When cops or bad guy are pursuing you, you'll hear radio chats from them like "I'm going to try to ram this guy!" Sounds of gunfire and explosion are satisfying when you hear them. Storyline wise, I haven't complete the whole game yet, but I will tell you without spoiling the whole thing. You play as Aiden Pierce who is a hacker and a vigilante. He's on the hunt to find someone who was responsible for the death of one of Pierce's family members. The story and the setting of this game takes place in Chicago which is obviously plagued by violence, gang wars, etc. The story is divided into 5 acts in total. It may seem sound short to others at first, but you will get the most long hours out of this game. Gameplay wise, hacking is the main focus of this game. You will use your little smartphone to hack cameras, profile people, create traffic accidents, steal people's money, temporary disable police chopper during pursuit, create distractions or accidents, and several other things. There are also side missions, collectibles and unlockables that will keep you distracted from doing the campaign story. Also, there is a reputation system in this game. The environment and the people around will react positively or negatively depending on the reputation of your main character. For example, if Aiden's reputation is in good standing such as Protector, Vigilante or Sentinel, people will less likely to call the cops on Aiden, and he will also not be shown on the news frequently. For multiplayer, I haven't touched this part yet, but there is fun stuff to do. There is online contracts, online underground race, ctOS mobile challenge, online decryption, and other stuff I don't recall. When you complete one of those activities, you will gain points called notoriety. These points will unlock a gun, a car and some other perks you can't usually acquired by solo playing. However, good news for people who want to just to solo singleplayer uninterrupted by other players is that you can turn off "Online invasion" in the main menu. You just go to main menu, and then search through the settings to turn off online invasion. There is a catch. If you do turn off online invasion, any online unlocks you gain will be lost, and any notoriety points you gained will also be reset to 0. Overall, this game is worth picking up. However, this game is not meant for little kids due to excessive violence, and there are some scenes that can be disturbing to little kids. The only downside for this game is the PC requirements. If you got a decent computer that passes the minimum or the recommended requirements altogether for this game, then pick it up. If you don't have a decent computer, then don't pick it up because it is not worth the trouble if you know you can't run this game well.
Posted 11 years ago by Rexxor
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Far better than given credit for
It's a reasonably generic Ubisoft third-person open world action-adventure game with uninspiring writing and an unsympathetic protagonist. None of that makes the game bad though - it's actually quite competent and fun to play, and the multiplayer is worth experiencing. Mind that the game requires Uplay and does not activate on Steam.
Posted 10 years ago by Animal