Watch_Dogs Reviews Round-Up

Ubisoft’s open world action-adventure game, Watch_Dogs is available now worldwide for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and PC and we have rounded up the reviews for you.

“Set within a fictionalized version of Chicago, Illinois, the single-player story follows a hacker and his efforts to seek revenge after the accidental death of his niece.

The open world design lets players freely roam Chicago, which includes the urban city, open countryside and slums.”

As always we’ve rounded up the review (Spoiler free):

• Giant Bomb – 3/5
• Joystiq – 4/5
• GamesRadar – 4/5
• DigitalSpy – 4/5
• El33tonline – 4/5
• Hardcore Gamer – 4/5
• CheatCC – 4.5/5
• Pocket-lint – 4.5/5
• The Escapist – 4.5/5
• GameRevolution – 4.5/5
• USGamer – 5/5
• IncGamers – 6/10
• EGM – 7/10
• Metro – 7/10
• Eurogamer – 7/10
• Videogamer – 7/10
• StrategyInformer – 7/10
• Edge – 8/10
• Polygon – 8/10
• Zing.cz – 8/10
• Gamespot – 8/10
• NowGamer – 8/10
• Lazygamer – 8/10
• GameReactor – 8/10
• Destructoid – 8/10
• Pixel Dynamo – 8.2/10
• IGN – 8.4/10
• Softpedia – 8.5/10
• GamePlanet – 8.5/10
• GameInformer – 8.5/10
• GameStar – 8.8/10
• GameTrailers – 8.9/10
• CVG – 9/10
• GodisaGeek – 9/10
• Areajugones – 9/10
• LeaderGamer – 9/10
• Digital Chumps – 9/10
• ITF Gaming – 9.7/10
• Jeuxvideo.com – 18/20
• PC Gamer – 87/100
• Games.ch – 88/100
• Gaming Trend – 90/100

Plot:
“In Watch_Dogs, players will assume the role of Aiden Pearce, a brilliant hacker whose criminal past led to a violent family tragedy.

Now on the hunt for those who hurt his family, players will be able to monitor and hack their enemies by manipulating everything connected to the city’s Central Operating System (ctOS).

The ctOS controls almost every piece of the city’s technology and holds key information on all of the city’s residents.

Access omnipresent security cameras, download personal information to locate targets, control traffic lights and public transportation to stop enemies and more. The game allows the player to use Chicago as their ultimate weapon and exact their own style of revenge.”

Watch_Dogs is available now for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and PC. A Wii U release will follow at a later date.