Watch Dogs

 Wii U
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6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 195 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 118 out of 195
  2. Mixed: 31 out of 195
  3. Negative: 46 out of 195
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  1. David2300
    Apr 2, 2015
    0
    I'm going to be completely up front about this. Watch Dogs is not good. It's very bad. I've played Saints Row 4 and I thought this game was going to be like that. But, holy crap, I was wrong. This game has absolutely NO effort put into it. It's overflowing with sex, drugs, and swearing, to the point where you're wondering WHY you're playing such an immature game. The main character isI'm going to be completely up front about this. Watch Dogs is not good. It's very bad. I've played Saints Row 4 and I thought this game was going to be like that. But, holy crap, I was wrong. This game has absolutely NO effort put into it. It's overflowing with sex, drugs, and swearing, to the point where you're wondering WHY you're playing such an immature game. The main character is generic and boring. Hacking has... well... NO purpose!! The city is less alive than Superman Returns. It is overflowing with bugs and glitches. The most you do with hacking is do an occasional puzzle minigame. Yup, that's it. The story is awful and lazy. Ubisoft just TRIES to make a GTA game but this..? This is an AWFUL game. It has NO purpose. YOU HAVE BEEN LIED TO, GAMERS!! DO NOT BUY WATCH DOGS!!!!!!!!!!!!… Expand
  2. xrr
    Nov 20, 2014
    0
    I don't want to spend a lot of time to write in details why this game is bad as I already wasted 70 EUR.

    - Graphics are a shame : Strong and permanent aliasing (welcome back to the PS2 era) Half of the world pops up (when driving above 20 MPH) - Gameplay is at an alpha stage : Driving a car makes me laugh Driving a bike makes me cry Can't jump (and this is annoying) This is a    I don't want to spend a lot of time to write in details why this game is bad as I already wasted 70 EUR.

    - Graphics are a shame :
    Strong and permanent aliasing (welcome back to the PS2 era)
    Half of the world pops up (when driving above 20 MPH)

    - Gameplay is at an alpha stage :
    Driving a car makes me laugh
    Driving a bike makes me cry
    Can't jump (and this is annoying)

    This is a first time I write a review online because it is the first time I felt raped.
    Also, because I find it less painful than actually playing to the game.

    I am sure some part of you is still thinking that Watch Dogs could be a good deal if bought used against 20 bucks. It is NOT.

    This game is boring, totally (and will make you sick).    … Expand
  3. camilosanchez16
    Dec 4, 2014
    4
    Fácilmente la peor versión del juego, no puedo darme el privilegio de ser flexible... Desuso catastrófico del gamePad, peores gráficos, peor FrameRate y peor jugabilidad, contrasta un 100% con lo que es un buen port como lo es Need For Speed: Most Wanted U y la versión de PS4 del juego, lastima que una gran consola como lo es Wii U reciba esta basura de ports.
  4. Pushistick
    Nov 18, 2014
    0
    The 'hacking' is horrible, the health/hurt is horrible, the driving and cars are horrible. After a while, everything's the boring same. The AR mini games are fun, thank god for those, but only once or twice. The problem isn't just not living up to the enormous hype, it's just not a good game. The story is ridiculous and I can't help but HATE the very self absorbed, annoying main character.The 'hacking' is horrible, the health/hurt is horrible, the driving and cars are horrible. After a while, everything's the boring same. The AR mini games are fun, thank god for those, but only once or twice. The problem isn't just not living up to the enormous hype, it's just not a good game. The story is ridiculous and I can't help but HATE the very self absorbed, annoying main character. Zero replay value.… Expand
  5. kiwijinxter
    Sep 21, 2015
    3
    Like many gamers, I really wanted to like this game. The problem I found with Watch Dogs is that, I wasn't enjoying the game. I played a couple of hours of it, I tried to push through it in the hopes that it gets better. It doesn't. Watch Dogs has a lot of mechanics by which gamers could have enjoyed: driving, stealth, hacking, story. Unfortunately all of the mechanics are mediocre atLike many gamers, I really wanted to like this game. The problem I found with Watch Dogs is that, I wasn't enjoying the game. I played a couple of hours of it, I tried to push through it in the hopes that it gets better. It doesn't. Watch Dogs has a lot of mechanics by which gamers could have enjoyed: driving, stealth, hacking, story. Unfortunately all of the mechanics are mediocre at best.

    The driving sucks so bad and it feels so out of control (unfortunately you DO need to drive for many missions) I had to play Mario Kart 8 to feel good about driving on the Wii U again.

    The hacking is quite fun in-mission where you can hack to get explosions, block roads, change traffic lighting, etc. but the hacking in systems is really boring, it's like one of those pipe puzzles of the past.

    Stealth is terrible. And this is the most surprising thing about this. Ubisoft has implemented fantastic stealth with Splinter Cell. Splinter Cell: Blacklist and Splinter Cell: Conviction were my all time favourite stealth games, where the stealth mechanics is perfected. Even Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag's stealth was pretty good! But in Watch Dogs, it's just so badly implemented, you get ruthlessly and quickly detected in some missions, it's unforgiving.

    Honestly, I don't mind much about story if gameplay was fantastic. Unfortunately, even the storyline in Watch Dogs was platonic. I never really felt like I cared for Aiden or any of the other characters.

    So in the end Watch Dogs had promise, but delivered none of them. I'm saddened that I stopped playing the game after about 5 hours in, simply because I don't enjoy playing the game. It's a real pity, as it had promise.    … Expand
  6. TheRealFGFan
    Jan 13, 2015
    2
    Family Guy Back to the Multiverse
    LEGO Marvel Superheroes
    The Amazing Spider-Man 2
    Take those 3 amazing games and take away their comedy, fun gameplay, and story, and you get s**t like this
  7. Trainzfan333
    Mar 28, 2015
    0
    Ummmm... what the heck is this game????!?! WHAT IS THIS GAME??!??!? THIS IS THE WORST GAME OF ALL TIME!!!!! WORST GAME OF ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  8. matheusfox
    Jul 29, 2022
    4
    This game begins like a great game, to hack, solve puzzles to simulate the hacking but starts to be so repetitive. Act 1 is good, but Act 2, 3, 4 and 5 is really awful. Actually, Act 4 has some good missions, but it is too far. There are so many bugs driving and a lot, but a lot, but a lot of missions with chasing some criminal, escaping from the police and more chasing and moreThis game begins like a great game, to hack, solve puzzles to simulate the hacking but starts to be so repetitive. Act 1 is good, but Act 2, 3, 4 and 5 is really awful. Actually, Act 4 has some good missions, but it is too far. There are so many bugs driving and a lot, but a lot, but a lot of missions with chasing some criminal, escaping from the police and more chasing and more escaping. The story is so bad, you don't care about any character, even Aiden and his family. I've finished this game, but I've tried to drop this three times, because it's so boring game.… Expand

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#36 Best Wii U Game of 2014
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#11 Most Discussed Wii U Game of 2014
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#9 Most Shared Wii U Game of 2014

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62

Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 15
  3. Negative: 2 out of 15
  1. Hobby Consolas
    Jan 23, 2015
    80
    Watch Dogs for Wii U is a solid sandbox, with good ideas and an original setting, but missions get boring and some game mechanics are not well implemented.
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  2. Multiplayer.it
    Jan 15, 2015
    68
    Watch Dogs comes on Wii U six months after the original release with no extra content, no DLCs and some framerate issues: definitely not a big deal for Nintendo users.
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  3. SpazioGames
    Dec 17, 2014
    70
    There's no reason to buy this WiiU version over any other, especially because the framerate can be very choppy at times, but the game itself is still worthy if you didn't' have the chance to play it elsewhere.
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