Watch Dogs

 Wii U
User Score
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. SmashBros2149
    Mar 8, 2015
    5
    I've never liked Ubisoft. I just didn't agree with their business ways. However after picking up Watch Dogs I realized why dislike Ubisoft

    Gameplay: Watch Dogs plays like GTA but with hacking. While that is a pretty harsh statement, that's how the game felt to me. Its just the click of the button and that's it. I hated the puzzles in this game and overall the game just didn't impress    I've never liked Ubisoft. I just didn't agree with their business ways. However after picking up Watch Dogs I realized why dislike Ubisoft

    Gameplay: Watch Dogs plays like GTA but with hacking. While that is a pretty harsh statement, that's how the game felt to me. Its just the click of the button and that's it. I hated the puzzles in this game and overall the game just didn't impress me. f

    Visuals: Watch Dogs looks pretty good. While it may not be as good as the PS4 and XBOX ONE versions it still is pretty good.

    Sound: The games sound is mostly sirens and people talking, Not much to say

    Replayability: I normally don't say this but Watch Dogs is too long. It seems to drag on and on and on. Aiden is already boring enough so that's probably why it feels long.

    Difficulty: It isn't exactly hard.

    Conclusion: Watch Dogs isn't that interesting. The hacking mechanic is cool, but the way they used it simply wasn't impressive. Hopefully Ubisoft can make a better open world game than this.

    Final Thoughts: Mediocre    … Expand
  2. ricklongo
    Aug 4, 2015
    6
    Nintendo has a well known modus operandi, choosing to pave its own way rather than follow industry trends. For the most part, this is precisely what has kept me so interested in the brand over the years, although there is a particular trend I wish they'd show more interest in: open-world gameplay. Sadly, Wii U has seen only a few such games, meaning the existence of Watch Dogs, which isNintendo has a well known modus operandi, choosing to pave its own way rather than follow industry trends. For the most part, this is precisely what has kept me so interested in the brand over the years, although there is a particular trend I wish they'd show more interest in: open-world gameplay. Sadly, Wii U has seen only a few such games, meaning the existence of Watch Dogs, which is supposed to be Ubisoft very last non-casual offering on the platform, is welcome.

    The game puts you in the shoes of Aiden Pearce, a vigilante with a somber personality that also happens to be a highly skilled hacker. The main idea is that, as you explore Chicago and follow through the story, you'll use Aiden's skillset to hack machinery, cameras, ATMs, cellphones, traffic lights, and whatever else strikes your fancy. It's certainly an intriguing gameplay premise, and it often works well.

    For this setup to even be plausible, the game's Chicago has to be a highly connected city. Here, there's a single operational system which controls pretty much everything in the city, and that's why Aiden gets to hack everything so easily from his cellphone. Of course, that is something that no public administrator would ever think of as a good idea, precisely because it makes everything so vulnerable. This, coupled with some pretty unbelievable cellphone apps available to the player, makes it hard to truly believe in this world as a living, breathing place; given that the games goes for story-focused realism, this is a problem (although one that plagues many similar titles, to be honest).

    When it comes to the actual action, results are varied. Some story sequences are great, others not so much, thanks in part to the less-than-ideal driving controls; the same can be said of non-story objectives throughout the city. Exploring the city should be cool, as there are many points of interest along the various neighborhoods, and the game allows you to "check in" to each of them and learn a bit of history while you're at it.

    One thing that bothered me is just how easy it is to get money: basically, you just need to walk across a citizen with money in the bank, effortlessly hack his phone and steal his credits. It's an interesting idea at first, but it quickly grows stale from the lack of challenge.

    As filled with things to do as Watch Dogs is, I couldn't help but feel it was a bit stale in the end. It boasts such a cool premise that the execution simply falls short of everything that could have been. It also suffers from frame-rate problems, sometimes quite severely, even if the graphics are serviceable enough. It's a cool option for open-world fanatics on Wii U, but far from a game that will be remembered as a bastion of the genre.

    Rating: 6.0    … Expand
  3. Spakiness
    Nov 19, 2014
    5
    The game isn't the best in the world, but its still a decent port and fun to play. I suspect the reason this game is getting so much crap is due to the recent Ubisoft hate band wagon. I don't agree with their business practices, but that won't effect my review on a game unlike other people. >_>
  4. baloon123
    Nov 26, 2014
    7
    I feel like Watch dogs on Wii U is kind of a lazy port from Ubisoft. It didnt came with any dlc, because the other platforms did have dlc and it came 6 months earlier. But at its core its still Watch dogs and it still is a solid title.
  5. CreeperKing
    Sep 7, 2015
    6
    The game isn't all that bad but the story gets boring after a while. The graphics isn't really that bad but probably could be better. When playing it, you will loose frame rate and the loading time takes too long. overall, if you don't mind loosing frames and the loading time, go ahead and buy it.
  6. darkzaga
    Mar 31, 2017
    7
    No es un mal juego. Lamentablemente tuve varias fallas graficas pero no impidieron que lo finalize. en el perdor de los casos solo un reinicio fue mas que suficiente para corregir el error y continual... la propuesta de la historia es muy interesante y las mecanicas fueron muy innovadoras para mi. Realmente valio la pena jugarlo hasta al final. pero al resultar tediosos los errores noNo es un mal juego. Lamentablemente tuve varias fallas graficas pero no impidieron que lo finalize. en el perdor de los casos solo un reinicio fue mas que suficiente para corregir el error y continual... la propuesta de la historia es muy interesante y las mecanicas fueron muy innovadoras para mi. Realmente valio la pena jugarlo hasta al final. pero al resultar tediosos los errores no puedo darle un buen puntaje. Dzaga… Expand
  7. Mario_Tierra
    Sep 2, 2019
    7
    Un buen juego en mi opinión, pecando en el exceso de hype y posterior downgrade. Yo no me ilusioné mucho con él, cuando salió en WiiU decidí adquirirlo y la verdad es que me gustó mucho. Tiene muchas cosas mejorables y le falta pulirse un poco en según qué apartados, pero fue una experiencia que me resultó muy agradable.
  8. Salimnaabi124
    Nov 15, 2021
    5
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  9. fredda
    May 11, 2022
    6
    I am a Wii U collector, so I try to enjoy my collection from time to time. I really wanted to like this game on the Wii U, but unfortunately the framerate is to low for me. I can live with some loading here and there, but I tend to get dizzy when playing games where framerate drops this low. Most noticable on racing games or "high end" games like this. I will play through this game tho,I am a Wii U collector, so I try to enjoy my collection from time to time. I really wanted to like this game on the Wii U, but unfortunately the framerate is to low for me. I can live with some loading here and there, but I tend to get dizzy when playing games where framerate drops this low. Most noticable on racing games or "high end" games like this. I will play through this game tho, but it will prob be on my xbox sx.… Expand

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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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