Watch Dogs

 Xbox 360
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  1. Veridanac
    Jun 5, 2014
    4
    Short, bad controls and it takes the "serious" parts of itself far to seriously. It has the same feeling as MGS: Ground Zeroes; basically that it is the prologue to a second game.
    Still fun though even if it isn't worth full price.

    Ubisoft shock their keys in front of our faces and hoped we'd be entertained. They failed for the most part.
  2. ransom34
    Jun 29, 2014
    1
    This has to be the most overhyped and overrated game this generation, and in addition to dumping/nerfing all the promised features, it literally plays like a dumbed-down, freedom-stunted version of the original GTA. No, not GTA V, as this game isn't even close to that, the original GTA. The promised "open world" is a joke, and you literally can't do anything outside the limited number ofThis has to be the most overhyped and overrated game this generation, and in addition to dumping/nerfing all the promised features, it literally plays like a dumbed-down, freedom-stunted version of the original GTA. No, not GTA V, as this game isn't even close to that, the original GTA. The promised "open world" is a joke, and you literally can't do anything outside the limited number of scripted actions. Driving is a joke (think an old PS2 arcade game), the story is idiotic and the mission selection is extremely limited. And as bad as it looks on next-gen systems, it looks even worse on the PS3/Xbox 360. Extremely disappointed and this game will tank at retail very soon. Buy GTA V!!!… Expand
  3. RNEGDE2012
    Jun 9, 2014
    0
    Let me just preface by saying that I enjoyed playing this game, despite the poor driving mechanics, popping, and overall massive downgrade in graphics. The story was decent and it was a mildly entertaining game. I am giving it a zero because i am extremely pissed off at Ubisoft right now for making people wait so long for a game that doesn't work! I, like many others, have been affected byLet me just preface by saying that I enjoyed playing this game, despite the poor driving mechanics, popping, and overall massive downgrade in graphics. The story was decent and it was a mildly entertaining game. I am giving it a zero because i am extremely pissed off at Ubisoft right now for making people wait so long for a game that doesn't work! I, like many others, have been affected by the loading bug. My game worked fine for a while and I managed to get to about 88% complete before I got that damn loading bug. I think Ubisoft really dropped the ball on this one! I will NEVER purchase another Ubisoft title. I am not a huge gamer so that will not be too difficult for me to accomplish. My friends however are big gamers and I have told them about my problem and they too will not be purchasing anymore Ubisoft titles, they've had, I've had, and I am sure many more people are done with them. F**k you Ubisoft for making us wait so long for a game that doesn't work! Congrats, you guys are probably laughing away rolling in your money; 4 million copies sold - of a game that doesn't even work! Good job, you sure pulled one over on us!… Expand
  4. dahans
    Jul 5, 2014
    2
    The main problem about this game is the same as with far cry 3: after 10 minutes you will have done everything you will do for the whole game, it just will repeat itself.

    If the "hacking" would be something like flappy bird, it would be more entertaining than this. I wonder if ubisoft only adresses 6 year olds, because it seems like this game was designed for 6 year olds. The    The main problem about this game is the same as with far cry 3: after 10 minutes you will have done everything you will do for the whole game, it just will repeat itself.

    If the "hacking" would be something like flappy bird, it would be more entertaining than this.

    I wonder if ubisoft only adresses 6 year olds, because it seems like this game was designed for 6 year olds.

    The score of 2 is only because of the artwork, but gameplay is absolutely zero.

    Even the music is terrible, the whole game just tries to be another really bad clone of gta.

    I cannot believe, the someone worked on this for 5 years? And it was supposed to comeout last year?    … Expand
  5. rocketpackpanda
    Jun 29, 2014
    3
    WHen I first heard the initial impressions of this game, it reminded me of the gentle derision the first Assassin's creed got. A technical mess with tons of potential, that is how I approached this game. I was wrong, its far worse than that. Forget the terrible driving, the awkward running and gunning, the terrible voice acting or the super cliched tropes, all that is forgivable. What isWHen I first heard the initial impressions of this game, it reminded me of the gentle derision the first Assassin's creed got. A technical mess with tons of potential, that is how I approached this game. I was wrong, its far worse than that. Forget the terrible driving, the awkward running and gunning, the terrible voice acting or the super cliched tropes, all that is forgivable. What is unforgivable is that the game is dull. Playing it feels like a job. If one of your friends has it, take a gander, but the first thirty minutes are jus liek the rest of the game. No passion, no tension, no fun all compounded by some terrible control options and collision detection.… Expand
  6. Mirkejas
    Jun 5, 2014
    3
    Total hype para aficionados. Un juego con muy buenas intenciones pero que se queda en la más absoluta mediocridad. Gráficos que parecen sacados de PS2, físicas hiper-falsas, dificultad mal ajustada.... demasiadas cosas negativas para un juego con 5 años de desarrollo. Da la impresión de que le hacen falta otros 5 años de trabajo. En fín, una auténtica pena, sobre todo para los que se hayanTotal hype para aficionados. Un juego con muy buenas intenciones pero que se queda en la más absoluta mediocridad. Gráficos que parecen sacados de PS2, físicas hiper-falsas, dificultad mal ajustada.... demasiadas cosas negativas para un juego con 5 años de desarrollo. Da la impresión de que le hacen falta otros 5 años de trabajo. En fín, una auténtica pena, sobre todo para los que se hayan gastado 60 pavos en esto.… Expand
  7. mustard_tiger
    Sep 15, 2014
    1
    This isn't a really bad game, it’s a really lame game.

    Let’s forget about all those promises they made and didn't make good one, we have been through it before and with the crooked way they market games recently we are going to see it more and more. I don't know why, they act like what does it matter; you morons will buy the games we tell you to anyway. Here are some reasons why the    This isn't a really bad game, it’s a really lame game.

    Let’s forget about all those promises they made and didn't make good one, we have been through it before and with the crooked way they market games recently we are going to see it more and more. I don't know why, they act like what does it matter; you morons will buy the games we tell you to anyway.

    Here are some reasons why the game sucks but feel free to add your own because I have to admit that after all the games I've played and past (over 110k gamer score and only a few are 100%) I wasn't able to bring myself to pass this one but then I borrowed it so I wasn't driven to get my moneys worth.

    - The main character really sucks, maybe the worst ever. We have gone from super soldiers, space marines and GTA characters to a douche with his phone out all the time.

    - The plot is dumb, the douchbag steals money from some guys then he gets what was coming to him but his niece ends up dying.

    -The stupid sonic screwdriver like phone is cool in theory but SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO stupid.

    - The driving controls are terrible, its as if they had no business making a driving game.

    - "Hacking" is not Magic

    -The skill tree system feels like a forced way to deal out abilities and slow the game down.

    - I know I said the main character was terrible before but it really deserves more than one point. He steals money, his niece dies so he then kills hundreds to security guards and people on the street…

    Their map of Chicago is poorly done, there are a few areas close to the real thing but the majority of it is stupid.    … Expand
  8. Rahsmoove
    Jul 25, 2014
    3
    This is not GTA with hacks. Not Assassin's creed with technology. This is game is sad. This game takes itself too serious, it's a complete joke.

    Aiden is an ass. The graphics are complete **** You can compare them to games in 2012. So many bugs. The physics are atrocious. They're like cartoon cars. The hacking is a gimmick. It tries so hard to compete and be like GTA V, and be    This is not GTA with hacks. Not Assassin's creed with technology. This is game is sad. This game takes itself too serious, it's a complete joke.

    Aiden is an ass.
    The graphics are complete **** You can compare them to games in 2012.
    So many bugs.
    The physics are atrocious. They're like cartoon cars.
    The hacking is a gimmick.
    It tries so hard to compete and be like GTA V, and be better than AC4 but fails at both.
    The online is so restricted.
    The storyline is mediocre, and so as the parkour.
    The only thing good was the shooting.
    Ubisoft fooled us again

    Watch _Dogs is just another game that failed to live up to the hype. You'll play it for an hour get bored of it. Then you will let collect dust or return it.    … Expand
  9. dgill1200
    May 29, 2014
    3
    Very disappointed. The graphics seem choppy and degraded. The feel is like that of an arcade game as seen when driving vehicles that appear to have very little damage when plowed into other elements around you. Wishful thinking on my part for assuming this game would be something next gen. Far from it.
  10. Ramyo
    Sep 5, 2014
    4
    A very disappointing offering from usually Stellar Ubisoft.

    The graphics were quite sub par, especially when Rockstar showed what could be accomplished in GTAV. At times I was wondering if I was looking at polygonal textures on a PS1 when I saw some trees and buildings. The sound design was good and their were a few good musical tracks but the majority were dull. The cycling through    A very disappointing offering from usually Stellar Ubisoft.

    The graphics were quite sub par, especially when Rockstar showed what could be accomplished in GTAV. At times I was wondering if I was looking at polygonal textures on a PS1 when I saw some trees and buildings. The sound design was good and their were a few good musical tracks but the majority were dull. The cycling through each one to find a song you liked was painful and time consuming. All these things could have been forgiven with decent gameplay and alot of variety in missions. However, the gameplay left rough and buggy and missions had you doing the same hack-shoot-escape dynamic that really took away from the fun.

    Watchdogs has a great deal of potential to be something great, but much of it is lost in the glaring flaws of the game. Comparing this to GTAV is overdone, but its only because Rockstar had polished their world to a level of masterful perfection while Watchdogs feels like a pre-alpha test run.

    A disappointing 4 out of 10    … Expand
  11. NandoRick
    May 31, 2014
    0
    So much for next gen graphics. This is no better than GTA4 and that was out 6 years ago.
    The driving is bad the people walking the streets walk like robots.
    This game is basically a revamped assassin's creed ..the city has no soul . every mission feels so linear.
    I bought this game because of the hype from E3 and its such a let down
  12. ghola
    May 27, 2014
    0
    Just a bland GTA. Too much hype for nothing. You´ll get bored in an hour. Just rent it and you´ll forget this game. Ghost town ...................................
  13. IGNsus
    May 27, 2014
    0
    For a game that's been in development for more than 5 years, Watch Dogs is an unacceptable end result.

    There are a plethora of problems with Watch Dogs. Let me list a few:

    On the 360, the game looks like GTA: Vice City.

    It doesn't feature coast guards.

    Major physics problems/bugs.

    Too much like GTA.

    Looks nothing like the E3 2012 demo.
  14. Wimpkid
    Oct 22, 2014
    0
    How the **** is this like gta 5. This game is like saints row 4 but horribly made. The detailing the designing the world is just sad and dull. Not to mention that the cars are bad and the crashing is really fake. Then the magic phone that you have WTF. The hacking is not even challenging just press the button and bam you just hacked.
  15. Flabergasmic
    May 19, 2015
    2
    If the actual game was nearly as good as the hype it received before launch, i would have named this game, "Game Of The Year". But sadly this game is anything but. An excellent concept, with a fresh new experience, all wrapped up in a bland, uncreative, forgettable, cash-grabbing 60+ dollar package, Watch Dogs.
  16. WatchDogsIsCrap
    Nov 30, 2015
    0
    Here's my review of Watch Dogs summed up in 100 words.
    Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple,    Here's my review of Watch Dogs summed up in 100 words.
    Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple, Apple.

    That was repetitive, wasn't it...?    … Expand
  17. overtimeneowar
    May 21, 2016
    3
    this game is bored, many, so many puzzles about hacking, the characters sucks, is a crying lil girl, the history sucks, the missions bored me, i will delete this game and forget ever exist
  18. epicman9086
    Nov 7, 2016
    1
    this game's pro's and con's are

    +voice acting -character -story +combat -parkour -graphics -pop ins for textures while the game is great and the fact you can rob stores is awesome, I found no reason to continue because of (1) how repetetive it is and (2) the ending itself is horrible. plus, the graphics and pop-in is terrible its like i am playing with gta vice city's graphics    this game's pro's and con's are

    +voice acting
    -character
    -story
    +combat
    -parkour
    -graphics
    -pop ins for textures
    while the game is great and the fact you can rob stores is awesome, I found no reason to continue because of (1) how repetetive it is and (2) the ending itself is horrible. plus, the graphics and pop-in is terrible its like i am playing with gta vice city's graphics and shadow of mordors pop in textures.    … Expand
  19. Polymuter
    Dec 11, 2016
    2
    Bought this game on sale for $5.00 and regret doing it. Interesting concept but couldn't get into it at all. The story is pretty lame I couldn't relate to the character at all. Screen tearing is very bad yet another graphics over gameplay release.
  20. Panzidane
    Mar 21, 2017
    4
    O que eu vejo é um jogo com muito marketing e poquissíma qualidade. O jogo é horrível, muito ruim. A física é muito mal feita, como tudo, os gráficos são horríveis mesmo sem comparar a E3. Tudo nesse jogo parece não funcionar ou ser genérico. Muito mal feito, a nota vai apenas pelo fato do personagem poder mudar de roupa e por ter um mundo aberto razoavelmente grande. Péssimo, nãoO que eu vejo é um jogo com muito marketing e poquissíma qualidade. O jogo é horrível, muito ruim. A física é muito mal feita, como tudo, os gráficos são horríveis mesmo sem comparar a E3. Tudo nesse jogo parece não funcionar ou ser genérico. Muito mal feito, a nota vai apenas pelo fato do personagem poder mudar de roupa e por ter um mundo aberto razoavelmente grande. Péssimo, não recomendo.… Expand
  21. Snowertx64
    Jan 4, 2018
    3
    Watch dogs is a video game created by Ubisoft and not be that more **** to say Let's start by the review

    Watch dogs tells the story of aiden pearce, which is obviously a psychopath who believes that she is helping others when in fact the using for a **** vendetta, know can not sympathize with, assuming you have good strokes that could be better explored but they take them and throw them    Watch dogs is a video game created by Ubisoft and not be that more **** to say Let's start by the review

    Watch dogs tells the story of aiden pearce, which is obviously a psychopath who believes that she is helping others when in fact the using for a **** vendetta, know can not sympathize with, assuming you have good strokes that could be better explored but they take them and throw them away that at end of account that interests if according to the game so are the hackers(lie like that they are not is a **** stereotype)

    this game promises a lot, and is played almost badly by God, the driving is very bad coming from the same people who made driver and the combat is stupidly bad and is bugged but not able

    the art in this game is more or less acceptable but even so it is very boring and generic of the same stereotype of the hacker

    conclusions: if I have to be honest I lose time of my life giving a note to this game and for the love of God buy something more complete and fun

    Story 2/10

    Gameplay: 3/10

    Art: 5/10

    Final note: 3    … Expand

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  1. NZGamer
    Jun 16, 2014
    79
    In the end Watch Dogs has plenty going for it, without quite living up to the hype. But, Aiden Pearce is a great character, and a very nice design, and the story has an engaging cyber-noir vibe going for it. Just keep your eyes down and your smartphone charged.
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  2. ActionTrip
    Jun 12, 2014
    79
    Watch Dogs does do some new things and does them very well. With few exceptions it’s a polished and fun game and well-worth a look.
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