Watch Dogs 2

 Xbox One
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 451 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 328 out of 451
  2. Mixed: 60 out of 451
  3. Negative: 63 out of 451
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  1. mco301301
    Dec 25, 2016
    1
    I don't understand so many of these "Reviewers". I bought the game based off the reviews, and had enjoyed the first Watch Dogs a great deal. This game is pretty much the same exact thing as the first one. Very few new mechanics except using this little car with a camera on it and eventually a drone, but they really aren't any more effective than the normal camera jumping. Everything elseI don't understand so many of these "Reviewers". I bought the game based off the reviews, and had enjoyed the first Watch Dogs a great deal. This game is pretty much the same exact thing as the first one. Very few new mechanics except using this little car with a camera on it and eventually a drone, but they really aren't any more effective than the normal camera jumping. Everything else is pretty much the same. There was nothing new or interesting that pulled me into the game. What really made me further dislike it is how hard they tried to make this game "PC". Every single normal acting character has to be black, female, or transgender. Except for the people you kill of course. Really though they tried so hard and it was insanely obvious how much they forced their narrative down your throat. If a character is Black or Transgender, cool, thats great, I don't need to hear about it in every single scene. This game brings nothing new to the table and has a boring plot line with uninteresting characters, If I wanted to drive around a city and hack traffic lights I would have played the original. 2/10. 2 because the drone was alright. Gonna go trade this game in now, 3 days after buying it new. Thanks Ubi.… Expand
  2. malucul
    Nov 26, 2016
    3
    Offers nothing that the original didn't have. Adopts the same stupid leveling up scheme used by a lot of games wherein you need x to do y, but it doesn't actually tell you that. Adds a variety of gimmicks that serve to overload the idea. Poor UI (seriously, is it SO HARD to just give me a pause button), contrived and smug plot-line that feels awfully cliche and dated. ReferencingOffers nothing that the original didn't have. Adopts the same stupid leveling up scheme used by a lot of games wherein you need x to do y, but it doesn't actually tell you that. Adds a variety of gimmicks that serve to overload the idea. Poor UI (seriously, is it SO HARD to just give me a pause button), contrived and smug plot-line that feels awfully cliche and dated. Referencing anonymous' attacks against Scientology? Really? It also somehow manages to have seriously inferior combat mechanics compared to the original. Here's a question for you kiddos, how many times can the enemy call reinforcements before you throw your controller across the room? Answer: Once. PER. NPC.

    Wait until it appears in the bargain bin.    … Expand
  3. druout1944
    Nov 24, 2016
    0
    Worse than the original. Straight up millinial hipster trash. If Ubisoft put as much effort into quality gameplay and story as they do into riding the PC train they would have been better off. So unless you fit that category, save your money.
  4. jugadorhardcore
    Sep 6, 2018
    0
    is insane make a secual of the first wacth dogs. just for this, WD2 is worst than WD
  5. Scoutgoat
    Jan 13, 2021
    3
    Watch Dogs 2 is an awful game to put it simply. The physics are absolutely atrocious, the gunplay is clunky, the characters are 1 dimensional, and the story is just a massive cliché. The world itself is decent though. There isn't really anything unique to explore though, and there's a lot of copy-pasted buildings. As for the AI, it's above average; nothing special, but better than mostWatch Dogs 2 is an awful game to put it simply. The physics are absolutely atrocious, the gunplay is clunky, the characters are 1 dimensional, and the story is just a massive cliché. The world itself is decent though. There isn't really anything unique to explore though, and there's a lot of copy-pasted buildings. As for the AI, it's above average; nothing special, but better than most games. Honestly, the only thing the game truly did phenomenally is the water physics.… Expand

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#36 Best Xbox One Game of 2016
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#18 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2016
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#23 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2016

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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. games(TM)
    Jan 26, 2017
    70
    Watch Dogs 2 wastes its incredible, realistic world and believable characters by leaning on boring gunplay, basic cover-shooter mechanics and tonal-inconsistencies that upend every part of it. Watch Dogs 2 has the opposite problems to its predecessor then. Acts of aggression (in whatever form they may have taken) made sense for vigilante Aiden Pierce, his mission thrived on it; and oh god now Watch Dogs 2 is making us defend and justify the existence of the blandest protagonist in videogames. But that’s Watch Dogs 2, a game that will make you question everything you thought you knew about open world game design, because clearly something needs to change.
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  2. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Jan 1, 2017
    80
    An intelligent and self-aware sequel, this successfully shifts the tone of the series' debut. [Jan 2017, p.80]
  3. ICXM
    Nov 27, 2016
    90
    If you love games that offer superb gameplay and can live with the fact that the story might not be as great as other open-world titles, then Watch Dogs 2 is a must-buy.
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