Watch Dogs stunned the world back in 2012 by proposing a massive open world of Chicago in which a complex IT system, the ctOS, ruled the streets and could be used for your own purposes by simply hacking into it using a smartphone .

Big open world; Hacking is fun; Complex story

Stealth is kind of mandatory; Lots of tedious chases; Camera hopping gets boring

Watch Dogs Review

While the writing and dialogue likely won't win any awards, they're strong enough to drive the tension between characters while moving the action forward. Aiden moves from one plot point to the next trying to tie up loose ends and murdering security forces, goons, and gangsters because it's his only...

Story carries tension well; Incredible recreation of Chicago; Profiler and hacking powers; Good blend of stealth; shooting; and strategy; Almost overabundance of side objectives; Cool digital trips and online modes

Incredible recreation of Chicago; Lack of gun and clothing customization; Almost overabundance of side objectives

Watch Dogs

Watch Dogs is exactly what you think it is. It's Assassin's Creed 4 meets GTA 5 meets Batman Arkham City… but--despite the pedigree of ...

The hacking system is simple and delightfully fun; Fantastic non-story content will keep you busy; Multiplayer is enjoyable and smartly-implemented

Generic plot driven by cliched characters; Lots of tedious chase / tailing missions

Watch Dogs Review (PS4)

99 problems and a glitch ain't one.

Expansive Chicago; Tons of ambient missions and gameplay variety; Seamless next-gen multiplayer; Easy to learn controls; Hacking minigame

Meandering story; Nonsensical missions; Mimicking GTA; What happened to Poppy; Focuses too much on setting up a sequel