I was able to play Watch dogs on the Xbox One. The best way to describe this game is a cross between Grand theft auto and Assassin's Creed. Sure your not scaling skyscrapers or flying a helicopter away from a huge bank heist, but it still has it's moments.

One-button hacking might be overly simplistic, but it does give you abilities that make playing through Aiden's story feel powerful and fun. Doing side missions and multiplayer as you make your way through the dark and lengthy story makes it feel like a huge adventure, and stealth options let you...

Great open world; Hacking powers; Mission variety

Weak car chases; Auto-fail stealth missions

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 is the first game of this new generation to break under the weight of its own hype. It has had a massive PR campaign from Ubisoft, and was subject to a six-month delay at the zero hour, which is usually not a good sign.

+ Hacking is as advertised + Multiplayer + Socially conscious

- Seems more like an almost-ready beta - Server issues

Watch Dogs is the long-awaited and much-anticipated cyber-thriller from Ubisoft Montreal (and four other Ubisoft studios); mostly the same people who brought you Assassin's Creed, and in many ways, once you get past the modern Chicago skyline and high-tech concept of a world that is "totally...

The parts of Watch Dogs that are terrible are the parts that make a good game great. Characters, theme, meaningful gameplay connected with meaningful storylines, clever self-aware writers working closely with game designers, internal consistency, vision.

Watch Dogs is a game mired in controversy. The initial reveal at E3 2012 had us all staring like crazy people who'd just been smacked in the face with a cartoon frying pan. Then very little was mentioned of it for a whole 12 months.

There are so many open world games these days that use the Grand Theft Auto mould, and that's why it's nice to see some that do something slightly different. Ubisoft's Watch_Dogs was much anticipated after its unveiling at E3 two years ago, as it promised to take the Grand Theft Auto mould and then...

I have an issue with the Extra Content code given inside the disc pack. It doesn't get activated. But the game is really amazing and a must-buy if you are a PS4 user. It's one of the best games out there right now and it's cheaper here.

For me, the coolest part about Watch Dogs is the hacking. You can do so much by surfing cameras, setting off traps, exploding junction boxes, hacking people's information. It all centers around Aiden Pearce, who helped his friend Damien do a heist at the Merlaut Hotel, when another hacker starts...