Watch Dogs PS4 review – GTA: Hacker City

Already embroiled in controversy over its graphics, does Ubisoft's open world game make the most of the next gen consoles?

Key gameplay mechanics are solid, including the shooting, driving and stealth; Smartphone abilities work well and enable some fairly open-ended missions; A near endless array of side content

The story and characters are not very interesting; The game as a whole lacks personality and mission design often lacks inspiration; Graphics are not as good as originally implied

Watch Dogs Review

If Watch Dogs is to be believed, then a shocking number of Chicago residents are delinquents. As you roam the city looking to both right what is wrong and make wrong what is right, you hack into its citizens' smartphones and listen in on their conversations, and even tap into their computers and...

Hacking gives car chases and combat encounters an additional element of freedom; Fantastic online modes provide rip-roaring fun; Digital trips are highly entertaining; the spider-bot in particular; Loaded with varied things to do; each of which is beautifully executed; Some clever mission design...

Inconsistent tone; inconsistent lead character; Successful online invasions are boring; Neither money nor reputation are all that valuable

This game is an absolute travesty. It has no redeeming qualities. The story and characters have some of the worst writing I have ever seen in my life, the story makes no sense ("Why is Aiden a "vigilante of justice"?

The iLL Trio Review – Watch Dogs

The iLL Trio Review is a series where we have three of iLLGaming's editors review a game together across different platforms, in a conversation format. Each reviewer gives a review score, [...]