Hacking is a complicated and highly technical process that requires an extensive knowledge of high- and low-level programming languages and the patience to bang your head against a wall for days to see how the paint starts to chip.

Hacking powers are fun and add a level of strategy to the Grand Theft Auto-like gameplay; Chicago is large and lively

Hacking is so unrealistic it might as well be magic; Serious narrative is undermined by silly moments

I don't think I've ever had more of an issue coming up with my final thoughts on a game than I have with

+ Chicago looks beautiful.; + Compelling story, + Varied side missions, + Fantastic upgrade system, + Tons of content, + ROBOTIC SPIDER DESTRUCTION

- ...the characters in it? Not so much; - Cliched and underused cast of supporting characters; - Weapon switch system is unnecessarily complex; - Open combat suffers because of #3; - Insta-fail missions need to go away forever; - Not being given the option to ignore online hacking missions

" Watch Dogs " has been one of my (and many others) most anticipated games ever since it's extraordinarily impressive E3 2012 reveal. Now, after nearly 2 years, does the final product deliver?

I've always found the art of hacking and media relating to it extremely interesting so when I first heard about Ubisoft Montreal's Watch Dogs I couldn't wait to get my hands on the open-world cyber thriller.

Having played this great game through right to its very end and having collected all of the achievements, I feel I am in a great position to provide a review of this game. So here goes... Watch Dogs is a fantastic, enjoyable open world game that will not easily bore you.

Gamers may have had impossibly high hopes for Ubisoft's Watch Dogs before the delays and other bad buzz moments dragged them down, but I'm happy to say that most reasonable hopes have been thoroughly satisfied.

For most of Watch Dogs, I tried to imagine what the game's directors and producers were thinking in the boardroom during development. I kept wondering how many of their early ideas got thrown out in favor of copying other games' successful qualities to maximize profits because that's what Watch Dogs...

Infiltrating an enemy hideout; hacking files and escaping without ever entering the hideout itself

Snipers perched in moving helicopters with perfect aim

There are dozens of Watch Dogs reviews out there sharing details about one of the most exciting games to arrive so far in 2014, and while I am still working my

Watch Dogs, a twist in gaming with exciting results... please Ubisoft, can we have some more?

Silly me, I have this notion that games ought to be fun. Watch Dogs is just a pain in the posterior from beginning to end. I don't mind a challenge-- I've been playing computer games of one kind or another for thirty years. Along with the hard parts, a good game throws you a bone every now and then.