Watch Dogs 2 - NEW Gameplay Trailer
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Watch Dogs 2 (stylized as WATCH_DOGS2) is an upcoming open world action-adventure video game developed and published by Ubisoft for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The sequel to 2014's Watch Dogs, it releases worldwide on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on 15 November 2016, and on Microsoft Windows on 29 November 2016.
Set within a fictionalized version of San Francisco, the game is played from a third-person perspective and its world is navigated on-foot or by vehicle. Players control Marcus Holloway, a hacker who works with the hacking group DedSec to take down the city's ctOS 2.0, an advanced surveillance system. There are multiple ways to complete missions, and each successful assignment increases the follower count of DedSec. Cooperative multiplayer allows for competitive one-on-one combat and connecting with other players in order to neutralize a player who is actively causing havoc.
Ubisoft Montreal, the game's developer, studied player feedback from the first game to assess what could be improved in Watch Dogs 2 and the setting was researched by making frequent trips to California. Actual hackers were consulted to validate scripts and game mechanics for authenticity.
Multiplayer[edit]
Multiplayer returns in Watch Dogs 2. The game introduces a seamless cooperative multiplayer mode, in which players can meet and interact with other random players. They can explore the open world and complete missions together, which will also help players to gain followers. The game features an emote system, which allows players' characters to communicate with each other through basic gestures. The game can be played completely online or offline. It also features several competitive multiplayer modes:
Online Invasions: Online invasion is a one-versus-one competitive multiplayer mode, originally featured in the first game. in which a player joins another player's single-player session and installs viruses on their DedSec system. The invading player must escape after a virus is successfully planted, while the original player must find and kill the invading player.[8]
Bounty Hunter: Bounty Hunter is a new mode introduced in the game. If an online player creates too much chaos in the world, the mode will be initiated. Police, alongside one to three other players, will join the player's game with the hope of killing the hunted and claiming the bounty, which gives them experience points. The hunted could either strike back at the hunters by killing them, which gives them greater rewards, or escape from them until the bounty expires.[13] The hunted, meanwhile, also can be assisted by another player if that player chooses to join the hunted. Players can manually place a bounty on themselves using the in-game smartphone.
On 8 June 2016, Ubisoft revealed the game would release on 15 November of that year for the Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One platforms in six separate editions.[26] At Sony's 2016 PlayStation Meeting, Watch Dogs 2 was revealed as part of a selection of video games forward compatible with the PlayStation 4 Pro.[27] In October 2016, Ubisoft announced that the PC version was delayed to ensure that the game is well-optimized. The PC version is set to be released on 29 November 2016.[28]
Pre-ordering The Gold Edition Collector's Edition includes additional content such as weapon skins, vehicles and drones; the Deluxe Collector's Edition contains the same, but excludes the season pass. Each of these, as well as the generic Collector's Edition, contains a physical robot called "Wrench Junior", which is controlled by using a mobile app on a smartphone or tablet computer. The Gold Edition comes with the aforementioned items and season pass, and although the Deluxe Edition omits the inclusion of the season pass, it comprises all other additions.[29] The mission "Zodiac Killer" is also exclusive to pre-order purchases. It involves the protagonist Marcus Holloway in chasing an apparent copycat killer who works with the same modus operandi as the Zodiac Killer.
Set within a fictionalized version of San Francisco, the game is played from a third-person perspective and its world is navigated on-foot or by vehicle. Players control Marcus Holloway, a hacker who works with the hacking group DedSec to take down the city's ctOS 2.0, an advanced surveillance system. There are multiple ways to complete missions, and each successful assignment increases the follower count of DedSec. Cooperative multiplayer allows for competitive one-on-one combat and connecting with other players in order to neutralize a player who is actively causing havoc.
Ubisoft Montreal, the game's developer, studied player feedback from the first game to assess what could be improved in Watch Dogs 2 and the setting was researched by making frequent trips to California. Actual hackers were consulted to validate scripts and game mechanics for authenticity.
Multiplayer[edit]
Multiplayer returns in Watch Dogs 2. The game introduces a seamless cooperative multiplayer mode, in which players can meet and interact with other random players. They can explore the open world and complete missions together, which will also help players to gain followers. The game features an emote system, which allows players' characters to communicate with each other through basic gestures. The game can be played completely online or offline. It also features several competitive multiplayer modes:
Online Invasions: Online invasion is a one-versus-one competitive multiplayer mode, originally featured in the first game. in which a player joins another player's single-player session and installs viruses on their DedSec system. The invading player must escape after a virus is successfully planted, while the original player must find and kill the invading player.[8]
Bounty Hunter: Bounty Hunter is a new mode introduced in the game. If an online player creates too much chaos in the world, the mode will be initiated. Police, alongside one to three other players, will join the player's game with the hope of killing the hunted and claiming the bounty, which gives them experience points. The hunted could either strike back at the hunters by killing them, which gives them greater rewards, or escape from them until the bounty expires.[13] The hunted, meanwhile, also can be assisted by another player if that player chooses to join the hunted. Players can manually place a bounty on themselves using the in-game smartphone.
On 8 June 2016, Ubisoft revealed the game would release on 15 November of that year for the Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One platforms in six separate editions.[26] At Sony's 2016 PlayStation Meeting, Watch Dogs 2 was revealed as part of a selection of video games forward compatible with the PlayStation 4 Pro.[27] In October 2016, Ubisoft announced that the PC version was delayed to ensure that the game is well-optimized. The PC version is set to be released on 29 November 2016.[28]
Pre-ordering The Gold Edition Collector's Edition includes additional content such as weapon skins, vehicles and drones; the Deluxe Collector's Edition contains the same, but excludes the season pass. Each of these, as well as the generic Collector's Edition, contains a physical robot called "Wrench Junior", which is controlled by using a mobile app on a smartphone or tablet computer. The Gold Edition comes with the aforementioned items and season pass, and although the Deluxe Edition omits the inclusion of the season pass, it comprises all other additions.[29] The mission "Zodiac Killer" is also exclusive to pre-order purchases. It involves the protagonist Marcus Holloway in chasing an apparent copycat killer who works with the same modus operandi as the Zodiac Killer.