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Posted: 4 months ago, last updated 3 days ago.
Author: @AntHaigh and @GeekDadGamer.
Overview
You play hacker Marcus Holloway, who works with the hacking group DedSec. Unlike your lone role in the first game, here you are part of a vigilante movement aiming to overthrow the government surveillance. You do this by subverting the city's surveillance systems using smart devices to Hack buildings and other infrastructure. At the same time you have to ensure you are not discovered or identified. You can tackle missions in various different ways. Each completed assignment increases your follower count and offers new opportunities to develop your characters power and skills.
Again, like the first game you are using the environment and technology to achieve your aims. While you do this you have to take care to swing the public consciousness in the direction you want. At the start of the game your DedSec group is seen as dangerous vigilantes, but as you progress they are accepted as an important protest to the government.
Game Details
Rating: PEGI 18+, ESRB MATURE 17+
Release Date: 15/11/2016
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
Genres: Action, Narrative, Open World and Role-Playing
Developer: @Ubisoft
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Commitment
Players: You can play this with 4 players online. There's a cooperative multiplayer mode where you interact with other players, explore the open world and complete missions together. While doing this you can communicate via the preset emote system. There are also other specific multiplayer modes that offer different ways to play from one-versus-one competitive missions, bounty hunting, 2 versus 2 short battle missions and four players head-to-head races.
Costs
- Watch Dogs 2 T-Bone Content Bundle
- Watch Dogs 2 - No Compromise
- Watch Dogs 2 - Protocol Pistol Pack
- Watch Dogs 2 - Chameleon Copter Pack
- Watch Dogs 2 - Punk Rock Pack
You can purchase special editions of the game that include extras:
Watch Dogs 2 - Deluxe Edition includes The Deluxe Pack: 2 personalisation packs.
Watch Dogs 2 - Gold Edition includes The Deluxe Pack: 2 personalisation packs, The Season Pass.
You will need Xbox Live Gold (must be 18 to create, then configure family accounts for younger players) to play online with Xbox One.
You will need PlayStation Plus (must be 18 to create, then create sub-accounts for younger players who need be set as 13 or older) to play online with PlayStation 4.
Age Ratings
Rated PEGI 18 due to the frequent use of sexual expletives, sexual activity with visible genitals and the motiveless killing of innocent human characters. Frequent use of the sexual expletive ‘*!@?*’ and derivations of the word, the use of firearms and vehicles to shoot or run down innocent characters. There is an instance of a semi-clothed female standing in front of a male character who is naked and reclined against a wall. Her hand, which covers his genitals, slowly moves up and down, she then moves her hand away which exposes his penis. References to illegal drugs cocaine, weed, pot. A scene in the game touches on the topic of an American police officer shooting an unarmed black suspect.
ESRB MATURE 17+ because of Violence, Bad Language, Sex.
Users Interact: The game enables players to interact and communicate with each other, so may expose players to language usually associated with older rated games.
Accessibility
Difficulty
How you can adjust the challenge of play, and assistance the game offers when you fail or get stuck.
Select Difficulty: Select difficulty from a range of presets.
Save Anytime: The game automatically saves progress or you can save any time, and not lose progress.
Tutorials: There are helpful tutorials, instructions and tips.
Reading
How much reading or listening comprehension is required, and how accessible this is.
Moderate Reading: Moderate reading required.
Some spoken content has subtitles: Some spoken content has subtitles.
Controls
How you control the game, different options for alternative inputs and whether you can remap these settings to suit your needs.
Multiple Buttons & Two Sticks: Can play with multiple buttons and two sticks.
Mouse and Keys: Can play with mouse and multiple keys.
System Settings
Windows has extensive accessibility features. Some, like colour correction, work with games. Lots of accessibility software can be used with PC games, from voice recognition to input device emulators. PlayStation 4 has a range of accessibility settings. Some are system only, some work in games (invert colours and button mapping). Xbox One has a system features, the excellent co-pilot share controls mode and adaptive controller support for all games... read more about system accessibility settings.
Supported by PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors: @AntHaigh

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