Watch_Dogs® 2

Item: Watch_Dogs® 2
Rating: 71
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2026-01-01

Summary

Highly enjoyable and innovative gameplay experience
Immersive hacking mechanics in vibrant open world
Excellent parkour and movement system
Weak and repetitive story missions
Frequent crashes and poor optimization
Cringe dialogue with forced online dependencies

Emotions

Frustration21%Satisfaction13%Disappointment13%Excitement9%Enjoyment7%

Sample precision
Helpful reviews: 55%
Unhelpful reviews: 44%
Protest reviews: 1%

71%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
29%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 1072
Negative points: 566
Gameplay points: 717
Perf. points: 168
Rec. points: 150
Misc points: 27

Point	Description	Importance
Highly enjoyable gameplay experience Description Players consistently praise the game for its fun, engaging, and well-designed gameplay. The balance of complexity, variety, and smooth mechanics contributes to a highly enjoyable experience, with many highlighting co-op and open-world exploration as standout features. Importance 99%	Players consistently praise the game for its fun, engaging, and well-designed gameplay. The balance of complexity, variety, and smooth mechanics contributes to a highly enjoyable experience, with many highlighting co-op and open-world exploration as standout features.	99%
Innovative and immersive hacking mechanics Description Hacking is a core and highly praised feature, offering creative freedom, replayability, and deep integration with stealth, combat, and puzzle-solving. Players appreciate the variety of approaches it enables, such as environmental manipulation and non-lethal solutions. Importance 89%	Hacking is a core and highly praised feature, offering creative freedom, replayability, and deep integration with stealth, combat, and puzzle-solving. Players appreciate the variety of approaches it enables, such as environmental manipulation and non-lethal solutions.	89%
Vibrant and alive open world Description The game’s open world, particularly its depiction of San Francisco, is frequently described as immersive, dynamic, and full of life. NPCs with organic interactions, rich side activities, and detailed environments enhance the sense of realism and exploration. Importance 83%	The game’s open world, particularly its depiction of San Francisco, is frequently described as immersive, dynamic, and full of life. NPCs with organic interactions, rich side activities, and detailed environments enhance the sense of realism and exploration.	83%
Strong character development and chemistry Description The game features a charismatic protagonist and a well-developed cast of characters, particularly the DedSec crew. Players appreciate the humor, chemistry, and idealistic motivations of the characters, which enhance the narrative and immersion. Importance 31%	The game features a charismatic protagonist and a well-developed cast of characters, particularly the DedSec crew. Players appreciate the humor, chemistry, and idealistic motivations of the characters, which enhance the narrative and immersion.	31%
Excellent parkour and movement Description Parkour mechanics are highlighted as a standout feature, offering fluid, dynamic, and visually impressive movement. Players enjoy the seamless integration of parkour into exploration and combat. Importance 30%	Parkour mechanics are highlighted as a standout feature, offering fluid, dynamic, and visually impressive movement. Players enjoy the seamless integration of parkour into exploration and combat.	30%
Well-crafted soundtrack and audio Description The soundtrack is frequently highlighted as a strong point, with diverse and well-integrated music that enhances immersion. Players appreciate how the music complements the game’s tone and hacker theme. Importance 17%	The soundtrack is frequently highlighted as a strong point, with diverse and well-integrated music that enhances immersion. Players appreciate how the music complements the game’s tone and hacker theme.	17%
Gadgets enhance gameplay variety Description Tools like the Jumper and drone are frequently mentioned as fun and useful additions that diversify gameplay. Players enjoy the creative ways these gadgets can be used to approach missions and explore the world. Importance 12%	Tools like the Jumper and drone are frequently mentioned as fun and useful additions that diversify gameplay. Players enjoy the creative ways these gadgets can be used to approach missions and explore the world.	12%

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