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| + | The first installment of the series, Watch Dogs, follows the story of a man by the name of Aiden Pearce. Living in a version Chicago, Illinois that is now the most technologically advanced city in the world, Aiden makes a living as a “grey hat” hacker; a hacker who uses his or her skills for the good and sometimes the bad of society. | ||
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| + | After hacking into and exploiting Chicago’s extremely advanced Central Operating System (referred to as the ctOS throughout the game) Aiden became known as somewhat of a vigilante. The ctOS acts as an advanced system that connects all electronics in the city together. Once infiltrating the system, Aiden had access to anything he wanted in Chicago and began taking on more dangerous tasks. Eventually, one mission, alongside his partner Damien Brenks went wrong and a bounty was placed on his head. In an attempt on his life, hitmen caused Aiden to lose control of his vehicle and end up in a crash that would eventually kill his niece, Lena. | ||
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| + | The game begins roughly a year after the incident as Aiden decides to come out of hiding and seek vengeance against those who killed Lena. The open world style of the game gives the player a lot of freedom as to what type of person they want Aiden to be, but ultimately, the player is forced to embrace Aiden’s new identity as “The Fox”—a violent and cunning vigilante, willing to kill anyone in his path to revenge. | ||
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Watch Dogs[1] is an action-adventure video game series produced by the video game company Ubisoft. The first installment of the series, Watch Dogs, was released in May of 2014 and was followed by Watch Dogs 2, which was released in November 2016. The original installment was released for all major systems including Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U and Microsoft Windows while the sequel was only released for current generation consoles (Playstation 4 and Xbox One) and Microsoft Windows.
Set in contemporary United States, each game tells the story of a male computer scientist turned street vigilante. The games follow a traditional third-person shooter, open world playstyle, that allows the player to explore and investigate the game’s world. While the game is classified as a shooter, it finds its identity in its focus on computer hacking. Throughout the game, the player’s character hacks into and takes advantage of a highly computerized and connected society. Hacks include robbing ATM machines, electronic theft, altering traffic lights, exploding power lines, and hacking cameras. While the game revolves around a central protagonist, the player is forced to partake in these unethical behaviors more and more as the games progress.
The series has been met with considerable success. Watch Dogs has now sold over 10 million copies across all platforms since its release in 2014. After a relatively slow start of sales for Watch Dogs 2, Ubisoft reported much better sales heading into 2017, reporting a “positive momentum” in sales.
Story
Watch Dogs: The first installment of the series, Watch Dogs, follows the story of a man by the name of Aiden Pearce. Living in a version Chicago, Illinois that is now the most technologically advanced city in the world, Aiden makes a living as a “grey hat” hacker; a hacker who uses his or her skills for the good and sometimes the bad of society.
After hacking into and exploiting Chicago’s extremely advanced Central Operating System (referred to as the ctOS throughout the game) Aiden became known as somewhat of a vigilante. The ctOS acts as an advanced system that connects all electronics in the city together. Once infiltrating the system, Aiden had access to anything he wanted in Chicago and began taking on more dangerous tasks. Eventually, one mission, alongside his partner Damien Brenks went wrong and a bounty was placed on his head. In an attempt on his life, hitmen caused Aiden to lose control of his vehicle and end up in a crash that would eventually kill his niece, Lena.
The game begins roughly a year after the incident as Aiden decides to come out of hiding and seek vengeance against those who killed Lena. The open world style of the game gives the player a lot of freedom as to what type of person they want Aiden to be, but ultimately, the player is forced to embrace Aiden’s new identity as “The Fox”—a violent and cunning vigilante, willing to kill anyone in his path to revenge.
Watch Dogs 2:
Gameplay
Notable Contributors
References
- ↑ Watch Dogs. https://www.ubisoft.com/en-US/game/watch-dogs/
