Overview
About Watch Dogs 2
Explore a massive and dynamic open world offering an incredible variety of gameplay possibilities. Hack your way through traffic while you engage in dangerous car chases through the winding streets of San Francisco, traverse the rooftops of the colorful and vibrant neighborhoods of Oakland, and infiltrate the cutting-edge offices of Silicon Valley companies. There are many secrets to uncover in the birthplace of the tech revolution.
Story setup
In 2016, ctOS 2.0, an advanced operating system networking city infrastructure, was implemented in several US cities to create safer, more efficient metropolises.
Play as Marcus Holloway, a brilliant young hacker living in the birthplace of the tech revolution, the San Francisco Bay Area. Team up with Dedsec, a notorious group of hackers, and expose the hidden dangers of ctOS 2.0, which, in the hands of corrupt corporations, is being wrongfully used to monitor and manipulate citizens on a massive scale.
With the power of hacking and Dedsec by your side, launch the Hack of the Century, take down ctOS 2.0, and give freedom back to who it belongs to: the people.
Reference
At a glance
- Released
- November 15, 2016
- Platforms
- Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 4
- Genres
- Shooter, Adventure, Action
- Play modes
- Single Player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Online Multiplayer
- Age rating
- ESRB M
- Multiplayer
- By platform
Media
Screenshots
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Playing together
Multiplayer by platform
How Watch Dogs 2 supports playing with other people, broken down per platform.
| Platform | Local | Online | LAN | Split-screen | Co-op campaign | Drop-in/out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | No | Yes, up to 4 players | No | No | No | Yes |
| Xbox One | No | Yes, up to 4 players | No | No | No | No |
- Supported (a number is the player cap)
- Not supported
- Not documented for this platform
Content
Age ratings
How rating boards around the world have classified Watch Dogs 2. Open a board for its content descriptors.
ACBMA 15+
Strong themes, violence, coarse language and nudity, online interactivity
CEROZ
- Violence
- Crime
CLASS_IND16
- Violência (Violence)
- Linguagem Imprópria (Inappropriate Language)
ESRBM
- Blood
- Intense Violence
- Nudity
- Sexual Themes
- Strong Language
- Use of Drugs
GRAC19+
- Crime, Anti-Social
- Sexuality
- Violence
- Language
- Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug
PEGI18
- Bad Language
- Sex
- Violence
USK18
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