Watch Dogs 2

Watch Dogs 2 is a 2016 <a href="/facts/Action-adventure_game/djec9lIK">action-adventure game</a> developed by <a href="/facts/Ubisoft_Montreal/nF93YrH2">Ubisoft Montreal</a> and published by <a href="/facts/Ubisoft/Pnw08RvF">Ubisoft</a>. It is the sequel to 2014's <a href="/facts/Watch_Dogs_(video_game)/6Nf3QSLX">Watch Dogs</a> and the second installment in the <a href="/facts/Watch_Dogs_(series)/9dT2kIwa">Watch Dogs</a> series. It was released for the <a href="/facts/PlayStation_4/wMtdFnoP">PlayStation 4</a>, <a href="/facts/Xbox_One/Nom1XYbe">Xbox One</a> and <a href="/facts/Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a> in November 2016, and for <a href="/facts/Google_Stadia/zwm4qRek">Stadia</a> in December 2020. Set within a fictionalized version of the <a href="/facts/San_Francisco_Bay_Area/MG53NJ36">San Francisco Bay Area</a>, the game is played from a <a href="/facts/Third-person_(video_games)/fCkGL0Gj">third-person perspective</a> and its <a href="/facts/Open_world/jlwwuqTa">open world</a> is navigated on-foot or by vehicle. Players control <a href="/facts/Marcus_Holloway/1sx13bsd">Marcus Holloway</a>, a <a href="/facts/Security_hacker/4bAJ9F1A">hacker</a> who works with the hacking group DedSec to take down the city's advanced surveillance system known as ctOS. There are multiple ways to complete missions, and each successful assignment increases the follower count of DedSec. <a href="/facts/Cooperative_video_game/1KB0WIBH">Cooperative multiplayer</a> allows for competitive one-on-one combat and connecting with other players to neutralize a player who is causing havoc.
Ubisoft Montreal 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 <a href="/facts/California/zLW2vdQJ">California</a>. <a href="/facts/Ubisoft_Reflections/4R6QnHfK">Ubisoft Reflections</a> was responsible for overhauling the driving mechanic. Real hackers were consulted to validate scripts and <a href="/facts/Game_mechanics/daDTpQK4">game mechanics</a> for authenticity and references to real-life <a href="/facts/Hacktivism/Pf2eep2m">hacktivism</a> were fictionalized, like the <a href="/facts/Project_Chanology/gHsCvpX2">Project Chanology</a> protest. The original soundtrack was composed by <a href="/facts/Hudson_Mohawke/gF2pLTCt">Hudson Mohawke</a>. The game was released to overall positive reception from critics which praised the game for improving upon the original Watch Dogs in areas like the hacking, setting, characters, and driving controls. However, the characterization and frequent technical issues — later <a href="/facts/Patch_(computing)/sIHVBPls">patched</a> — were cited as imperfections. Watch Dogs 2 had sold more than 10 million copies by March 2020. A sequel, <a href="/facts/Watch_Dogs%3a_Legion/xKbyfqA5">Watch Dogs: Legion</a>, was released on October 29, 2020.

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Watch Dogs 2