Watch Dogs 2 PS4 PlayStation 4 Reviews Round Up 1

Watch Dogs 2 has launched a full-scale assault on every gaming website apart from our own, and thus a full-range of scores have been extracted based upon the open world adventure's source code. It's worth nothing that, from what we understand, the multiplayer is completely crunk at the moment, so you may want to turn your attention away from final verdicts at this point. We'll bring you our review when we actually, y'know, get the game...

Jimquisition - 9/10

Watch Dogs 2 is a great game as a rock solid action title, but being unafraid of its own nonsense is what makes it a truly pleasurable experience. Oh, and I kind of love Wrench, DeadSEC's masked, toaster-smashing geek. He's just the right sort of cringe and I really want that mask.

Polygon - 8/10 (Provisional)

Despite its struggles for tonal consistency, Watch Dogs 2 feels, well, true. I remember being as young and angry as the lead characters, full of so much energy and pain that I couldn't quite determine what direction to focus it in. I remember believing that I knew the best way to do things, believing it so firmly that sometimes I fucked up and hurt other people. In expanding the first game's clever hacking options and through a story about taking on a system overwhelmingly stacked against the people, Watch Dogs 2 strikes an even more powerful chord at this precise moment in time. And if it went just a little bit farther in embracing that story and found a better balance between silliness and seriousness, it would be essential, rather than just cathartic.

IGN - 6.5/10 (Provisional)

It's a shame Watch Dogs 2 is coming out in this partially crippled condition, because even though I wish I could recommend it more strongly, I can't yet. If I had to score it now, I'd give it a 6.5 for okay, because I don't think people should buy it right now unless they have no interest in the multiplayer portion. I do hope and expect that I'll be able to raise that score in my final review, which will come later this week.

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