{"id":408,"date":"2014-05-27T13:35:25","date_gmt":"2014-05-27T13:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=408"},"modified":"2015-01-06T11:25:26","modified_gmt":"2015-01-06T11:25:26","slug":"the-surprisingly-easy-guide-to-watch-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/05\/27\/the-surprisingly-easy-guide-to-watch-dogs\/","title":{"rendered":"The Surprisingly Easy Guide to…Watch Dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gamers across the globe are getting very excited about a game called Watch Dogs<\/em>, which is released today on Xbox One & 360, PS4 & 3, and PC.<\/p>\n

But if you\u2019re one of the bewildered masses (i.e. a non-gamer or parent of an avid gamer), then you might be wondering what all the fuss is about.<\/p>\n

Well, we\u2019re here to help. Here\u2019s everything you wanted to know about the biggest game of the year, but were too afraid to ask.<\/p>\n

Oh, Watch Dogs! I\u2019ve heard of that! It\u2019s got Anne Robinson and that nice bloke off the news in it!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nope, sorry, completely wrong track.<\/p>\n

What is it then?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s an open-world action adventure (think Grand Theft Auto<\/em>) set in a future version of Chicago where everything (including traffic lights, street lights and more or less everything else a city relies on) is controlled by one single supercomputer.<\/p>\n

You play as a hacker called Aiden Pearce who just happens to be able to access all of this information for his own purposes. The game sees you hacking into stuff (infrastructure, bank accounts, other people\u2019s smartphones, etc.) in order to complete missions. It\u2019s kind of like Deus Ex<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Why are people so excited?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Glad you asked. Although Watch Dogs<\/em> sounds like a simple combination of other successful games, it promises to be a lot bigger and a lot more innovative, offering players an unprecedented amount of freedom.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll have the ability to fight and shoot people, because it\u2019s practically a crime not to include one of these two elements in a big-budget title. Combat will be a mix of stealth and parkour, which you might know as the sport in which grown men jump off big stuff.<\/p>\n

Remarkably, Watch Dogs<\/em> has also won over 173 awards even though it\u2019s not actually out yet. If that isn\u2019t the sign of a great game, we don\u2019t know what is.<\/p>\n

Will it be a struggle to buy on the first day?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maybe. It probably won\u2019t sell as much as a Call of Duty<\/em> or Grand Theft Auto<\/em> title, but midnight launches are planned throughout the country.<\/p>\n

Ubisoft, the producers of the game, have predicted that game will sell over 6 million units worldwide, making it one of the most successful original (i.e. not part of an existing franchise) videogames ever. It\u2019s already the most pre-ordered game of the year, so things are looking promising.<\/p>\n

Anything else I need to know?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The game is officially titled Watch_Dogs<\/em>, although it\u2019s no longer the 90s so no-one is typing it out like that. Don\u2019t be the first.<\/p>\n

How much and where can I get it from?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Depends, really. The RRP for the PS4 and XBOX One versions is \u00a359.99, while you\u2019ll be able to pick up the PS3 and 360 versions for \u00a339.99. Remember, you can always sell some games with musicMagpie<\/a> to make a bit of cash to put towards it!<\/p>\n

Watch Dogs is out today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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