Watch Dogs: Legion
Watch Dogs: Legion is an action-adventure video game. It was published by Ubisoft and was developed by Ubisoft Toronto.[1]
| Watch Dogs: Legion | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Ubisoft Toronto |
| Publisher(s) | Ubisoft |
| Director(s) | Clint Hocking Kent Hudson |
| Producer(s) | Sean Crooks |
| Designer(s) | Wesley Pincombe Liz England |
| Programmer(s) | Gavin Whitlock Matt Delbosc Guillaume Plourde |
| Artist(s) | Joshua Cook Patrick Ingoldsby Po Yuen Kenny Lam |
| Writer(s) | Nitai Bessette Cameron Labine |
| Composer(s) | Stephen Barton |
| Series | Watch Dogs |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 4 Stadia Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X/S PlayStation 5 |
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| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
It was released on October 29, 2020 for the PlayStation 4, Stadia, Windows, and Xbox One, November 10, 2020 for the Xbox Series X/S, November 12, 2020 for the PlayStation 5, and November 23, 2020 for Amazon Luna.[2][3][4][5]
The game is set in 2030 futuristic London. In the game, the player controls a hacker group called DedSec. During a time of London underneath a surveillance state, the player and DedSec try to free the citizens of London from the rule of a private military company called Albion. The city is under their watch after a terrorist bombing and DedSec try to clear their names after they were blamed for it.[6]
It is the sequel to Watch Dogs 2 which was released in 2016. On July 6, 2021, an expansion called Bloodline was released. Aiden Pearce from Watch Dogs and Wrench from Watch Dogs 2 were playable in it.[7] On August 24, 2021, a crossover with Assassin's Creed was released.[8] There was a multiplayer mission and heist outfits that were added during a crossover with the Spanish television series Money Heist and it was released on August 30.[9]
Reception
The game recieved mixed and positive reviews by game critics. Critics said that they liked the story, gameplay, addition of the permadeath feature and the open world environment. However, critics didn't like that some missions and objectives felt repetitive. They also felt that, while the story was enjoyable, the game didn't do enough to make it feel important or urgent enough.[10][11][12][13]
Watch Dogs: Legion Media
Clint Hocking is the creative director for Legion.
References
- ↑ "Watch Dogs: Legion". IGN. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ↑ "Watch Dogs Legion Gets October Release Date". IGN. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ↑ "Watch Dogs Legion Release Date Announced, And It's An Xbox Series X/S Launch Title". GameSpot. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ↑ "Watch Dogs: Legion trailer focuses on story, post-release content detailed". VG247. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ↑ "New on Ubisoft+: Watch Dogs: Legion". Ubisoft. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ↑ "Watch Dogs: Legion's first premium expansion, Bloodline, launches in July". Polygon. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ↑ "Watch Dogs: Legion - The Rebel's Guide to the Resistance". Star Wars. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ↑ "Watch Dogs: Legion Update Is Live, Adds New Game Modes And Assassin's Creed DLC". GameSpot. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ↑ "Watch Dogs: Legion "Money Heist" Mission Out Now". Ubisoft. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ↑ "Watch Dogs: Legion Review". IGN. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ↑ "Watch Dogs: Legion Review". GameSpot. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ↑ "Watch Dogs: Legion review". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ↑ "Watch Dogs: Legion Review – A Successful Team-Building Exercise". Game Informer. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
