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Ubisoft hopes Watch Dogs 2 is a more enthralling experience than its predecessor, introducing the hacker world of San Francisco and placing us in the shoes of new protagonist Marcus Holloway. With his keen sense of justice and his affiliation with the hacker faction DedSec, he aims to expose corruption and take down Blume, the creators of the advanced computer system ctOS 2.0, which controls metropolitan cities.

At Gamescom, we got a better look at co-op and multiplayer. Watch Dogs 2 has a seamless online world, meaning other players and their experiences seep into your campaign. You see other players as DedSec members, and you can meet up with friends to participate in co-op missions. Even as the police chase you, this seeps into other players’ worlds, and they can join in, attempting to hunt you down.

Bounty Hunter is a new multiplayer PvP mode coming to the series. Matches are 2v2 or 3v1 sessions, which includes co-op with friends. This exhilarating game of cat and mouse begins when you have a bounty on your head. The mode can be triggered by creating a high level of destruction and chaos in the world or by selecting a command in your phone to place the bounty manually.

Either way, this forces the police after you, along with a few players who want to kill you on sight. In Watch Dogs 2, hacking is more accessible through quick hacks, which are activated by the press of a button. Quick hacks are fundamental to your success in Bounty Hunter. For example, during car chases you can spin your target’s vehicle out of control by remotely accessing their steering wheel, or you can slow down pursuers by creating a steam pipe explosion or messing with traffic lights, similar to the previous game. Temporary speed boosts help you catch an assailant, or aid you to break the line of sight as you swerve around corners. While these are great assets, be warned that hacks can be used against you, too.

Successful evasion from a pursuer grants you points. Both bounty hunters and targets also rack up points by killing opposing team members. Bounty Hunter affects your story progression, as it earns you more DedSec followers depending on your performance. Those that don’t want to participate in seamless online multiplayer can opt out. From what we played of Bounty Hunter, it is an enjoyable new PvP mode with intense car chases and gunfights. We look forward to seeing what else Watch Dogs 2’s online modes have to offer.

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