Watchdogs introduce a world not too removed from our own, a world where everyone uses the latest gadgets and gear to learn about the world and connect with friends with a simple swipe of the finger. But with that same simple swipe, with that same social connection, we leave a digital shadow that is always growing. An online trail that tracks our every move and milestone, our every like and dislikes. And it's not just people.

All major cities are networked, with urban infrastructures constantly monitored and controlled by complex operating systems. In Watchdogs, this system is called the Central Operating System (cots). It controls almost every part of the city, from stoplights to bank vaults, mobile phones to business databases. And it holds key information on everyone in the city. This is where you come in.

You play Aiden Pearce, a brilliant hacker and former thug, whose past led to a violent family tragedy that changed you forever. Now your skills are no longer for personal, criminal gain - you'll be using them to hunt down those who hurt your family. Using your cyber-skills, you can monitor and hack everyone and everything that surrounds you by manipulating the city's network. Access omnipresent security cameras, download personal information to locate a target, control traffic lights and public transportation to stop the enemy, and much, much more. The city of Chicago is your ultimate weapon to exact your own style of revenge.

Hack The City - Watchdogs take place in a fully simulated living city where using your smartphone, you have real-time control over the city's infrastructure. Trap your enemy in a 30-car pileup by manipulating the traffic lights. Stop a train, and then board it to evade the authorities. Narrowly escape capture by quickly raising a drawbridge. Anything connected to the city's cots can become your weapon. Street Justice - Living in inner-city Ch.