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Playing As A Giant Robot Spider In Watch Dogs

by Jeff Marchiafava on May 26, 2014 at 09:05 PM

Watch Dogs presents players with a great big open world to explore, and packs it with side missions and other diversions. Some of these gameplay options are sillier than others. Take Spider-Tank for instance; this "digital trip" transforms Aiden into a giant robotic spider. In addition to being able to climb buildings, you can mow down enemies with a chain gun, blow up vehicles with a rocket launcher, and use a melee pounce to destroy anything that's still left standing. The action is broken down into timed objectives, and the mode even features a skill tree for upgrading your mechanical monstrosity. Spider-Tank doesn't make a lot of sense in the context of the rest of the game, but that doesn't stop it from being fun.

For more on Watch Dogs, check out our recent Test Chamber of the game.