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WATCH DOGS Special Edition

XBOX 360
Also available on:PCPLAYSTATION 3WII U
WATCH DOGS Special Edition
Ubisoft5/27/2014Europe

Not every edition needs to shout. The WATCH DOGS Special Edition for Xbox 360 keeps things lean, pairing the base game with a focused set of digital extras: an additional single-player mission, the Breakthrough pack, and a Vehicle Expert perk that gives you an immediate edge in Ubisoft's hackable Chicago. It's a clean upgrade over the standard release without the bulk of larger collector's sets.

Sometimes that's exactly what a shelf needs. Watch Dogs on 360 arrived at the tail end of the console's relevance as a primary platform, sitting in that transitional window where cross-gen releases were the norm but last-gen versions were already becoming afterthoughts in marketing. That makes the Special Edition a quiet entry in the 360's library, one that shipped without the fanfare of its Xbox One counterpart.

The DLC content here is gameplay-focused rather than cosmetic, giving you actual missions and mechanical advantages that change how you approach the early hours. The Breakthrough pack and Vehicle Expert perk slot in naturally without feeling like cut content being sold back. For collectors filling out a Watch Dogs set across platforms or completionists who want every 360 variant on their shelf, the Special Edition is the understated piece that ties the collection together.

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