Watch Dogs 2 isn't perfect, but it's smart, entertaining and has forged a personality of its own. Setting a videogame in the murky world of hacking is quite brave in this day and age: real-life hackers, one suspects, wouldn't constitute the most sympathetic and likable of characters.

So, with Watch Dogs 2, Ubisoft has taken a fantasy approach which doesn't skimp on the comedy and requires a fair amount of disbelief-suspension.