Because of its open-world city setting and vigilante main character, Watch Dogs has naturally drawn a lot of comparisons to Grand Theft Auto.
Well, there's one more reason to compare the two now: their laundry lists of M-rated content determined by the ESRB. Watch Dogs' rating information was released today, and, well, it's certainly not kid-friendly.
The game will feature "Blood, Intense Violence, Nudity, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content and Use of Drugs and Alcohol," which comes up one content rating short of Grand Theft Auto V's parental-cringe-inducing list of "Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Mature Humor, Nudity, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content and Use of Drugs and Alcohol." Should've upped the toilet humor, Ubisoft!
Here's the full description of the game from the ESRB:
"This is third-person shooter/action game in which players assume the role of Aiden Pearce, a hacker trying to find an evil mastermind. Players use pistols, machine guns, assault rifles, and explosives to kill various human enemies (e.g., criminals, police officers). When close to an enemy, players are able to shoot them in the head or knock them out with a black jack. Players have the ability to kill captives after (mostly) off-screen interrogations. Cutscenes depict further instances of violence (e.g., a man stabbed in the neck and shot multiple times). Combat is highlighted by cries of pain, blood-splatter effects, and realistic gunfire. The game includes several depictions of topless female characters. One prolonged scene depicts a topless women standing in a bedroom; another sequence depicts close-ups of topless women sitting down. The game also includes a few instances of sexual activity, including an obscured depiction of masturbation; a woman performing fellatio on a man; and a man thrusting against a woman from behind-camera angles obscure the sex act and no nudity is shown. During the course of the game, the central character is sometimes consumes large amounts of alcohol (the screen turns blurry); one sequence depicts characters using needles to inject themselves with drugs. The words "f**k," "sh*t," and "a*shole" can be heard in the dialogue."
Luckily we don't have to wait too long to see just how naughty this game really is -- Watch Dogs is out on May 27 for everything but Wii U.
