Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #171 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: UBI Soft
• Released on: 2007-11-16
• Rating: Parental Guidance
• Platform: Xbox 360

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It’s easy to see why there was so much fighting amongst the console manufacturers to try and make this game a format exclusive. Where early launch titles may have disappointed this game not only looks like a next generation game but it plays like it too. Taken at face value the story casts you as an Arabic fighter in 1191, out to assassinate the nine Western leaders of the Third Crusade. There is more to the story than that though making it more than simple historical adventure it first seems.

Since it’s developed by many of the same team behind Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, it’s no surprise to find the game using many of the same ideas. With the bold claim that you can climb on or over anything in the game world that sticks out more than two inches, this allows incredible freedom of movement, with a style of acrobatics heavily influenced by Parkour/free running. The game also innovates in terms of combat, with each of the face buttons controlling a different area of the body, rather like a marionette. As such one button controls the feet, one your open hand, one your weapon hand and the other your head.

As an assassin stealth plays an important role in the game too, but here it’s often a case of hiding in plain sight as you mill around inside large crowds of people. Everyone will react to you realistically though, so if you go around pushing people out of the way, or even killing them, the crowd will react and report you. With stunning graphics and genuinely innovative gameplay this is destined to be one of the most important releases of the year.
HARRISON DENT

Manufacturer's Description:
Assassin's Creed is set in 1191 AD, when the Third Crusade was tearing the Holy Land apart. Shrouded in secrecy and feared for their ruthlessness, the Assassins intend to stop the hostilities by suppressing both sides of the conflict. Players, assuming the role of the main character Altair, will have the power to throw their immediate environment into chaos and to shape events during this pivotal moment in history.

Our story follows a disgraced master Assassin (ALTAIR) who embarks on an epic quest to restore his status within the Assassin Order. After failing to assassinate the Templar Leader (ROBERT DE SABLE) and recover the legendary Templar Treasure, Altair is demoted to Uninitiated (the lowest rank in the Assassin order).

SINAN, Leader of the Assassins, offers our hero an opportunity to redeem himself. Altair must venture out into the Holy Land and assassinate men said to be exacerbating and exploiting the hostilities created by the Third Crusade. In doing so, he will stabilize the region, allowing Sinan to usher in an age of peace.

When our game begins, Richard the Lionheart has just recaptured the port city of Acre from occupying Saracens. With a base of operations established, the Crusaders prepare to march south. Their true target is JERUSALEM – which they intend to recapture in the name of the Church. However, SALADIN, leader of the Saracen Army, currently rules Jerusalem. Stinging from his army’s defeat at Acre, he will now allow Richard to humiliate him again. The Saracens are massing at the ruins of Fortress Arsuf, intending to ambush the Crusaders and prevent them from reaching Jerusalem.

These war maneuvers have left the rest of the Holy Land wide open. While Richard and Saladin battle one another, the men left to govern in their stead have begun taking advantage of their newfound positions of power. Exploiting, manipulation, and provocation rule the day. It is into this chaotic mess our hero now finds himself thrust. He is ordered to assassinate those most active in their exploitation.

And so Altair begins his missions.

Along the way, however, he will begin to discover that his targets are bound by more than just a shared interest in personal gain. They seem to share membership in a secret society – a group all too familiar to the Assassins. And they are not simply looking for profit. The true goal, and how they plan to achieve it are secrets to be discovered during the course of our story.

Customer Reviews

Was irritated, not entertained.
I heard so much about this game being brilliant that I purchased it on friday. It was back at the store on the monday being exchanged for something that I would actually enjoy.

I don't deny that the graphics are quite possibly the most stunning thing I've ever seen, but while they might help it along it's the gameplay that makes a game brilliant. This is far from brilliant.

The first mission will epp you interested, the second may do, but by the third you realise that the whole stealth issue can just be completley ignored and you can simply hack and slash your way through the missons and complete them in double quick time. I also found the controls finaky at best, especially the gentle move command, which (on the training mission I have to add) had me tearing my hair out as the computer dropped all its vases for the millionth time (you'll understand if you have it, or have played it)

If you really have to satisfy your curiosity, then I beg you to rent this game from blockbuster for the week and save your hard earned cash, because chances are if you have 7 free hours you will ahve completled it in that time. Overall, not the worst game ever, but the gameplay flaws and the sameness of the missions bored me to tears.

Tedious
It looks great (really good) but the game play is rather repetitive and the whole riding to the next town just gets tedious.

I bought this one second hand and still feel as thought I've not had value for money. I bought Bioshock at the same time and it's far better.

All Flash no substance
I have to say that this game was one of the reasons i bought the 360. When i first played it i thought WAW!the graphics r amazing, this must be a great game. The more i played it i realised how wrong i was, yes the graphics ar great, but the gameplay sucks. This game is a perfect example of the developers putting so much into the visuals that they didnt have enough money left over to put into the gameplay or even a decent story. In this game you will be doing the same thing over and over, find the target kill him, find the target kill him, thats it. I dont understand how people can give this a good review, for me a great game have to have more than just good graphics, gameplay is the most inportant part, if you dont have that why bother playing it. I defnitely dont recommened buying this game, inless you can get it for around £3. If you are looking for a game with the complete package, great graphics, great gameplay, great story, great characters then check out GTA 4, Bioshock, Gears of war, Halo 3,..... (Sorry for the spelling)