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Assassin's Creed Review (continued)
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Manufacturer: UBI Soft
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ESRB Rating: Mature
Platform(s): Xbox 360
Release Date: November 13, 2007
Average Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
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Date: 2008-11-08
Assassin's Creed "The Game"
It is a really good game which I highly recommend by and play.
Assassin's Creed is a third-person stealth game in which the player primarily assumes the role of Altaïr as experienced by Desmond.
You will enjoy playing this awesome game.
Date: 2008-10-04
I need play to say something about this game....
I just have seen good videos and photos of this game, but the truth is that it looks fantastic ... I like this type of game and that is what I'm going to enjoy anything, we are!
Date: 2008-09-26
Great Game, Horrible Ending...
I borrowed this game from a friend who told me I've never played anything like it, and he didn't lie. At first I believed this game to be something like Prince of Persia, but soon after playing I realized I was playing something completely original. The gameplay, fighting, and running were all well done. I was just totally confused about the ending...Great game, suggest everybody play it reguardless of your taste in gamming.
Date: 2008-09-18
A Masterpiece... Although it's a One Time Only Game
Assassin's Creed is one of the best games I've ever played in my entire life. I received it as a gift last Christmas, and I played through it's 20+ hour girth in record time... unlocking as many achievements as I could and yearning to hack through another guard every waking hour.
The only downside to this game is that once you're finished... you're finished. No real desire for replay.
Date: 2008-09-16
Gorgeous, but flawed
The first thing everyone (or at least "I") noticed about this game was the graphics. When it comes to creating pretty, intensely visually realistic games, Ubisoft are basically the masters. Look no further than the Splinter Cell series or the Prince of Persia games for proof, both of which have graphics that still look impressive years later. If all you're really concerned about is a playable game to drool over, stop reading right now and just buy it. You'll be more than happy.
The plot is basically as follows: you're playing as a medieval assassin utilizing some kind of crazy medieval version of free-running who targets powerful rulers suspected of corruption. There's also some time-travelling aspects, which are interesting, but don't do a whole lot of plot advancement.
The game controls like a dream, not unlike the Prince of Persia games (I'm sorry to compare them so much, but they are honestly very similar). You'll rarely have a moment where you'll get frustrated because the game's being unresponsive. Altair's movements are fluid and lifelike. The only downside control wise are the fighting mechanics. With some practice, you can battle dozens of guards without taking a scratch; the fights are just too easy and repetitive.
Speaking of repetition, that's a huge downfall for the game. Every assassination mission is almost identical in their execution. You'll be in vastly different surroundings, but each one will probably be handled the same way. This game isn't too linear (you can choose which missions you want to undertake to get the required amount of info about your target) but the missions are constructed nearly identically.
If you can get over these issues, the game's still a lot of fun. It's not often where you can honestly say that just controlling the character is fun, but this is definitely the case. The main plotline doesn't take very long to get through, but there's also a lot of extra stuff to keep you busy. Some of this is a little dated (why are we still collecting flags in a next gen game?) but it will definitely keep you occupied and might even turn into some kind of obsession. Plus, the game's now really cheap, and you get a lot of great game for this price.
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