Product Description
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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 cl 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 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.
.co.uk Review
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Its 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 its developed by many of the same team behind Prince of
Persia: The Sands of Time, its no surprise to find the game
using many of the same ideas. With the bold cl 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 its often a case of hiding in plain 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
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Manufacturer's Description
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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 rtunity
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 armys
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 be 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.
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