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Assassin's Creed | 
| From: UBI Soft
Category: Video Games
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $19.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 99
Platform: Xbox 360
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Edition: Standard
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: Xbox 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 52339
UPC: 008888523390
EAN: 0008888523390
ASIN: B000P46NMK
Release Date: November 13, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Be an Assassin! Plan your attacks, strike without mercy, and fight your way to escape. | | • | Realistic and responsive environments - Every action has its consequences. Crowds react to your moves, and will either help or hinder you on your quests. | | • | Eliminate your targets wherever, whenever, and however. Do whatever it takes to achieve your objectives. | | • | Dedicated historical accuracy, from the models of the in-game cities to the weaponry to the portrayal of actual political figures who died or disappeared in the year 1191. | | • | Experience heavy action blended with fluid and precise animations. Use a wide range of medieval weapons, and face your enemies in realistic swordfight duels. |
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Product Description
Jerusalem, 1191 AD - The Third Crusade is tearing the Holy Land apart. You are an elite Assassin sent to stop the hostilities by suppressing the powers on both the Crusader and Saracen sides. But as you carry out your missions, a conspiracy begins to unfold. You find yourself tangled up in a conflict that threatens not only the Holy Land, but the entire world. Experience the power of a feared Assassin. Your actions can throw your immediate environment into chaos, and your existence will shape the events of this pivotal moment in history. ESRB Rated M for Mature
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| Customer Reviews:
Very addicting! September 2, 2008
This is the kind of game that is hard to stop playing. I've caught myself on this game for several hours at a time!
I do see that is does have a couple flaws! It's the same thing over and over again. While the story changes as it goes a little you pretty much end up doing the same thing all the time! Yeah it's a different guy and different place but you have to do the same thing. There isn't much in the way of switching things up all that much.
Regardless of that fact, it's a fun game and there is a LOT to do in the game to keep you going. I would recommend this one to anyone who just wants to chill and enjoy a game. It can get a little intense though but not too much.
Nice graphics, just repetitive August 29, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I thought that this was a really cool game. The graphics come out at you, but as the game goes on, you keep having to pretty much do the same things over and over again. I stopped playing it b/c I got tired of it. You fight people, run away until you get invisible, then go somewhere else and do it all over again. Great game if you like that kinda stuff.
How has this not been reviewed yet? August 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Well, I just noticed this hasn't been reviewed yet, which seems odd, so here's a quick review, just for the sake of itself, since this is an interesting, quality game that deserves a little notice.
This game has a lot going for it, and clearly the designers worked hard on it to make a good game that's a little bit different from the ordinary. I've seen reviews on other sites where they often mention that the game is repetitive, and this is true and probably its major downfall. The fact is, it's got a lot of attention to detail, and things like a button specifically for gently pushing through a crowd is just really unique and makes the game stand out. The setting in the holy land during the crusades is a great idea, and the fact that it has kind of a super- or sub-story in the modern world makes it even more interesting. If you've seen the trailer for this game (which is the start screen FMV) you can see some of the characteristic game mechanics, and it's really cool playing as this assassin leaping through rooftops and jumping off the tops of churches and mosques, but the fact is that there is a certain number of activities available to you, and you go over them again and again. But if you like it, as I did, are looking for something a little different, and have a certain measure of patience required for stealth games, you can look past its flaws.
Mixed bag of tricks August 29, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This game boasts some of the most spectacular 360 achievements so far.
Visuals are nothing short of humbling; rustic buildings, citywide overlooks, moving clouds - just awesome.
Maps are exorbitantly huge with virtually no pop-in or framerate issues whatsoever, unless the player is running at full speed through sparse areas. Merely considering the sheer number and consistent responsiveness of NPC's, this is a mighty achievement. Glitches can be numbered on one hand, and the physics are almost faultless.
As a veteran gamer, I appreciate the multitude of options.
Numerous skills/preferences are applicable. There is no "one way" to achieve any particular objective. Blending in with a crowd is just as viable as figuring out a way to climb to a rooftop and leap over your potential opponents. Enjoy engaging foes outrightly ? The fighting mechanic is relatively deep and rewarding, if not flawless. Throw in a graduating format of skipping unnecessary riding sequences and a fair amount of subtle humor, and you've got an A-List title, right ?
Well...not exactly.
If the mighty Halo has taught us anything, it's that playability and replayability are what matter in this generation of console gaming.
After a few missions, this game devolves into the dreaded "R" word - Repetition.
Finding the same informer and accomplishing his same task, finding and pickpocketing the same type target for important information...even the "same" citizens rescued spout the same dialogue. All in the same format of climbing the (yes - the same) highpoints before such objectives are even made possible. As much as the game attempts to keep things fresh, I honestly got a headache walking around, trying to figure out my (absolutely unprompted) next move at times. For all of its diversity, many of Assassin's Creed's later kills devolve into a tedium of rinse & repeat action. This said, as much as I saw every "plot twist" long before it happened, the ride was not entirely without reward. The "futuristic" aspect was well explained, completely viable, and further added to the story in my opinion.
Overall I liked the game, but could not recommend it sans caveat. As much as I marveled, I also felt frustrated and constrained. The "One button to rule them all" problem came into effect, and I found myself cursing out loud as I repeated sequences over and over again.
Almost.
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