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One of the best games this Year

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 18 / 19
Date: November 15, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I was a little skeptical this game would live up to the hype. Then some diminished reviews came around and I was already feeling a let down. Where could they go wrong? Was my thoughts. Well that didn't stop me from purchasing this game. After 30 minutes I was blown away. All skepticism was gone and I was in Gamer Heaven.

Let me start off from the beginning. Yes there is a plot twist and it's pretty bizarre. Just think that your watching a Michael Crichton movie and it will make sense. Playing in the Middle East several hundred years ago is a different idea. It's hard to say what you could expect with this concept.

So what makes this game amazing. Lets start off with the landscape. It's brilliant and beautiful...Really majestic. You don't understand the scope of this game until you start playing. The world is surrounded by several small villages and three large cities. The only way to travese this open terrain with a horse. Fortunately they are about as easy to find as a car in todays society.

What also sets this game apart is the ability to do what you want when you want. There is no clock on you and your not stuck going into a mission. Everything is open based. The character is amazingly fun to control you can scale tall buildings and make amazing leaps of faith. Climbing up a building that is several stories and then leaping to certain doom is breathtaking excitement. This is what games should be about.

Beyond that is a mission based game. Similiar to Grand Theft Auto in style. You can accept simple missions like pickpocketing and protecting citizens to the more main based assasin missions. You can battle soldiers if you want as you have many enemies but it's not really advised. Following the assasin missions can be complex and involve several steps that make the story very intresting. Obviously a lot of time was put into making this top notch.

For anyone who likes open based games with large environments then Assassins Creed is for you. From the majestic peaks to the clustered cities. This is trully a next gen experience. The storyline and incentive program will keep you playing for many hours. Definately a worthwhile gameplay experience. If you want something to keep you busy that doesn't involve guns go out and get Assasins Creed.

THE Best Game of the Year

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: November 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

In a year filled with FPSs, Assassin's Creed is a refreshing and a most exciting gaming experience. You play an assassin named Altair, and you must assassinate 9 targets. This game takes place in the period of the 3rd crusade. The gameplay is very exciting and very rewarding once you get used to it. The animations for Altair are amazingly done. The graphics are mindblowing and the attention to detail is amazing. The game is a breath of fresh air and it is the best I have played this year.

A good addition to the fall lineup...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: November 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

My initial reaction to Assassin's Creed: it's definitely a mixed bag, but with far more good than bad. The game is incredible in and of itself: unique gameplay, a compelling story, and beautiful graphics are just a few of the most striking elements, all of which present themselved from the very beginning.

The unique gameplay is part of both the bad and the good. It's tough to get the hang of, because in some cases it seems rather counterintuitive. Because it's so different from any other game, there really is no foundation for learning the scheme, which makes for a rather sharp learning curve. More than once, I've found myself saying, "I want to do this...does that involve the head or the off hand?...and do I need to lock on first?" And by the time I've figured it all out, a Templar has run me through. But I'm getting the hang of it, and as I do, it gets more and more enjoyable. The game defintely requires patience, though; every time you get even remotely suspected, the game slows to a crawl until you've managed to become anonymous again. This is certainly no
hack and slash game, and that, too, is taking a little getting used to; even it's predecessors, the Prince of Persia games, allowed for a little button mashing. But this, too, I think I can get the hang of.

The game twists and turns from the very beginning. From the time I first heard of the game until the time I put it in my Xbox 360, whenever someone asked me what the game was about, I would always respond, "Well, I think..." I never really, truly understood what the game was about, and now, having played for just over 2 hours, not much has changed: I know what has happened and I know where I am now, but have no idea where I'm headed. And I like it that way. The story is complex enough to be engrossing, but not so bad that I'm confused (at least, not yet). And that's all I'll say about the story, both because I don't want to give away any spoilers and because I don't want to look like a fool when any guesses I may make are proven wrong!

And the graphics...in my humble opinion, there is little to complain about here. Watching Altair move through the cities and landscapes is a joy; watching him dive off a tower and seeing his shadow hurtle in tandem is bliss. The NPCs, the guards, and Altair himself are all beautifully rendered. In short, this is above and beyond how a next generation game should look. It raises the bar in many respects. While it may not be the absolute prettiest game ever (I think I may still give that title to Oblivion), I'm still more than pleased to watch it.

So in the end, was it worth the money? Yes. A hundred times yes. I'm enjoying it immensely, even if I'm still in the learning stages. I've heard great things about the ending, and I'm looking forward to it - although perhaps not as much as scaling every building I possibly can to find all the flags, which I'm sure will take me at least weeks. Definitely, do yourself a favor and check out the game ASAP.

A BLAST FROM THE PAST. GET IT!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: November 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Let me start by saying this is one of my all time favorite games. The game play is so smooth you will think your in movie or living this for real. A skilled player can pretty play through a level without detection, or you can kill every last human in sight. The story is so compelling that you will want to spend all day and night playing this game in tell the end. I'm not going to give away any secrets but the story has interesting out come. One can definitely see the similarities between modern day comics and the intriguing story and the character of Altair, for instance you are often around a civilian in need of assistants. But you still don't have to play the hero. I would recommend this game to my closest friends.

Simply Awesome!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: November 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This games has breath taking views and is completely addictive. It is a completely new way to play!

Game of the Year!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I just finished Assassin's Creed! The ending (and secret ending) definitely allude to a sequel and with the massive positive responses people are giving about AC, AC2 will definitely be made. I never got frustrated with anything (except when my 360 froze 2,000 times), and that's a first for any game. AC is positively the best game ever to be released. The gameplay was perfect, and easy, with the counter-attack system. Free-running and collecting flags were a great addition to the game. The story was extremely deep and wasn't lame like the same old Prey or WWII games' plots. Even with the game's story complete, there is still much to do, which really makes the difference betwwen buying the game and renting it. As for my rating, better than any game I've played before, a 10/10!

X-box live Gammertag: Drunk Jedi Game review.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game i have been waiting for it to come out since i first heard about it and was dissapointed that it was going to be released on the PS3 only. but then i heard the most beautiful words ever "assassains creed will also be available for the X-box 360" and i went nuts after that i went out a reserved it. its a really fun game i think not to hard but not easy either it gets harder as you go but not insainly difficult. it is a short game if you dont plan on looking for all the flags that are hidden or doing every mission you are going to beat it fast like 4-5 hours maby but if you are collecting everything the game is a lot longer. i recommend buying it cause it is a really good game i love it. if you like the middle ages and collecting stuff and doing missions then its a game for you, but i say everyone who plays games needs to at least rent it its insain the graphics are good the gameplay is awsome. its got a good story also iv been sucked into it. its sorta got a sci fi thing to it your in the middle ages 90% of the game but its through a machine that is taking the memories of your ancestor from your dna. in the game your dna has memories hidden in it or something but you use the machine to go back and live threw the missions your ancestor had to do its really cool i think and wouldve been cool if it was just in the mideval times erea but i enjoy it its deffinatly worth checking out and it also reminds me of a good movie except your playing it.

My Review

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Ever since it was announced at E3 in 2006, I have wanted this game. It looked fantastic and I thought it was cool to take place in medieval times.

Now that the game is out and in my possession...

I love making the "Leap of Faith". it takes my breath away every time I perform one and land in the hay. It's almost like a roller coaster ride.

I also like how the gameplay can be varied. You can maintain a low profile for most of the game. Or you can go all out and make yourself be seen when carrying out your missions. I tend to move in on a group slow, and not leave until I either dispatch all the guards or end up dying while trying. Even on a horse the gameplay varies.

I definitely loved the twist in the game. Definitely unexpected, but it does shed more light on the back story. Sorry, no spoilers here regarding the twist.

Graphically, it's awesome. Vivid, bright whites and light blues during the cut scenes. The look of 12th century Israel looks right out of the history books. Amazing detail in the characters.

The music is fantastic as well. Fits the period and location.

Definitely a Game of the Year candidate.

Finally, something new

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

In a year filed with FPS games, Assassin's Creed is something truly remarkable in the amount of new gameplay mechanics and choices it brings to the table.

***Possible Spoilers***First off, your character is Altair, a member of the Assassins Order led by Al Mualim. However, his first mission goes wrong and Altair is stripped of his rank. Given a second chance by Al Mualim, he then has to eliminate nine men in the area to be restored his rank. These are nine men throughout the cities of Acre, Damascus and Jerusalem (all re-created VERY accurately to represent their history) who have been using the Crusades to make personal profit. However, all is not it seems and an avid player will love the plot turns and twists that occur throughout this visual masterpiece.

In terms of gameplay, AC yet again raises the bar on innovation. Every action you do in the game is deemed high profile and low profile, giving the player a multitude of options to kill their target. Is he a truly evil man? Then make it high profile so the entire city can see his misfortune, but beware of the amount of guards that will chase you. Hungering for stealth? Then make a lowprofile assassination with your hidden blade and blend into the crowd as if nothing happened. Combat in this game is very fluid as well, and special kills will earn you gory animations of Altair dispatching his enemies.

In conclusion, this game is a must have for any Xbox 360 or PS3 owner, and it is a refreshing change from standard games like FPS. It's only downfalls are repetitiveness and lack of replay value, as your missions to gain information on each target are essentially the same from mission to mission, and others complain about not having anything to do when the final assassination has been made. To remedy this, you can look for the 400 flags hidden throughout the land for Xbox 360 Achievements, or hunt down the 60 Templars who will give you a run for your money in fighting as well! Completing the latter task will earn you Gamerscore as well on the Xbox, or you can just roam the land on horseback and marvel at this masterpiece Ubisoft has created.

The truth about Assassins Creed

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Ok let me start off by saying I did indeed enjoy this game it was fun and certainly interesting however I try to review games fairly and not go all fanboy on them.

Assassins Creed has amazing graphics first and foremost. In fact I would say it is probably the best feature of the game. The story (in the past) is also very well done although the ending was becoming fairly obvious (atleast to me) by the time I beat the first 4-5 levels. The story in the present time was a bit weak to say the least. You are a captured assassin that simply goes along with what you are told to do making no attempts at all to escape. The only real story of value during the present time period only occurs if you make sure to talk to lucy every chance you get as well as reading her and Vidic's emails. I was also disappointed that the developers for some reason decided to make Desmond (you present time character) unable to run obviously you can't run away but having to slowly walk around the lab was annoying to say the least.
As far as difficulty goes this game is kind of a joke =/ it is a decent challenge at the begining because you have to get used to the controls and the timing for combo kills but once you recieve counter attack there is simply no reason to die provided you don't go jumping off cliffs or try to swim. Finally for the idea of replaying this game once you beat it unless you absolutely loved the story or missed some things you want to do over there really isn't much replay value to this game. The fighting becomes extremely repetative (and easy) and unlike a true assassin you don't need to be stealthy at all though you could play through a second time and challenge yourself to be super stealthy.

As for the limited edition itself it scores big with me because I'm a sucker for tins. I was however disappointed by the 3" figure which I think they could have easily made a bigger model. Having the comic book/mini strat guide was a cool idea and of course if you've ever bought a CE/LE in the past it comes with the bonus disc like all others.

So the scores come up
Graphics: 5/5
Story (past): 4/5 (losing points for a predictable ending)
Story (present day:) 3/5 (but only if you talk to Lucy and read emails)
Difficulty: 2/5 (really?? assassins can't swim?)
Replay value: 2/5 (fighting to repetative)
Game Length: 3/5 (rental for any hardcore gamer)
Limited edition: 4/5

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