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Wouldn't know

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: January 01, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I can't really say if I like the game or not. It is now Jan 1st and I have yet to receive it. It was supposed to be delivered between Dec 3 and Dec 10.
So... I hope if you purchase it you have better luck.

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

Expected a much better game...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 26, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game was fun at first, but honestly it's one of those games you love from the beginning, but then becomes very boring.

Alot of the assassination missions seem the same, and I just found that too bland. I bought the limited edition of both this and Mass Effect the same day. After killing 4 of the 9, I got sick of the game and ended up playing Mass Effect 3 times through (doing majority of the side quests and visiting planets each time, as well as reaching level 60).

I've noticed MANY glitches in this game, such as Altair's arm sucking into his body out of no where, or slowly sliding down a wall. Even enemies walking onto a roof then falling off only to continuously repeat itself.

The gameplay is meh, and the camera tends to irritate me. It might be great for others, but bothers me.

Also, this is the biggest Limited Edition rip off I've ever seen.

The box is bigger than the average 360 L.E. versions of games, yet offers the least.

The art book feels like its 2 pages thick, and the toy is as small as a lighter. And of coarse the standard for all L.E. versions of games, the bonus DVD. BUT THAT'S ALL THAT COMES IN THAT HUGE CASE!

It's not a terrible game, but it's not a classic either.

If you're looking for something fun yet challenging, get Devil May Cry 4.

If you want to play a game that requires attention to detail and alot of things to do and has a great story, get Mass Effect.

And if you want to just spend alot of time playing the world in multiplayer, get Call Of Duty 4.

Assassin's Creed is awesome

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is very cool, and extremely innovative. The intuitive button layout and amazing attention to detail make for awesome playability. The only drawback is the repetitive nature of the tasks to complete in order to get to the assassinations. The replay value is good as well, especially if you want to get all 1000 achievement points. This game is a definite buy, especially for those who have an HDTV.

great graphics

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

great graphics and gameplay, game is a little short, you may want to do all the optional tasks in order to play for longer time.
a little confusing ending and cinematic should be skip ables (at least after the 2nd time). besides that great game.

Excellent concept, poor execution

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 02, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game has some great gameplay concepts, however it's designers made some grave mistakes during development. If you can get around to some of the seriously lackluster and repetitive missions, the game is overall pretty nice. Beware though, the ending of this game is horrible.. does not explain the story well at all.

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.

Your Next Target

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: December 11, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Assassins Creed - Circa 2007

GOOD:
- The game has three huge (as well as very detailed) cities (Jerusalem, Acre, and Damascus) as well as the countryside (known simply as "Kingdom") that is equally as big as any of the cities. The games size rivals that of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (even if GTA:SA is bigger Assassins Creed is lot more detailed and intractable).
- A good story mixing elements of historical fiction and a Sci-Fi.
- Really impressive graphics and first-rate animations, that look just as good as games like Bioshock and Mass Effect.
- A great sound track that mixes music of the era during the clam points of the game and more modern type of music during the chase points of the game.

BAD:
- Collecting Flags (one hundred in every city and one hundred in the countryside) has no real point and only unlocks achievements.
- Most players and reviews complain about the relative nature of the Intel missions. Most of these missions are generally the same from city to city.

IF IT FITS YOUR TASTE:
- A Stealth game set in the year 1191 A.D. during the holy land crusades between King Richard and Sladine. You play as an Assassin of Hashshashin (who was a real life group of assassins of that time) charged with unsettling the powers that be in an attempt to bring peace to the holy land. To do this you must kill nine people who are using the crusades to control others and bring disorder to the land.
- The control is broken down into two areas of game play there is a passive action and an aggressive action to almost everything you can do in the game. For example you can lightly tap people to move out of your way while walking down crowed the street (hold the B button to do this) or shove people as you run down that same street (hold the R button and the B button to do this). This duality applies to all your actions and it becomes necessary because during the game you must be able to move freely between these two states (passive and aggressive) to run and then hide from people the out to get you as well as to sneak up on and kill your victims.
- Lot of what you will be doing is climbing and jumping from buildings this plays similar to the Prince of Persia games also made by ubisoft (the sands of time series). Although in this game the controls are more streamlined and user friendly as you can climb way more effectively as well as more realistically.
- Most of the game play itself is not so much assassinating people but gathering Intel on your targets, like ease dropping on conversations, pick pocketing people, and saving innocents from corrupt guards (who will repay you later by having others help in your endeavors) you can also scout out high areas to find hiding areas for later.
- Altair (the main character that you will play as) is an assassin and not a gladiator, while you can kill over 25 guards in a row (doing that unlocks an achievement) Altair is more like a spy or Ninja where his style is to stay hidden for a long as possible and not out right fight unless cornered. Now when cornered Altair can really destroy is enemies rather effetely with either a small combo (tap X once until you hear/see Altair's sword hit his opponents sword and quickly tap X again - this take lots of practice to get right) or counter move (tap X right before an opponent hit Altair with his sword), the over all effect is that only players who feel the most confident in their abilities will fight more then a few people at once. While most players should and will play more like a "true" assassin and not be seen as well as only fight when they must.
- After every major assassination you unlock new moves and weapons (like throwing knives and counter strike).
- While in the countryside (called "Kingdom") you get to ride horses, this aspect of game play is very reminiscent of the Nintendo 64 game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time.
- The story can be very confusing to some not familiar with the politics of this time era. I recommend seeing the movie Kingdom of Heaven, this helps explain the story a bit more and give more back story to the game (note this game takes place a year or so after that movie).

GAME ITS MOST ASSOCATED TOO:
- Metal Gear Solid (PS1)
- Splinter Cell: Double Agent (360/PS3/PC)
- Prince of Persia (Xbox/PS2)
- Crackdown (360)
- HitMan: Blood Money (360)

ADDITIONAL NOTES:
- There is a small secret about the games story that I will not give away, although I will say the 90% of your gameplay time will be spend on the facts I have already mentioned, and the other part of the game is only really story based with no real bearing on your gameplay.
- Altair is an Arabic word that means "The Flying One.
- The assassins that Altair is a part of were a real group of assassins during that era in fact the word assassins comes from the assassins group Hashshashin as it was a word used to describe there followers. All your main targets (nine in all) are based on real people who during that time period either died mysteriously or vanished.
- This game is also on the Sony Playstation 3 as well as the PC.
- In the limited collector's edition you will find an art book, a mini Altair figuring as well as a mini strategy guide, you will also find a mini comic about one of Altair's missions (drawn from the comic artist from Penny Arcade website) as well as a bonus DVD with the videos "The Making of Assassins Creed" documentary and it all comes in a tin case.
- There is talk from Ubisoft about sequels to this game set in other time eras.

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.

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