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"Where it all began..."
4 stars"

Assassin's Creed features one of the most unique gameworlds ever created: beautiful, memorable, and alive. Every crack and crevasse is filled with gorgeous, subtle details, from astounding visual flourishes to overheard cries for help. Not enough can be said about the living, breathing universe that you'll inhabit in Assassin's Creed. As assassin extraordinaire Altair, you'll explore three major cities of the Holy Land in the 12th century… It is truly a game to play, an the price you pay. It's worth it, the only let down with this game on PS3 is the lack of trophies…

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
"Don't believe the hype save your money!"
1 stars"

Seriously, I bought this game because I (like many others) like to check reviews. However it is so misleading.

  1. If you like repetition – buy this game. You cannot fast forward scenes! So if you fail a certain task you have to watch the whole NPC conversation over again!!!
  2. Screen tearing. Most people dont mind this; but console games in my opinion should not have screen tearing to this degree.
  3. This game is hardly about stealth. Other users may disagree but lets face it, the last 2 missions = no stealth; instead your assassin now becomes a duelist who can take on 50+ men tirelessly because all you do is COUNTER, COUNTER, COUNTER. omfg

Please ffs spend the money on ANOTHER game; because this is undoubtedly one of the worst games on the PS3.

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
"Amazing :)"
5 stars"
Purchased on Mighty Ape

I was looking for a new game to play and so happened to come across it on mighty ape. Best thing ive ever done :) is excellent to play if you enjoy RPG games or if your just a fan of Assassins creed. A must have game for the Ps3.

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
"History comes to life, only to be mercilessly slaughtered."
4 stars"

Though understandably simpler than later offerings from this franchise, AC is a very enjoyable play.

Set against the rich historical backdrop of the Third Crusade, the game weaves real historical events and figures into a fantastic narrative, telling the story of an age-long conflict between the secret orders of the Assassins and the Knights Templar.

The game-play revolves around stealth assassination, free-flowing exploration and collection quests. Once the controls are mastered the action flows beautifully, with enjoyably challenging platforming sequences and a smooth but satisfyingly bloody combat system.

The game-play suffers from repetitiveness, in that the structure of most of the missions is very similar though the finer details vary. Similarly, acquisition of collectibles becomes somewhat tiresome after a while.

Whether you blaze through the game in a weekend, or spend a couple of weeks hunting down collectibles, the game looks great and plays well. All in all it is a good introduction to the series, which builds on the core elements with each successive game.

Trophy hunters beware, the PS3 version offers no trophies even for the collection quests.

"Great Game"
3 stars"

It is a very good game but occasionally you don't know what to do but it is still fun in these situations cause you can just explore the world. It is also good because you can choose do what you should be doing, or randomly killing people and running away like nothing happened :) .They is quite a lot to do.

"Stunning game"
5 stars"
Purchased on Mighty Ape

I found myself playing the second installment of this series before trying the original and just had to see where Assassins Creed had started. It is a complex and graphically stuning game that will evolve around you as you become more compentent as a player. There is a lot to learn yet the controls are cleverly orchestrated to give the maximum options with minimum effort. Not a game for young children but probably a 14+ game in terms of moderate graphical violence. Would recommend it to anyone who enjoys the third person experience.

"I love it!!"
5 stars"
Purchased on Mighty Ape

I'm so surprised that I love this game. I've stayed away from Assassin's Creed until now because I'm not a fan of stealth type game, but now that I've played it I'm going to buy the 2nd and 3rd. Brilliant gameplay and graphics combined with an interesting story make for a great game.

"Secretly everyone wishes they were a hitman..."
4 stars"

Assassins creed is a solid game with fresh new ideas and flawless graphics. The idea behind the storyline is borderline Hollywood genius but unfortunately the same cannot be said for the gameplay. Although the fighting is fluid and the main characters le parkour can take you ANYWHERE through your surroundings, the missions do become repetitive. It is the first instalment in which is sure to be a massive franchise and you wont want to be left behind by missing the first instalment. Perfect excuse to try this game now its gone platinum.

Final score 7/10

"Extremely immersive "
5 stars"

Really fun immersive game with very nice mechanics and open world game play. A must buy for a very good price.

"Excellent idea, flawed execution"
3 stars"

Video games can attempt to mimick real life, but ultimately why games are played is to escape real life, due to the constant repetition of these real life scenarios, developers must take a little artistic liberty in order tokeep the game compelling. This is the major short fall of Assassins Creed. The game is certainly ambitious but somewhere along the way it falls into a tedious cycle when it begins to become a chore. It retains a decent story (which is required for its incredible sequal) and solid gameplay, but the overall design lack variety, and ultimately becomes an overall glaring flaw.

"Good but...."
4 stars"

I bought this game the day it came out and it was great at first then I started to get bored because of the repetitive missions. Any how the graphics were amazing I think the graphics of this game is better than the 2nd part of the series but as I said the gameplay is not that good and it could've been better but it's good in a way that made do something new which is being an assassin.

Buy it as long it sale for a very good price over here and just enjoy the graphics and the new type of gameplay.

"GREAT GAME"
4 stars"

This game is massive and there is alot of fun to be had throughout it, however it is incredibly repetitve when it comes to storyline. but it's repetitivness dosn't really matter because it somehow reamains fun. The graphics are awesome and the amazing realisim of you charaters movement is very impressive, however the crowds in the game give a very fake feeling about the game, they are always just wandering around aimlessly in circles. This is a thing that will only really affect your gameplay if you let it, most the time you ignore them anyway. The rest of the game is very good though and I recommend it to all.

"Good But Repetitive "
3 stars"

This game is really really cool its set in the medieval ages and you can ride horses and fight etc. But its just the same the towns you go to all look the same and its the same stuff over and over again. Sorry but not my type of game. Good for people who like medieval stuff and like lord of the rings type of games

"Fun while it lasts"
5 stars"

When I first got this game, I was thrilled. You had so much freedom to do whatever you liked, explore, assassinate and hunt down those Templars. The scenery was nice (albeit a bit grey), the graphics quite amazing and the cities were huge enough to make you think wow.

You are Altair, an assassin who got arrogant and dangerous so all your gear gets taken off you. Damn. Now you have to do a whole bunch of missions to lead to an assassination that will lead to you getting your gear back. Yay! The missions are evidence collecting. Like eaves dropping, pick pocketing, doing challenges to get flags that some bastard decided to drop all around the city!! =P They're alright and make you appreciate the world, but ultimately you just wanna get to the assassination.

The world of Assassin's Creed is quite alive. With pedestrians (would they be called that back then?) walking round, doing business, carry pots on their heads. And when Ubisoft announced that in the chaotic aftermath of a assassination the crowd will act dynamically and what not, it sounded pretty impressive. But they don't. They don't push at you or fight back they just run around like idiots! xD Pretty much if you're running and you hit them three times consecutively you'll fall. It's always the same.

The controls are one thing that do stand out in this game. I'm not sure how to describe them but pretty much you have a low detection mode and a high detection mode, with the low one for stealth and the high for running over things. It's really REALLY well implemented and I love Ubisoft for doing it so damn well! The only thing that's disappo­inting is that Ubisoft promised that each button was attached to a part of the body like, head, left arm, right arm and legs. But it kinda wasn't at the same time. The controls are still amazing though!!

Now there comes the combat… the combat is really a doubled edged blade, it can be cinematic at times but mostly, it's just annoying. Pretty much trying to hack and slash your way out will work but it's better to just wait to parry all their attacks. They will attack you, you will parry, cinematic reversal! That's bout it. It gets really annoying when there are like 12 guards and you have to wait for ages to kill them all.

The best part of the game would probably be the assassinations which are creative in how they begin with the awesome scenarios. It's fun trying to kill them without anyone noticing and always a challenge too. Also the sound of your blade finger… thing… always sounds just… right. >:D

The only thing that held this game down from getting a five star rating is because it is indeed very repetitive by the end. Not only does the scenery seem a bit too grey but those damn guards will chase you down for riding a horse past them. Well I suppose you are meant to be a blendy inny assassin but you look nothing like a monk and blatantly have knives sticking everywhere. Sigh. xD

This is still a good game! Just, not what it could have been. Worthy of a few rents, or maybe the bargain bin buy. =)