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

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #28 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: UBI Soft
• Released on: 2007-11-13
• ESRB Rating: Mature
• Platform: Xbox 360
• Dimensions: 3.00 pounds

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.

Amazon.com

The setting is 1191 AD. The Third Crusade is tearing the Holy Land apart. You, Altair, intend to stop the hostilities by suppressing both sides of the conflict. You are an Assassin, a warrior shrouded in secrecy and feared for your ruthlessness. Your actions can throw your immediate environment into chaos, and your existence will shape events during this pivotal moment in history. As an assassin you will master the skills, tactics, and weapons of history's deadliest and most secretive clan of warriors. Plan your attacks, strike without mercy, and fight your way to escape.

Features:

• Experience a living, breathing world in which all your actions have consequences. Crowds react to your moves and will either help or hinder you on your quests
• Eliminate your targets wherever, whenever, and however. Stalk your prey through detailed and historically accurate environments. Scale buildings, mount horses, blend in with crowds
• This game immerses you in the Holy Land of the 12th century, featuring life-like graphics, ambiance, and the detail of a living world
• Find action blended with fluid and precise animations. Use a wide range of medieval weapons, and face your enemies in sword fight duels

Customer Reviews

A worthy buy for single-player lovers
If you enjoy action with a dash of stealth involved, this game is for you. The game's graphics are remarkable, and the action scenes are quite cinematic. The easy roof jumping is also fun, and is achieved with a very good control scheme. Overall, you will find this game a worthy contender for those without Xbox Live Gold, or those who just want to play by themselves. I look forward to the rumored next 2 games.

The reason I bought an XBox 360
Previews for this game are the reason I bought an XBox 360. It is extremely realistic, with some of the most beautiful CGI animation I've ever seen. I am currently deployed in the Middle East, and it is awesome to see an accurate (fictional) portrayal of the environment.

The only downside is it is somewhat repetetive after a few hours. There are just some situations where you can't do exactly what you would like, but there is a definite linear storyline to the game that you can't deviate from. There isn't enough side-game for me, but that doesn't make it any less of a hit.

Totally enjoyable! 4/5.

Awesome Environment - Fun to Play
The game has no real difficulty setting so I won't comment as to whether or not you will find it difficult or not - probably depends upon how many games you play and how well. I will say that the interactive environment is one of the best I have seen and a major feature of fun factor in this game. Almost any wall can be scaled and you can surf across rooftops as you like.

The game has less of a strategy component than other RPGs and the mission style is pretty linear. Every mission is some sort of assassination so they can become pretty repetitive. Some of the later missions seemed much easier than I would have thought that they should be - especially in comparison to earlier missions.

The story is pretty cool and draws just enough facts from history to remain plausible. The graphics are great and controls not too hard to get used to. My only complaint - and it is a common one these days - is that the ending is setting up for a sequel and nothing else. The storyline doesn't end when the game does.

Buy the game, have fun with the environment and try solving the missions in different ways. I found, when I went back, that many missions can be accomplished in varying ways and some were much easier than others.