Assassin’s Creed

Assassin’s Creed caught our attention because of it’s impressive graphics. The team behind Assassin’s Creed worked on Prince of Persia, and Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell . So they have all the knowledge and experience to make Assassin’s Creed a great game. The game takes place in the 12th century, at the time of the Third Crusade. Ubisoft Montreal is using the most advanced animations technology available. Assassin’s Creed contains over 10,000 character animations. Sounds pretty good, eh? With some many special moves available to you the game needs some pretty innovative controls to get the job done. Bad controls have ruined many good games in the past. Your character will be Altair, a mysterious hitman. You’ll be able to explore many cities with him, freely.

As Altair, a medieval hitman with a mysterious past (Raymond confirmed that he’s not a time traveler), you have free reign to explore vast cities and countryside. You will investigate your targets by exploring, eavesdropping and even picking pockets for clues on his whereabouts. When you have three clues– and there are many more you can choose to find through thorough investigation — you can then move to the assassination stage, using “social stealth” to blend in with crowds, searching for handholds to scale castle walls, using killer’s intuition to hone in on the target and, finally, sinking a blade in his gullet.

In order to control Altair, Ubisoft attached four “puppet strings.” One to his head (the Y button) his weapon hand (X), off hand (B) and his lower body (A). The right trigger has been jokingly dubbed “emotional control” by Raymond and her team. In short, it is a strength modifier. While walking, hold it down to run. While swashbuckling, hold it down for a lumbering power strike.

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