Assassin's Creed (Xbox 360)

Navneet Prakash, Nov 24, 2007 1536 hrs IST

Here's a star game with a few flaws. But don't let that stop you from reading about it!

Great style, Scaling buildings is fun, Leap of Faith is good fun, Excellent plot, Top notch presentation, Great graphics and sound, Innovative concept.

Repetitive and shallow combat, AI is dumb at times.

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EXPERT REVIEW

Summary

The plot is very strong and will surprise you from the start itself. I will not spoil the surprise for you, go buy the game for that. Initial surprises aside, you are Altair -- a guy with a really cool name that sounds even better when it is said out loud, the name means "the flying one" in Arabic.

Your job is to assassinate whoever the Hashshashin sect commands you to assassinate; you are their pawn in a politically and religiously challenged world. The game commences with you on a mission to retrieve an important artifact for your sect. While on mission, you kill an innocent man and as per the rules of the sect, you aren't supposed to do so. Your comrades tell you to calm down and follow the mission objectives, but Altair is obsessive and arrogant and will listen to no one. His attitude could give the bad prince from the Prince of Persia series a run for his money. Altair encounters a man called Robert de Sable, a powerful member of the Templar Knights. Altair foolishly confronts him and fails, leaving his comrades behind. The Templar Knights follow him to his hideout and attack, killing many. Although he fights and saves the village, he's demoted to a novice and your objective is to gain back your rank by killing nine vital targets. This is the basic plot, the rest is a just great writing.

USER COMMENTS

Where can on buy it in bangalore?

by r3dhawk, Bangalore, on May 20, 2008 03:47 PM, Report abuse Reply

how to i get the crossbow?

by mike, hell, on Mar 10, 2008 05:26 PM, Report abuse Reply

Hey TT when are your Uncharted-'Drake's fortune' & 'Ratchet and Clank-tools of destruction' reviews coming?

by kamalIITB, mumbai, on Nov 25, 2007 09:39 AM, Report abuse Reply

Why do you read TechTree's reviews. I mean they are very mediocre compared to the more professional reviews by www.gamespot.com including video reviews.

by anonymous, Bangalore, on Nov 27, 2007 10:20 AM, Report abuse

i dominate life

by mike, a-town, on Nov 26, 2007 10:49 PM, Report abuse Reply

Do you think this game is worth buying? Is it worth buying!!

by TgF InSaNiTy, Liverpool, on Nov 26, 2007 04:24 PM, Report abuse Reply

Have to say I own currently own the game and it is sweet! The game play is fun graphics are good and story line will keep you wanting more.

by Greg, Boise, on Nov 25, 2007 09:21 PM, Report abuse Reply

great controlls, he adapts to whatever you tell him to do

by chris, Miami, on Nov 25, 2007 03:14 AM, Report abuse Reply

im gona go buy the game right now it sounds so cool.

by chris, Miami, on Nov 25, 2007 03:12 AM, Report abuse Reply

Strange review TT....I played this game and did not find it repetitive at all . If u check the reivews by different gaming sites , none rated it as repetitive . Its a game that has changed many things if u look the gameplay wise,graphic wise and the stealth wise. Its not kicks and bash . Patience is the key .

by fenix, Chandigarh, on Nov 25, 2007 02:55 AM, Report abuse Reply

I've wanted this game since May (ish) and I always wanted it. This review doesn't change my mind at all. This was done in the right way compared to the last one I read-some guy called jason did it. He just slated it because he played through it too quick to have fun and he just wanted to review it. Fantastic again.

by Matty Smith, Liverpool, on Nov 24, 2007 07:23 PM, Report abuse Reply