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| From: Ubisoft
List Price: $29.99
Buy Used: $14.97
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New (38) Used (15) from $14.97
Rating:  36 reviews
Sales Rank: 968
Format: Dvd-video
Platform: Windows
Genre: Adventure Games
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Edition: Director's Cut
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 68339
UPC: 008888683391
EAN: 0008888683391
ASIN: B0010EK3SE
Release Date: April 8, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Includes game disc, keep case and cover artwork. No Manual is included.
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Showing reviews 11-15 of 36
 Assassin's Creed April 13, 2008
A. Nguyen (San Franciso)
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is a comment on a previous user's review saying Assassin's Creed is locked in at a widescreen ratio-- I don't think that's true. You can change the resolution under the graphics option. I don't have a widescreen monitor and it works fine... there are no black bars or anything like that.
On the other hand, this game crashes a lot and I am running a 2.4 GHz Quad Core processor with 2 GB ram on Windows XP. I don't think it's my system, I think this (newly-released) version is just pretty buggy.
Good, but not great... May 24, 2008
The Cynical Reviewer (Chicago, IL)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Pros:
- looks amazing
- fun to kill with swords and knives
- most assassinations are interesting and fun
Cons:
- at times the controls can be maddening, like when you want to disengage from a fight
- somewhat repetitive up until the last assassination
- can get confusing sometimes at what you are supposed to do
Bottom line - looks great, but the controls ruin it.
 Gorgeous environments, chases over rooftops and fun swordplay in this game (PC version) August 11, 2008
fcatamazondotcom (LAUDERHILL, FL United States)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I bought this game on Steam.
The video game was amazing. Here are the pros and cons that I saw:
PROS:
1. The outdoor environments are huge and all beautifully detailed. You also get to ride on horseback.
2. The buildings, mosques and churches and other architecture are amazingly realistic and I think these along with #4 below "made" the game. These really made it feel like you were in Jerusalem or Damascus. FREAKING amazing. I think this game is a landmark video game just because of the quality of the graphics for the buildings. Even the golden domes on the mosques shine with the sunlight. The game should get an award for this.
3. You will have many hours of fun because of the swordfights. Every time the player levels up, he acquires new swordfighting and combat skills. This makes combat always interesting and there's always something new to try out on your targets.
4. Both the "Bourne Identity" movies and the new James Bond movies have scenes where the hero has the climb walls and jump from roof to roof all with just his bare hands. In this game, YOU are Jason Bourne doing all that stuff. This and #2 "made" this game. When you're jumping from roof to roof and you're being chased by 12 guards while archers are taking aim at you, the feeling is exhilarating.
5. When you are in a city, you have a lot of freedom about where to go and what to do. It feels like "GTA" with horses and not cars. There is even a meter that indicates how "wanted" you are by the guards.
CONS:
1. The "Save a citizen" quests feel very repetitive after you've done a hundred of them.
2. You cannot swim. If you land in the water, you die. Why? If the hero is able to pull off the roof jumping stunts, why can't he swim?
3. You have to pick the pockets of armed thugs to replenish your knives. There is no assassin's store.
4. There is not enough variety in the dialogue spoken by NPCs. It becomes irritating to hear the same thing said over and over by towncrier-type NPCs.
Note to the folks at UBISOFT:
UBISOFT, be careful that the depiction of the Christian religion in your video games is fair compared to the depiction of other religions or beliefs. There are people who seriously consider that when choosing to buy your high-quality games or high quality games from another company.
ADDENDUM: ABOUT THE MEMORY LOG!
When I was at almost the last mission of the game, I discovered the MEMORY LOG. Remember all the Quests you did (getting flags, meeting informants, pickpocketing etc.)? They all get logged in the MEMORY LOG. To get to it press Escape and then click on MEMORY LOG. You can click on each memory in your DNA memory to view the maps and other "intel" you gathered on your target. Unforunately for me, I only found out when I was about to assassinate the second or the last guy...
 Best Game played in the last five years. May 31, 2008
David Schleifer (Miami, FL USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This game is so life-like in its historical representation that it will emerse yourself in 1191 Crusades of the Holy Land. Here you follow the memories of Altair, the head Assassin as he conducts himself on nine missions (Not to mention a hundred side missions that you can enter freely of your own will). I can see this game engine use in other simulations, like Shinobe of Japan, or even a Bourne Supremacy game. The details are amazing, masses of people interact and the slightest mishap will draw you into an incounter. Fight or flee. Its your choice. One aspect of fascination is the computer's prediction on weather you will make a leap from one rooftop or not. Precision was taken to allow a sense of fear as the computer predicts based on your angle and speed. This changes with just a mili-second of decision. It is very real aspect to the game. Even the horses move with realism... A must have.
Great gameplay and graphics! June 2, 2008
D. Sheppard (San Francisco, CA USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
First off, I have a high-end machine courtesy of pcgamer mag's dream system specs, so no problems there. Plus I have wide screen monitors which I heartily recommend. I actually was able to play this on high settings very nicely, whereas Crysis had to be lowered for it to look good on my rig.
I found using my logitech gamepad the way to go w/ this game, the keyboard/mouse was not as nice for me.
The voice acting and cut scenes are enjoyable, and in particular I really liked how you switch between the present and the past. In the present you have a meglomaniac yelling at you to get back into the machine, and once in the machine of course you take out all your anger on your targets.
The fighting is fun to play once you get a handle on the counter-moves. The sound effects during battle are excellent, and the various moves you can pull off are always fun to watch.
The cons for me are:
- can't easily exit the game
- can't skip cut scenes even after you've seen them already before
- the ending battle is ridiculously impossible! It took me something like 10 hours of attempts to finish that end battle. So the good news is you can eventually do it :)
The end of the game leaves you hanging and wanting more, so I am definitely awaiting the sequel.
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