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| From: UBI Soft
List Price: $29.99
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Rating:  207 reviews
Sales Rank: 53
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: Action Games
ESRB: Mature
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: Xbox 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 52339
UPC: 008888523390
EAN: 0008888523390
ASIN: B000P46NMK
Release Date: November 13, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 I'm trying to be honest here.. November 23, 2007
Karam Khan (Surrey, British Columbia (BC) Canada)
23 out of 25 found this review helpful
This was, without a doubt one of the few games I have ever looked forward to. I have been dissapointed before so I kept my expectations realistic. My best line to sum this review up is what another reviewer said "You want to love this game, but you can't."
Really you do. The environment, immersion (when it doesn't switch abruptly),the art direction,the duality, the mission(S) are all beautiful and some things are an experience to have (not to mention a very cool concept). What ultimately matters is gameplay, and beautiful it definitely isn't. I wont go over the story elements as most have gone through them and , by now you would have read many in depth reviews. So I will speak specifically.
The combat system, tricky as it may be is a bit clunky for a game that is repetitive. But it works and rewards you with cool animated kill moves. Let's get one thing straight of the bat. A sandbox game a la GTA this isn't. It badly wants to be one but Ubisoft made an okay game when they could have blown us away. Your missions and quests are very structured and you are free to roam and act like a monkey climbing all sorts of buildings, and there are side quests (also which happen again and again without great variation). No doubt, many would want to do this in an open format game. But it gets repetitive very fast. Not to mention, that if you wander aimlessly looking for something to do or how you want to do it, you will find yourself lost with nothing happening. For the first few hours, this game seems to be better then it is, and then reality sets in.
You are given 9 assasinations, the first one you will be jumping with joy, the 2nd one you will feel you are really getting somewhere, the 3rd one you might feel boredom setting in, the 5th one you will a bit upset cos the game doesn't change, the 6th one...you will begin to look at the clock and imagine the things you could have done with your time not playing video games. If you make it to the 7,8,9 you will wonder why you ever got this game in the first place and question it.
The thing is: this game has zero replay value AND stops being fun a couple of hours in because EVERYTHING is so damn repetitive. BUT this is a game for patient people. If you are ADD, this game isn't going to work for you.
I got through the whole game and I hate saying it , but after a while, it seemed like a chore to finish it. I should have listened to my friend. "Rent first the games you want to buy"
I blew a wad of cash just like that. Don't make the mistake I did. Rent it, make up your mind then. This is basically a next gen platformer, nothing more.
 Big Hopes, No Delivery November 27, 2007
C. Gladd (Greensboro, NC)
23 out of 40 found this review helpful
Besides Halo 3, this was my most anticipated game for this year. I kept checking and checking websites wanting to know the release date for this game, because they kept pushing it back. Anyway, once I got my copy and immediately played it, I feel in love with the game. After about 3 hours of playing, I was ready for something new. This game had so much potential, with its breathtaking graphics and fighting elements! Why did they ruin it by making it so repetitive and mundane?! In order to assassinate someone, you must first "investigate" the surrounding area. The investigation is the same for EVERY assassination!!! Talk about lame! Why would I want to do the same 4 things every time: 1)pickpocket someone; 2)overhear a conversation; 3)interrogate someone (which is basically punching them until they talk your ear off); 4)kill some guards for an informant then he'll tell you what he knows (killing the guards was so simple that it was boring just to do it). Then, to top it off, the assassinations weren't that great. The trailers of the game make the assassination look beautiful, a thing of art. The assassination in the game turns into a slug-fest with about 20 guards and then you get to the main target and chop him a couple times.
I bought this game thinking I would have it forever, so I could play it whenever for instant gratification. After beating the game once, I'm headed over to EB Games to trade it in. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME, IT IS A RENTAL!!!
 A huge huge disappointment November 16, 2007
mzzi
17 out of 22 found this review helpful
Wow, was I ever excited about Assassins Creed. Looks amazing, huge worlds to explore, and best of all, you get to kill people. It was going to be like the perfect cross between Oblivion and Splinter Cell. What could possibly go wrong?
Well apparently, a lot. Don't get me wrong. Assassins Creed does look great. The cities are a ton of fun to explore, I love the control system and the combat system. The game just has so much potential, Ive never seen a game so enriched in detail before. They realy did recreate the time period and the cities down to a T. Exploring the world is just a ton of fun. As is running around buildings, jumping, fighting guards, etc.
But Assassins Creed has one HUGE HUGE fault, that totally ruins the game from the very beggining. Before your Assassination you have to do some "research", and find out as much about your target as you can. Great, except this requires NO work at all whatsoever. Random makers will pop up on your map telling you to evesdrop on this person, pickpocket this person, or beat up this person. No ryme or reason as to why. Why am I pickpocketing this random person? Why am I listening in on these people's conversations? How do I know I have to beat this person up? No reasearch involved. No skill involved. No answers. Just random markers. You walk over to them, and hit ONE button. No hiding. No stealth. No skill involved. Think Splinter Cell for Pre-Schoolers.
Its actually laughable sometimes how bad the game is. Evesdropping for example requires you to sit on a bench next to two people and click on them. That's it. One button. Its as simple as goddamn super mario brothers. YOU PUSH ONE BUTTON to pickpocket, eavesdrop, and beat people up FOR HOURS AND HOURS ON END. And its the SAME for ALL 9 Assassinations.
And keep in mind, the research end of this is 75% of the game. And its honestly so simple, so stupid, and so repetitive, it feels like your playing an RPG on Super Nintendo again.
The only possible explanation I can think of is that the development team but a ton of time into creating these cities, and a huge, beautiful world for you to interact with, and were going to get to the actually gameplay last, when Ubisoft forced them to put the game out early for the holiday season. This game HAS to embarass the people that, I'm sure, worked so hard on it.
Its like spending a million dollars on building a beautiful, upscale, elegant restaurant, with every detail being perfect down to the T, then serving burgers and french fries on the menu. It just doesn't make any sense.
Its worth a rent to spend some time just exploring the fantastic world they've created, but it will get old soon, as the game itself is a joke. Its just too bad.
 one of the best this year November 14, 2007
Raul Duke (Pittsburgh)
15 out of 20 found this review helpful
Assassins creed deffinitely lives up to the hype. a great story (technically two), great voice acting, great gameplay and completely amazing environments come together to make one of the best achievements in videogames yet.
the person you actually play as is a descendent of Altair's some time in the distant future. your being held prisoner and forced to undergo a matrix like experiment to try and uncover information concerning your anscestor. the main gameplay takes place in Altair's world of course.
you play as a head assassin struck down from your position because of a certain mistake. now you've got to work your way back up through the ranks and earn back your reputation. theres a lot of political/religious tie-ins. obviously, that was tyhe cause of nearly all the violence in those (and these) times. the christians, muslims, and jews all having little squabbles throughout the land.
the platforming aspect of the gameplay couldnt have been handled better. you'll be fluintly dodging and leaping from rooftop to rooftop. the climbing is perfect. any little ledge or crack can be grabbed and used to your advantage in the ascent.
combat plays out in the same puppet like fashion all the other controls do one face button to control his head, two control his arms and the botton one controls leg actions, you can switch between different weapons stances and unarmed from the directional buttons. the right face button controls armed hand attacks and the left cant be used to grab and throw enemies (great on rooftops).
the crowd AI/interaction isn't bad, but a little questionable at times. your current persona and all your actions affect the state of your surroundings. stand on a roof in clear view and people are bound to stop and look. randomly throw someone into a wall, the people close by are probably gonna run away. if you pull out your sword and randomly start killing your bound to have what looks like a small riot on your hands. although ive found you can casually walk up to people and kill them with your hidden blade without notice if your slick about it.
the graphics are completely insane. to achieve this level of detail on a world so huge and teaming with life creates something that you have to see to believe. it would take hours upon hours to completely search this world and find all there is to find. this game could easily consume as much time as any good RPG. with so many games comming out that i can run through in a day, this is a major breath of fresh air. realistic recreations of anchient cities like Jerusalem and Damascus are your typical place of business. you can also explore the fields and deserts between the cities in this breathtaking world.
great gameplay with a great story and an amazing gameworld come together in a gem that shouldnt be overlooked by anyone with any interest in video games. 10/10
A total blast November 14, 2007
A. Dunn (west springfield, ma United States)
15 out of 20 found this review helpful
After almost 2 years of waiting, Assassins Creed finally came out. I had read some very mixed reviews over the last few days, and it left me quite worried. But now that I have it, and I've played in over an hour, I must say Im very impressed. The controls do take some getting used to, as they are a bit different than regular stealth or action games, but once you figure it out, Altair, the main charecter moves quite smoothly. The graphics are amazing. My only complaint is the slightly repeatative combat, so if you can get past that, I think most people will really enjoy this game.
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