Assassin's Creed (Xbox 360)

~ # ~ What's it about? ~ # ~ Well you play a character called Desmond Miles, a mild mannered bar keep who is forced to go back in time by a team of science types using a machine called the Animus. Desmond is the descendant of a long long line of assassin's and as such contains within him a deep connection with his ancestors memories, (so we're told), and the Animus machine is able to relive the memories from the host, i.e. Desmond. Taken back into the past to the Third Crusade the majority of the game is played as Desmond's long dead relative Altaïr (Flying Eagle in Arabic apparently) who is a disgraced member of the assassin brotherhood who must redeem ...  Read the complete review

"Easily one of the most anticipated games for this year!...Assassin's Creed is an incredible experience unlike anything else available right now and we're thrilled with the buzz and attention the title has received," shared John Parkes, Ubisoft EMEA Marketing Director. "It's exciting to push the industry with such a breakthrough title in terms of technology, design and story."!!! For long time - maybe a week! - I was avoiding this game as I thought from the way it was advertised, promoted and marketed it would have been one of those games that you have to pay a "fortune" (£37.99 amazon.co.uk) and the outcome to be just another ...  Read the complete review

Assasins Creed probably one of the most hyped up games for the next generation consoles. It promosied much, unique gameplay, free roaming, amazing graphics, an exciting story line, lastability and much more. Now its finally being realeased does it live up to its hype? -------------------STORYLINE -------------------------------- It's quite hard to talk about the story line without giving away, well .... the story line, but here we go. The beginning of the game is set in 2012, "wait a minute!", I hear you cry, "isn't this a game about an assasin in the past?" just bear with me on this, its a shocker and when I turned on the game ...  Read the complete review

Computer games are probably the most cliché ridden form of media around. There are countless similar TV show and films out there, but nothing compares to the similarities between many computer games. The 360 in particular has been a magnet to one certain type of game - the First Person Shooter. There is easily over 20 FPSs all in a similar vein that see a bloke walking around shooting various nasty types. They may have different 'stories' and some are better than others, yet they are all essentially the same. Therefore, when 'Assassin's Creed' was announced as a release from noted publishers Ubisoft Montreal, gamers took notice. This third person action game was to ...  Read the complete review

This was the first game i got for my xbox 360 and is still by far one of the best due to the magnificant gameplay and storyline. The basic storyline is that you play as Desmond Miles (from the present day) following in your ancestors footsteps to try and uncover a secret and a weapon. You are sent back in time against your will be a team of scientits using a macjine called an animus. You are sent back to areas of the holy land where you are set a series of assasinations as well as many other tasks. In the gameplay the areas you play in are some of the most realistic and most interesting i have ever played in. You also have different knives and swords at your aid to help ...  Read the complete review