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Assassin’s Creed 3 Xbox 360 Review

Assassin's Creed 3 boxart
AC3: Game of the Year?

In his first foray into Ubisoft’s historical sci-fi series, State of Play’s new boy Grant Cheetham reviews Assassin’s Creed III on XBox 360. Take it away Grant!

Assassin ‘s Creed III is Ubisoft’s fifth major installment in the series. Having not played the previous games, the idea of starting this late in the series initially seemed daunting. Ubisoft however did a great job at welcoming new players into the series.

If you haven’t played an Assassin’s Creed game before basically you play as an assassin, a group of super freaky climbers who fight for freedom and peace. Their adversary, the Templars, seek order and control, mostly through morally questionable means. This game combines history and science fiction with a ton of conspiracy theories thrown in. The gameplay is that of an action-adventure with a focus on climbing and stealth. Continue reading Assassin’s Creed 3 Xbox 360 Review

Second huge patch to fix Assassin’s Creed 3 issues

 

Assassin’s Creed III: Fixed

Despite a large day 1 patch, Assassin’s Creed III was full of bugs on launch day. This was a bit of a shame for such an otherwise excellent game. When I started reviewing the game (which you should see posted on the Game Console pages of techday.com, here, very soon) I thought it rather strange that Ubisoft would choose to release one of their flagship games with so many problems.

Now, having finished the game, I think I know why they did. Continue reading Second huge patch to fix Assassin’s Creed 3 issues