Ah yes, Assassin’s Creed. Some people had waited months to play the console versions, while PC fans had to sit and watch the amazing graphics, intense storyline, and solid sound work. Of course Ubisoft knew they would have to bring Altair and his fun-filled adventure to the PC as soon as possible. They have worked on the PC version long and hard and here is our hands on review of the Assassin’s Creed for the PC.

Assassin’s Creed was developed by Ubisoft Montreal, and published by Ubisoft. The game follows the working of Altair, the top assassin of his time. The game starts with his demotion, and through investigations and assassinations the player must get his weapons and skills back. After this all, a twist in the story occurs and the ending leaves most unsatisfied and confused, I guess it’s a good thing Assassin’s Creed is a multi-game series.

"I can see my house from here!"

The main idea of the game is to move from city to city learning about your enemy. You get assigned an assassination, and must find the best way to follow through. Often this involves pick-pocketing plans, interrogating workers and doing tasks for fellow assassins. Of course there are side missions, such as saving citizens and exploring viewpoints. Both of these are optional, but trust me, they really help a lot after your assassination is over with. Saved citizens will bring a group of Vigilantes to aid you. They stand around the town, and when you are being attacked by guards, will hold a few back to make your fight a bit easier. Viewpoints allow you to see where all the missions are, the best path to get there, and of course a large scale map you can check easily. The PC version does add some new tasks to complete, so the replay value from the console version to the PC version does exist.

The gameplay of Assassin’s Creed is fairly straight forward. As said above, you must gather information about your target then carry out the assassination. There are nine main assassinations you must carry out, as well as the final boss, of whom I will not reveal. In between each of the four full-sized cities with multiple districts is what the game calls the “Kingdom” which is basically the country side. You get to ride a horse (or walk) from city to city to get to your assassination zones. After your deed is done, you can choose to be teleported or to take the countryside back to your home city of Masyaf. Each city has various districts, often split between the Poor District which has quite a few beggars, to the Rich District which has more guards as well as rooftop archers. The earliest twist to the game is the fact that you are not actually an assassin. You are indeed just a descendant from a past assassin, and you are reliving memories from your DNA.