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The first game in the Assassin's Creed franchise is set in 1191 AD, when the Third Crusade was tearing the Holy Land apart. Shrouded in secrecy and feared for their ruthlessness, Assassin's Creed Assassins intend to stop the hostilities by suppressing both sides of the conflict. Assassin's Creed players, assuming the role of the main character Altair, will have the power to throw their immediate environment into chaos and to shape events during this pivotal moment in history.

bit-tech Review

"The thing we really like about Assassin’s Creed is how good it is for creating player stories. The open sandbox style means that players can make their own tales in a way that makes the game great to talk about.

There was the time I killed the Mad Doctor of Acre by climbing some scaffolding, assassinating an archer, and climbing down in to the courtyard of the hospital. I leapt from a nearby chandelier and plunged a knife into his throat, escaping through alleyways with the aid of some vigilantes and scholars. It’s wonderful and deliciously emergent, going a way a long to address complaints of repetitiveness.

In a nutshell, the verdict lies in a balance of these two opposing viewpoints. Is Assassin’s Creed good? Undoubtedly – but the Director’s Cut isn’t a massive improvement over the original. You may well love the new version more than the original, like we do, but the route of that preference won’t be because the game is markedly better on PC. It’ll be because your PC is markedly better than a console." - 5th May 2008

Read the full Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut review