Assasin's Creed - 360, PS3, PC

[KoRn]

I'll start by saying this game was massively over hyped pre-release, so much so that the reviewers that gave it an average score on IGN recieved death threats from fanboys that hadn't even played it yet. Fortunately I don't listen to hype so I had no expectations from it.
Having played it now for about 10hrs straight I gotta say it's a brillant game. Basically you're an assasin in 12th century middle east, all the cities and your targets are real places and people from that era. The term assasin is pretty loose here, Altar ain't no Agent 47, there's no stealth here, Altar's a killing machine, but Killing Machine's Creed doesn't have as good a ring to it.
The graphics and sound are second to none, the cities are HUGE and feel really alive.
Ok now the important stuff, the controls are very well mapped and your character responds to inputs just as you want. The learning curve is pretty small here, you'll be traversing the cities via rooftop in no time and slaying guards like a whore sucks dick. Which brings me to the fighting system. Some will find it boring, it's not a hack 'n slash, it's rather smart sword play where you basically wait for a chance to land the kill blow and damn they're satisfing, ramming your blade thru your opponents skull never gets boring, plus there's usually a chance to take out your opponents with your hidden blade before they even know you're a threat.
In conclusion this is a great game with excellent attention to detail and it's really pretty damn evil at times, well worth a look.
My score: 9/10

[Mitch]

I've heard it has some insane loading scenes though..

[KoRn]

I honesty haven't found load times too bad on the 360 version. Tho when you see the massive areas and detail you have to expect chunky loads.

[murda inc]

I'll start by saying this game was massively over hyped pre-release, so much so that the reviewers that gave it an average score on IGN recieved death threats from fanboys that hadn't even played it yet. Fortunately I don't listen to hype so I had no expectations from it.
Having played it now for about 10hrs straight I gotta say it's a brillant game. Basically you're an assasin in 12th century middle east, all the cities and your targets are real places and people from that era. The term assasin is pretty loose here, Altar ain't no Agent 47, there's no stealth here, Altar's a killing machine, but Killing Machine's Creed doesn't have as good a ring to it.
The graphics and sound are second to none, the cities are HUGE and feel really alive.
Ok now the important stuff, the controls are very well mapped and your character responds to inputs just as you want. The learning curve is pretty small here, you'll be traversing the cities via rooftop in no time and slaying guards like a whore sucks dick. Which brings me to the fighting system. Some will find it boring, it's not a hack 'n slash, it's rather smart sword play where you basically wait for a chance to land the kill blow and damn they're satisfing, ramming your blade thru your opponents skull never gets boring, plus there's usually a chance to take out your opponents with your hidden blade before they even know you're a threat.
In conclusion this is a great game with excellent attention to detail and it's really pretty damn evil at times, well worth a look.
My score: 9/10I seen a preveiw of it a few month`s back and wanted it from then, but after seeing it in action at an expo i would reccomend it to anyone that like`s these type`s of games, and people that are casual gamers will also love it, overall i would give it a
9/10 for gameplay
8.5/10 gfx
9/10 controll wise
10/10 for keeping me occupied while i had nothing to do at work..

and i played the 360 version btw

[Vinay]

game freaks :P

[Beli]

thanks Wraith :) i think i am going to get it.

[Smash Bros]

i have to buy a ps3 now to play it :(

[Melbourne Made]

I Live In Australia And Im Into My Games So I Keep A Good Eye Out And The I Only First Saw The Ad Last Night While Watching TV And I Had To Say It Looked Good And Also Saw That They Are Turning The Game Hitman Into A Movie That Also Looks Cool

[Smash Bros]

well that should be a half decent movie then. havent really played hitman though but been told it was good.

[Asshole]

Ive got it for the 360, completed it in two games.. its flippin awesome, definatley up there with some of my favorite games

[chaoswolf]

its playable on the pc?? if so i better get my new laptop!! cause i wont support microsofts xbox, nor do i have the 500 for ps3.

[Dymond]

says the man planning on playing the game on a Microsoft OS ;-)

[Colonel Sanders]

says the man planning on playing the game on a Microsoft OS ;-)

yeah really... where is the logic in that buddy?

[chaoswolf]

says the man planning on playing the game on a Microsoft OS ;-)

LOL, well i do my own tweaking to it, and dual boot linux. but i personally just want Microsoft to stay on the comp, not in my games i play on the tv. Bill has enough money already. and really most of the good games that come out on xbox comes out on the pc as well. so why spend more money.

[steff]

People pay for PC games? :hehe:

[Pleb]

well that should be a half decent movie then. havent really played hitman though but been told it was good.

You can watch it in several parts here:

http://www.veoh.com/videos/v15635344pDWZ4Zw

http://www.veoh.com/videos/v1563535zkFD6etx

http://www.veoh.com/videos/v156353692ESTGqg

http://www.veoh.com/videos/v1563533E4DEZA2Q

I've been told its shit though.

[Smash Bros]

id watch it for vin though. i reckon he is a decent actor in action movies.

of course ill wait till it comes out on dvd though.

or even downlaod it first lol

[Pleb]

I agree bout Vin but

Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)

Timothy Olyphant ... Agent 47

Dougray Scott ... Mike Whittier

Olga Kurylenko ... Nika Boronina

Robert Knepper ... Yuri Marklov

Ulrich Thomsen ... Mikhail Belicoff

Henry Ian Cusick ... Udre Belicoff

Michael Offei ... Jenkins
Christian Erickson ... General Kormarov

Eriq Ebouaney ... Bwana Ovie
Joe Sheridan ... Captain Gudnayev

James Faulkner ... Smith Jamison
Jean-Marc Bellu ... Hitman #2
Nicky Naude ... Hitman #3
Abdou Sagna ... Hitman #4
Ilya Nikitenko ... Hitman #5

:eh:

[Smash Bros]

last time i ever listen to someone.

cunts all of them making me look like more of an idiot.

[Colonel Sanders]

I saw Hitman last weekend.

(was going to watch "The Mist" but our theatre is not playing it here)

It was a pretty good movie, nice action sequences, some sword play and martial arts and all out shooting brawls.

The only 2 things I really did not like about it though when compared to the game is that 47 used a more direct shoot em up approach in the movie instead of a silent assassin such as in the games. The second thing I did not like was that they did not include much of a back story, if at all, to agent 47 or the companies history.

There was no sex scene involved, just a bit of nudity from some girl who is flirty that accompanies em in a bit of the movie, 47 kept his distance and there was no "relation"...which I know most game fans were gonna be pissed about if there was, me included.

Overall it was definitely worth a watch, I'd give it a 7.

[Pleb]

lol Smash

ta for the review CS, I might actually watch it now if I've got a bit of spare time.

[Smash Bros]

ill watch it. but wont be paying to watch it lol

[Pleb]

having watched the first 20 minutes or so i'll definitely be watching the rest tomorrow

its a pretty basic action film, but its good.

[Smash Bros]

well i thought crank would be good. got it on dvd and was one of the crapest i have ever seen

[Colonel Sanders]

lol, Crank, I remember downloading that from Axxo way back when. Very bad movie indeed.

[Smash Bros]

i just hired and burnt it.

wishing i never did now :(

the hype was great on the way up to it. the shorts looked good and everything. watch it and you never get those few hours back :(

[Dopebeat's multi]

Back on topic, Wraith, I was thinking about getting this but was warned that it was to easy... You could just run straight at your target and kill him before the guards react. Also that all the levels were fairly similar... Should I slap the guy who told me and go out and buy it?

[Asshole]

yes do it, on the main assassinations for the levels if you even breathe on the run button they detect you

[Mitch]

Funny Youtube Vid.

Altair finds a Guard fucking a table. Turn sound up..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlpdyvwGe-s

[Buckledmac]

on first playing this game i was taken back by the breath taking graphics which are right up there with some of the best around to date.

really enjoyed the game play as the assasin but found the modern day flashbacks(errrr flash forwards) a pain in the ass and take away from the pace of the game.

After playing the game a while though i found it became incredibly repetative and tedious because of this

all in all id say 7/10