Assasin's+Creed

** Have you ever wanted to be an assassin? Well now you can! The video game series Assassin’s Creed lets you be exactly that. **
 * Assassin’s Creed **

Almost everything in the game circles around the conflict between the power hungry templars and the freedom fighting assassins. The games let us follow the main character Desmond Miles living in 2012. Desmond is the descendant of a long line of great assassins. At the beginning of the first game he is abducted by the templars and he is put in a machine called “//The Animus//”. This machine shows you the memories from your ancestors. Which apparently are carried down in your DNA, all the way from the first humans. With this machine you get to play as Desmond’s ancestors, the assassins. All of Desmond’s assassin ancestors that you get to play as are all very agile, dexterous and skilled. There is a liberating feeling when you run around on the cities rooftops. Also you get to use the assassin’s trademark, the hidden blade. It’s a blade at your wrist that you can eject and use to make a one-hit-kill on unaware enemies.

In the first game you play as Altair Ibn-La’Ahad, who lived in Jerusalem during the third crusade (1199). He lived in an Assassin order that followed the “//Assassin’s Creed//”, which is three tenants: - “Stay your blade from the flesh of an innocent” - “Hide in plain sight” - “Do not compromise the brotherhood” In an attempt to create peace between the Crusader and Saracen forces Altair has to assassinate targets on both sides. All the targets are based on real historical persons. You also get to play a bit outside the animus, in the lab. When you play there you befriend the assistant scientist, Lucy. The game takes quite an interesting turn to the end, but I won’t reveal it to you here. Instead I will let you play through the game yourselves.

First game cinematic trailer []

In the second game you’re rescued from the templars by some assassins. But once at the assassin’s hideout you are again thrown into //the Animus// and the world of your forefathers. This time you’re in Italy during the renaissance. You play as a man called Ezio Auditore da Firenze. He is the son of an assassin, but he himself is unaware of his ancestry. But when his family is betrayed and his siblings and father is executed he must take up his father’s mantle and learn the ways of the assassins on a quest of revenge. During this you get to meet more historical characters, such as Leonardo Da Vinci who aids you in your quest. But in this quest Ezio reveals a much greater threat than even the templars. The end still amazes me. Also in the second game you have an economy system. You can do missions, assassinations or even catch thieves to make money. Then you can buy a lot of different armours, that you can colour, and all kind of different weapons.

Second game cinematic trailer []

The third, and possibly the final game, is not yet out and they have not yet revealed what it will be about. But I believe that we will follow Desmond in the present time (2012). He has gained skills by being in the Animus and exploring his ancestor’s memories, and he has probably become the ultimate assassin.

The games are really great, and they have an interesting story line and are packed with action. The graphics are beautiful, especially in the second game where the cities are stunning. I give it ten points out of ten. And i really recommend this game to those that haven’t tried it, you won’t regret it!

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