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This feels like Hitman in the Holy Land, well sort of. Hopefully it’s not a major spoiler that this game is based in the future, that’s where it all begins; you’re a distant descendant of an ancient assassin. There you go. Sorry!

Abducted by a sinister organization and strapped to a machine called the Animus, the memories in your DNA are mined while you get to play along in a computer simulation – think Matrix, kind of. Cool? Not cool? Well, that is for you to decide as you dive into the past to relive nine assassinations, performed on the orders of a boss who seems every bit as dodgy as the people you are about to waste.

Now, before we delve any deeper into Altair’s (your character’s name) life you might have read some dreadful reviews of this game. Here is the thing - this game needs you to use a bit of your imagination. If you are the kind of person that played Metal Gear Solid and found new inventive ways of tackling a mission/section then this is for you!…if you run in guns blazing then you might as well stop reading right now and go make yourself 2 minutes noodles, as imagination and careful planning opens a whole new world.

Continue reading El33tonline’s review of Assassin’s Creed.

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Megarom has announced that Assassin’s Creed DS will be released this Friday across South Africa.

Assassin’s Creed Altaïr’s Chronicles is a Nintendo DS exclusive. It is a prequel to the console version of Assassin’s Creed. Discover more about Altaïr as you travel through a 3D world, battling through four cities of the Crusade’s Middle East.

South African gamers can also look forward to the PC version of Assassin’s Creed, which will also be released this Friday. The PC version includes four PC-exclusive investigation missions, including the Rooftop Race Challenge and the Archer Stealth Assassination Challenge.

Assassin’s Creed is set in 1191 AD when the Third Crusade was tearing the Holy Land apart, the Assassins were both shrouded in secrecy and feared for their ruthlessness. Players assume the role of Altair, a master assassin as the Assassins attempt to suppress the conflict on both sides and stop hostilities.

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