Assassin’s Creed

As like many gamers we were ecstatic once we heard Assassin’s Creed was making the jump from iPhone to iPad, spending our time imagining amazing visuals and mind blowing assassinations. Did it satisfy expectations? Read the following and judge for yourself.

For those who you not familiar with Assassins Creed, here’s what you need to know: the player is Altair, a badass master assassin who’s is on quests for a powerful relic known as the Chalice. The game is renowned for its unique assassination techniques that make you feel like a mixture between James Bond and every character in Mission Impossible.

In this iPad version, fighting Templar’s is Altair’s goal in that classic storyline- navigate through the 12th Century to protect the Chalice and avoid losing all sense of world order. Your aim is to collect the relatively easy to find blue stars which you can cash in to upgrade things like your weapons and health. Assassins Creed provides a good amount of moves to keep fighting interesting.

For seasoned Assassin’s Creed players ask yourself this: do you want to spend $9.99 on a game that is no longer an “open world” scenario like the console version, but a side scrolling? It comes down to personal preference. Experienced players will also love the classic Assassin moves such as pick pocketing and “classic” assassinations. If you’re over the assassination techniques of the old style game, avoid this game like the plague.

There is also a major let down: Assassin’s Creed for the iPad was converted from the iPhone version and as a result, the graphics are a little bit of a letdown. In some places the game looks stunning only to feel that  the textures are stretched, and have not been properly converted for the iPad’s larger display in the next scene. Fighting scenes appear fluid, yet jumping appears awkward. However, the animations are smooth, and the actual gameplay is not severely affected by the bad texturing. Unfortunately, it’s the controls that let the game down. They are simply hard to use, even for a seasoned gamer- jumping is a death trap. Luckily, the soundtrack adds ambience with death tones thundering through the speakers.