2011 Retrospective: Assassins Creed Revelations - May 25th 2012
Welcome to our latest retrospective review, where we look back at 2011 hits and provide detailed info for those who may have missed some of last years biggest titles. Assassin's Creed: Revelations is the third and final chapter of the Ezio Auditore saga. It also neatly wraps up the tale of Altaïr. Does Revelations live up to the greatness of the previous installments? In a word: yes.
Multiplayer is a tense and exciting affair.
Of course, the Templars are in Constantinople as well looking for these keys, which means that Ezio will need some help. He then sets out to find the Assassin's Guild in Constantinople to establish a base of operations. Ezio comes across Yusuf Tasim, who hooks Ezio up with some new gear, like the hook blade. You see what I did there? (I live for puns like that - Ed). Along with a diverse selection of devastating bombs, Ezio is now well equipped to begin his journey.Gory executions make a return, as expected.
In previous games, there is only one weapons wheel. In Revelations, there are two, one with primary weapons, and the other for secondary. Primary weapons are the important stuff, like swords, daggers, fisticuffs, and the ever awesome hidden blades. The secondary weapons wheel is more off-hand stuff like the hidden gun, throwing knives, poison darts, and bombs. This really helps out in combat situations when you really don't want to deal with the rather large gentleman wielding an enormous axe. If you have the gun equipped, you can take him down with a press of a button. With the right kind of bomb equipped, another quick press of the secondary weapon button, and up goes a smoke screen, causing your enemies to choke and sputter as Ezio either makes his escape or ends their lives.Player movement is smoother than ever.
The hook blade also allows you to leap up walls, making climbing significantly faster. Also, when falling, or leaping to the next ledge, players have always been able to hold down the grab button and Ezio will catch whatever he finds. The problem is that always seemed to make him fall straight down. The hook blade improves upon this immensely by making the grab reach out, rather than down. And if Ezio ever finds himself in a pinch, and there is a wall of guards in his way, no problem! While running, hold down the shove button, and Ezio deftly flips over the guard in front of him and is clear to get away. But enough about the hook blade, let's talk about bombs.Ubisoft
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