The stealth play draws heavily from popular games in the genre the detection system is reminiscent of Metal Gear Solid, and at times you'll feel that when you're assassinating people in Jerusalem that you're basically playing Hebrew Hitman (or perhaps more accurately Hadith Hitman). It's easy to see that the game follows closely in the footsteps of other titles, like the development team's previous title Prince of Persia: Sands of Time. To put it in the simplest terms, Assassin's Creed is a third-person action-adventure game with elements of stealth. The time has finally come to uncloak the many mysteries behind the title and see if Ubisoft has delivered on the lofty goal of revolutionizing the action-adventure genre. The highly anticipated title, which has garnered attention since the birth of this console generation, has finally arrived after nearly four years of development and a grueling media campaign of slow reveals and hidden secrets. Such is the core philosophy of Ubisoft's hopeful holiday smash Assassin's Creed. Isn't that what you assassins call for? Peace in all things? The human race calls out for direction they want to know why they're here. A simple set of laws governing the mysterious group striving for "total peace." But is it just that simple? These are the rules laid out to the members, the brothers, of the Assassin's guild.
Three simple tenets: stay one's blade from the flesh of the innocent draw not attention to oneself whenever possible and never compromise the brotherhood. The Creed is a simple one, but it absolutely must be obeyed. Platform: Xbox 360 (reviewed), PlayStation 3