Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines

[ben1234]

I think the PSP version got leaked early (yarrrr) and I'm pretty sure it has the same story as the DS version

The story:

Spoiler! :

• Altair arrives in Cyprus with Maria (that chick Altair didn't kill back in AC1) to investigate what is being shipped there
• Finds the resistance's hideout that looks strangely similar to the hideouts in AC1
• He works with some dude from the resistance called Alexander to kill some Templar dudes + a "witch" + some pirates
• Maria goes missing the majority of the time, either missing or kidnapped
• Altair finds out about the Templar's archive hidden somewhere in Cyprus
• Kill more people, watch Maria sneak into a Templar's castle by pretending to be a consort or something similar
• Alexander's dead body + propaganda from the Templars turn the people against Altair but they go home when Altair uses the Apple of Eden
• Turns out the archive is in an underground cave and you have to fight Armand Bouchart at the bottom
• Apparently, the Templars were shipping the entire archive OUT of Cyprus, instead of importing something IN
• Undercover cave collapses just because it has to collapse
• Altair + Maria decide to go east, somehow leading to the events of AC2

Pros:

• The bosses actually require the use of the dodge button (they have health bars too)
• There are upgrades you can buy for Altair like more health and knives, but some stuff like auto-guard doesn't seem to work
• The graphics are some of the best for PSP
• Music is pretty good though it can be better
• The cut scenes for Altair's close-up kills are still around

Cons

• Repetitive - much of the stuff from AC1 is still around but they took out the eagle vision for some reason
• The control and camera is really annoying and it doesn't seem a lot of care went into it
• Nothing happens in "reality" - you're just lying in the Animus without any explanations (you don't even know if it's Desmond in there)
• The story assumes you played through AC1 and doesn't even give you a short sentence of what happened in AC1
• Some bugs and glitches that includes falling through buildings and being invisible (could be because I have a leaked and pirated copy)
• Few enemy types, ~8 if we ignore bosses
• The guards still lack common sense: When there's like 10 dead bodies around and all you see is a white cloaked dude with clasped hands with knives and swords looking at you, the smartest idea is to check on the bodies and yell "Who did this?!"
• The "stealth" factor of being an assassin is removed; there's nothing stopping you from killing all the guards in a castle
• The civilians only serve to get in the way; they have no purpose and are too few to even block your path
• There's really no reason to do the sidequests besides getting a small amount of upgrade points
• The game is VERY short, ~5 hours
• Guards seem to come out of nowhere just to prolong the fights
• You can still kill the average group of guards with nothing but counters
• You can't instantly kill a boss anymore, which is really what an assassin does

In short, just click the spoilers to learn who Altair ends up with and forget this game even exists

[marcusslawrence]

Assassin's Creed is not exactly a smooth transition to the PSP. There can be particularly long game, or one with a varied game and is not without its problems, but it is enjoyable to play. As long as you want to decapitate soldiers repeatedly with a huge sword, of course.