Game berg: CONSOLE GAME - PSP: ASSASSIN'S CREED BLOODLINES(EUR)

Game Info:

Having experienced great success with the first Assassin's Creed on consoles, Ubisoft is turning the series into a full blown franchise with installments on every gaming device known to man, including the PSP. Assassin's Creed Bloodlines attempts to recreate the look and feel of the first game, while bridging tidbits of the story before the events of Assassin's Creed II. The result is a valiant effort -- a product that, at a glance, looks and feels like the console versions of the game. Upon closer inspection, however, it suffers from some control and content issues that hold it back from feeling complete.

Bloodlines continues the story of Assassin's Creed exactly where the first game left off. As it turns out, the villain from the original Assassin's Creed had a love interest named Maria and Altair takes her hostage in his pursuit of the fleeing Templars. The trail leads him to Cyprus, an island torn between Templar invaders and members of the resistance. It's interesting to watch the relationship between Maria and Altair fluctuate, but the rest of the story is only somewhat interesting. Strangely, we're presented the game through the context of a time travel machine (the animus) but we're never shown who's memories we're experiencing or why. If you're new to the series, prepare to be confused.

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