Unlock the Animus Challenge

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The Unlock the Animus Challenge is an Internet competition that developer Ubisoft launched in October. It consists of five puzzles (strands) where the player must work out the problem and solve it. However, only players from the United Kingdom are eligible for the competition. ^{[citation needed]}

Walkthrough

Strand 1

The first puzzle to be released was a video showing moments in the Assassin's Creed series. After the video ended, the player was told to make a list of the clips in order of their appearance. For example, the first scene is an arch in Rome, so the first answer is 'Arch'. The order in their appearance is as follows:

1. Arch
2. Arrow
3. Toll
4. Inferno
5. Shadow
6. Links
7. Fortress
8. Pray
9. Gallows
10. Peaks
11. Portcullis
12. Tempest

Strand 2

The next puzzle consisted of seemingly random symbols in rows, and the player must work out the five top- most symbols. This is in fact the Templar cypher, and reads a phrase. The answer is:

1. The 'X' like symbol
2. The up- right pyramid with a dot in the centre
3. An up-right pyramid without a dot, with a smaller triangle underneath it.
4. The same as 3
5. The 'V' like symbol.

When done, the words read "Nulla e reale. Tutto e lecito." This is "Nothing is true. Everything is permitted." in Italian. At the end, Ezio says a rather eerie 'Requiescat in Pace,' and the screen reveals in red writing "Rest in Peace."

Strand 3

The third puzzle is a mix of two small puzzles.

The first is "artifact identification", which shows a Portuguese coin with the words 'In hoc signo vinces' on it. This means 'In this sign you will conquer,' which is a phrase used Constantine I, and it refers to the Templar cross. The player must then enter the phrase into a cryptex, and when it opens the player must find the correct coordinates. They mostly consist of Roman landmarks, but the correct one is 'N4100518E2858795,' which are the coordinates for the Hagia Sofia in Istanbul.

The second and last puzzle tells the player to align the circles in the correct pattern, and the answer is simply to arrange tham in the shape of the Hagia Sofia. The answer is to have the Largest Circle in the very centre, then have the Second Largest Circles on the top-left, top-right, bottom-left and bottom-right directions of the Circle.

Finally, have the Smallest Circles in between the Second Smallest Circles. Once you get it correctly, they should snap back into shape and on the bottom-left of the screen, it will display "> Recognition 100%". Once this finishes, the Strand will be complete.

Strand 4

The fourth puzzle is a physics- and mathematics-based challenge. Players have a small ball at the bottom of a maze, which must be shot into a portal located in the top right corner.

This is achieved by crafting bombs, using any combination of three available parts: Shrapnel, Gunpowder, and Shell. The type of combination used determines the strength of the bomb. Players must be careful not to destroy the ball before it makes it to the portal. Also, players have only five bombs at their disposal before failure.

Strand 5

The fifth puzzle is a rotating rings puzzle similar to the ones seen in the Glyph challenges in Assassin's Creed II and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. There are five seals, each with a different image. Players must rotate the rings to line up all the images, and have only 20 turns (rotations) to do so. Each ring is connected to another ring on another seal, so players must carefully consider their moves before rotating a ring. Clearing this puzzle, along with the previous four, unlocks the final challenge.

Final Challenge

The final challenge involves players reconstructing broken DNA, using any combination of four symbols. A green dot indicates a correct symbol in the correct place, while a red dot indicates a correct symbol in the wrong place. A black dot indicates an incorrect symbol for the sequence. Once completed, players were given an audio message from Shaun Hastings before being asked to input their information for entry into the sweepstakes.