Assassin's Creed
- "Nothing is true. Everything is permitted"
- ―Hassan-i Sabbah, grand-master of the assassins
Assassin's Creed is an action-adventure game featuring elements of Le Parkour and nonlinear gameplay. The game was released on November 14, 2007 for Xbox 360 and PS3, and was released on April 8, 2008 for Windows. The sequel Assassin's Creed II was released on November 17, 2009 for Xbox 360 and PS3 in North America and on November 20 in Europe. It has been announced that it will be a trilogy.
Background
- Main article: Story
The game takes place in the year 1191, during the Third Crusade. You take on the role of Altaïr, a member of the Assassins, a fictional sect based on the historical Hashshashin sect. Your objective is to assassinate nine prominent figures in the Holy Land. As you find and kill these targets, you'll learn the game story and the underlying conspiracy.
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Awards
Assassin's Creed won the following awards at E3 2006:
- Game Critics Awards
- Won: Best Action/Adventure Game.
- IGN
- 'Won: Best Action Game, PS3 Game oREW-up: Best Console Game, Best PS3 Artistic Design, PS3 Award for Technological Excellence
- Nominations: Game of the Show, Best Graphics Technology
- GameSpot
- Won: Best PS3 Game of the Show
- Runner-up: Game of the Show, Best Trailer, Best Graphics, Best Action Adventure Game
Trivia
- The popular phrase used to describe Assassin's Creed's gameplay, "A'shaia wak akla mukla bel kullukum mumkin" Arabic for, "Nothing is true. Everything is permitted."[1] is in fact a quotation generally attributed to the founder of the Hashshashin, Hassan-i Sabbah.
- The case of the game appeared in the "The Dinner Party" episode of popular UK Television series The IT Crowd. Roy picked it up on his way out of the apartment of a woman who he had just walked home asking "Could I have a lend of this?"