“Assassin’s Creed III” will be the next video game coming out from Ubisoft this fall on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles, as well as for the PC.
“Assassin’s Creed III” will mark change in setting from the games that it preceded. This time Assassins Creed III will take place during the American revolutionary war in 1775.
In the past Assassin’s Creed games, you had to play in the crusades of the Renaissance Era.
The main protagonist from the previous games have you take control of either Altair or Ezio.
Like in previous games, you get to see this through the eyes of Desmond Miles, a descendent of prominent assassins.
This time around, Desmond will play a bigger role in Assassin’s Creed III than the games that preceded it.
The new main protagonist in “Assassin’s Creed III” is named Connor, a half Native American and British man who is sworn to protect the 13 colonies from a powerful group that is threatening their freedom.
The game will have you playing in memorable landmarks like the battlefields of Lexington and Concord, the streets of Boston and New York, and the snow covered appalachian wilderness.
A new feature in Assassin’s Creed III is naval battles, this new feature will have players take control of a ship and its artillery, as well as board other ships as Connor.
Another feature that is new to the Assassin’s Creed is hunting, where your tasked to kill various forms of wildlife, the player will benefit based on how quickly and efficiently they hunt.
These new features will offer something fresh to the already fantastic game play that Assassin’s Creeds is known for.
New weapons in “Assassin’s Creed III” will be the tomahawk, hidden blade, bow and arrow, pistol, musket, rope dart, and the sawtooth sword. These new weapons will add more interesting ways of playing the game.
The supporting cast in Assassin’s Creed III will feature George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Charles Lee, and many other important figures during the American revolution.
The multi-player modes that are announced so far is Domination, where two teams of four players try to capture three different zones, and Wolf Pack, where you and four other people are tasked to take out enemies in a specific amount of time.
In the previous Assassin’s Creeds games, the multiplayer modes that where offered before are Wanted, Manhunt, Escort, Chest Capture, Deathmatch, Artifact Assault, Assassinate, Training Ground and Alliance.
“Assassin’s Creed III” will be released on Oct. 30 on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.