Assassin's Creed Revelations

Assassin’s Creed Revelations sees a battle-worn Ezio Auditore follow in the footsteps of legendary assassin Altair, in a journey which leads him to the bustling continental melting pot of Constantinople. The gripping storyline from the previous installments artfully unravels as you progress through the missions, although newcomers to the serious may tend to get a bit lost without any background knowledge.

Ubisoft brings Assassin's Creed to mobile once again with new functionality, great sound and music, and fantastically cute animations/art that is immediately addictive and fun. Collect characters from all the other AC titles that will work together to once again thwart the efforts of the tyrannical Templars.

That said, Revelations serves its lead characters well and is a very effective bookend. The improvements in graphics and storytelling, combined with already-great voice acting and music, help make this a memorable finale for some of the most interesting video game characters we've seen in this generation. Not even the weak new Den Defense mechanic or Desmond’s insane side mission system can change that fact. And multiplayer will certainly reward those looking for a break from first-person shooting. The gameplay there continues to improve on an already-addicting formula, and learning more about...

The real hook for the long time fans will be the back story explanation that is had by digging into the nooks and crannies of Assassin's Creed: Revelations, but expecting any drastic changes in terms of graphics or gameplay could leave you disappointed.

There’s a great deal to enjoy about Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, but it unfortunately doesn’t quite live up to its title. What made Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood awesome is still awesome in Revelations, though there are no improvements or even meaningful additions to speak of. It’s regrettable that Ubisoft has turned this into an annual franchise, and I can’t help but feel concerned about what they’ll do for Assassin’s Creed III next year. Here’s to hoping they’ll do things right this time, but it’s easy to have some doubts on it.

Assassin’s Creed is a series that deserves to live as long as possible if Ubisoft are releasing games of this calibre year after year; Revelations is a brilliant entry into the series and brings so much to the table that it beats not only the other games in the series, but many other games that have released this year or last.