An excellent start to a new top tier IP
User Rating: 8.5 | Assassin's Creed X360
The game was fun and excellent overall, but was almost ruined for me due to overly difficult boss battles in memory blocks 6 and 7 (the ones where you have to fight Robert). They were just too difficult for me, being surrounded by 8-10 tough guards and Templars who surround you and pummel you from all sides. I almost threw down my controller in frustration. The first Robert took me like 30+ tries, the second like 20+ to beat. Too hard. It left a bitter taste in my mouth about the whole game. I am going to knock a full point off my review score of the game for this alone. Otherwise, it was a terrific game and well worth playing. The graphics are stunning and I loved the flag collection aspects.
Yes, the game has a rinse and repeat philosophy to it, but the breadth and scope of the game are immense. You can't help but notice all the work that went into so many details of the game. Diving off of high towers is an exhilarating experience. The large cities in this game almost beg to be explored in order to collect all the flags. It would have been nice if there was more to find in the cities though. It would also have been nice to have more variety in the dialog of the saved citizens and beggars.
All in all, this game deserves a 9.5. But I give it an 8.5 due to the frustration of certain battles that drained the fun and almost made me hate the game.
