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Assassin's Creed Q&A - Assassinating the Xbox

By Staff, GameSpotPosted Sep 1, 2006 12:00 am PT

Producer Jade Raymond answers a few questions in light of this promising action game's recently unveiled multiplatform development.

Assassin's Creed was Ubisoft's most talked-about game at this year's E3, but it never struck us as the sort of game that ought to be confined to just one platform. Nevertheless, the company has always insisted that this promising action adventure from the creators of the latter-day Prince of Persia games would appear only on the PlayStation 3--until now. Finally, Ubisoft has come clean about development of an Xbox 360 version of Assassin's Creed, which has certainly whetted our achievement-craving appetites. For the first word on the 360 game, we went straight to producer Jade Raymond.

GameSpot: Why did you decide to bring Assassin's Creed to the Xbox 360?

Ubisoft has finally ended months of speculation with the announcement that Assassin's Creed will in fact hit the Xbox 360.

Jade Raymond: Our ambitions with Assassin's Creed are high: We're aiming to deliver a completely new gameplay experience on a brand-new engine. With artificial intelligence, physics, animation, and graphics ambitions like ours, we weren't sure how many consoles we could support. But we always wanted to share our next-gen vision with as many gamers as possible. We have just recently been able to prove to ourselves that we will be able to deliver on both systems without sacrificing the quality or innovation of our original concept.

GS: How long has the game been in development?

JR: A small core team started working on the concept and technology for Assassin's Creed a little over two years ago. Creating an engine from scratch to fully take advantage of the next-gen systems has been interesting and challenging because you have to wait a lot longer to see gameplay materialize and you're never really sure what is good enough. For a while we had to ban the words "next-gen" because people were getting hung up on them. We had to find a sweet spot in innovation that allowed us to make progress and not get caught up in the theory of what a game could be.

GS: Will there be any differences between the 360 and PS3 games in terms of content?

JR: I hate to answer in such a lame way, but I can't say right now...

GS: Will the game have any online features?

JR: Yes, we will have downloadable content, achievements, and all of that other good stuff.

GS: Will the control functionality vary by console, such as the PS3 controller's tilt functionality?

JR: We are prototyping this kind of thing right now, but we are not sure yet if the prototypes will make it into the final game. We don't want to add control features if they are going to end up feeling gimmicky. We want to make sure that everything in the game, including controls, makes sense within the overall experience and adds to it.

GS: What HD resolutions and audio will it support?

Now you'll be able to snap necks and get points at the same time.

JR: 720p and Dolby Digital 5.1.

GS: What can you tell us about the game's achievements?

JR: It's hard to list the achievements in a meaningful way without going through why it's cool to achieve them, but rest assured, they will drive the fiercest competition between you and your Xbox Live friends.

GS: Can we expect a Marketplace demo?

JR: Who am I to stop you from expecting? But I can't confirm anything at this point in time.

GS: Thanks for your time, Jade.

329 Comments

  • killerjoe88

    Posted Dec 9, 2007 1:57 pm PT

    how do i unlock the last memory block after i beat the game??

  • seijiro_hiko

    Posted Nov 19, 2007 8:41 am PT

    Does the ultimate edition come with a jade raymond!??
    She could sell shed loads of copies she is a DIVA had to be said

  • vivendidoom

    Posted Nov 11, 2007 4:18 pm PT

    hideo kojima is not a grand master of video game prowess...neither is any other developer. yes they are all within competition with one another but the thing about each company especially foreign is just the idea of spreading ideas to individuals who are inspired by an idea which in turn brings innovation and fresh ideas. thats it. hideo kojima is no different than cliff blezinski, peter moore, or the critically acclaimed shigiru miyomoto. they all have ideas that want to be bought.

  • kahoony

    Posted Oct 27, 2007 8:55 pm PT

    this game sounds asthough its gunna b on just about everyones chrissy wishlist this year, i hope that this game will hav some gud online features, but i'll still get it.
    Can't Wait!!!

  • yugimasa9999

    Posted Sep 19, 2007 6:33 am PT

    I love you Jade Raymond and all your games !! Imagine if she would bear me a child...? That child would have been a super genius game developer like Hideo Kojima !!! Wahahahahah !!



    No, seriously...Assassin's Creed would rock !!!

  • 1PSman

    Posted Sep 18, 2007 8:43 pm PT

    Those were kinda short answers she gave. But otherwise I LOVE THIS GAME SO FAR!!!!!!!!!

  • Crashbot

    Posted Sep 9, 2007 7:05 am PT

    Way that waqs insite ful...Not

  • jacob-goodlich

    Posted Aug 31, 2007 2:24 am PT

    i wish that this was a ps3 exclusive soooooo much

  • SuperbGamer

    Posted Aug 6, 2007 8:54 am PT

    I have an Xbox 360, but currently no PS3 yet. So this should be a good thing for other gamers too. Perhaps we'll just have to see.

  • lost118

    Posted Jul 30, 2007 12:58 pm PT

    This and aslo GTA IV are the two games i want the most. both coming out just b4 my birthday aswell!

  • wrestlemaniaw

    Posted Jul 28, 2007 2:46 am PT

    u're right!!

  • MehrunesDagon64

    Posted Jul 8, 2007 12:28 pm PT

    This game is goin 2 be the best game ever. Probally will come out around the Christmas Thanksgiving Season

  • snax13

    Posted Jun 26, 2007 11:53 am PT

    this game sounds very cool. i hope they can follow through with the controls being well put together. It sounds like they want to put this game together well...this one is on the wish list.

  • gamingangsta

    Posted Jun 24, 2007 5:38 am PT

    this is one of the games i want to get. i cant wait for assassins creed, halo 3, mass effect, gears of war 2, saints row 2 and many more

  • LS-Injection

    Posted May 31, 2007 12:03 pm PT

    I think it's releasing around september time 1 month befor GTA:IV

  • Kiwi_Champion

    Posted May 27, 2007 4:56 am PT

    Dam it looks soooooo good i hope and pray this comes out be4 my Bday i want it so bad its the game ive been waiting for.Along with Halo 3,Fable 2 and Gears of War 2

  • randomfulness

    Posted May 22, 2007 10:13 am PT

    Can't wait! The gameplay is so innovative!

  • Testament

    Posted May 22, 2007 9:00 am PT

    this game is going to set new stardard of how interacting with AI population can react to your movement. I cant emphisize how revolutionary this game is going to be, with all the elements of prince of persia, ths game will give me a reason to buy a ps3, but i'm still waiting for God of War3, Metal Gear4, Devil May Cry 4 and Resident Evil 5. Damm sony, what's takin so long!!!!!!

  • The_Consequence

    Posted May 17, 2007 8:07 pm PT

    I'm gonna get a 360 just for this, Oblivion, Gears, Too Human, Mass Effect, etc. I'm glad I won't have to support Sony just to get this, now only if Lair will go multi-platform...

  • -oG-ShAdY

    Posted May 3, 2007 10:12 pm PT

    I'm looking foward to the new gameplay that A.C. may offer. I just hope the Ubisoft hits it out of the park again with this new work.

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