Playstation 3 - Assassins Creed Brotherhood Review
Playstation 3 - Assassins Creed Brotherhood Review
Assassins Creed Brotherhood on Playstation 3.
Do we really need another Assassins Creed title? Should Ubisoft have just moved on or does the new Assassins Creed Brotherhood really bring new and innovative elements to the series? Here, Vinny Lane from Playstation 3 Video Games reviews ACB with a view to answering these questions.
So what is it?
Assassins Creed Brotherhood is the third installment of the mass hits Assassins Creed (launch Nov 2007) and Assassins Creed II (launch Nov 2009). These two titles were one of the biggest hits in both 2007 and 2009 and were great games in their own right so we eagerly awaited the release to find out if Ubisoft had kept up the great work.
Assassins Creed Brotherhood is not so much a sequel to AC but more of a follow on from ACII as it is set in renaissance Rome (ACII was also in Italy). For those that have never played any of the Assassin titles before you play a guy set in the present day called Desmond. Now Desmond has a device called "animus" which allows him to relive the memories of his long ago ancestor Ezio. Ezio was the leader of the Assassins who spent all thier time battling with the Templars. At the end of ACII Ezio managed to kill off (in explosive style) the leader of the Templars, Rodrigo Borgia.
This is where Assassins Creed Brotherhood takes up the story. You still are Desmond and you still use the "Animus" to relive the memories of Ezio and the gameplay still flits back and fen past and present day.The only difference to the overall theme is that it is more city based and that city is Rome.
Now, after old Ezio killed of Rodrigo all thought the world would settle down and be peaceful for ever more. Obviously someone forgot to tell Rodrigos son, Cesare, this as he is now hell bent on exacting his revenge on Ezio. At the start of ACB Cesare gets revenge by battling the Assassins and crushing Ezio who ends up with nothing. Cesare is the powerhouse in Rome and totally controls the 12 districts with soldiers based in towers called (funnily enough) Borgia Towers. Each district has a Borgia Tower which has to be defeated by Ezio and his brotherhood so that trade and business can flourish (this is how Ezio builds wealth).
The rest of ACB is a series of missions that Ezio completes that ends with the downfall of a Tower. Each Tower that falls means that district can now come under Ezios control and he has a lot esier time doing stuff (like building banks, opening tailor shops etc) which he must do to create wealth.
At this point I will mention the backdrop of renaissance Rome. It is stunning. So graphically rich and excrutiating attention to detail really sets ACB above the previous 2 titles. Unfortunately, that is one of the only things that is noticebly different.
Due to each mission being very similar in their structure and they have not really changed from AC and ACII this leaves the player feeling that it is a little monotonus. The gameplay has not been enhanced enough from the originals to make it a great game. The setting has but the gameplay has not.
The game has also got a lot easier. It is easier to kill adversaries due to the new weapons that have become available. This means you can now just shoot them from range instead of sneeking up using stealth and killing them from close quarters, one of the finer points of the original games.
What Else is New?
There are some more additons that Ubisoft have introduced apart from spectacular scenery.
Assassins Creed Brotherhood is MULTIPLAYER! Yes, they have finally got round to letting people join up online and take part in 4 types of gameplay. Wanted, Advanced Wanted (which are hunt them down free for alls) Alliance and Manhunt (which are team based). I must say that this is an excellent addition. The gameplay is quite unique and is a refreshing change from the regular deathmatch or Capture the flaf type of games
Other additions in the single player game include the ability to recruit assassins, tweaks to combat modes and the ability to ride your horse anywhere (which was sadly missing in the first 2 titles).
So should I get it?
Assassins Creed Brotherhood is definitely worth buying, even if it is just for the multiplayer mode. The improvements to the graphics, combat and creating a "brotherhood" are great touches and should keep you playing this game for ages. The only downside is that I wish they had improved the structure of the missions as they do get a little "samey" after completing a few of them. For this reason I have given Assassins Creed Brotherhood 4 out of 5 stars on my review site Playstation 3 Video Games.
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