http://www.maclife.com/tags/assassin%27s+creed used for category lists, takes arguments en http://www.maclife.com/article/%5Bprimary-term%5D/assassins_creed_altairs_chronicles_111 <!--paging_filter--><p><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=313367811&amp;mt=8" target="_blank">Assassin’s Creed</a> looks amazing, with a pretty stunning opening cinematic and crisp, detailed graphics. The game combines platforming, stealth, combat, and some puzzles, but the simple tasks--navigating the game world’s narrow walkways and tricky jumps--are more frustrating than they need to be, and the anemic save system doesn’t help. </p><p><img height="253" src="/files/u121189/assassinscreed-2.jpg" width="380" /></p><p>You’re an assassin named Altair, tasked with retrieving “the Chalice” from the Templars during the Third Crusade. You walk or run by pressing and nudging a small blue button on the bottom-left of the screen that resembles a directional pad, and more blue buttons appear on the right side of the screen that you tap to jump, swing your sword, kick, block, pick pockets, and so on. </p><p>Helpful green arrows and a trail of blue orbs show you where to head, but the 3D levels hold some frustrating jumps, so prepare to die a lot. Crossing checkpoints will save your progress, but they’re too infrequent; we wanted the ability to save whenever. </p><p><img height="253" src="/files/u121189/assassinscreed-3.jpg" width="380" /> </p><p>The game doesn’t support iPod music, and the voice acting and sound effects are pretty middle-of-the-road compared to the eye candy.</p><p><img height="253" src="/files/u121189/assassinscreed-4.jpg" width="380" /> </p><p>&nbsp;</p> http://www.maclife.com/article/%5Bprimary-term%5D/assassins_creed_altairs_chronicles_111#comments Reviews App Store assassin&#039;s creed Games iPhone iPhone apps iPod and iPhone Software Play Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:25:00 -0500 Susie Ochs 4400 at http://www.maclife.com