ASSASSIN’S CREED CHRONICLES: CHINA

A bloody start to the Brotherhood’s 2.5D world tour

INFO FORMAT PS4 ETA OUT NOW PUB UBISOFT DEV CLIMAX STUDIOS/UBISOFT MONTREAL Oh Ezio, what have you become? While this could be a question validly posed to the entire franchise, it can actually be answered when it comes to 2.5D side-scroller Chronicles: China. Neatly tying into the AC Embers short film, Ezio is mentor to young concubine-turned-Assassin Shao Jun, but here he’s relegated to the mere role of trainer. No need to get your blades in a twist though, this slice of stabbing through the East is far more enjoyable than you think… Squashing the Creed into a two dimensional stealth-athon, complete with awareness cones, Ubi collaborator Climax Studios has deftly handled its source material. Free-running? Check. Sync points? Yup. Eagle Vision? On it. Blending? Eventually. It turns out flattening the franchise actually forces you to…

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Official PlayStation Magazine - UK Edition (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 1, 2015

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