Assassin's Creed is a third-person stealth game in which the player assumes the role of Altaïr ibn La-Ahad "The Flying One, Son of None", a member of the Hashshashin, The Assassin Brotherhood, which is not allied to either the Crusaders or Saracens during the third crusade. The brotherhood's primary enemy is the Knights Templar. Altaïr's objective in the game is to assassinate nine historical figures propagating the Crusades in the year 1191. According to Ubisoft developers, all of the main character's targets are historical figures who died or disappeared in 1191, although not necessarily by assassination.
The game takes place primarily in the Holy Land. It consists of four main cities: Jerusalem, Acre, Damascus and Masyaf, the assassins' stronghold; all but Masyaf contain three sections that are unlocked over the course of the game. An approximation of the land lying .... read more