Assassin's Creed: Altair's Chronicles acts as a prequel of sorts to the original Assassin's Creed. Set one year before the original, it follows Altair as he searches for The Chalice, an artefact with the power to unite The Holy Lands and put a stop to The Crusades.
Just to get things out of the way I will say that you shouldn't expect too much from this game as it is technically a mobile title, that being said it is a fairly competent game that does what is supposed to do, and that is to mostly be something of a distraction and something you should save when you get bored.
Graphics: Everything looks pretty good all things considered, everything has a nice amount of detail and colour. Not much can be said about the graphics as they are built with the mobile platform in mind after all. 7/10
Story: Not a lot of depth involved, however it does give you a little background on what Altair was doing before the original game and these events are sometimes referenced in the it. However, the character interactions felt a bit forced, once instance involving The of The Chalice, Altair seems to know who/what it is, but when they come across each other they don't actually know each other whatsoever. 5/10
Content: It has a very good length for a mobile game, I think I finished the game in about 8- 10 hours, however everything gets a little repetitive at times. 7/10
Controls: The touch screen is utilised very well, though at times it can be a little finicky, especially when you are trying to jump large gaps or navigate small poles. The combat also feels pretty fluid with the basic two button controls, one for heavy and the other for normal. Also, there are several mini games that are found throughout the game in which you need to use the touch screen, they however felt too forced and gimmicky. 7/10
Music: This game borrows the beautiful theme and music from the main game and it is utilised very well. 8/10
Gameplay: It is a fairly linear games that involves platforming sections interspersed with combat. There are also mini games scattered throughout, ranging from stealing something from a persons pocket or interrogation, which I already talked about above. There are also three difficulty modes, which in my opinion don't really make much of a difference as the gam rarely challenges you. 6/10
Overall this is a fairly competent if somewhat flawed game, but the upside is that you get to play as Altair again, so there is that.
Overall: 6.6/10
Just to get things out of the way I will say that you shouldn't expect too much from this game as it is technically a mobile title, that being said it is a fairly competent game that does what is supposed to do, and that is to mostly be something of a distraction and something you should save when you get bored.
Graphics: Everything looks pretty good all things considered, everything has a nice amount of detail and colour. Not much can be said about the graphics as they are built with the mobile platform in mind after all. 7/10
Story: Not a lot of depth involved, however it does give you a little background on what Altair was doing before the original game and these events are sometimes referenced in the it. However, the character interactions felt a bit forced, once instance involving The of The Chalice, Altair seems to know who/what it is, but when they come across each other they don't actually know each other whatsoever. 5/10
Content: It has a very good length for a mobile game, I think I finished the game in about 8- 10 hours, however everything gets a little repetitive at times. 7/10
Controls: The touch screen is utilised very well, though at times it can be a little finicky, especially when you are trying to jump large gaps or navigate small poles. The combat also feels pretty fluid with the basic two button controls, one for heavy and the other for normal. Also, there are several mini games that are found throughout the game in which you need to use the touch screen, they however felt too forced and gimmicky. 7/10
Music: This game borrows the beautiful theme and music from the main game and it is utilised very well. 8/10
Gameplay: It is a fairly linear games that involves platforming sections interspersed with combat. There are also mini games scattered throughout, ranging from stealing something from a persons pocket or interrogation, which I already talked about above. There are also three difficulty modes, which in my opinion don't really make much of a difference as the gam rarely challenges you. 6/10
Overall this is a fairly competent if somewhat flawed game, but the upside is that you get to play as Altair again, so there is that.
Overall: 6.6/10
