Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines

by UBI Soft

Product Features

• Sharpen your skills to become a Master Assassin in Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines as you pursue a deadly mission against the Templars
• Explore a stunning open - world environment in which you have free rein to run and climb
• Unlock exclusive material by connecting the PSP system to Assassin's Creed II on the PlayStation 3 system (Assassin's Creed II and PS3 not included)
• Dynamic Locomotion - Like the next-gen SKUs, Altair on the PSP reacts to the terrain fluidly, diving through holes and climbing ledges with only the creative application of the Free Run button.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002BS47WG
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches ; 3 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 17, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #943 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #3 in Video Games > Sony PSP > Adventure
  • #9 in Video Games > Sony PSP > All Games

Product Description

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Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines on PSP is the first Assassin’s Creed game on the PSP. It follows the story of Altair right after the events of Assassin’s Creed as Altair tracks down the last Templars who fled the Holy Land and retreated to the Island of Cyprus.

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Synopsis In Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines, you'll take on the role of the daring Altair, striving to execute a mission against the Templars and honing your skills to become a Master Assassin. Run and climb anywhere you please in an expansive, open-world environment as you pursue your deadly aim. Key Game Features: Sharpen your skills to become a Master Assassin in Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines as you pursue a deadly mission against the Templars Explore a stunning open - world environment in which you have free rein to run and climb Unlock exclusive material by connecting the PSP system to Assassin's Creed II on the PlayStation 3 system (Assassin's Creed II and PS3 not included) Dynamic Locomotion - Like the next-gen SKUs, Altair on the PSP reacts to the terrain fluidly, diving through holes and climbing ledges with only the creative application of the Free Run button. Tremendous Visuals - Altair and his environments are beautifully rendered to maximize the PSP’s visual capabilities

Customer Reviews

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19 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Most of the fun of ACII, some of the hangups of ACI, November 19, 2009

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H. Crosland "Dredded Panthyr" (Maryland) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines (Video Game)

Bloodlines for the PSP manages to bring some of the experiences of ACII to the portable while also bringing some of ACI's hangups.

This game was created as a bridge from part I to part II with Altair now the head of the Assassins and his quest to hunt down the remaining Templars. Along with this bridge comes with the ability to transfer some of the unlockables found on the PSP to the PS3.

SOme of the pluses are like the PS3 version, you get a variety of missions to run thru as you complete your quest. Also, the climbing and combat controls handle similar to the PS3.

Some of the minuses are sometimes the AI can be overly aggressive and overly sensitive as you walk around and you can find yourself in a fight with 5 or 6 gaurds almost for no reason. Also, the colors look a bit more washed out and it makes it hard to see sometimes where to climb, on the flipside of that, for the processing power of the PSP, the game does look impressive. Lastly in quests where there is a time limit, some become almost impossible to finish with the controls and orienting yourself to your goal which seems so far away.

The voice acting is a mixed bag whereas after having a modern day accent on the first game, Altair has a middle eastern one here. Also it really helps that you have played the first one to understand that this is a simulation as the PSP version has so far made no mention of Desmond or his modern day issues as of yet.

On a scale of 1 to 5 I give it 3 stars

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really good. Except....., December 1, 2009

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S. Bourdon "Random person" (Salmon, ID United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines (Video Game)

This game is one of the best games for psp I have played. I am just talking about the game in whole. But you pick it apart and look at the details....and it becomes a different story. Everyone complains about this but the game length is probably 5-8 hours. It depends on how you play it.

I made the game last because I went out of my way for stealth. It doesn't get too boring doing the stealth because there is so many different ways to do it. Everyone says there is no element of stealth, but that is not true. You just have to look for it.

The AI in ACB are messed up in the head. There can be two guards standing watch over an opening and you can assassinate one of them without being noticed at all. Sometimes they even look at you when you do it.

The combat can get a little dull at times, but you just have to switch it up. Instead of using the sword all the time, try the throwing knife. Or if combat is just too easy and you think you are a complete master at it, then try fighting 6 guards with just your hidden blade. See how good you are then. Just switch it up and you will have fun again.

Running around the streets is not very effective unless you want every guard in the whole city after you. Well, at least at the beginning. 3/4 of the way through and you can actually run around the streets most of the time. Sometimes the guards get mad and chase you, but not often.

The graphics are stunning for a psp game. They look like a good ps2 game graphics. I am impressed by them.

This game is great. I would recommend it to anyone that likes these kind of games.
5 out of 5

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better than AC1, not as good as AC2, November 22, 2009

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tmujir955 - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines (Video Game)

Bloodlines is a good game. Not great, but not bad.

Graphics are stunning. One of the best looking games on the PSP.

Controls are meh. The climbing feels good, but jumping is horrible. "Jump" and "Drop" are tied to the same button, so you need to have perfect timing to pull off a jump, ruining rooftop runs. Also, moving the camera disables the action buttons(not a glitch, just the way the controls were set up). UPDATE: I realized that you can actually hold the x button to jump, but they never tell you that.

Anyone who has played AC1 knows it is crazy repetitive. Fortunately, Bloodlines (kind of) fixes this. Where you had to synchronize with maybe 10 towers in one city, now you need to do 1 in each level, every city being broken up into 3 or 4 levels.

However, there is a focus on action in this game. AC1 was about doing boring 20 pickpockets, synchronizations, eaves droppings, and interrogations to assassinate one person. Bloodlines is about hacking your way to your target. There is very little stealth, and you are forced to fight the same battles against the same enemies over and over. Even worse, nearby guards run to your fight, pitting you against many(I once had to fight 8) enemies at the same time. Counter kills are one hit kills, but require surgical precision and often make fight boring with the same exact kill done maybe 5 times in a row.

Bloodlines is like a steak that has been cooked well, but has no sauce or side orders to be eaten with. It is a basic action game, enjoyable but not worth 40 bucks.