For a game whose title promised juicy details, Assassin's Creed: Revelations wasn't very successful at tying up loose ends or fleshing out its perplexing backstory. Luckily, the new Lost Archive add-on dangles a couple of tantalizing threads in that regard, with a brief, story-centric experience...

+ Offers insight into Subject 16 and franchise lore; + Alluring presentation makes strong impression

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There's a great deal you can say about games like Assassin's Creed. After only a few hours of playing the player realizes that an incredible amount of hard work went into designing and bringing the highly detailed environments and characters to life.

Stranglely enough this is as fun as ever; plenty to do in the streets of Constantinople; we enjoyed the PoP-style missions; a few cool new elements; the game finally brings a satisfying conclusion to the tales of assassins Ezio and Altar

The formula may be a bit overused at this point; the series needs a change of pace

It is hard to believe that we are already playing the fourth Assassins Creed game in as many years. Most franchises that take the risk to release a yearly entry end up growing stale, but Ubisoft has...

+ Narrative is well told; + Entire game refined; + So much interesting content; + Multiplayer still feels fresh

Miss not having a horse; Almost too much to keep track of

Fans of the series have been with Ezio Auditore da Firenze for a while now. We first got to know Ezio when he was a happy young man chasing tail around peaceful Italian plazas. We've seen him in the prime of his life, and now, in Assassin's Creed: Revelations , we see him arrive in Constantinople...

Story leaves you feeling satisfied yet excited for the next installment; Seemingly endless array of brutal combat animations; Multiplayer is once again fun and refreshingly different

Overly complicated bomb-making mechanic; Poor menu design wastes time

If you count the Director's Cut of the first game in the franchise, I haven't played an Assassin's Creed I didn't like. Brotherhood felt like a cash-grab after the announcement, but once I actually played it, I ended up liking it more than its predecessor.

I won't spoil the story for you, but if you've enjoyed the narrative up to this point, you'll get wrapped up in the plot all over again here. And if you don't care for the story the platforming and combat is as satisfying as it has ever been.

Small changes that keep things fresh

Largely an iterative experience; if that bothers you

Spawning, losing my contract, and getting stabbed in the face within the span of about ten seconds. Doesn't this sound familiar?

The moment I decided never to touch the Desmond missions again

Losing a race to someone who isn't actually going through the checkpoints

Assassin's Creed is a series that we are four games into across the span of five years. Several series can lay claim to such a statement but few can still say they are AAA, story-driven experiences.

The conclusion to two major character's stories; improved multiplayer

Completely urban-focused environment

Not a Revelation in gaming, but definitely a good time anyway

Amazing platforming across the very detailed world; improved combat and new animations; deeper multiplayer experience

Constantinople isn't as fun to explore as Rome; gameplay feels very familiar with few new additions; plot does little to progress the story behind the fight between the Assassins and Templars

Parents need to know that Assassin's Creed: Revelations is a bloody and violent adventure game set primarily in the 16th-century that has players taking on the role of assassins.