Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines
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Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines PSP
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Review Date: 2009-11-23
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).
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.
User: tmujir955
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Summary: Better than AC1, not as good as AC2
Helpful Votes: 0
Total Votes: 0
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Review Date: 2009-11-22
Assassins Creed Bloodlines is a great example of taking advantage of the psp's hardware and working within the confines of the system.First things first i have to say the voice acting is pretty bad but not intolerable,some of the shortcomings of the first entry but all around enjoyable.I love how pick up and play friendly this game is and its very familiar control wise (sans right stick of course)the camera controls are kinda tank-ish but again without that stick what are you gonna do, the overall felling of the franchise is totally intact. The psp/ps3 connectivity is awesome i am playing both simultaneously and reaping the benefits ( EG.weapons and upgrades health and combat) i am very happy that Ubisoft gave this option and hope other developers will follow suite.If you are looking for a great action game on psp i am sure this will not disappoint.
User: R. Mora
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Summary: a great time killer no pun intended
Helpful Votes: 2
Total Votes: 2
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Review Date: 2009-11-19
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
User: H. Crosland
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Summary: Most of the fun of ACII, some of the hangups of ACI
Helpful Votes: 8
Total Votes: 9
Editorial Reviews
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. View larger. |
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- 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.
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