Ubisoft Announces Assassin's Creed Altair's Chronicles
written by: Dale Alan Mayrose on 1/16/2008 9:19:09 AM
SAN FRANCISCO ? January 15, 2008 ? Ubisoft, one of the world's
largest video game publishers, unveiled Assassin's Creed Altaïr's
Chronicles(TM), exclusively for the Nintendo DS(TM). The Assassin's
Creed Altaïr's Chronicles video game will be available at retailers
nationwide in February.
Assassin's Creed Altaïr's Chronicles is
the direct prequel of the critically acclaimed console title Assassin's
Creed(TM), where players discover more about the protagonist Altaïr and
his deep history. The game features a fully realized 3D world in which
players will travel and battle through four cities of the Crusade's
Middle East, using acrobatic moves and exhilarating combo attacks that
mix sword skills and high-flying kicks.
"The success of
Assassin's Creed worldwide has been incredible and we're excited to
delve deeper into the story and bring it to the Nintendo DS,? said Tony
Key, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Ubisoft.
"Assassin's Creed Altaïr's Chronicles will be a title that resonates
with those who played the console version as well as those who have yet
to discover the secrets of Assassin's Creed.?
Assassin's Creed
Altaïr's Chronicles is rated "T? for Teen by the ESRB and has an MSRP
of $29.99. For more information, please visit
www.assassinscreed.com.
