"On this land, I am torn. Part of me wants to fight and repel all outsiders. The other part of me is the outsider. In the name of liberty, I will fight the enemy regardless of their allegiance. While men of courage write history of this day, the future of our land depends on those who are truly free."

―Ratonhnhaké:ton, Assassin's Creed III Gameplay Trailer.

Assassin's Creed III

Developer(s)

Ubisoft Montreal

Publisher

Ubisoft

US release

October 30, 2012 (360, PS3)
November 18, 2012 (Wii U)
November 20, 2012 (PC)

UK release

October 31, 2012 (360, PS3)
November 23, 2012 (PC)
November 30, 2012 (Wii U)

Genre:

Historic Action-Adventure

Game modes:

Single-Player, Multiplayer

ESRB rating:

M (Mature)

Platform(s):

Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii U

Media:

DVD, Blu-ray Disc, Digital Download

Website

Assassin's Creed III is a sandbox style action-adventure video game that is developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published byUbisoft. It is the fifth main title in the Assassin's Creed series, and is a direct sequel to Assassin's Creed: Revelations.^[1] Ubisoft has claimed that the game will be bigger than its previous installments,^[2] and will complete the story of Desmond Miles.

The game is set between 1753 and 1783, and focuses on a new ancestor, Ratonhnhaké:ton, who fought during the American Revolution.

Assassin's Creed III was released on October 30 in the United States for the Xbox 360 and PS3 and October 31 in Europe, while the PC version was released on November 20 for the United States and November 23 in Europe.^[3][4] The game will also be a launch title for the Wii U in North America on November 18.^[5]

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Development

With the game in development since January 2010, by its release date, Ubisoft will have worked on the title for almost three years.^[6]In a statement made by Yves Guillemot, he shared that "what we have seen is just fabulous."^[7]

Despite the many possibilities for a new setting, according to Creative Director Alex Hutchinson, the team settled on the American Revolution "once we realized you could meetWashington, sail a boat, leap from tree to tree in the middle of winter and hunt wildlife".^[8]

The game runs on a new version of the Anvil game engine calledAnvilNext, which improves environmental effects. There will also be seasonal changes; the landscape is warm and open in the summer, but is covered in snow during winter, which subsequently affects gameplay.^[9]

In winter, thick snow will cause people to move more slowly and stumble about in the drifts. Although the seasons will change in line with specific memories, fog and rain will change naturally.^[10]

Another technical aspect of the engine is that it can depict up to two thousand troops engaged in battle, in contrast to previous games' one hundred, along with detailed close-ups