Assassin's Creed PC gets new content

By Tom Bramwell Published 7 February, 2008

More missions, over 5 million sold so far.

Assassin's Creed will feature additional investigation side-missions when it launches on PC at the end of next month.

Ubisoft also says that Assassin's Creed has sold more than 5 million units on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 since its launch in mid-November.

Due out 28th March, Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition will add four new types of investigation, although Ubisoft has yet to say what they will be.

In PS3 and 360 versions, investigations were used to build up intelligence about an assassination target and included things like pickpocketing, taking out guards on behalf of an informant, and eavesdropping on conversations.

They were unlocked by climbing to the top of a nearby tower and "synchronising" Altair with his surroundings.

Reviewers, us included, complained that they became repetitive and that some were rather simple, but the silent assassinations were pretty hardcore, and we liked the ones that involved jumping around collecting flags. Four new types will hopefully improve the sense of variety.

Assassin's Creed itself, if you've been hiding in a haystack, is an openworld game set during the Third Crusade where disgraced assassin Altair has to rebuild his reputation by killing the corrupt men his master Al-Mualim sends him after.

As the game progresses and Altair becomes more enlightened and inquisitive, he learns a lot about himself and others around him. It's basically Casper Meets Wendy but with monks and pillaging.

The game was also hugely anticipated because of its slightly baffling science-fiction bits, which will aim to tie a broader story together across two further instalments.

Check out our Assassin's Creed review for more on what we made of Ubisoft Montreal's opus, and watch out for a PC review towards the end of March.

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  • the_dudefather #1 4 years ago

    I enjoyed AC, but the PC version has some crazy system requirements

  • Killerbee #2 4 years ago

    If and when I ever get around to upgrading / replacing my PC I may very well be interested in this.

    Just how steep are the system requirements?

  • Katsumoto #3 4 years ago

    Ridiculously steep - far greater than Crysis' recommended specs. We're all hoping that its an exaggeration, because the only other explanation is that its a shoddy port. Just gonna have to wait for a demo!

  • Raz76 #4 4 years ago

    Now, are they going to add these to the console versions as downloadable content, or am I going to have to come over there?

  • sharpfish #5 4 years ago

    is this going to work ok on a 3.6ghz C2D and an 8800gtx + 4gb ram? if so i'm interested, if not then forget it.

    Oh and if they've messed up widescreen support (is this a UE3 game?) then also.. forget it, though it's not so bad in third person as the crap that was bioshock widescreen.
    Edited by 1 at 07/02/08 @ 09:54

  • mattigan #6 4 years ago

    Lets hope thay add some stuff to actually do in the ridiculosly big Kingdom hub level. Other than flags and templars.

  • penhalion #7 4 years ago

    Let's see 5 million people (myself included) bought this based on hype. I'm not about to buy a sequel. Seems to me the reviews gave this a high score based on graphics alone. It certainly couldn't have been based on the gameplay (yep I completed the rediculously one sided end mission).

  • ElephantMonkey #8 4 years ago

    I totally enjoyed AC and was one of the very few games I played to the end. On the other hand I hated Mass Effect, but bought it based on hype and ended up selling it two days later because I was so bored of its slow pace. Yes AC missions were repetitive and easy but since they take place in different locations I didn't mind since they are so enjoyable.
    Edited by 1 at 07/02/08 @ 10:37

  • hiddenranbir #9 4 years ago

    More content...and at a cheaper price? Yay for PC games.

    Hopefully the specs aren't that steep...because quite frankly it it wasn't the best looker of the year.

  • QPRHOOPS81 #10 4 years ago

    MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
    Assassin's Creed
    Processor: Dual core processor 2.6 GHz Intel Pentium D or AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
    RAM: 2 GB
    Video Card: 256 MB DirectX 10.0-compliant video card or DirectX 9.0-compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher
    Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 or 10.0 compliant sound card
    HDD Space: 12GB
    DirectX Version: DirectX 10.0


    RECOMMENDED REQUIREMENTS
    Assassin's Creed
    Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ or better
    RAM: 3GB
    Video Card: 512 MB Card
    Sound Card: 5.1 Sound Card
    HDD Space: 12GB
    DirectX Version: DirectX 10.0
    Edited by 1 at 07/02/08 @ 11:59

  • QPRHOOPS81 #11 4 years ago

    for comparison

    Crysis

    Crysis
    Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz (3.2 GHz for Vista), Intel Core 2.0 GHz (2.2 GHz for Vista), AMD Athlon 2800+ (3200+ for Vista) or better
    RAM: 1GB (1.5GB on Windows Vista)
    Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT, ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (Radeon X800 Pro for Vista) or better
    Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible
    HDD Space: 12GB
    DirectX Version: DX9.0c or DX10

  • QPRHOOPS81 #12 4 years ago

    is it not XP Compatable?

  • Katsumoto #13 4 years ago

    Hmm actually those specs aren't as bad as I thought, bar the Ram. 3GB? That's insane. It was only about a second ago that only the most awesome looking games recommended 2gb, let alone 3. Luckily ram is the easiest and cheapest extra to install, so it's not all bad. And I'm sure it will run fine with 2 anyway. I hope.

  • M83J01P97 #14 4 years ago

    Additional content in PC versions of a major console games FTL...

  • Katsumoto #15 4 years ago

    Unless you're the people buying it, then FTW.....

  • skillian #16 4 years ago

    sorry, nvm
    Edited by 1 at 07/02/08 @ 13:27

  • kangarootoo #17 4 years ago

    @Raz76

    +1

  • Darren #18 4 years ago

    The PC version is DirectX 10 only, surely that's a mistake when it ran fine on non-DirectX 10 consoles? If it's correct then it's going to restrict it's potential sales somewhat... :?

  • kangarootoo #19 4 years ago

    Also, maybe they could fix the bug (yes I know its not a bug, but it bloody SHOULD be) whereby the entire kingdom has decided that riding a horse at faster than crawling pace is an evil activity punishable by death, forcing you to get chased all over the kingdom.

    Unless you follow the apparently preferred alternative, which is to stealthily "horse creep" across mile after mile of sandy countriside. Seriously, you can take a stealth mechanic too far you know.

  • kangarootoo #20 4 years ago

    @Darren

    See the min requirements. 10 is just recommended.

    Edit: Oops, I stand corrected.

    This is confusing though, from min sys recs.

    Video Card: 256 MB DirectX 10.0-compliant video card or DirectX 9.0-compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher

    If the card only supports DX9 (which fancy easter bonnet shader 4.5), the system can't run DX10, right? I've been out of PC gaming for a while now, but something smells fishy.
    Edited by 1 at 07/02/08 @ 13:37

  • VMerken #21 4 years ago

    I wonder if this is a Games for Windows Live release.

  • UncleLou #22 4 years ago

    Additional content in PC versions of a major console games FTL...


    It's not a "major console game", it always was a multiplatform title. PC version got delayed to get the console versions rushed out for Christmas, so a not-rushed version possibly with additional content is the vey least I expect for my patience.

    God, I hate it when people make it clear that it's not that they want more, they want others to have less.

  • skillian #23 4 years ago

    Assassin's Creed will not require DX10/Vista.

    I'd like to play this, even with the mediocre reviews it got, but the minimum specs are a good indication to me that this will be a very badly ported game. That basically makes me think that even if I can run it OK, there will be other problems that will plague the title.

    I hope I'm wrong, but it's Ubisoft so I'm not holding out much hope. This could be another Gears of War, a good game that should have been fun, if there weren't so many problems getting the thing to run properly.

  • Krun #24 4 years ago

    It times like this that many people just say, to hell with upgrading I'll buy a console it cheaper than a graphic card, and far cheaper than a whole new system.

    But frankly why bother, the actual game isn't really that great.
    Edited by 1 at 08/02/08 @ 13:25