Assassin's Creed: Altair's Chronicles

 DS
Metascore
58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 30
  3. Negative: 8 out of 30
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  1. Games Master UK
    45
    The kind of thing you'd regret downloading to your mobile. But more expensive. [June 2008, p.71]
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  2. G4 TV
    40
    Seems like it is just trying to be a fancy 3-D version of an early-90’s platformer and that just doesn’t cut it today. Too many traps and too much repetitive combat with not enough challenge and fun in the mix do not make a great game.
  3. Video Game Talk
    40
    Even though there were some issues in the execution of the game, it was still an enjoyable ride, albeit short.
  5. PALGN
    40
    With technical problems that could retroactively plague any Crusade, Altaïr's Chronicles are best left forgotten.
  6. GameTap
    30
    But ultimately, the point is that if you’re looking for a portable recreation of Assassin’s Creed, this isn’t it.
  7. GotNext
    30
    Altair's Chronicles is a stale, uninventive rendition of the universe of our favorite wall-jumping assassin, Altair and should be avoided at all costs.
  8. Edge Magazine
    30
    With juddering 3D that loses all of Altair's beautiful and intuitive movement, and inflicting a multitude of cheap deaths, this crude chapter neither comes close to emulating original's successes nor utilises the hardware's specific capabilities. [June 2008, p.95]
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  9. 1UP
    25
    Much like Altair himself, Assassin's Creed for the DS is an unlikable mess.

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#13 Most Discussed DS Game of 2008
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#98 Most Shared DS Game of 2008

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User Score
6.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 53 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 53
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 53
  3. Negative: 15 out of 53
  1. ninjaguy454
    Jul 26, 2020
    6
    AC: Altair's Chronicles is a title that I feel was ambitious, especially for the time. However, the ambition did not age well.

    Visually,    AC: Altair's Chronicles is a title that I feel was ambitious, especially for the time. However, the ambition did not age well.

    Visually, the game looks really good. It has a neat concept considering the DS's limitations and it does a fairly good job of working the gameplay around that. I think many of the minigames that Gameloft implemented come off as gimmicky and unnecessary.

    The combat is that titular classic AC style. Block, counter, block, counter, block... you get the idea. The moderate satisfaction you get from that is ruined by the frame-rate which is just horrid. While alone, you get 20-30 fps. When you come into a busy scene or combat, the framerate tanks to single digits and it felt like I was playing a slideshow at times.

    I think the game on the DS showed potential and that was recognized by Ubisoft when they released other AC Chronicle titles.

    Due mostly to the abhorrent frame rates I cannot recommend this to anyone.    … Full Review »
  2. TragicalLog
    Jul 21, 2020
    5
    The gameplay it’s... ok: some parts are so boring and frustrating, you can literally kill every basic enemy with X+X until you get Y+Y+X,The gameplay it’s... ok: some parts are so boring and frustrating, you can literally kill every basic enemy with X+X until you get Y+Y+X, nothing else is needed in order to complete the game, the spikes insta-kill the player and some jumps are odd and the history is mostly interesting. In matter of bugs and glitches, there is some invisible walls that you can climb, and parts when those walls can leave you out of bounds. I did not have fun while playing this game, but it’s really ok for being a 2008 game released for the DS and mobile.… Full Review »
  3. Henri-K-18-
    Nov 6, 2018
    3
    Horrible frame rates, and combat system. Minigames are pretty bad. Storyline is too simple. But I guess it is a good one, to its prize.
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