Assassin's Creed III

 Wii U
User Score
7.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 273 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 172 out of 273
  2. Mixed: 60 out of 273
  3. Negative: 41 out of 273
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  1. RCCola2424
    Nov 29, 2012
    7
    Well. I've disliked all of the AC series since after the second one came out. Why? It's C.O.D., but with a better story and game play. They just kept taking the same graphics, same physics, and well, same everything and re-releasing it with a continued story, a new map and a few new weapons. Now, I love the story of AC, so that puts it at 5/10, and I gave this one two extra points becauseWell. I've disliked all of the AC series since after the second one came out. Why? It's C.O.D., but with a better story and game play. They just kept taking the same graphics, same physics, and well, same everything and re-releasing it with a continued story, a new map and a few new weapons. Now, I love the story of AC, so that puts it at 5/10, and I gave this one two extra points because of it having a more interesting plot, and well, I freaking LOVE the naval battles. Now I'm not saying the AC series is bad, it's just repetitive and doesn't deserve a ton of respect for recycling the same game.… Expand
  2. mauriciocast
    Nov 27, 2012
    5
    this game is the same as on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 only shows the map and the goal and no more, is equal in every way than the other consoles
  3. ThomasBerg
    Feb 7, 2013
    7
    Amazing graphics, great start for the game. But its still got the same old issues as any other game. And i really dont like connor. Hes whiny, and a bit stupid if im honest. I got really bored and shelved this game until i got nothing better to play, and thats going to be a while concidering the stellar catalouge of games out atm.
  4. Greenicey
    Apr 5, 2013
    7
    The Wii U version of the game is surprisingly exactly the same as the other versions, for a newly launched console that is impressive. After playing the other versions, I am impressed with how the port turned out. The game in general though doesn't live up to what most wanted. The gorgeous graphics and enormous environments are an absolute blast to look at and explore. However even withThe Wii U version of the game is surprisingly exactly the same as the other versions, for a newly launched console that is impressive. After playing the other versions, I am impressed with how the port turned out. The game in general though doesn't live up to what most wanted. The gorgeous graphics and enormous environments are an absolute blast to look at and explore. However even with some day 1 patches and other patches over the past couple months, the game still plays very roughly. While the free-run works slightly better than it did, trying to get it to work out in the frontier up in the trees is even more finicky than up on the rooftops. Combat is basically attacking and countering over and over again until everyone's dead. Sure you could probably do some cool tricks, but most are pretty context sensitive. Missions feel like they weren't play tested, many times I was at a complete loss as to what to do. Multiplayer on the Wii U version is still pretty dead, not a whole lot of people play it compared to the Xbox and even Ps3 versions. Overall the games presentation is a massive step forward, but the gameplay has some issues to work out in AC4… Expand
  5. camilosanchez16
    Dec 15, 2014
    6
    ¿Es o no un buen port? La pregunta va ligada a muchos aspectos sobre varias categorías que son muy extensas para recoger, por lo que llegare al grano diciendo que es ambas... Vemos un juego con un fraseare colapsado con respecto a sus contrapartes pero que gráficamente esta al nivel y ofrece ciertas facilidades, por lo que le dare en términos generales un 6 por que es un buen juego, pero¿Es o no un buen port? La pregunta va ligada a muchos aspectos sobre varias categorías que son muy extensas para recoger, por lo que llegare al grano diciendo que es ambas... Vemos un juego con un fraseare colapsado con respecto a sus contrapartes pero que gráficamente esta al nivel y ofrece ciertas facilidades, por lo que le dare en términos generales un 6 por que es un buen juego, pero un regular port.… Expand
  6. TheSiriocaz
    Oct 27, 2014
    7
    Assassin's Creed III has some very notorious flaws, the most obvious one is the tedious and boring it can be. The whole Assassin's Creed experience is here, with some interesting themes from the American Revolution, but the lack of interesting things to do, lots of bugs and other annoying things are just disappointing. Even so, Assassin's Creed doesn't fail to give you 20 good hours of gameplay.
  7. AMMANN7
    Sep 5, 2015
    7
    7/10

    Assassin's Creed III is a good game but slightly disappointing

    + Great time frame
    + Open world
    + Different characters
    + Simple combat mechanics

    - Some bugs
    - Slow paced story
    - American Revolution era badly used
  8. huynhjd
    Mar 12, 2016
    7
    Pros:
    -off screen play
    -the game looks good
    -challenging to do a stealth focused run
    -fun gameplay

    Cons:
    -pop-in for things in the background for an older game
    -not as good as AC2
  9. mefzeldernx
    Feb 24, 2018
    7
    La historia americana ahora integra la guerra entre Asesinos y Templarios en ésta nueva entrega de Assassin's Creed. Hay que agregar que a doble pantalla la saga de Ubisoft se siente excelente.
    En general el juego es bueno, no añade tantas innovaciones como para ser un nuevo número y no una continuación del II. En Wii U los controles se sienten genial, quizás el mejor y más distinto modo    La historia americana ahora integra la guerra entre Asesinos y Templarios en ésta nueva entrega de Assassin's Creed. Hay que agregar que a doble pantalla la saga de Ubisoft se siente excelente.
    En general el juego es bueno, no añade tantas innovaciones como para ser un nuevo número y no una continuación del II. En Wii U los controles se sienten genial, quizás el mejor y más distinto modo es el Off-TV, ya que le da mucha liviandad a ésta franquicia caracterizada por requerir de mucho backtraking.
    "Assassin's Creed III" es solo aceptable, los escenarios no sean muy acordes a lo que estabamos acostumbrados y las mecánicas no son revolucionarias. En Wii U es recomendable la compra, hay pocos juegos de éste estilo y la experiencia es mejor con el Game Pad.    … Expand
  10. Meta1234
    Apr 21, 2018
    5
    Wii U, the next-gen last-gen console. The console to win back the hardcore gamers but... once again... no...

    Look... the AC franchise can now be played on a Nintendo strong console, but even this last-gen game had problems. Frame drops were common and even worse the slow response to user input made many combats frustrating and unplayable. The player had to calibrate himself for the    Wii U, the next-gen last-gen console. The console to win back the hardcore gamers but... once again... no...

    Look... the AC franchise can now be played on a Nintendo strong console, but even this last-gen game had problems. Frame drops were common and even worse the slow response to user input made many combats frustrating and unplayable. The player had to calibrate himself for the system response delays. It was awful.

    In the end, had to find a bargain and play the game on the PC.

    Other than the technical Wii U issues the game itself by Ubisoft was dark and negative-toned.
    I gave it a 6 on the PC so it has to be a 5 on the Wii U.    … Expand
  11. lisandrosavy
    Apr 5, 2021
    7
    Es un buen juego, pero envejeció muy mal.
    Puntos positivos:
    - Excelentes gráficos para un juego de 2012 - Ambientación (ropa, mapa, armas) excelente y de alta calidad - Un buen tamaño de mapa, en el que se pueden hacer variedad de cosas como cazar, vender/comprar/robar/crear inventarios de todo tipo, pelear con británicos, hacer Parkour por los techos de las ciudades, jugar juegos de mesa    Es un buen juego, pero envejeció muy mal.
    Puntos positivos:
    - Excelentes gráficos para un juego de 2012
    - Ambientación (ropa, mapa, armas) excelente y de alta calidad
    - Un buen tamaño de mapa, en el que se pueden hacer variedad de cosas como cazar, vender/comprar/robar/crear inventarios de todo tipo, pelear con británicos, hacer Parkour por los techos de las ciudades, jugar juegos de mesa apostando, o dar vueltas a caballo apreciando los hermosos paisajes
    - Un sistema de combate simple, pero divertido de usar.

    Puntos negativos:
    - Tanto la intro como la Outro del juego son muy anticlimáticas, extremadamente largas, y en las dos uno que quieren que terminen lo antes posible, pero son eternas
    - Tiene un aburridisimo final donde cada dos pasos tenemos una larga cinemática y estamos así por 1 hora, para luego comernos 45 minutos de crédito, para luego tener que seguir con la historia unos minutos más
    - Algunas mecánicas de juego han envejecido muy mal, especialmente las relacionadas al control del salto y el Parkour
    - El juego tiene muchísimos bugs, aunque particularmente no tengo ninguno que me moleste
    - El juego tiene coleccionables y 100% aburridisimo y tedioso, extremadamente repetitivo

    El juego tiene pros muy muy notables y contras igual de llamativos, por lo que la verdad recomiendo el juego solo a los que puedan soportar un videojuego con muchas cinemáticas (cosas que pasan por ejemplo en los COD) Creo que está muy sobrevalorado, porque el juego no es muy divertido, solo divierte en las zonas de sigilo o en las que nos vemos envueltos en muchísima acción, pero el mayor defecto del juego es su enorme relleno, en decenas de partes estuve mirando el celular porque la historia y sus detalles no me podían interesar menos    … Expand
  12. Emerald3ME
    Jun 17, 2023
    7
    Probably my favorite game in the assassin's creed franchise. The only downsides being a rather limited combat and traversal system that are streamlined, but not as complex or manual as I would like.

Awards & Rankings

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#2 Best Wii U Game of 2012
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#7 Most Discussed Wii U Game of 2012
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#10 Most Shared Wii U Game of 2012

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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Games Master UK
    Jan 15, 2013
    88
    Almost identical to the Xbox and PS3 versions, but limited GamePad features are disappointing. [Feb 2013, p.75]
  2. GamingXP
    Jan 8, 2013
    85
    Assassin's Creed III sure as hell provides one of the best gaming experiences so far on Nintendo's new console. Despite some technical issues the recall value and the hunt for Templars once again round out a great game.
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  3. Official Nintendo Magazine UK
    Dec 26, 2012
    80
    A massive, lovingly crafted game that's stuffed with things to do, but the limited GamePad functionality and linear mission design are disappointing.
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