Playing as your ancient ancestor, you must relive the thrilling tale of Altair as you hunt targets to unlock the past.
The plot itself is excellent, having a good flowing storyline, with just the right amount of mystery in the air. The ending did leave me saying, "Do what?" but after playing through it a few times, it starts to make a little more sense.
The controls and gameplay are very well done, using a very unique control style that makes Altair seem incredibly lifelike. The combat system is decent, but some more kill scenes could have been added to make things seem less repetitive.
The graphics completely blew me away. The amount of detail that was put into every tiny step made the game world seem as alive and real as the one outside my window. There were a few glitches, as I got stuck in several trees and couldn't get out, and Altair didn't always seem to know what he was doing, as he would randomly jump off of a 30 story steeple to his death.
The AI has some serious catching up to do with the rest of the game. The guards in the game are almost pointless, as you can easily outrun or kill them. They only attack you one at a time, so you can take on as many as you want to, as long as you have the patience to sit and counter-attack all day.
All in all the game is very well done, but the AI was a major let down, and the glitches could have easily been fixed with some more testing. IMO it was a great game with very high replay value, seeing as how there are so many different ways that things could be done.