It takes away from stealth when you can just flick out a sword and hack apart the same ol' guards over and over again.
User Rating: 7 | Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines PSP
There's a lot missing from this PSP rendition of Assassin's Creed. It's no where near the PS3 version but to judge it by those standards would be too painful for me to continue writing about (or for you to read). Instead, Bloodlines is simply working. It tarnishes the AC franchise with its redundant enemies, boring, recycled gameplay objectives, and simply overpowered main character. This barely stealth-oriented game will never earn itself the throne of PSP classic or anything above a typical stab-scurry, stab-scurry game. Much to my disappointment, the bosses are repetitive and though fun, after a few minutes of heart-pounding gameplay, only fluidity makes you want to dive in again. No unique characters. Horrible voice acting. Poor choice of weaponry. Overpowered. Too easy. You get the gist of it. There are no more horses you can ride on. No pickpocketing. No eavesdropping. However, there is some merit to this game because it has relatively clean, if not detailed graphics. There is some character variety, but nobody memorable. There is too little development of character, relevance to Desmond Miles, and the overall feel of AC is lost. Play this if you're not a hardcore AC fan. Play this if you just want to kill the same guys over and over, perform some flashy combos, dash and dive across boring gray rooftops, barely even try to hide because the guards are so freaking easy, and just have spare time and a fat wallet. 
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