Assassins Creed is a gorgeous game for sure. The environments in which you (Altair) inhabit are just amazing. I am only about 4 or so hours into the story but it has been a lot of fun so far. Jumping from rooftop to rooftop, ledge to ledge, or climbing up to the tops of parapets and towers is just a blast. The story is getting more interesting as it moves along--there is an element of the story which I still do not quite understand (I wont say more for fear of spoiling it) but hopefully it will be woven into the overall story nicely.

The controls work very well and come together to make everything from climbing walls to sword fighting very intuitive and fun. The swordplay has gotten increasingly complicated but equally fun as Altair learns new skills and swordplay moves. The mission I have completed so far has involved saving citizens/eavesdropping/climbing towrs to gain perspectives/pick-pocketing/interrogation (or in other words beating people up until they talk) all of which are rewarding and fun to accomplish.

There is a lot of dialogue in A.C. thankfully it is all very nicely voice-acted. I have only had to perform one assassination so far and I didnt manage to do it very stealthily...unfortunately. I'll have to rethink my strategy next time. One strange thing is Altair cannot swim for some reason...he just dies and very ungracefully too. Anyway, so far so good--Assassins Creed is not dissapointing at all.

-S