<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bloodlines	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2009	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Griptonite	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
spin-off	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Sony	O
at	O
the	O
E3	O
Conference	O
in	O
June	O
2009	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
title	O
for	O
their	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloodlines	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2009	O
,	O
concurrently	O
with	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Discovery	I-Application
,	O
and	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
spin-off	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Liberation	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bloodlines	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
,	O
stealth	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
nearly	O
identical	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
in	O
terms	O
of	O
control	O
style	O
,	O
although	O
there	O
were	O
minor	O
modifications	O
to	O
the	O
control	O
scheme	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
specific	O
keys	O
and	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
,	O
yet	O
very	O
minor	O
assassination	O
technique	O
has	O
been	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
allowing	O
Altaïr	O
to	O
pull	O
opponents	O
off	O
of	O
ledges	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
replacement	O
for	O
eaves-dropping	O
and	O
pick-pocketing	O
,	O
missions	O
are	O
structured	O
similarly	O
to	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Altaïr	O
handling	O
one	O
task	O
after	O
another	O
and	O
slowly	O
gathering	O
vital	O
information	O
from	O
both	O
his	O
allies	O
and	O
enemies	O
as	O
each	O
mission	O
is	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
all	O
the	O
downgrades	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
a	O
unique	O
new	O
feature	O
,	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
any	O
other	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
,	O
Altaïr	O
Ibn-La	O
'	O
Ahad	O
,	O
now	O
the	O
Mentor	O
of	O
the	O
Assassin	O
Brotherhood	O
,	O
learns	O
of	O
a	O
plan	O
of	O
the	O
remaining	O
Templars	O
to	O
escape	O
to	O
Cyprus	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
infiltrates	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
strongholds	O
in	O
Acre	O
to	O
stop	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bloodlines	I-Application
features	O
exclusive	O
connectivity	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
's	O
version	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
revealed	O
at	O
the	O
E3	O
2009	O
that	O
by	O
connecting	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
six	O
unique	O
weapons	O
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
in	O
both	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
weapon	O
is	O
unlocked	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
each	O
time	O
a	O
boss	O
in	O
Bloodlines	O
is	O
defeated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
coins	O
acquired	O
in	O
Bloodlines	O
can	O
be	O
transferred	O
over	O
as	O
Florins	O
to	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vice	O
versa	O
,	O
in	O
Bloodlines	O
,	O
extra	O
health	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
block	O
with	O
the	O
hidden	O
blade	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
shoot	O
daggers	O
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
from	O
acquiring	O
codex	O
pages	O
in	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bloodlines	I-Application
has	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
Louis	O
Bedigian	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
5.3/10	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
Generic	O
at	O
best	O
,	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bloodlines	I-Application
is	O
a	O
great	O
example	O
of	O
what	O
can	O
be	O
done	O
on	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
visually	O
,	O
but	O
should	O
in	O
no	O
way	O
be	O
considered	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
great	O
gameplay.	O
"	O
</s>
