<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revelations	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2011	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
major	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
2010	O
's	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
,	O
concluding	O
the	O
"	O
Ezio	O
Trilogy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
November	O
and	O
December	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
Revelations	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Brotherhood	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
The	O
Ezio	O
Collection	O
compilation	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
February	O
17	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
story	O
spans	O
the	O
years	O
1511	O
–	O
1512	O
,	O
and	O
follows	O
an	O
aged	O
Ezio	O
Auditore	O
da	O
Firenze	O
(	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
trilogy	O
)	O
as	O
he	O
travels	O
to	O
Constantinople	O
to	O
find	O
five	O
keys	O
needed	O
to	O
unlock	O
a	O
library	O
built	O
by	O
Altaïr	O
Ibn-LaʼAhad	O
(	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
series	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
returns	O
from	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
expanded	O
with	O
additional	O
maps	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
game	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
notably	O
,	O
several	O
editions	O
included	O
an	O
animated	O
short	O
film	O
,	O
titled	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	O
Embers	O
,	O
which	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
proper	O
conclusion	O
to	O
Ezio	O
's	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
includes	O
new	O
maps	O
and	O
characters	O
for	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
story	O
expansion	O
titled	O
The	O
Lost	O
Archive	O
,	O
which	O
adds	O
more	O
platforming	O
levels	O
to	O
the	O
modern-day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
by	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
which	O
introduces	O
a	O
new	O
storyline	O
and	O
protagonist	O
in	O
the	O
New	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
during	O
the	O
18th	O
century	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
concluding	O
Desmond	O
's	O
story	O
arc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revelations	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
and	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
base	O
gameplay	O
remains	O
virtually	O
unchanged	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
title	O
,	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
,	O
Revelations	O
does	O
add	O
several	O
new	O
features	O
;	O
most	O
notably	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Hookblade	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
replacement	O
for	O
Ezio	O
's	O
traditional	O
dual	O
Hidden	O
Blade	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
broken	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
this	O
occurs	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
have	O
to	O
defend	O
the	O
tower	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
Den	B-Application
Defense	I-Application
"	O
minigame	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
control	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
Assassins	O
from	O
the	O
rooftops	O
and	O
must	O
fight	O
off	O
multiple	O
waves	O
of	O
Templar	O
soldiers	O
and	O
siege	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In-game	O
collectibles	O
include	O
treasure	O
chests	O
,	O
Animus	O
data	O
fragments	O
,	O
and	O
Ishak	O
Pasha	O
's	O
Memoir	O
Pages	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
which	O
unlock	O
a	O
secret	O
mission	O
akin	O
to	O
the	O
Assassin	O
Tombs	O
from	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Lairs	O
of	O
Romulus	B-Application
from	O
Brotherhood	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Ezio	O
must	O
explore	O
the	O
inside	O
of	O
Hagia	O
Sophia	O
to	O
retrieve	O
Pasha	O
's	O
armor	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Altaïr	O
controls	O
similarly	O
to	O
how	O
he	O
did	O
in	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
,	O
and	O
lacks	O
all	O
of	O
Ezio	O
's	O
advanced	O
equipment	O
,	O
being	O
limited	O
to	O
a	O
sword	O
,	O
a	O
single	O
Hidden	O
Blade	O
,	O
and	O
throwing	O
knives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
island	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
mini-hub	O
,	O
from	O
where	O
Desmond	O
can	O
access	O
five	O
memory	O
sequences	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Desmond	O
's	O
Journey	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
collected	O
enough	O
data	O
fragments	O
or	O
has	O
The	O
Lost	O
Archive	O
DLC	B-Protocol
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
sequences	O
play	O
differently	O
from	O
anything	O
that	O
has	O
come	O
before	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
involve	O
first-person	O
platforming	O
and	O
puzzles	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
story	O
is	O
provided	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
narration	O
by	O
Desmond	O
,	O
who	O
recounts	O
his	O
life	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
function	O
is	O
protected	O
by	O
the	O
Uplay	B-Operating_System
Passport	O
system	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
requires	O
a	O
code	O
for	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Codes	O
are	O
included	O
in	O
all	O
new	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
tied	O
to	O
a	O
single	O
Uplay	B-Operating_System
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uplay	B-Operating_System
players	O
can	O
buy	O
a	O
new	O
Passport	O
code	O
online	O
or	O
activate	O
a	O
free	O
trial	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
who	O
played	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
multiplayer	O
received	O
the	O
Courtesan	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
who	O
also	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
for	O
Brotherhood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
characters	O
and	O
maps	O
were	O
later	O
added	O
via	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Revelations	I-Application
features	O
all	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
major	O
characters	O
up	O
until	O
this	O
point	O
:	O
Desmond	O
Miles	O
(	O
Nolan	O
North	O
)	O
,	O
Altaïr	O
Ibn-La	O
'	O
Ahad	O
(	O
Cas	O
Anvar	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Ezio	O
Auditore	O
da	O
Firenze	O
(	O
Roger	O
Craig	O
Smith	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ezio	O
also	O
briefly	O
travels	O
to	O
Cappadocia	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
completely	O
underground	O
city	O
populated	O
solely	O
by	O
Templars	O
,	O
and	O
Masyaf	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
old	O
Assassins	O
 '	O
stronghold	O
is	O
located	O
(	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
falling	O
into	O
a	O
coma	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
,	O
Desmond	O
has	O
become	O
trapped	O
in	O
the	O
Animus	O
2.0	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
finds	O
a	O
safe	O
mode	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
Black	O
Room	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	B-Application
events	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
previous	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Shaun	O
Hastings	O
stays	O
in	O
Rome	O
to	O
attend	O
Lucy	O
Stillman	O
's	O
funeral	O
,	O
while	O
Rebecca	O
Crane	O
takes	O
the	O
comatose	O
Desmond	O
to	O
his	O
father	O
,	O
William	O
Miles	O
,	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Awakening	O
from	O
the	O
coma	O
,	O
Desmond	O
finds	O
Rebecca	O
,	O
Shaun	O
,	O
and	O
William	O
next	O
to	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
tells	O
them	O
that	O
he	O
knows	O
what	O
they	O
must	O
do	O
,	O
just	B-Application
as	I-Application
they	I-Application
arrive	I-Application
at	I-Application
the	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Temple	I-Application
's	I-Application
location	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revelations	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
conceived	O
as	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
game	O
called	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	O
Lost	O
Legacy	O
about	O
Ezio	O
traveling	O
east	O
to	O
the	O
Assassins	O
 '	O
former	O
city	O
of	O
Masyaf	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
would	O
have	O
discovered	O
the	O
origins	O
of	O
the	O
Assassin	O
Order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
quietly	O
cancelled	O
and	O
its	O
main	O
concept	O
was	O
developed	O
into	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revelations	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2010	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
CEO	O
Yves	O
Guillemot	O
teased	O
"	O
something	O
Assassin	O
's	O
related	O
"	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
despite	O
an	O
earlier	O
statement	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
's	O
Jean-Francois	O
Boivin	O
that	O
no	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
game	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geoffroy	O
Sardin	O
of	O
Ubisoft	O
later	O
confirmed	O
that	O
there	O
will	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
big	O
"	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
game	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2011	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
CEO	O
Yves	O
Guillemot	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
next	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
during	O
its	O
next	O
fiscal	O
year	O
,	O
which	O
starts	O
on	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
ends	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
2011	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
name	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Facebook	B-Application
page	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
link	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
flash	O
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
teaser	O
clip	O
included	O
the	O
words	O
,	O
"	O
Altaïr	O
Ibn	O
La-Ahad	O
,	O
Son	O
of	O
no	O
one	O
"	O
in	O
Arabic	O
which	O
hints	O
that	O
Altaïr	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
may	O
once	O
again	O
be	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
E3	O
rumor	O
section	O
of	O
its	O
April	O
2011	O
issue	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
World	O
360	B-Operating_System
said	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revelations	I-Application
is	O
not	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
but	O
suggests	O
that	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
secretly	O
in	O
the	O
works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Revelations	O
was	O
likely	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
another	O
slimline	O
Brotherhood-style	O
offering	O
"	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
World	O
360	B-Operating_System
stated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McDevitt	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
85	O
percent	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
's	O
overarching	O
plot	O
is	O
already	O
"	O
mapped	O
out	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Voice	O
of	O
Desmond	O
Miles	O
,	O
Nolan	O
North	O
,	O
urged	O
Ubisoft	O
to	O
adopt	O
motion	O
capture	O
methods	O
similar	O
to	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
's	O
Uncharted	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
my	O
experiences	O
on	O
the	O
Uncharted	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
actors	O
do	O
both	O
performance	O
and	O
voice	O
,	O
I	O
can	O
honestly	O
say	O
there	O
is	O
absolutely	O
a	O
difference.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revelations	I-Application
does	O
not	O
force	O
players	O
to	O
always	O
be	O
online	O
to	O
work	O
like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
despite	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
recent	O
claims	O
that	O
its	O
policy	O
is	O
a	O
success	O
,	O
insisting	O
it	O
has	O
seen	O
"	O
a	O
clear	O
reduction	O
in	O
piracy	O
of	O
our	O
titles	O
which	O
required	O
a	O
persistent	O
online	O
connection	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
announced	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
timed	O
exclusive	O
multiplayer	O
beta	O
for	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Revelations	I-Application
on	O
August	O
10	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
beta	O
began	O
on	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
finished	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
exclusively	O
for	O
PlayStation	O
Plus	O
and	O
Uplay	B-Operating_System
members	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
8	O
,	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
beta	O
opened	O
to	O
everyone	O
with	O
a	O
PSN	B-Device
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Media	O
Molecule	O
announced	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
Ezio	O
costume	O
for	O
Sackboy	O
will	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
promote	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revelations	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
day	O
one	O
copies	O
of	O
Revelations	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
had	O
the	O
first	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
bundled	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
disc	O
,	O
which	O
launched	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
released	O
an	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revelations	I-Application
Avatar	O
collection	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
Codex	O
prop	O
,	O
Desmond	O
's	O
black	O
hoodie	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
pet	O
eagle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
several	O
different	O
limited	O
editions	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Revelations	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revelations	I-Application
through	O
GameStop	O
automatically	O
upgraded	O
to	O
the	O
Signature	O
Edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
no	O
extra	O
cost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Signature	O
Edition	O
features	O
exclusive	O
packaging	O
,	O
a	O
bonus	O
single-player	O
mission	O
(	O
Vlad	O
the	O
Impaler	O
Prison	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
exclusive	O
multiplayer	O
character	O
(	O
Ottoman	O
Jester	O
)	O
,	O
weapons	O
capacity	O
upgrades	O
,	O
an	O
animated	O
short	O
film	O
(	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Embers	O
Movie	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
PS3-Only	O
edition	O
"	O
includes	O
the	O
standard	O
game	O
contents	O
plus	O
a	O
complete	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
original	O
game	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Animus	O
Edition	O
features	O
an	O
Animus	O
box	O
,	O
an	O
in-depth	O
encyclopedia	O
,	O
an	O
animated	O
short	O
film	O
(	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Embers	O
Movie	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In-game	O
content	O
included	O
is	O
an	O
exclusive	O
mission	O
(	O
Vlad	O
the	O
Impaler	O
Prison	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
armor	O
from	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
(	O
Armor	O
of	O
Brutus	O
)	O
in	O
single-player	O
,	O
weapons	O
capacity	O
upgrades	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
additional	O
multiplayer	O
characters	O
(	O
The	O
Crusader	O
and	O
Ottoman	O
Jester	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gold	O
Edition	O
is	O
digitally	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
Uplay	B-Operating_System
and	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
it	O
contains	O
all	O
the	O
downloadable	O
and	O
redeemable	O
content	O
available	O
on	O
Uplay	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
's	O
Uplay	B-Operating_System
system	O
enables	O
further	O
in-game	O
enhancements	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
redeemed	O
by	O
points	O
that	O
are	O
given	O
when	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
available	O
awards	O
are	O
a	O
Revelations	O
theme	O
or	O
wallpaper	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Solo	O
Pack	O
,	O
Mediterranean	O
Exclusive	O
Missions	O
,	O
and	O
Multiplayer	O
Pack	O
which	O
unlocks	O
the	O
Knight	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
day	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
various	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
announced	O
was	O
the	O
Mediterranean	O
Traveler	O
Map	O
Pack	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
24	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
adds	O
six	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
maps	O
,	O
three	O
of	O
which	O
return	O
from	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
The	O
Lost	O
Archive	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
separately	O
and	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
Ottoman	O
and	O
Gold	O
Editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revelations	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
websites	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
80.05	O
%	O
and	O
80/100	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
79.37	O
%	O
and	O
80/100	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
74.67	O
%	O
and	O
80/100	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
This	O
is	O
the	O
best	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
yet	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
that	O
victory	O
is	O
claimed	O
by	O
an	O
inch	O
and	O
not	O
a	O
mile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
unlike	O
the	O
elegant	O
lead	O
,	O
who	O
's	O
grey-haired	O
but	O
unbowed	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
adventure	O
,	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
has	O
been	O
quietly	O
compromised	O
by	O
age	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VideoGamer	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
So	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
game	O
is	O
worse	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
the	O
short	O
development	O
period	O
has	O
had	O
a	O
noticeable	O
impact	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
also	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
at	O
its	O
core	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
we	O
've	O
grown	O
to	O
love	O
in	O
recent	O
years	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
still	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
pretty	O
good	O
time	O
sink	O
–	O
plus	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
necessary	O
bridge	O
to	O
next	O
year	O
's	O
already-announced	O
follow-up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
What	O
's	O
available	O
here	O
remains	O
as	O
ridiculously	O
appealing	O
as	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2020	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
eleventh	O
best	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
series	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
CEO	O
Yves	O
Guillemot	O
announced	O
during	O
an	O
earnings	O
call	O
on	O
November	O
8	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
that	O
pre-orders	O
for	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revelations	I-Application
were	O
"	O
significantly	O
higher	O
"	O
than	O
figures	O
for	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
,	O
yet	O
the	O
firm	O
is	O
still	O
expecting	O
a	O
"	O
double	O
digit	O
decline	O
"	O
in	O
sales	O
for	O
Revelations	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
