<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
is	I-Application
an	O
action-adventure	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
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
video	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
November	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
titled	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Director	I-Application
's	I-Application
Cut	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
containing	O
additional	O
content	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
counter-based	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
combat	O
,	O
social	O
stealth	O
(	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
crowds	O
of	O
people	O
and	O
the	O
environment	O
to	O
hide	O
from	O
enemies	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
large	O
open	O
world	O
comprising	O
various	O
regions	O
of	O
the	O
Holy	O
Land	O
,	O
primarily	O
the	O
cities	O
of	O
Masyaf	O
,	O
Jerusalem	B-Application
,	O
Acre	O
,	O
and	O
Damascus	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
accurately	O
recreated	O
to	O
fit	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
its	O
storytelling	O
,	O
visuals	O
,	O
art	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
originality	O
,	O
while	O
criticism	O
mostly	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
repetitive	O
nature	O
of	O
its	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
won	O
several	O
awards	O
at	O
the	O
2006	O
E3	O
and	O
several	O
end-year	O
awards	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
spawned	O
two	O
spin-offs	O
:	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Altaïr	I-Application
's	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
(	O
2008	O
)	O
and	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bloodlines	I-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
exclude	O
the	O
modern-day	O
aspect	O
and	O
focus	O
entirely	O
on	O
Altaïr	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
release	O
and	O
success	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
subsequent	O
games	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
with	O
various	O
other	O
Assassins	O
and	O
periods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
is	I-Application
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open-world	O
environment	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
view	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
primarily	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Altaïr	O
,	O
as	O
experienced	O
by	O
protagonist	O
Desmond	O
Miles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
achieve	O
this	O
goal	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
travel	O
from	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
's	O
headquarters	O
in	O
Masyaf	O
,	O
across	O
the	O
terrain	O
of	O
the	O
Holy	O
Land	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
freely	O
ride	O
a	O
horse	O
,	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
cities	O
—	O
Jerusalem	B-Application
,	O
Acre	O
,	O
or	O
Damascus	O
—	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
agent	O
in	O
that	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
Altaïr	O
's	O
memories	O
being	O
rendered	O
by	O
the	O
computer	O
of	O
the	O
Animus	O
project	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
experience	O
glitches	B-Error_Name
in	O
the	O
rendering	O
of	O
the	O
historical	O
world	O
,	O
which	O
may	O
help	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
identify	O
targets	O
,	O
or	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
alter	O
the	O
viewpoint	O
during	O
in-game	O
scripted	O
scenes	O
should	O
the	O
player	O
react	O
fast	O
enough	O
when	O
they	O
appear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talal	O
(	O
Jake	O
Eberle	O
)	O
,	O
leader	O
of	O
a	O
gang	O
of	O
slavers	O
in	O
Jerusalem	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Majd	B-Application
Addin	I-Application
(	O
Richard	O
Cansino	O
;	O
based	O
on	O
Baha	O
ad-Din	O
ibn	O
Shaddad	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
tyrant	O
who	O
rules	O
Jerusalem	B-Application
through	O
fear	O
by	O
holding	O
public	O
executions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
only	O
Robert	O
is	O
left	O
,	O
Altaïr	O
plans	O
to	O
assassinate	O
him	O
at	O
a	O
funeral	O
in	O
Jerusalem	B-Application
,	O
but	O
is	O
tricked	O
with	O
a	O
decoy	O
:	O
a	O
Templar	O
named	O
Maria	O
Thorpe	O
(	O
Eleanor	O
Noble	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
completing	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Sands	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2003	O
,	O
Patrice	O
Désilets	O
was	O
instructed	O
to	O
begin	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
next	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
game	O
,	O
with	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
it	O
on	O
the	O
seventh-generation	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
Sony	O
had	O
not	O
yet	O
revealed	O
their	O
next	O
consoles	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
initial	O
development	O
from	O
January	O
2004	O
was	O
aimed	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
title	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
same	O
linear	O
approach	O
that	O
The	O
Sands	O
of	O
Time	O
had	O
taken	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
more	O
information	O
came	O
in	O
about	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
next-generation	O
consoles	O
by	O
September	O
2004	O
,	O
Désilets	O
 '	O
team	O
considered	O
expanding	O
the	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
acrobatic	O
gameplay	O
into	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
feasible	O
on	O
the	O
newer	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
began	O
work	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
:	O
Assassin	O
,	O
or	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
:	O
Assassins	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
Hassan-i	O
Sabbah	O
's	O
life	O
and	O
making	O
heavy	O
use	O
of	O
Vladimir	O
Bartol	O
's	O
novel	O
Alamut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
expand	O
out	O
various	O
systems	O
from	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
to	O
the	O
open	O
world	O
concept	O
with	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
20	O
at	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
next-generation	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
the	O
Scimitar	O
engine	O
,	O
was	O
created	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
open	O
world	O
,	O
though	O
this	O
would	O
take	O
about	O
two	O
years	O
to	O
complete	O
,	O
during	O
which	O
the	O
team	O
used	O
the	O
Sands	O
of	O
Time	O
engine	O
for	O
development	O
;	O
Scimitar	O
eventually	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
AnvilNext	O
and	O
been	O
used	O
for	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
following	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
games	O
and	O
other	O
titles	O
at	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
also	O
helped	O
them	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
feeling	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
as	O
much	O
freedom	O
as	O
possible	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
concept	O
that	O
had	O
originated	O
from	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
general	O
path	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
through	O
a	O
level	O
is	O
predefined	O
,	O
the	O
open-world	O
approach	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
required	O
them	O
to	O
create	O
cities	O
that	O
felt	O
realistic	O
and	O
accurate	O
to	O
historical	O
information	O
but	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
had	O
full	O
freedom	O
to	O
climb	O
and	O
explore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outside	O
of	O
special	O
buildings	O
,	O
they	O
crafted	O
their	O
cities	O
like	O
Lego	B-Language
bricks	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
second	O
pass	O
to	O
smooth	O
out	O
the	O
shapes	O
of	O
the	O
cities	O
to	O
help	O
with	O
pathfinding	O
and	O
other	O
facets	O
of	O
the	O
enemy	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
these	O
cases	O
,	O
they	O
used	O
simple	O
animations	O
developed	O
in	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
to	O
lay	O
out	O
the	O
fundamentals	O
of	O
what	O
actions	O
they	O
wanted	O
and	O
then	O
crafted	O
levels	O
and	O
missions	O
around	O
those	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
started	O
to	O
recognize	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
cities	O
in	O
this	O
open-world	O
game	O
,	O
Désilets	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
they	O
were	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
simulate	O
large	O
crowds	O
,	O
as	O
this	O
had	O
been	O
a	O
limiting	O
factor	O
due	O
to	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
The	O
Sands	O
of	O
Time	O
;	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
hardware	O
,	O
they	O
could	O
only	O
support	O
having	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
characters	O
on	O
screen	O
for	O
The	O
Sands	O
of	O
Time	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
next-generation	O
hardware	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
support	O
up	O
to	O
120	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
late	O
2005	O
to	O
early	O
2006	O
,	O
following	O
nearly	O
two	O
years	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
concept	O
for	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
:	O
Assassins	O
had	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
titular	O
prince	O
AI-controlled	O
,	O
watched	O
over	O
by	O
the	O
player-controlled	O
Assassin	O
that	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
Prince	O
's	O
bodyguard	O
and	O
rescued	O
the	O
Prince	O
from	O
various	O
situations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
's	O
management	O
and	O
the	O
development	O
had	O
debates	O
on	O
this	O
direction	O
;	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
management	O
wanted	O
another	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
franchise	O
and	O
was	O
not	O
keen	O
on	O
releasing	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
that	O
name	O
where	O
the	O
Prince	O
was	O
not	O
the	O
lead	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Near	O
the	O
2006	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
marketing	O
team	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
naming	O
the	O
game	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
,	O
which	O
Désilets	O
recognized	O
fit	O
in	O
perfectly	O
with	O
the	O
themes	O
they	O
had	O
been	O
working	O
on	O
,	O
including	O
tying	O
into	O
the	O
creed	O
of	O
the	O
Assassins	O
that	O
"	O
nothing	O
is	O
true	O
;	O
everything	O
is	O
permitted	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
2006	O
E3	O
presentation	O
and	O
the	O
name	O
change	O
to	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
team	O
grew	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
last	O
year	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
,	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
150	O
persons	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Added	O
team	O
members	O
included	O
those	O
that	O
had	O
just	O
finished	O
up	O
production	O
on	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Two	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
former	O
staff	O
that	O
had	O
recently	O
been	O
let	O
go	O
from	O
Gameloft	O
,	O
another	O
publisher	O
owned	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
co-founder	O
Michel	O
Guillemot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Charles	O
Randall	O
,	O
the	O
lead	O
AI	B-Application
developer	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
combat	O
systems	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
only	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
main	O
missions	O
of	O
assassinating	O
the	O
main	O
targets	O
and	O
had	O
no	O
side	O
quests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
spent	O
the	O
next	O
five	O
days	O
hastily	O
rushing	O
to	O
add	O
the	O
collecting	O
side	O
quests	O
to	O
give	O
it	O
more	O
depth	O
and	O
ensure	O
these	O
were	O
bug-free	O
to	O
make	O
their	O
mass	O
production	O
deadline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
a	O
few	O
noted	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
fell	O
through	O
,	O
they	O
had	O
otherwise	O
met	O
this	O
target	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Al	O
Mualim	O
was	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Sinan	O
in	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Altaïr	I-Application
's	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
an	O
IGN	O
Australia	O
interview	O
with	O
Patrice	O
Desilets	O
mentioned	O
that	O
the	O
lead	O
character	O
's	O
climbing	O
and	O
running	O
were	O
done	O
by	O
"	O
Alex	O
and	O
Richard	O
–	O
the	O
same	O
guys	O
from	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
November	O
13	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
November	O
16	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
November	O
21	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
made	O
public	O
in	O
April	O
2008	O
that	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
would	O
be	O
sold	O
digitally	O
and	O
available	O
for	O
pre-order	O
through	O
Valve	O
's	O
software	O
distribution	O
,	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
purposely	O
inserted	O
a	O
computer	B-Error_Name
bug	I-Error_Name
into	O
the	O
pre-release	O
version	O
to	O
unpredictably	O
crash	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
prevent	O
completion	O
as	O
a	O
security	O
measure	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
players	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
extra	O
content	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
to	O
bypass	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pirated	O
version	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
titles	O
for	O
piracy	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
March	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
presence	O
of	O
the	O
bug	B-Error_Name
and	O
performance	O
of	O
the	O
pirated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
believed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
to	O
lead	O
to	O
"	O
irreparable	O
harm	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
resulted	O
in	O
low	O
retail	O
sales	O
;	O
NPD	O
Group	O
reports	O
that	O
40,000	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
title	O
were	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
July	O
,	O
while	O
more	O
than	O
700,000	O
copies	O
were	O
illegally	O
downloaded	O
according	O
to	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
10	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
during	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
E3	O
press	O
conference	O
,	O
a	O
demo	O
was	O
shown	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
Jerusalem	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jade	O
Raymond	O
,	O
the	O
producer	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
,	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
For	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
we	O
wanted	O
the	O
score	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
gruesome	O
atmosphere	O
of	O
medieval	O
warfare	O
but	O
also	O
be	O
edgy	O
and	O
contemporary.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
tracks	O
are	O
also	O
available	O
on	O
Kyd	O
's	O
MySpace	B-Application
and	O
his	O
official	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
a	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
awarded	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
a	O
36	O
(	O
9	O
,	O
9	O
,	O
9	O
,	O
9	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
37	O
(	O
10	O
,	O
8	O
,	O
9	O
,	O
10	O
)	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
,	O
positively	O
citing	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
presentation	O
,	O
and	O
acrobatics	O
,	O
while	O
criticizing	O
the	O
one-button	O
combat	O
,	O
map	O
layout	O
,	O
and	O
camera	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
awarded	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
a	O
9.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
control	O
scheme	O
,	O
replay	O
value	O
,	O
and	O
intriguing	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
expressing	O
frustration	O
over	O
the	O
repetitive	O
information	O
gathering	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTrailers	O
praised	O
the	O
story	O
(	O
giving	O
a	O
9.7	O
score	O
to	O
its	O
story	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
cited	O
repetitive	O
gameplay	O
and	O
bad	O
AI	B-Application
as	O
somewhat	O
stifling	O
its	O
potential	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Assassins	B-Application
Creed	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
those	O
games	O
that	O
breaks	O
new	O
ground	O
yet	O
fails	O
in	O
nailing	O
some	O
fundamentals.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Hilary	O
Goldstein	O
of	O
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
7.5/10	O
(	O
"	O
Good	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
a	O
bad	O
story	O
,	O
repetitive	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
,	O
and	O
poor	O
AI	B-Application
lead	O
to	O
the	O
downfall	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
promising	O
games	O
in	O
recent	O
memory.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
he	O
complimented	O
the	O
combat	O
animations	O
and	O
the	O
climbing	O
mechanic	O
,	O
and	O
admired	O
how	O
accurately	O
Ubisoft	O
depicted	O
the	O
major	O
cities	O
of	O
Jerusalem	B-Application
,	O
Acre	O
,	O
and	O
Damascus	O
to	O
their	O
real-life	O
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
won	O
several	O
awards	O
at	O
the	O
2006	O
E3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Critics	O
awarded	O
it	O
"	O
Best	O
Action/Adventure	O
Game	O
"	O
;	O
"	O
Best	O
Action	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Show	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
Action	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
Graphics	O
"	O
from	O
IGN	O
;	O
"	O
Best	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Show	O
"	O
from	O
GameSpot	O
and	O
GameSpy	O
;	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
Show	O
"	O
from	O
GameTrailers	O
;	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
Game	O
"	O
from	O
1UP.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
several	O
other	O
awards	O
by	O
Xplay	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Spike	O
TV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
third-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>
Sales	O
for	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
were	O
said	O
by	O
the	O
publisher	O
to	O
have	O
"	O
greatly	O
outstripped	O
"	O
their	O
expectations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
debuted	O
at	O
number	O
one	O
,	O
knocking	O
Infinity	O
Ward	O
's	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
from	O
the	O
top	O
;	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
debut	O
sales	O
were	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
claimed	O
67%	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
total	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
releases	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
each	O
received	O
a	O
platinum	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
300,000	O
copies	O
per	O
version	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prequel	B-Application
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Altaïr	I-Application
's	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Gameloft	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
5	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Altaïr	I-Application
's	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
has	O
also	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
the	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
and	O
Java	B-Language
ME	I-Language
on	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
for	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
Pre	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Canada	O
on	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
20	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
