<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Freedom	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Quebec	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
the	O
French	O
colony	O
of	O
Saint-Domingue	O
(	O
present-day	O
Haiti	O
)	O
between	O
1735	O
and	O
1737	O
,	O
Freedom	O
Cry	O
follows	O
Adéwalé	O
,	O
a	O
prominent	O
supporting	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
2013	O
title	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
post-launch	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
expansion	O
pack	O
titled	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
—	I-Application
Freedom	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
,	O
a	O
standalone	O
version	O
that	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
of	O
Black	O
Flag	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
February	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
compilation	O
titled	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Rebel	O
Collection	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
includes	O
Black	O
Flag	O
and	O
its	O
successor	O
,	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Freedom	O
Cry	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
video	O
game	O
publications	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
overall	O
reception	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
was	O
less	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lead	O
writer	O
of	O
Freedom	O
Cry	O
is	O
Jill	O
Murray	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
wrote	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Liberation	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Aveline	O
DLC	B-Protocol
add-on	O
for	O
Black	O
Flag	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freedom	O
Cry	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2013	O
as	O
a	O
DLC	B-Protocol
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
Black	O
Flag	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Freedom	O
Cry	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
title	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
February	O
18	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
February	O
19	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
for	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
Black	O
Flag	O
and	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
,	O
Freedom	O
Cry	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Rebel	O
Collection	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
Stadia	I-Application
on	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Black	O
Flag	O
Gold	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
Freedom	O
Cry	O
was	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
whereas	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
scored	O
slightly	O
lower	O
with	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2014	O
review	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
lauded	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Freedom	O
Cry	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
most	O
powerful	O
,	O
poignant	O
tale	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Assassin	O
’s	O
Creed	O
universe	O
and	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
's	O
singular	O
highlight	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
unusual	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
side	O
character	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
avatar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
concurred	O
that	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
is	O
an	O
excellent	O
supplement	O
to	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Freedom	O
Cry	O
as	O
worth	O
experiencing	O
across	O
an	O
engaging	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
UK	O
edition	O
of	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Device
Magazine	O
thought	O
the	O
otherwise	O
nice	O
extra	O
story	O
"	O
suffers	O
a	O
little	O
from	O
resetting	O
and	O
restarting	O
progress	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
otherwise	O
welcomed	O
the	O
additional	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
Black	O
Flag	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
was	O
troubled	O
by	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
's	O
handling	O
of	O
the	O
dark	O
themes	O
surrounding	O
slave	O
narratives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
described	O
Freedom	O
Cry	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
an	O
entire	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
game	O
distilled	O
into	O
five	O
hours	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
claimed	O
that	O
its	O
mechanics	O
have	O
omitted	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
forward	O
thinking	O
decisions	O
that	O
kept	O
Black	O
Flag	O
relevant	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
commented	O
that	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
"	O
remain	O
resolutely	O
locked	O
up	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
framework	O
,	O
and	O
claimed	O
that	O
player	O
weariness	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
its	O
over-familiarity	O
ultimately	O
undermines	O
its	O
strong	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
found	O
no	O
flaw	O
with	O
the	O
presentation	O
of	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
asserted	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
fundamental	O
draw	O
of	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
its	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Adéwalé	O
.	O
</s>
