<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Syndicate	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>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
ninth	O
major	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
2014	O
's	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Unity	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
follows	O
the	O
premise	O
of	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
involving	O
a	O
fictional	O
history	O
of	O
real-world	O
events	O
where	O
a	O
secret	O
war	O
has	O
been	O
fought	O
for	O
centuries	O
between	O
two	O
factions	O
:	O
the	O
Assassins	O
,	O
who	O
promote	O
peace	O
and	O
liberty	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Templars	O
,	O
who	O
desire	O
peace	O
through	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
framing	O
story	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
21st	O
century	O
and	O
features	O
the	O
same	O
unnamed	O
and	O
unseen	O
protagonist	O
from	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Unity	I-Application
,	O
who	O
assists	O
the	O
Assassins	O
in	O
their	O
race	O
against	O
the	O
Templars	O
to	O
find	O
an	O
artifact	O
hidden	O
in	O
London	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
launch	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
supported	O
with	O
several	O
releases	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
including	O
three	O
story	O
expansions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
notable	O
of	O
these	O
,	O
Jack	B-Application
the	I-Application
Ripper	I-Application
,	O
is	O
set	O
twenty	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
main	O
campaign	O
and	O
involves	O
Evie	O
's	O
pursuit	O
of	O
the	O
titular	B-Application
unidentified	I-Application
serial	I-Application
killer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
visuals	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
narrative	O
,	O
and	O
level	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
attributed	O
the	O
lower	O
sales	O
numbers	O
to	O
a	O
series	O
fatigue	O
among	O
players	O
,	O
caused	O
in	O
part	O
by	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Unity	I-Application
's	O
disappointing	O
release	O
the	O
year	O
prior	O
,	O
and	O
decided	O
to	O
end	O
the	O
annual	O
release	O
cycle	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
main	O
entry	O
,	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
,	O
primarily	O
set	O
in	O
Ptolemaic	O
era	O
Ancient	O
Egypt	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
soft	O
reboot	B-Device
which	O
introduces	O
more	O
role-playing	O
mechanics	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
modern-day	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
,	O
stealth	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
that	O
features	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Composed	O
of	O
the	O
greater	O
area	O
of	O
Victorian	O
London	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
seven	O
boroughs	O
,	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
is	O
larger	O
than	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evie	O
is	O
notably	O
the	O
first	O
female	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
a	O
mainline	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
combat	O
system	O
was	O
changed	O
from	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Unity	I-Application
,	O
and	O
now	O
focuses	O
on	O
chaining	O
together	O
fast-paced	O
attacks	O
and	O
blocks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
engange	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
smaller	O
activities	O
for	O
monetary	O
rewards	O
,	O
like	O
fight	O
clubs	O
and	O
carriage	O
races	O
,	O
and	O
find	O
several	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
collectibles	O
,	O
including	O
music	B-Application
boxes	I-Application
containing	O
the	O
keys	O
to	O
a	O
hidden	O
treasure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
no	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
a	O
companion	O
app	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1868	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
tail	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
Industrial	O
Revolution	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Assassin	O
Brotherhood	B-Application
all	O
but	O
eradicated	O
in	O
Victorian	O
London	O
,	O
twins	O
Jacob	O
(	O
Paul	O
Amos	O
)	O
and	O
Evie	O
Frye	O
(	O
Victoria	O
Atkin	O
)	O
leave	O
Crawley	O
for	O
London	O
and	O
arrive	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
city	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
Templars	O
,	O
with	O
both	O
the	O
Church	O
and	O
the	O
Monarchy	O
losing	O
their	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raised	O
as	O
Assassins	O
to	O
follow	O
the	O
Creed	O
,	O
Jacob	O
and	O
Evie	O
aim	O
to	O
take	O
back	O
the	O
city	O
from	O
Templar	O
control	O
by	O
infiltrating	O
and	O
uniting	O
London	O
's	O
criminal	O
underworld	O
,	O
aided	O
by	O
notable	O
figures	O
of	O
the	O
era	O
such	O
as	O
novelist	O
Charles	O
Dickens	O
(	O
Des	O
McAleer	O
)	O
;	O
biologist	O
Charles	O
Darwin	O
(	O
Julian	O
Richings	O
)	O
;	O
inventor	O
Alexander	O
Graham	O
Bell	O
(	O
Mark	O
Rowley	O
)	O
;	O
political	O
theorist	O
Karl	O
Marx	O
(	O
Matthew	O
Marsh	O
)	O
;	O
nurse	O
Florence	O
Nightingale	O
(	O
Helen	O
Johns	O
)	O
;	O
Maharaja	O
Duleep	O
Singh	O
(	O
Aving	O
Shah	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
maharajah	O
of	O
the	O
Sikh	O
Empire	O
;	O
Sergeant	O
Frederick	O
Abberline	O
(	O
Sam	O
Crane	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
Metropolitan	O
Police	O
Service	O
(	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
investigation	O
of	O
Jack	B-Application
the	I-Application
Ripper	I-Application
)	O
;	O
and	O
Queen	O
Victoria	O
(	O
Ellen	O
David	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
Helix	B-Application
player	I-Application
,	O
now	O
an	O
Assassin	O
Initiate	O
,	O
is	O
again	O
contacted	O
by	O
Bishop	O
(	O
Kate	O
Todd	O
)	O
to	O
help	O
the	B-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
find	O
a	O
Piece	O
of	O
Eden	O
in	O
London	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Henry	O
informs	O
them	O
that	O
the	O
London	O
Brotherhood	B-Application
has	O
fallen	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
city	O
is	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
Templars	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Crawford	O
Starrick	O
(	O
Kris	O
Holden-Ried	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
figure	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
industry	O
and	O
criminal	O
underworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1914	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
outbreak	O
of	O
World	O
War	O
I	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
removes	O
Jacob	O
and	O
Evie	O
to	O
the	O
countryside	O
while	O
Lydia	O
's	O
husband	O
,	O
a	O
fellow	O
Assassin	O
,	O
is	O
enrolled	O
in	O
the	O
British	O
Army	O
,	O
leaving	O
Lydia	O
to	O
defend	O
London	O
from	O
German	O
spies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
aftermath	O
,	O
Jacob	O
and	O
Evie	O
encourage	O
Doyle	O
to	O
try	O
writing	O
detective	B-Application
fiction	I-Application
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
1888	O
,	O
twenty	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
campaign	O
,	O
this	O
expansion	O
follows	O
Evie	O
as	O
she	O
investigates	O
the	O
murders	O
of	O
female	O
Assassins	O
operating	O
as	O
prostitutes	O
in	O
the	O
East	O
End	O
of	O
London	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
carried	O
out	O
by	O
the	O
titular	B-Application
serial	I-Application
killer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ripper	O
has	O
rallied	O
former	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Rooks	O
to	O
his	O
cause	O
to	O
help	O
him	O
carry	O
out	O
his	O
killings	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
also	O
kidnapped	O
Jacob	O
,	O
now	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
British	O
Brotherhood	B-Application
,	O
who	O
has	O
a	O
personal	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
killer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
major	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
,	O
following	O
2014	O
's	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
on	O
July	O
2	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
announced	O
that	O
Ubisoft	O
Quebec	O
would	O
handle	O
lead	O
development	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
"	O
a	O
major	O
investment	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
studio	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
assisted	O
in	O
the	O
making	O
of	O
the	O
six	O
prior	O
games	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Tyranny	I-Application
of	I-Application
King	I-Application
Washington	I-Application
and	O
Freedom	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
,	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marc-Alexis	O
Côté	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
creative	O
director	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
after	O
working	O
in	O
various	O
positions	O
on	O
Brotherhood	B-Application
,	O
Revelations	B-Application
,	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Freedom	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
while	O
François	O
Pelland	O
returns	O
as	O
a	O
senior	O
producer	O
after	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
an	O
executive	O
director	O
on	O
all	O
three	O
in-between	O
entries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lydia	O
Andrew	O
is	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
audio	O
director	O
,	O
returning	O
from	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
Black	O
Flag	O
,	O
and	O
Unity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Historian	O
Jean-Vincent	O
Roy	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
consultant	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
having	O
previously	O
consulted	O
on	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
and	O
held	O
various	O
other	O
positions	O
at	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
score	O
to	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
American	O
composer	O
Austin	O
Wintory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Amazon	B-Application
MP3	I-Application
and	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bear	O
McCreary	O
composed	O
the	O
score	O
for	O
the	O
Jack	B-Application
the	I-Application
Ripper	I-Application
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Information	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
then	O
titled	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Victory	I-Application
,	O
first	O
leaked	O
on	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
through	O
the	O
website	O
Kotaku	O
,	O
which	O
published	O
details	O
and	O
screenshots	O
from	O
a	O
seven-minute	O
"	O
target	O
gameplay	O
footage	O
"	O
video	O
the	O
site	O
had	O
acquired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
revealed	O
on	O
May	O
12	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
supported	O
Syndicate	O
with	O
several	O
releases	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
season	O
pass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Darwin	O
and	O
Dickens	O
Conspiracy	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
which	O
adds	O
three	O
missions	O
involving	O
Charles	O
Darwin	O
and	O
Charles	O
Dickens	O
,	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
players	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
bundled	O
into	O
the	O
Streets	O
of	O
London	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
featuring	O
several	O
new	O
outfits	O
and	O
gears	O
,	O
on	O
January	O
19	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
story-driven	O
pack	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Jack	B-Application
the	I-Application
Ripper	I-Application
,	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
notorious	O
crimes	O
committed	O
by	O
the	O
titular	B-Application
serial	I-Application
killer	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Whitechapel	O
area	O
of	O
London	O
in	O
1888	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
for	O
consoles	O
,	O
and	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
story	O
expansion	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
The	O
Dreadful	O
Crimes	O
,	O
was	O
initially	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
exclusive	O
until	O
March	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
builds	O
upon	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Unitys	O
murder	O
investigation	O
system	O
and	O
tasks	O
players	O
to	O
solve	O
multiple	O
murder	O
cases	O
across	O
London	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
debuted	O
at	O
number	O
one	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
according	O
to	O
Chart-Track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
worst-selling	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
only	O
outselling	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Rogue	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
reports	O
from	O
Ubisoft	O
,	O
these	O
lower	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
were	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Unity	I-Application
(	O
2014	O
)	O
having	O
a	O
negative	O
impact	O
on	O
the	O
sales	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
notorious	O
number	O
of	O
bugs	O
and	O
glitches	O
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
over	O
5.5	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	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
second	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>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
appeared	O
on	O
several	O
lists	O
of	O
best	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
2015	O
,	O
including	O
Games	O
Radar	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
Complex	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
Screen	O
Rant	O
,	O
and	O
Kotaku	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
ranked	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
among	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
generation	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
List	O
of	O
awards	O
and	O
nominations	O
for	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
Year	O
Award	O
Category	O
Recipient	O
Result	O
Ref	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2015The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2015	O
Best	O
Action/Adventure	O
Game	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
GameSpot	O
's	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
2015	O
Awards	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
Canadian	O
Videogame	O
Awards	O
2015	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
Best	O
Console	O
Game	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
Best	O
Animation	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
Best	O
Audio	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
Best	O
Game	O
Design	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
Best	O
New	O
Character	O
Jacob	O
Frye	O
and	O
Evie	O
Frye	O
Best	O
Performance	O
Victoria	O
Atkin	O
as	O
Evie	O
Frye	O
Best	O
Visual	O
Arts	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
Best	O
Writing	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
Fans	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Award	O
:	O
Best	O
Canadian-Made	O
Game	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
2016	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
's	O
Best	O
of	O
2015	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Action	O
Adventure	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
IGN	O
's	O
Best	O
of	O
2015	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
Best	O
Action-Adventure	O
Game	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
Best	O
Original	O
Music	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
Best	O
Performances	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Syndicate	I-Application
68th	O
Writers	O
Guild	O
of	O
America	O
Awards	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Videogame	O
Writing	O
Marc-Alexis	O
Cote	O
,	O
Hugo	O
Giard	O
,	O
Corey	O
May	O
,	O
Jeffrey	O
Yohalem	O
et	O
al	O
.	O
</s>
