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Intricate building detail should<br />
<br />
be perfect for the new parkourup<br />
and -down moves but there’s<br />
still bug-squashing to be done.<br />
Portable<br />
Revolution<br />
Slot Paris into your pocket<br />
with Unity’s companion app<br />
Right Paris is<br />
huge: there<br />
Arno, no-no-nono,<br />
no-no-no-no,<br />
no-no there’s no<br />
limit. (Not true.)<br />
Like gore? You still can’t lop<br />
off limbs in combat, but one<br />
early cutscene shows a<br />
man’s leg being sawed off.<br />
An upgrade to last year’s Black Flag<br />
companion, Unity’s second screen<br />
app is an excellent reason never<br />
to have to go anywhere near that pesky<br />
map button. With the same impressive<br />
3D map of Paris as the one on your TV,<br />
the Companion App shows enemies,<br />
missions, and even has extra content<br />
that can only be accessed via your tablet.<br />
Plus, your Brotherhood is always ready<br />
to be called upon to earn you much<br />
needed cash. “This is without a doubt the<br />
best companion app we’ve ever done,”<br />
says creative director Alex Amancio.<br />
“Maybe you don’t want to be standing<br />
there in front of your console and<br />
reading the database? When you’re on<br />
the bus you can read about different<br />
monuments. You can also manage your<br />
Assassin, your loadout and your gear so<br />
that when you get home your Assassin is<br />
updated.” There’s also a unique heat map<br />
feature that shows the activity hotspots<br />
of the wider gaming community in<br />
completed sequences and your next<br />
mission, too. It’s the first time that<br />
Ubisoft has lifted the lid of the sneaky<br />
analytics data it’s been hording of our<br />
playtime, and it’s certainly welcome.<br />
049<br />
NOV<br />
ASSASSIN’S CREED<br />
BLOODLINES<br />
Altaïr took to the PSP for this little<br />
slice of slaughtery action where,<br />
despite a lack of dual analogue action,<br />
we got the chance to explore the cities<br />
of Limassol and Kyrenia.<br />
ASSASSIN’S CREED II<br />
A shiny OPM Gold Award and 9/10 met<br />
the first outing of AC poster boy Ezio<br />
Auditore da Firenze upon its release.<br />
Exploring Renaissance Florence,<br />
Venice and Tuscany, AC II was a<br />
spectacular success.<br />
ASSASSIN’S CREED II:<br />
DISCOVERY<br />
Following Ezio to Spain 14 years after<br />
the events of Assassin’s Creed II<br />
and embroiling him in the Spanish<br />
Inquisition, this DS title was a<br />
successful side-scrolling addition.