6. Assassin's Creed: Revelations

The hook-blade pushes the term handy to the next level.

Revelations weaves together a few different plotlines involving Desmond, Ezio, and Altair. The backbone of the story is comprised of Ezio’s quest to get at the mysteries inside of Altair’s vault by utilizing his memories. At this point in the games we are quite familiar with and borderline bored of Ezio Auditore. Perhaps this is why many players believe that Revelations represents the low point of Ubisoft's creative-direction with Assassin's Creed. Even so, Revelations has a nice, thick silver-lining.

What makes Revelations stand out is that it presents a perfect blend of historical fiction, the artistic style is top-notch and the multiplayer is innovative. The hook-blade, an extension of the hidden-blade, makes an exclusive appearance in this title as part of the technology derived from the Constantinople branch of the Assassin Brotherhood. Revelations was also praised for its incorporation of space and time travel. Not only did these two features aid players in piecing together overarching storylines, they also provided an escape from Constantinople, which many viewed as one of the least memorable settings in the franchise. Constantinople was one of a few major complaints that players had about the game. Another cause for complaints stemmed from players being required to participate in an ill-conceived tower defense mini-game. Due to the mini-game being perceived as a gimmick, the game received harsh criticism for it.

While Revelations does a fine job of rehashing the recruit-and-train-assassin’s formula, that milked-concept coupled with the easily forgettable setting of Constantinople leave much to be desired. Still, the game took and perfected every system found in previous games.