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Cover art, featuring the various forms of protagonist Arno, in reference to the game's cooperative multiplayer.
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Developer(s) | Ubisoft Montreal |
Publisher(s) | Ubisoft |
Director(s) | Alex Amancio |
Writer(s) | Travis Stout |
Composer(s) |
Chris Tilton Sarah Schachner Ryan Amon |
Series | Assassin's Creed |
Engine | AnvilNext |
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Genre(s) | Action-adventure, stealth |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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Aggregator | Score |
GameRankings | (PC) 73.33% (XONE) 70.18% (PS4) 68.11% |
Metacritic | (XONE) 72/100 (PC) 70/100 (PS4) 70/100 |
Review scores | |
Publication | Score |
Destructoid | 7/10 |
Eurogamer | 7/10 |
Game Informer | 8/10 |
GameSpot | 7/10 |
GamesRadar | |
GameTrailers | 8/10 |
Giant Bomb | |
IGN | 7.8/10 |
Joystiq | |
OXM (UK) | 8/10 |
PC Gamer (US) | 65/100 |
Polygon | 6.5/10 |
VideoGamer.com | 8/10 |
Assassin's Creed Unity is a 2014 action-adventure open-world video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It was released in November 2014 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It is the eighth major installment in the Assassin's Creed series, and the successor to 2013's Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag. It also has ties to Assassin's Creed Rogue which was released for the previous generation consoles the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on the same date.
The plot is set in a fictional history of real world events and follows the centuries-old struggle between the Assassins, who fight for peace with free will, and the Templars, who desire peace through control. The story is set in Paris during the French Revolution; the single-player story follows Arno Dorian in his efforts to expose the true powers behind the Revolution. The game retains the series' third-person open world exploration as well as introducing a revamped combat, parkour and stealth system. The game also introduces cooperative multiplayer to the Assassin's Creed series, letting up to four players engage in narrative-driven missions and explore the open-world map.