Drunk mode

While playing the game, quickly press Triangle, Right(2), Left, Right, Square, Circle, Left.

Slow-motion mode

While playing the game, quickly press Triangle, Left, Right(2), Square, R2, R1. The code can be entered up to four times to increase its effect. Enter it a fifth time to disable the code.

Change weather

While playing the game, quickly press R2, X, L1(2), L2(3), Square. Each time the code is entered, it rotates through sunny, clear, cloudy, smoggy, overcast, rainy, thundering, clearing, and snowing weather.

GTA Online cheats

Check out all our cheats for GTA 5 Online here.

Secret Bigfoot hunting mission

Get a 100% completion in GTA 5 to unlock "The Last One" secret Strangers and Freaks mission for Franklin at the following location at Mount Chiliad. The special mission requires you to catch a Sasquatch by chasing him through the forest. This mission has some similarities to the "Birth Of The Conservation Movement" mission in Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare.

Epsilon Tractor

Successfully complete the "Epsilon Tract" mission to unlock the Epsilon Tractor for Michael.

Hot Rod ATV

Successfully complete all main storyline missions to unlock the Hot Rod ATV for Trevor.

Space Docker car

Successfully complete the "Far Out" mission for the Omega stranger (he becomes available after completing the "Fame Or Shame" main mission) in east Sandy Shores by collecting all 50 spaceship parts in Grand Theft Auto 5 to unlock the Space Docker (alien) car. This car is loaded with alien technology, including two large booster jets.

Alternate costumes

Successfully complete the final mission in the main storyline to unlock mission-specific costumes for all three characters, including the black outfits from stealth missions, guard uniforms from the final mission, and police uniforms. To unlock all shirts, get a 100% game completion.

Ammu-Nation discounts

Successfully complete all Gun Range challenges with Bronze medals to get a 10 percent discount at Ammu-Nation stores. Successfully complete all Gun Range challenges with Silver medals to get a 15 percent discount at Ammu-Nation stores. Successfully complete all Gun Range challenges with Gold medals to get a 25 percent discount at Ammu-Nation stores. Note: Discounts are attached to each character. Thus, getting all Gold medals with Michael will only allow him to get the 25 percent discount.

LifeInvader unlockables

To get bonus customizations, discounts, and free items for Michael, Franklin, and Trevor, go to Rockstar's LifeInvader social network, and click the "Stalk" button on the page. Sign into LifeInvader with your Social Club name and password. Then, different pages will appear randomly after refreshing. Click the "Stalk" button on each one to unlock something new for use in GTA 5. For example, to get a free haircut and unlock additional hairstyles, go to Herr Kutz Barber, and click the "Stalk" button. The following is a list of all unlockables for clicking the "Stalk" button on each LifeInvader page:

Elitas Travel: 10% off your first purchase through ElitasTravel.com

Herr Kutz Barber: First haircut free, and extra hairstyles

InkInc.: First tattoo free

Legendary Motorsport: 10% off your first purchase through their online showroom

Los Santos Customs: Free paint job

Redwood Cigarettes: 10% off your first visit to a participating hospital

Sprunk: Free can of Sprunk

Warstock Cache & Carry: 10% off your first purchase in-store

Infinite money

Go to location 1 and location 2 in the Pacific Ocean on the western side of the map with two different characters (Franklin and Michael are used in this example). There are hidden packages in each location worth $34,000 total, and they respawn each time you switch between characters. Once one character is in the first spot, move the second character to the other location. Then, swim down to the hidden package and collect it, switch to the other character, swim down to the other hidden package and collect it, then switch back to the first character. Repeat this process as many times as desired to get an unlimited amount of money. You can get $1 million approximately every 13 minutes. Each time you switch between characters, your oxygen will also be fully restored. This money exploit can be used with any two hidden packages in the ocean. Note: Do not quick save the game while doing this money exploit, or it will start your character back at his house. Additionally, this glitch only works on the unpatched version of Grand Theft Auto 5.

Armored Vehicles Mean Easy Money

In the beginning hours of the game, one of the easiest ways to make money is to rob an armored vehicle. They appear as blips on the minimap while you are driving around. Take out the drivers, then shoot the back doors in the center by the handles to have it open. Collect the money, which is often worth over $5000, then escape the cops.

 

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Familiar Character References

If you're paying attention, you can find references in the game to characters that should be familiar if you played past GTA titles.

 

Mission 7

 

As per usual, the mission starts with a cut scene. Elias explains that Rorke’s body was never found and he was declared MIA. Hesh asks why he’s hunting Ghosts and Elias explains that the Federation got to him first. If the Federation can turn him, they can turn anyone. What’s worse is that a Ghost never stops until his mission is complete, so they must find Rorke before he finds them. The team is headed back to Caracas where it all began.

 

You’re back to present time. Hesh and Logan are now wearing the masks of the Ghosts. Use the Optical Scanner to confirm your target, Ramos before using the zip line to reach the building. You’re still on the zip line but you can repel between floors. Listen to Keegan’s instructions and move between the various floors and rooms taking out the targets he calls out. When you’re all clear, cut through the glass and enter the building.

 

Follow Keegan to the power system and upload the virus. A patrol comes by but you have time to finish the upload and hide in the cubby hole. You’ll be spotted but Keegan has your back. Hook back up to the ropes and kill the power. Use headshots and take out the two guards on the left balcony. Keep repelling down and use your knife to kill the lone guard below. As soon as you do you’re attacked, take the lead guard out by throwing your knife, Keegan will pick up the straggler.

 

Keep tailing Keegan and ambushing the unsuspecting guards as you go. When you come to a large group shoot out the television and activate the strobe on your gun. Move around the room and take out the blinded Federation guards. When you get the all clear turn your strobe off and follow Keegan to meet up with Hesh.

 

Kill the power to the elevators and start working your way through the opposition. When the last target falls hook up to the ropes get out of there. Look up to see the floor you were on explode and the enemy fall to their deaths. Repel down and work your way towards the High Value Target (HVT). Don’t let them pin you down, push forward. If an enemy gets to close, melee them with your knife. When you get the all clear Hesh tells you he’s found Ramos.

 

As Keegan and Hesh interrogate Ramos, Rorke comes on the television and tells you he knew you were coming for him. Hesh screams at him for trying to kill Elias. Rorke comments that the sons of Elias, boys, were sent to do a man’s job. Rorke says that a decade ago Elias left him to die in Caracas, and from this night forward he can live knowing he sent his own sons to their death. It was all a setup.

 

Follow Hesh and Keegan through the building to the window. As the building collapses you’ll start to slide, feel free to shoot any helpless enemies as you go. When you break through the window pull your parachute and end the mission.

 

Mission 8

 

In the cut scene, Elias explains that they recovered Ramos’ laptop. For the next twelve hours they know Rorke’s location. He’s on a floating industrial complex occupied by the Federation. NORAD wants Rorke alive. You’ll be hunting him in some salvaged helicopters while Elias coordinates the units from a plane above.

 

Move through the canyon towards the complex. When you arrive there will be almost endless targets to engage. They’re lit up so you should have no trouble finding something to shoot at. Just keep working your way through all the enemy opposition you see. From time to time you’ll be locked onto, just pop flares as shown on screen. Eventually you’ll be attacked by enemy helicopters. Aside from the fact they are in the air, take them down the same as you would the ground targets. When the choppers are down continue engaging ground targets. Pay attention to your radio and objectives marked on screen.

 

When the targets are all down you’ll switch back to Logan as part of the assault team on the ground. Move forward , eliminating Federation targets as you go. The enemy enjoys throwing grenades in this portion so watch for the on screen indicator. Either get out of the way or throw them back. Push on with your squad. Use the cover to survey the situation and engage the enemy. There’s nothing special about this, just good old infantry combat.

 

When you reach the end of the ground forces you’ll briefly switch back to the helicopter. Take out the indicated targets before taking control of Logan again. Head up to the roof for another batch of infantry to deal with. Push through them to reach Rorke. Watch as Merrick tosses him through the window to end the mission.

 

Mission 9

 

The cut scene shows Elias interrogating Rorke about something in San Diego. He threatens to throw Rorke out of the plane but Rorke won’t break. Telling him he’s been beaten, Elias pleads with Rorke to give up, he’s lost. Rorke tells Elias that he hasn’t lost, in fact, Elias just made his job a whole lot easier. Rorke’s Federation men board the plan with zip lines. Before you’re thrown from the plane, Rorke tells Logan to come find him if he makes it out alive. There’s always room in the Federation for one more.

 

As you free fall from the plane pull your parachute. The landing isn’t ideal and you’ll end up stuck in a tree. Follow the on screen prompts to cut yourself loose. When you hit the ground, use the heartbeat sensor to locate enemy patrols as you move. Take them down silently to avoid detection. As you come across a large group, move off to the sides. Avoid killing if at all possible and just keep pushing forward. If they get close, try going prone in the forest. As you work your way through you’ll come to the plane’s wreckage, follow the instructions and move around it, not through it. If you do get bogged down by an engagement, use the trees as cover and refer to your heartbeat sensor to take the targets down.

 

After you regroup with the squad kick off the first engagement to free Merrick and Hesh. Follow your team through the river but don’t engage the helicopter making the supply drop. Stay low and move with your pistol, knife and heartbeat sensor equipped. When you encounter a patrol, use the waterfall to hide and let them pass. Keep moving with your squad. Do not engage any enemy soldiers unless you are spotted.

 

When you make it through to the other side of the field a missile launches. The team wonders if it’s nuclear. Soon after you’re spotted by an enemy chopper. Head to the left with your squad and slide down the hill. Just run for your life, there’s no shooting to be done here. Head over the waterfall to rendezvous with Riley and your ride home.

 

Mission 10

 

When the cut scene rolls Elias confirms that the missile launch did not hit the United States. They aren’t sure where it hit but he’s sending Hesh and Logan to find out. You’re objective is to infiltrate a facility located in the Andes and find out everything you can about their missile program.

 

Follow your squad through the snow towards the guard tower. Snipe the guards as you’re instructed. If there’s multiples, you fire first. Follow the on screen indicator to clear the dead body and wait for the patrol. When told, take out the driver in the lead vehicle jump in. Keegan will drive to your objective so just enjoy the ride and take in the advice from Merrick.

 

When you reach the objective, follow your squad until the timer ticks down. When the power goes out activate your Night Vision Goggles. You enemy can’t see you right now so you shouldn’t have trouble taking them out. Pick up the drill when you can. There’s a monitor to make sure you drill to the right depth so pay close attention to it.

 

The power is back on and engagements are back to normal. Use cover and push through the resistance with your squad. When you reach the nest drop your bag on the table. You’re given a turret, mines, claymores and tear gas. Deploy the turret at the bottom of the steps and facing the main door. Grab the mines and claymores and deploy them throughout the room. When the Federation forces hit, take cover and drop as many as you can. If the turret is in a good place it should do most of the heavy lifting. You will be attacked from the left and right flanks so keep a sharp ear for your squad to warn you. Don’t let your grenades go to waste, throw them to keep the advancing forces off of you. When the data is collected toss your tear gas and make your escape.

 

Follow your squad as you walk past the enemy forces. You’re disguised as Federation soldiers so just keep moving. When you reach the vehicles jump inside and hear that the data you just stole contains kill estimates for cities around the United States. Your cover is blown when you’re stopped by a checkpoint. Jump on the turret and listen to your squad to call out enemy opposition. Shoot the ice in front of the vehicles chasing you. Depending on the platform you’re playing on, you can earn the Deep Freeze trophy or achievement by dropping eight vehicles into ice holes. When you reach the extraction you complete the mission.

 

Mission 11

 

The cut scene lets you know that the intelligence gathered provided useful information. The Federation missile program is being developed in a factory near the Port of Rio. That coast is locked down so you’re being sent in to create a diversion by sinking their Atlas Platform to the south.

 

When the mission begins you’re underwater. Detonate the charges and take out the soldiers as they fall through the ice. Break through the ice and start mowing down the opposition. Keep in mind to use your grenades and cover if you get overwhelmed. When you get the all clear deploy your grappling hook and ascend. When you hit the top start dropping Federation soldiers and keep following your squad.

 

After you breach the door toss a flash bang inside. Start fighting your way through the room but don’t move forward too quickly. Make sure to always keep targets in front of you. Breach the second door and use the console. Stay on Merrick’s six and engage when he gives you the weapons free command. Push through the opposition until you reach the Command Center.

 

Take control of the console and keep the pressure in the green. If you get it on the first attempt you’ll unlock the Grindin’ trophy for the PS3 and Xbox 360 achievement of the same name. When everything starts to explode just run and follow Merrick. Look back to see the Atlas destroyed, ending the mission.

 

Mission 12

 

As the cut scene plays Elias tells us that the diversion worked and most of the Federation fleet was heading for the Atlas. One ship remained to guard the missile factory, a destroyer packed with advanced weaponry. The only way to take it down is from 60 feet below the surface. Keegan and Logan are tasked with sinking it.

 

When you gain control you’re playing as Logan again. Just follow Keegan for the first little bit and enjoy the scenery. Shoot the two soldiers on patrol before taking cover in the shipwreck. Keep moving forward on Keegan’s mark and clearing out the varying levels of resistance. When you get close to the doors help him cut through the doors.

 

As you move forward the destroyer starts to drop sonar blasts. Stay right behind Keegan and take the control panel from him. Guide the missile towards the large heat signature on the ship to sink it. The lighthouse you were in will crumble knocking you out. When you come to Keegan will help you fix your oxygen mask. Just follow him through the water and take out any divers you might encounter.

 

When the enemy starts to drop depth charges do as instructed and take cover in the ship. Keep right on Keegan’s six until you come across a pool of sharks. Once Keegan is clear it’s your turn. Try not to get too close to these devastating predators. Anticipate their movements and stop if you have to. One wrong move and you’re going to be missing a large chunk of your body. Once you’re clear of the sharks swim Keegan to completethe mission.

 

Mission 13

 

The opening cut scene has Hesh wondering where Rorke is. If he’s as good as they say he is, what lies in store for the Ghosts? The factory contains something that the Federation never wanted them to see, but soon enough they were going to find out exactly what it was.

 

As the mission starts it’s Logan and Merrick. Drop down and knife the soldier to kick things off. Merrick is slightly more emphatic about his kill. Follow him and take out the lone guard on patrol. Meet up with Keegan and Hesh as you gain entry to the factory.

 

Move with your squad until you go through the large door. Once you’re inside seek cover and begin to work through the opposition. Listen closely to the callouts to help locate targets around the room. Once you’re inside Black Zone you find what looks like space based weaponry. Use the camera to send back the images requested by Elias.

 

Follow your squad to the next area and approach the computer. Use the on screen instructions to copy the data. As you’re finishing up the door is breached and Merrick is knocked to the floor. This is all about survival so take cover and start wasting Federation troops. Once your squad pops smoke equip your thermal goggles and shoot the heat signatures. The enemy can’t see you so push forward. Lose the thermals when instructed and proceed to move and shoot. Many of the Federation soldiers here have blast shields so use cover and take full advantage of your grenades.

 

When you get the all clear run with your squad to the next set of doors. Once the doors are breached it’s more of the same. Find cover behind any objects you can and start thinning out the enemy numbers as you push forward. Jump down to face a full on assault from complete with Hummers. Use the loading bay as cover and defend yourself until the trailer arrives. Jump on and turn your attention to your six o’clock. Engage the pursuing vehicles until you’re out of ammunition and the mission ends.

 

Mission 14

 

You begin with an extra long cut scene. Keegan is being sent to Colorado Springs where you’ll rendezvous with him at 12:00 hours. As you wait for his arrival the squad is attacked. Elias, Merrick, Logan and Hesh are all taken prisoner by Rorke who starts to interrogate them. In an attempt to get Elias to reveal Keegan’s location, Rorke shoots Logan. As he turns his attention to Elias, Logan tries to intervene and is knocked to the floor. Rorke then shoots Elias in the chest three times. Elias looks at Logan and tells him he’s proud of him. Rorke comes over and kills Elias by shooting him in the head.

 

As the clock passes 12:00 hours it appears as if the Ghosts will be executed. Just as Hesh is about to be shot, Keegan starts dropping targets through the window with a high powered rifle. Grab the pistol and start dropping targets.

 

Head through the next door and clear the room. Go into the kitchen and hide in the side room as instructed. Don’t engage targets, just wait for the patrol to pass. Follow your squad onto the balcony and wait for Keegan to kick off the engagement. Use the balcony walls for cover and eliminate the threats below. You don’t have grenades so be sure to aim down sight and pick your shots. When their numbers start to dwindle head down the stairs and finish off any stragglers. Keep working your way down and through the building. Try to pass over enemy dead bodies for leftover grenades.

 

When the room is clear crawl under the gate. The team wonders where Riley is. As you breach the next door you’re engaged from both the front and behind you. Just run and follow your squad, jumping out the window. You’ll fall to the ground and lose consciousness. When you come to there’s more Federation soldiers to take down on the outside. Riley starts things off by attacking a lone soldier but is shot and injured soon after. Grab Riley and carry him forward. When you encounter resistance set him down behind cover and take the enemy soldiers down. As things settle down your squad will tell you to grab Riley again. Keep repeating this process and moving forward. Board the helicopter to complete the mission.

 

Mission 15

 

The cut scene reveals that when a Ghost is killed, his remains are placed face down and he’s pointed in the direction of his home. His weapon next to him. This is done so that when the fallen reach the other side they can watch over their living comrades. Hesh and Logan’s father is gone, but the Federation is still there, as well as Rorke. Hesh says good-bye to his father to end the scene.

 

Riley is sitting this one out and Logan is given Elias’ old Ghost mask. The aircraft carrier you’re on is being boarded. Head top side and defend the ship. There’s not a lot of cover, but enough that you should be able to control the engagement. You’re loaded up with grenades and flash bangs so make sure to use them to your advantage. Just keep moving along the deck of the ship and eliminating Federation troops.

 

When you get the all clear regroup with your squad. Grab the Osprey targeting control and head to the Defend indication on screen. Use the missiles and mini gun to eliminate as many boats as you can. When you control Logan again follow your squad across the deck of the ship. Use the rig as instructed and start taking down the enemy gunship and helicopters. Listen closely to your squad and direct your attention to the targets they call out. When the gunship is down follow your squad across the damaged carrier. Jump aboard the chopper to end the mission

 

Mission 16

 

The Federation has their satellites and missile program operational. An assault team is headed to the Federation’s space station and take control of their orbital weapons. The Ghosts are tasked with taking out the space station’s early warning array on the ground. You can expect the most intense fighting of the war. Rorke could be in the area, but the priority is on destroying the array.

 

As the mission begins it’s not clear who you’re playing as, but you’re controlling the weapon system for a tank. When you hit the ground you’ll follow the rest of the tank squad. As you encounter resistance start taking out the Federation tanks. Switch to guided rounds to take out the attack choppers. This part of the mission is just a matter of destroying the targets indicated on screen. Be as accurate and quick as possible to avoid taking too much damage and dying.

 

When the last of the targets is down you switch to Logan who is manning a mini gun on a transport helicopter. Start engaging the foot mobiles on the ground and then jump through the window into the building. Finish off any stragglers that you missed with the mini guns and prepare to breach the door. This is a slow motion event, pick your shots and when it’s all clear follow Hesh. Walk over to the control panel to trigger the missile launch.

 

Command confirms the missile has been launched and orders you to evacuate. Hesh and Logan refuse Merrick’s order and decide to go after Rorke. You have just about 9 minutes to take him down before impact.

 

This is one of the final big pushes to the end of the game. Use all the tricks you’ve learned up to this point. Take advantage of the cover provided, throw your grenades and keep pushing forward. This mission is timed so don’t allow yourself to be pinned down. Follow Hesh to the loading bay. Same as before fight your way through to get Rorke before he makes his escape. When the loading bay is clear sprint forward and jump on the train with Hesh.

 

You’ll switch back to weapon system for the tank. You need to take out the anti air turrets. Push across the bridge and follow the tank squad. When you get close your objectives are marked on screen. Work your way around the complex, taking out any opposition and the turrets as you go. As you near the completion of your objective you’ll take a hit, when you come to there is word all the turrets are down but there’s just over one minute left until impact. Exit the tank and run for the objective. Climb aboard the other tank and take over the turret. As you exit the complex you get a view of the missile strike and destruction.

 

Mission 17

 

The attack on the array was successful and the assault team is ready to breach the Federation space station. You’re controlling Sergeant Thompson, also known as Icarus 1-2. Follow your squad and take out any of the Federation targets that you see. Move forward as instructed until the fuel lines explode. Follow 2d Lt. Collins and keep working your way through the enemy astronauts. When you get the all clear set the charge and breach the control room. You’ll enter in a slow motion breach sequence so pick your shots carefully.

 

Take over the control console and release the payloads. Use the drone targeting system to direct the incoming missiles towards large clusters of enemy troops. Make sure not to hit the train that Logan and Hesh are on. Just keep targeting the enemy clusters and waiting for more instructions. When the last of the large enemy build ups are down you’re told to target Logan and Hesh. In fact, it was they who gave the order.

 

Mission 18

 

The action begins fifteen minutes before Sergeant Thompson fired the missile at Logan and Hesh. Hesh radios to Merrick that if he gives the command “checkmate”, to fire a missile at the train. Follow Hesh towards the front of the train and start dropping enemy targets as you go. The train’s moving so targeting is somewhat more difficult. Still, if you aim down sight and pick your shots you should be able to make forward progress.

 

As you make your way towards the front of the train you’ll encounter some enemy helicopters, take out the gunners. When you enter the tunnel it’s time to turn your attention back to Federation soldiers. Put them down and keep fighting your way towards Rorke, and revenge. When the train is clear, jump down and prepare to breach the main car.

 

The breach is another slow motion event. Take down the rushing Federation soldiers to trigger the final showdown with Rorke. He gets the upper hand on Logan and shoots Hesh in the stomach. At one point or another, he’s now shot Hesh, Logan and Elias, the entire family. Facing imminent death, Hesh gives Merrick the “checkmate” order. Rorke demands to know what he’s done, just as the missile makes its impact.

 

When you come to the train car seems to be hanging in the air, possibly from the bridge. Rorke tries to shoot Logan but is bashed over the head by Hesh. The two engage in hand to hand combat while you pick up the .44 Magnum on the floor. The gun is empty but Hesh tosses you some rounds. As Rorke tries to get reach you, Hesh grabs him from behind. Fire your gun to shoot Rorke, but the bullet travels right through him and into Hesh as well.

 

As the train plummets to the water below grab Hesh and start making your way out. You reach the surface, both brothers still alive. Drag Hesh up the beach as he checks in with Merrick. He tells you to sit tight as your evacuation comes for you. Hesh looks at Logan and tells him he’s proud of him.

 

As the credits start to roll don’t leave your chair. We soon cut back to the brothers sitting on the beach where Rorke once again attacks them, first kicking Logan in the face and then Hesh. Rorke tells Logan he’s good, and would have made a hell of a Ghost, but that’s not going to happen. Rorke says there isn’t going to be any Ghosts, he and Logan are going to destroy them together. He then drags Logan away as Hesh screams, ending the game.

 

MISSION 18...

 

Like each previous installment of the franchise, Call of Duty: Ghosts comes complete with collectibles for players to pick up during the campaign. This time out you’re searching for Rorke Files, presented in the form of laptops. There is one file for each of the 18 levels. Collecting them all will unlock the Audiophile trophy for the PlayStation 3, and the Xbox 360 achievement of the same name.

 

Ghost Stories – Rorke File 1

 

After Hesh and Logan escape their own house to find their father. Hesh will yell out “through that house.” The Rorke File is on the floor inside the house as you pass through it.

 

Brave New World – Rorke File 2

 

During the cut scene with your father. He’s talking about how you are all he has left in the world. The Rorke File is on a table in the center of the room.

 

No Man’s Land – Rorke File 3

 

It’s inside a grey trailer during the mission. Around the same time there will be a warning over the radio talking about large enemy movements in the area. The Rorke File is sitting on a desk inside the trailer.

 

Struck Down – Rorke File 4

 

After breaching the door to the locker room. Take down all the opposition inside. Afterwards you can find the Rorke File on the left side of the room in one of the lockers.

 

Homecoming – Rorke File 5

 

At the beginning of the mission, just before you take control of the machine gun during the beach assault. It’s in a room at the bottom of the stairs.

 

Legends Never Die – Rorke File 6

 

After you’re separated from your squad by the flood. Just after you follow Rorke across the broken bridge. Just around the corner on the left where you take down the Federation soldiers.

 

Federation Day – Rorke File 7

 

Just after you cut the glass and break through the window. Go around the corner to the left and head into the first room on the left. It’s dark but the file should be in the back right corner area of the room.

 

Birds of Prey – Rorke File 8

 

After your breach the door and capture Rorke. It’s directly on the desk behind him.

 

The Hunted – Rorke File 9

 

Just prior to regrouping with your team. You’ll find it next to a small river not far from a small waterfall. It’s laying on the ground.

 

Clockwork – Rorke File 10

 

During the portion of the mission where you’re wearing Night Vision Goggles. Your team will be running tests. It’s just to the right sitting on a desk.

 

Atlas Falls – Rorke File 11

 

After you breach the control room and while your squad mate is assaulting the man inside. It’s just in the room to your right.

 

Into the Deep – Rorke File 12

 

Not long after the scene where you lose your air tube. Keegan will make a comment that there’s more divers. You can find the file sitting on a rock just to the right.

 

End of the Line – Rorke File 13

 

As you enter the Missile Bay just before you activate the camera. It’s just below the stairs.

 

Sin City – Rorke File 14

 

Just after crawling under a gate. You’ll find the file sitting on a small table just to the left inside the large room.

 

All or Nothing – Rorke File 15

 

The Rorke File is found right at the beginning of the level. It’s sitting on one of the bottom bunks.

 

Severed Ties – Rorke File 16

 

When Hesh tells Merrick that his mission is complete but theirs isn’t. Rather than follow Hesh head to the right and look in the first room on the left.

 

Loki – Rorke File 17

 

Just after the big explosion, the Rorke File can be found right near the satellite. It’s floating in space between two large structures.

 

The Ghost Killer – Rorke File 18

 

While you’re on the train. It’s located in a storage area. Hesh will comment that it looks like Icarus go control of the rods. The Rorke File is sitting on a box on the right side of the train car.

 

Gameplay

 

While the game is presented through protagonist Desmond Miles, the bulk of the game is played as Desmond experiences the memories of either Altair, Ezio, or Connor through the Animus. This provides a means of a diegetic interface for the player, showing Altair, Ezio, or Connor's health, equipment, goals, and other features as part of the Animus interface. The Animus is based on the player controlling the assassin to maintain the synchronization between Desmond and his ancestor's memories. Performing actions that go against the Assassin's way or dying breaks the synchronization, effectively requiring the player to restart at a previous checkpoint. Furthermore, the player cannot explore outside of areas that the assassin has not experienced yet. There are also abnormalities within the Animus from previous users of the device.

While playing as the Assassin characters, the games are generally presented as third-person in an open world, focusing on stealth and free-running. The games use a mission structure to follow the main story, generally assigning the player to complete an assassination of public figureheads or a covert mission. Alternatively, several side missions are available, such as mapping out the expansive cities from a high perch followed by performing a "leap of faith" into a haystack below, collecting treasures hidden across the cities, exploring ruins for relics, building a brotherhood of assassins to perform other tasks, or funding the rebuilding of a city through purchasing and upgrading of shops and other features. At times, the player is in direct control of Desmond, who by nature of the Animus use has learned Assassin techniques through the bleeding effect, as well as their genetic ability of Eagle Vision, which separates friend, foe and assassination targets by illuminating people in different colors. Through the Animus interface, the player can go back to retry any past mission already completed; for example, in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, the player achieves better synchronization results by performing the mission in a specific manner such as by only killing the mission's target.

The games use the concept of "active" versus "passive" moves, with "active" moves, such as running, climbing the sides of buildings, or jumping between rooftops, more likely to alert the attention of nearby guards. When the guards become alerted, the player must either fight them or break their line of sight and locate a hiding place, such as a haystack or a well, and wait until the guards' alert is reduced. The combat system allows for a number of unique weapons, armor, and moves, including the use of a hidden blade set in a bracer on the Assassin's arm, and which also can be used to quietly assassinate targets.

Games

 

Games, by year and platform

Time period Title Year Consoles Computers Handhelds Mobile Other

PS3 X360 Wii U PS4 X1 Mac Win DS PSP Vita And iOS Symb webOS WP Face OnLive

Third Crusade Assassin's Creed 2007 Yes Yes No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No No No

Assassin's Creed: Altair's Chronicles 2008 No No No No No No No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No

Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines 2009 No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No

Renaissance Assassin's Creed II 2009 Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No No No No No Yes No No No Yes

Assassin's Creed II: Discovery 2009 No No No No No No No Yes No No No Yes No No No No No

Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy 2010 No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood 2010 Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No No No No No Yes No No No Yes

Assassin's Creed: Revelations 2011 Yes Yes No No No No Yes No No No Yes No Yes No No No Yes

Assassin's Creed: Multiplayer Rearmed 2011 No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No

Assassin's Creed: Recollection 2011 No No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No

Colonial Era Assassin's Creed III 2012 Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No No No No No Yes No No No No

Assassin's Creed III: Liberation 2012 Yes Yes No No No No Yes No No Yes No No No No No No No

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag 2013 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No No No No No No No No

Assassin's Creed: Utopia 2013 No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No No No No No

Assassin's Creed: Pirates 2013 No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No No No No No

^ Jump up to: a b c Released under the title, Assassin's Creed: Liberation HD

Main series

 

Assassin's Creed series

chronology

Altair's Chronicles

Assassin's Creed

Bloodlines

Assassin's Creed II

Discovery

Brotherhood

Revelations

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

Liberation

Assassin's Creed III

Assassin's Creed

Main article: Assassin's Creed (video game)

Desmond is captured by Abstergo and forced to use a machine called the Animus to explore Altair ibn-La'Ahad's memories during the time of the Third Crusade. Desmond begins to witness events after Altair breaks all three tenets of the Assassin Brotherhood while attempting to stop Robert de Sable from taking a Piece of Eden. Al Mualim, the Brotherhood's leader, demotes Altair to Novice and tasks him with assassinating the nine Knights Templars, including de Sable, to regain his former status. Altair's quest eventually leads him to face de Sable in the presence of King Richard I of England warning the King of de Sable's plot to kill him. Altair defeats de Sable, but with his last words, de Sable reveals that there were ten Templars, the last being Al Mualim, who now holds the Piece of Eden. Altair returns to face Al Mualim, struggling to fight through the illusions created by the Piece, but eventually kills Al Mualim. When Altair recovers the piece, he—and those watching the Animus—witness a holographic map showing locations across the globe where other artifacts are located. Desmond is pulled from the Animus, and was going to be killed, but his life is spared by Lucy Stillman, an Assassin working as a mole within Abstergo, as she claims they might need to further examine his memories later. He comes to learn that a former test subject had left messages only Desmond can see, foretelling of the end of the world in 2012.

The first Assassin's Creed introduced elements that would remain cornerstones of the rest of the series. The game attempts to create historical versions of Masyaf (the Brotherhood's location), Jerusalem, Acre and Damascus, and incorporates a number of documented historical figures into the story. The virtualized Animus system, free running, climbing, stealth, and parkour elements were all present in this title, as well as the initial formulation of the combat system. The player would have to complete a number of side quests before they would be able to obtain an assassin quest from a local Brotherhood guidemaster in each city, though future games would abandon this prerequisite.

Assassin's Creed II

Main article: Assassin's Creed II

Lucy returns and breaks Desmond out of Abstergo, taking him to an Assassin safehouse and introduced to Shaun, a historian, and Rebecca, their technical support. Using an improved version of the Animus, Desmond takes witness to Ezio Auditore da Firenze, a young nobleman from the late 15th Century in Florence, shortly before the execution of Ezio's father and brothers by order of a corrupt official working for the Templars. He and his mother and sister take to hiding at the Monteriggioni villa owned by his uncle Mario, who helps to train Ezio in the ways of an Assassin. Ezio and Mario discover that Rodrigo Borgia is the figurehead of a number of Templars all who were accomplices in the execution of his family, and with help of allies like Leonardo da Vinci, methodically assassinate the lower-ranked Templars, while learning that Borgia has acquired a Piece of Eden called the Apple. Eventually, Ezio corners Borgia, who hands over the Piece and flees; Ezio is inducted into the ranks of the Brotherhood and believed to be a prophet based on their codex. A decade later, the Brotherhood learns that Borgia has since become Pope Alexander VI, using the Church's influence to strengthen the Templars. Ezio invades Vatican City and confronts Borgia, discovering that the Papal staff is also a Piece of Eden. Defeating Borgia but sparing his life, Ezio uses both the Apple and the Papal staff to reveal a chamber of ancient technology. Inside, he is addressed by a hologram of a humanoid female that calls herself Minerva who speaks directly to Desmond through Ezio. Minerva explains how her society had pre-dated humanity's, but a great disaster nearly wiped them out, and warns that another event is due to occur soon, putting the fate of humanity in Desmond's hands. At this discovery, Desmond and his allies find the safehouse has been compromised by Abstergo and flee.

Similar to the first game, Assassin's Creed takes place in historical recreations of Venice, Florence, Forli, San Gimignano, and the Tuscan countryside, and incorporates events during that period as part of the story. Missions are divided into main story missions, themselves divided into memory sequences reflected points along Ezio's life, and side missions which can be accomplished at any time; this approach to mission structure remains consistent in the other games in the series. The Monteriggioni villa provides several functions which can be expanded on by paying money for upgrades of surrounding buildings, or by purchasing artwork, weapons, and costumes for the villa; in turn, the villa will generate wealth for the player at a rate influenced by the upgrades and acquisition of these items. Additional quests involve locating secret Assassin seals, and finding hidden marks left by "Subject 16", a former Animus user, that hint at the nature of Minerva's society.

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Main article: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Desmond and his allies retreat to the ruins of the Monteriggioni villa, and Desmond reenters the Animus to continue Ezio's memories, specifically to identify the location of the Apple. After facing against Rodrigo Borgia, Ezio returned to Monteriggioni, but the villa is soon attacked by forces under the command of Cesare Borgia, Rodrigo's son. Mario is killed and the Apple is stolen. Ezio vows revenge by helping to free the people of Rome from the Borgia family. As Ezio works covertly to turn the city against the Borgias, he gains followers that want to join his cause, and Ezio trains them in the way of the Assassins. In an attempt to assassinate Cesare and Rodrigo at the Castel Sant'Angelo, Ezio instead witnesses Cesare forcing his father to eat a poisoned apple that Rodrigo had prepared to kill his son. Ezio chases down Cesare and eventually captures him and recovers the Apple. Cesare is taken to prison in Viana, Spain but manages to escape with help of his allies. The Assassins lead the fight against Cesare and the remaining loyal Borgia troops, and eventually Ezio throws Cesare from the castle walls, killing him. With no perceived further threats, Ezio takes to hide the Apple under the Colosseum. In the present, Desmond is able to navigate through the underground chambers beneath the Colosseum to locate the Apple. As he picks it up, Desmond is witness to another hologram figure, calling herself Juno, and who controls Desmond to stab Lucy (because Lucy has defected to the Templars) before he falls into a coma.

Brotherhood shares many of the same features as the previous game though it takes place primarily in Rome. Similar to the villa, the player is able to spend money to buy and upgrade shops and other facilities throughout the city as to increase revenue they can collect from it; however, the player will be required to destroy Borgia towers that control various sections of the city before they can do so. The Brotherhood of Assassins is introduced, by which, after saving citizens from certain events, the player can invite these citizens as Assassins; they can then be dispatched to remote locations across Europe to gain experience and money, or can be called in to help the player directly in a mission. For the first time in the series, the game features online multiplayer. Players play as Abstergo employees, who, through the use of the Animus, take on the genetic memories of Renaissance Templars in various game modes.

Assassin's Creed: Revelations

Main article: Assassin's Creed: Revelations

Desmond comes to consciousness in a virtual area within the Animus, the Animus Island, where he meets the digital personality of Subject 16. Subject 16 explains that from the trauma of stabbing Lucy, Desmond must complete the memories of both Altair and Ezio to be able to separate his mind from theirs and to allow him to come out of his coma; however, doing so will destabilize the island as the Animus recovers that memory segment and at one point Subject 16 sacrifices himself to allow Desmond to continue. Desmond rejoins Ezio's story many years after Brotherhood, where Ezio is curious to the Assassin's origins and has traveled to Masyaf to locate their original headquarters. He finds Altair's library, though it is locked by five keys which the Templars are also seeking, believing there to be great power within it. Ezio travels to the Ottoman-era Constantinople where the keys are said to have been hidden by explorer Niccolo Polo, and finds the city embroiled by the feuding brothers Selim and Ahmet vying for the Sultanate, the Templars secretly behind the battle. While searching for the keys, Ezio meets and falls in love with Sofia Sartor. Eventually, Ahmet is revealed as the agent for the Templars, and is killed by Selim, who thanks Ezio for his help but banishes him from the city for his own good.

Ezio - and through him, Desmond - uses the keys to witness Altair's memories following the death of Al Mualim. These show Altair having lost his wife and youngest son in the midst of a coup d'etat within the Assassins followed by a twenty-year self-imposed exile. Eventually, Altair returned to Masyaf, killed the usurper, and retook control. Near death, Altair inscribed the keys with his memories and gave them to his friend Niccolo to hide at a distant location, before disappearing into his library forever. In Ezio's present, he and Sofia go to Masyaf and open the library to find Altair's corpse and the Piece of Eden he possessed. Ezio leaves the Piece as well as his assassin tools, and speaks directly to Desmond, knowing he was only a conduit for him, and hopes he finds the answer he needs. Desmond is then approached by another holographic figure, Jupiter, who explains that their society had tried to use technology to stop the destruction of the earth's surface by a massive solar flare but failed, but they had stored their repository of knowledge in several vaults linked to a central vault which Desmond must use to stop another similar flare that will occur soon; Desmond recognizes the location in New England. Desmond wakes up from his coma, finding Rebecca, Shaun, and to his surprise, his father William, there. After learning that Lucy died from his stabbing, he informs of the location in New York, the Temple that will save humanity.

Revelations includes many new systems, including additional weapons. Bomb-crafting is now available, allowing the player to create explosive, distraction and tactical bombs, using materials found throughout the world and on Assassin's Guild missions. As the player progresses through, Ezio can train new recruits to defend "dens" (Assassin HQs) and an upgraded Assassin's missions section called "Mediterranean Defense" in which the player works to strip control of various cities from Templar hands. The hookblade is also introduced, which can be used in free-running (to travel along zip wires and climb more easily) and in combat (to manipulate enemies). Eagle Vision has been upgraded to Eagle Sense, which allows Ezio to not only see where his enemies and targets are but where they have been and where they are going to be. The multiplayer mode returns in Revelations, this time with more characters, modes, and maps, and by advancing up through levels of experience, the player learns more about Abstergo's history.

Assassin's Creed III

Main article: Assassin's Creed III

Desmond and his allies arrive at the Temple entrance in a cave in the New York area on October 31, 2012, and open its door using the Apple Of Eden, discovering a larger chamber of Precursor technology behind it, including another door requiring a key. Desmond suddenly falls into a fugue state, and is put into the Animus. There, he experiences the memories of a half Mohawk, half British man named Ratonhnhake:ton (/?r?du?n?h??e?du?n/; "Ra-doon-ha-kay-doon"), later dubbed Connor (Achilles calls him this in memory of his dead son), who lived through the American Revolution, as well as Connor's father, Haytham Kenway, who is later revealed as a British agent of the Templars. Kenway had gone to the Colonies in America with a stolen medallion, recruited Templar allies including Charles Lee, and worked to gain the trust of the Mohawk people to get them to show him the location of the Temple, but to his annoyance, the medallion did not open the Temple for him. Connor, as a young boy, witnesses Lee and his troops set fire to his village, killing his mother; years later, he is shown a Piece of Eden, through which Juno speaks to him and instructs him to get training from Master Assassin Achilles Davenport. Achilles takes Connor and teaches him about Assassins and introduces him to Patriots in the Revolution, through which Connor stops several Templar plans to disrupt their efforts including an assassination attempt against George Washington. During these memories, Desmond does recover from the fugue state, and helps his allies to recover power sources to power the Temple scattered about the globe, including one held by Abstergo.

Connor eventually encounters his father, but Kenway offers a cease fire, as he is also after Benjamin Church for usurping his authority. During their investigation, Kenway warns Connor that the Patriots, worried of the allegiance of the various tribes to the British, are seeking to remove Connor's people from their lands. Connor eventually hunts Lee down and kills him, taking the medallion and ending the Templar threat. He is despondent to find his tribe's village abandoned save for the Piece of Eden; through it, Juno tells him to bury the amulet. As December 21 approaches and signs of the solar flare begin to ensue, Desmond and his allies find the buried medallion, and use it at the inner Temple door, behind which is a control sphere. Juno appears and encourages Desmond to touch it, but Minerva appears and warns him to stop it, warning that this will release Juno as an entity that may protect against the solar flare but will be a threat to mankind in the future. Juno counters, explaining that Minerva would rather have most of humanity wiped out, with Desmond safe in the Temple to emerge as a religious figure to lead the survivors but ultimately leading into conflict. Desmond opts to release Juno, believing humanity will have a better chance fighting Juno. As his body is wracked by energy from the control sphere, an aurora surrounds the Earth and protects it from the solar flare. Juno tells the now fallen Desmond that his work is now done, and now it is time for her to do her work.

Assassin's Creed III is structured similarly to the previous games, with missions taking place on an open-world map based on Colonial Boston and New York, and offers a large wilderness area, the Frontier and in the Davenport Homestead, where the player can hunt animals for materials, which then subsequently can be used to construct goods to be traded and sold throughout the colonies. Naval battles were introduced, wherein the player must steer a warship named Aquila in dangerous waters and perform ship-to-ship combat with cannons and mounted guns. In Assassin's Creed III there are a large assortment of mini missions to play and many different outfits to purchase as the player progresses through the game. The modern-day aspects of the story were also significantly expanded, and featured missions taking place in, among other locations, Manhattan, Rome and Brazil.

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

Main article: Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

Samples taken from Desmond Miles' body in the moments after his death have enabled Abstergo Industries to continue to explore his genetic memories using the Animus' newfound cloud computing abilities. The unnamed player character is hired by Abstergo's entertainment division to sift through the memories of Edward Kenway, an eighteenth-century pirate and the grandfather of Connor. Ostensibly, this is to gather material for an Animus-powered interactive feature film, but in reality, Abstergo and the Templars are searching for the Observatory, a Precursor structure that allows the user to see through the eyes of a subject. As Kenway, the player must unravel a conspiracy between high-ranking Templars to manipulate the British, Spanish and French empires into locating the Sage - later identified as Bartholomew Roberts - who is the only man who can lead them to the Observatory.

In the present day, the player is contacted by John, Abstrego Entertainment's information technology manager. John convinces the player that his employer knows more than they are telling, and encourages them to investigate in more detail. He arranges for the player to access the Animus' core, at which point Juno materialises into an incorporeal form. She reveals that although it was necessary to open her temple to avert disaster, the world was not ready for her, and she is unable to affect it or possess the player character as her agents intended. John is unmasked as the reincarnated form of the Sage and attempts to murder the player to cover up the failed attempt at resurrecting Juno, but is killed by Abstergo's security before he can do so. As Roberts, the Sage admits to Kenway that he owes no allegiance to the Assassins or the Templars and instead uses whoever he thinks represents his best chance of achieving his ends.

Other games

 

Assassin's Creed: Altair's Chronicles

Main article: Assassin's Creed: Altair's Chronicles

Altair ibn-La'Ahad is sent on a mission from the Order of Assassins to retrieve a Chalice from the grasps of both the Crusaders and the Saracens. Altair quests to find three different magic keys then travels to Jerusalem to face the head of the Knights Templar, Basilisk. Upon arriving, he learns that the Chalice is not an object, but a woman named Adha who reveals that Altair has been deceived by an assassin named Harash, who is now a double-agent for the Templars. After killing both Harash and Basilisk, Altair attempts to save a kidnapped Adha from captivity but is too late. The game ends with a captured Adha sailing away and Altair left in the holy land.

Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines

Main article: Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines

Altair has traveled to Cyprus from the Holy Land in order to assassinate the last remnants of the Templars. Here Altair again meets Maria and they travel together to kill the remaining Templars and learn more about the "Apple of Eden" and the mysterious Templar Archive where more of the artifacts are believed to be hidden. Altair manages to kill the new Templar Grand Master, Armand Bouchart, and his followers, but the Archive's contents are discovered to have already been taken from Cyprus.

Assassin's Creed II: Discovery

Main article: Assassin's Creed II: Discovery

After losing the Apple of Eden to Girolamo Savonarola, Ezio is told to meet Antonio, his fellow Assassin. When doing so, Ezio finds Antonio with another man named Luis Santangel, who asks Ezio to rescue his friend Christoffa Corombo from a presumed Templar trap set up by Rodrigo Borgia. Ezio rescues Christoffa from this trap, and is informed that Assassins in Spain are captured and executed by Tomas Torquemada. Ezio, who feels that it is his duty to rescue the Assassins, sets out for Spain to fight back against the Spanish Inquisition. Along the way, Ezio finds out that Torquemada was ordered to commit these actions by Rodrigo Borgia, who leads Torquemada to believe that God desired it so. Ezio also finds out that his close allies, Luis Santangel and Raphael Sanchez, are in fact Assassins themselves. When finally confronting Torquemada, Ezio chooses not to kill him thinking that Torquemada is merely misled by Borgia and not a Templar himself. Ezio then returns to Italy to continue his search for the Apple of Eden.

Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy

Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy a single-player browser role-playing game Facebook application, designed as a promotion, and tie-in for Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. The game is mostly text-based, but includes graphics and sound as well as some video.

Players are test subjects for Abstergo Industries who relive the lives of other test subjects' ancestors through the DDS (Data Dump Scanner) as opposed to the Animus. These ancestors are Assassins.

The first mission pack is titled "Italian Wars," and is divided into four chapters. Chapter one focuses on Bartolomeo d'Alviano during the Battle of Agnadello. The second chapter focuses on Francesco Vecellio on a mission to kill Niccolo di Pitigliano (cousin of Bartolomeo d'Alviano). The third focuses on Mario Auditore and the protection of Monteriggioni. The fourth and final chapter focuses on Perotto Calderon, an undercover assassin who watches over Lucrezia Borgia, with whom he falls in love.

The second mission pack, entitled "Rome," was released November 16, 2010. The first chapter takes place between 1497 and 1503, and deals with the ex-courtesan, Fiora Cavazza. It deals with Fiora's involvement in recruiting an army for the Borgia, and her subsequent betrayal. The second takes place in 1503, and involves Giovanni Borgia, fleeing his family and eventually joining the assassins. Chapter three involves Francesco Vecellio, and his training to be an assassin under Ezio Auditore. Chapter four again focuses on Giovanni Borgia, now an Assassin and joining Hernan Cortes on his journey to Tenochtitlan to acquire a "Piece of Eden," one of the Crystal Skulls. Giovanni brought it to Bombastus for study, resulting in the discovery of the formula for the Philosopher's stone.

The third mission pack, entitled "Holidays," and its first Chapter called Ghosts of Christmas Past were released on December 21, 2010 with further missions to be released in 2011.[dated info] The first chapter takes place at various times and places in history: during the World War I Christmas Truce, the Beagle 2 truth, the return of Charles II back to England, and the time of the Shroud of Turin.

A fourth story pack, "The Divine Science Story Pack" was announced, but as of 2012 has yet to be released, over a year after its expected release. Also, an updated user interface, referred to as the "DDS 2.0", is listed as coming soon, with enhancements and an easier way of choosing mission packs and crafting equipment, however this is also yet to be released.

Assassin's Creed: Lost Legacy

Assassin's Creed: Lost Legacy was a planned title for the series. It would see Ezio travel to Masyaf. However, the concept evolved into what would become Assassin's Creed: Revelations, and the 3DS title was announced as cancelled on July 15, 2011.

Assassin's Creed: Recollection

Assassin's Creed: Recollection is a real-time board game developed for iOS. The game delivers a new experience to the Assassin's Creed world in which fans and new players alike go head-to-head in real-time political battles with characters and locations from the franchise. Players can also unlock a collection of artwork, spanning the series. The game features over 280 Memories, reconnecting with characters from Assassin's Creed 2 and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. The single-player Story Mode has 10+ hours of gameplay, with 20 missions taking place from Barcelona to Constantinople and 10 challenge missions. In Versus Mode, players can challenge their friends and people from around the world, pitting their strategies and abilities against one another. The game supports Game Center, allowing players to track achievements, challenge friends, and play against the world over. Go behinds the scenes with the Art Gallery, a collection of artwork spanning the entire franchise (Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed II, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Assassin's Creed: Revelations and Assassin's Creed III) showcasing the high level of quality in character design as well as the attention to detail in the locations. Through the Store, players have the option to Buy Packs for the in-game currency, Animus Credits (Animus Credits may also be purchased through an In-App Purchase), or to Buy/Sell Memories from/to other players in the Market. The short film Assassin's Creed: Embers is also featured within the game.

Assassin's Creed: Multiplayer Rearmed

Assassin's Creed: Multiplayer Rearmed is a multiplayer video game designed for iOS. It is the only Assassin's Creed Multiplayer driven by an in-game economy. The aim is to assassinate the assigned target and avoid being killed by your own hunter. The player can purchase additional items, characters and abilities as well as compete with friends and foes from around the globe in a 4 player realtime online multiplayer mode. Players can connect via Game Center using either WI-FI or 3G. It is also possible to play against someone in the immediate area via Bluetooth. Available map locations include Jerusalem, San Donato, Venice and Alhambra.

Assassin's Creed III: Liberation

Main article: Assassin's Creed III: Liberation

An original Assassin's Creed title for the PlayStation Vita was announced to be in development during Gamescom 2011. It was announced to have a new story with new characters. During June 2, leaked information revealed that the main protagonist of the game is a woman. As the events leading up to the American Revolution heat up in the north, Spanish forces plan to take control of Louisiana in the south—but they have yet to reckon with Aveline, a deadly Assassin who will use every weapon and ability in her arsenal to win freedom for her land and her people. It is set in 1765. On June 4, 2012 it was officially announced at E3,the main protagonist is a Creole female, named Aveline.[ Aveline is the daughter of a French merchant father and an African mother. Through the game she will be recruited into the Assassins by a former slave and will fight slavery as well as the Templars during the game. Aveline will use a variety of new weapons in combat including a machete and a blowpipe for ranged attacks.

Assassin's Creed: Utopia

Assassin's Creed: Utopia is an upcoming mobile game planned to be available on Android and Apple iOS devices, which is set to be released sometime in 2013. The game's story will lead into Assassin's Creed III, though there will be no links in terms of gameplay.

Utopia will take place in the 17th century, at the very beginning of the colonization of America. It spans over 150 years, to help players "discover how the Assassins influenced history and helped shape the nation's original thirteen colonies." The gameplay involves "building your own Assassin's Creed Utopian colonial city," and will have more of a "social slant" than any of the earlier games.[citation needed] The Assassins of each colony will take on their enemies in "limited time epic battles," and players will be able to pit their strength against friends in asynchronous 3D brawls.

Assassin's Creed: Pirates

Assassin's Creed: Pirates is a mobile game, that was released on iOS and Android devices on December 5, 2013. Developed by Ubisoft Paris, the game follows Captain Alonzo Batilla, who is neither Assassin nor Templar, as he commands a ship and crew, while crossing paths with the Assassins and Templars. Gameplay focuses on real-time battles between ships. The title is in 3D and features both wind and weather that will have an impact on how players proceed.

Future

 

Corey May, one of the writers for the series, stated in 2009 that Assassin's Creed will never take place during World War II. Asked about future of the series, Sebastien Puel from Ubisoft said that "[...] we could do 35 of these [Assassin's Creed games]", while Laurent Detoc from Ubisoft said "we hope to reach Assassin's Creed 10".

In November 2011, Empire State Gamer spotted a supposed Ubisoft survey that could have outed eight settings for future Assassin's Creed games. These settings were: Medieval China, Victorian England, Ancient Egypt, the Portuguese and/or Spanish Invasion of the Americas, the American Revolution, the Russian Revolution, Feudal Japan, and Ancient Rome. The online survey asked participants which locations and time periods they would like to see in the "next Assassin's Creed games". Alex Hutchinson, creative director of Assassin's Creed III, suggested the most requested Assassin's Creed settings, World War II, Feudal Japan and Ancient Egypt, are "the three worst settings for an Assassin's Creed game". However, Hutchinson stated both he and Corey May were open to the idea of a future entry set during the time of the British Raj, which now consists of the modern states of India and Pakistan.

In March 2013, Jade Raymond, a key creative force behind the first Assassin's Creed game, announced that Ubisoft Toronto will help Ubisoft Montreal on the follow-up to Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.

In June 2013, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot stated that there are currently three Assassin's Creed games in development, with one presumably being Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag. Guillemot said, "We are making sure the teams who are creating the different iterations have enough time—two years, three years, so that they can take risk and they can change the concept enough so that it can be appealing and fresh."

In August 2013, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag's director Ashraf Ismail, said that the ending of the franchise had been written. Ismail said "We have an idea of where the end is, what the end is. But of course Yves [Guillemot, Ubisoft's overall boss] announced we are a yearly title, we ship one game a year. So depending on the setting, depending on what fans want, we've given ourselves room to fit more in this arc. But there is an end." In a later interview, Ismail commented that he and the team would be interested in doing an Assassin's Creed game in an Ancient Egyptian setting, along with reiterating an earlier statement that a female leading character was not an impossibility for the series.

Other media

 

Ubisoft expanded Assassin's Creed franchise to other media, including films, comic books and novels.

Comics

Assassin's Creed: Graphic Novel

In the limited edition of Assassin's Creed, an 8-page graphic novel was included, that showed two side-stories of Altair Ibn-La'Ahad and Desmond Miles. The novel was also distributed to EB Games store managers in 2007 to promote the game. The story serves as a prelude to the first Assassin's Creed game and is narrated simultaneously by both characters. In it, the novel covers Desmond's escape from Abstergo in the year 2012 and also one of Altair's assassination missions in the year 1191. The start of the novel involves the introduction of the two characters with Altair calling himself a hunter, while Desmond is a prisoner. Although initially they describe themselves otherwise, by the end of the novel they both re-introduce themselves as assassins.

Assassin's Creed, Volume 1: Desmond

Assassin's Creed Volume 1: Desmond is a French-language graphic novel written by Eric Corbeyran and drawn by Djilalli Defaux. It has been released only in France, Canada, Belgium, Poland and Italy. The comic book was published on November 13, 2009, a few days before Assassin's Creed II was released.The story is a retelling of events from Assassin's Creed and the beginning of Assassin's Creed II, mostly from Desmond's modern perspective; for example it is revealed that Lucy helped the Templars to kidnap Desmond. It also features Subject 16 (referred to as Michael) and a Roman assassin named Aquilus. However, events in the comic book are different from what happens in the game. It is said that Subject 16 is alive but trapped in the animus, a virtual reality simulator used to relive memories of ancient relatives, but there's no mention of Shaun or Rebecca.

Assassin's Creed, Volume 2: Aquilus

Assassin's Creed Volume 2: Aquilus is a French-language graphic novel written by Eric Corbeyran and drawn by Djilalli Defaux. The story opens with a young Desmond recalling his conversation with his father. He wakes up and has a conversation with Lucy. After meeting Rebecca, Shaun and other assassins, they get into a truck and drive to Monteriggioni.

In the meantime, Desmond relives memories of Aquilus through the animus after his apparent death in the first volume. The Roman assassin is rescued by his cousin, Accipiter, and is tasked with a quest to save Lugdunum. He meets with his father and discovers an artifact of the first civilization: an ankh which can temporarily revive the dead. The mysterious object is then stolen by a Templar senator, Vultur, who kills Aquilus' father.

The modern day story continues as Assassins fight Abstergo agents when they're ambushed on the road. Later, it is revealed that there's a traitor among in the Assassins' truck, and Desmond deals with the situation. The group finally arrives in Monteriggioni and at the end, it's hinted that the ankh artifact might be hidden within the town's walls.

Assassin's Creed, Volume 3: Accipiter

Jonathan Hawk was sent by a suited executive and a lab technician to relive Accipiter's memories. He was sent to 259 CE, when Accipiter's Alamans were crossng the Rodanus into Genava and Aube to face the Roman forces at Oppidum. The battle raged bloodily and long, but Accipiter's forces were eventually victorious. Accipiter was met by the Iberian Assassin Cuervo after the battle, the latter coming to congratulate the Alamans on their victory and to discuss the future.

Assassin's Creed: The Fall

Main article: Assassin's Creed: The Fall

In July 2010, Ubisoft announced a three-part comic book mini-series set in the world of Assassin's Creed as a part of their UbiWorkshop initiative.Ubisoft has hired illustrators Cameron Stewart and Karl Kerschl, both winners of multiple comic book awards. The first issue of the series was released on November 10, 2010, the second part on December 1, 2010. It was published by WildStorm. The comic takes place between 1888 and 1908 in Russia and 1998 set in the United States. It follows Nikolai Orelov and his descendant Daniel Cross, a recovering alcoholic experiencing the bleeding effect in a therapist's office.

Assassin's Creed: The Chain

Main article: Assassin's Creed: The Chain

The Chain is a sequel comic to The Fall that completes Nikolai Orelov's story as well as focusing on his descendant, Daniel Cross. The comic will also provide some light on the events of Assassin's Creed III. It was released in mid-2012.

Assassin's Creed: Brahman

Main article: Assassin's Creed: Brahman

Brahman is set in 19th century India, and will introduce the new assassin, Arbaaz Mir. It is being written by Brendan Fletcher with art by Cameron Stewart and Karl Kerschl. It will be released in late-2013 in North America.

Films

Assassin's Creed: Lineage

Main article: Assassin's Creed: Lineage

Assassin's Creed: Lineage is a 36-minute film serving as a prequel to Assassin's Creed II. The film, released in three parts on YouTube, promoted the game and is the first attempt for Ubisoft to make its first step in the film industry. It is about the story of Giovanni Auditore, Ezio's father, who investigates the mysterious assassination of Duke of Milan Galeazzo Maria Sforza and first learns about Rodrigo Borgia's conspiracy.

Assassin's Creed: Ascendance

Ascendance is an animated short by UbiWorkshop and Ubisoft Montreal, which bridges the gap between Assassin's Creed II and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. It tells the backstory of Cesare Borgia's rise to power. The animated short was released on November 16, 2010. The short story takes place in the middle of the events of Brotherhood as Ezio Auditore sits and gathers information about Cesare Borgia, from a hooded man who is later revealed to be Leonardo da Vinci. It is available for purchase on Xbox Live, PlayStation Store and iTunes Store.

Assassin's Creed: Embers

Embers is an animated short film created by UbiWorkshop. The film is included as a bonus in Signature and collector's editions of Assassin's Creed: Revelations. UbiWorkShop released a teaser trailer on July 21, 2011, which was featured at Comic-Con 2011. The Embers trailer shows an older Ezio with his family. He fears someone is trying to get him.The developers described Embers at the 2011 Comic Con, at the Assassins Creed panel as a final epilogue to Ezio's story, and although can be watched anytime, should be watched after the completion of Assassin's Creed: Revelations story, to fully understand and complete the tale of Ezio Auditore da Firenze.[40]

The short film follows an elderly Ezio, living a peaceful life in the Tuscan countryside with his wife Sofia and his children Flavia and Marcello and writing his memoirs. One day a stranger appears, a Chinese female Assassin called Shao Jun, who came to Ezio in order to seek knowledge of his life as an Assassin. Although Ezio prefers that Jun not stay, due to his desire to leave his days as an Assassin behind, Sofia allows her to stay for the night. The next day, Ezio catches Jun reading his memoirs and bids her to leave, but relents after she asks him about what it means to be an Assassin. While on a trip to Firenze, Ezio then recounts his story of how his father and brothers were executed in the town square, forcing him to become an Assassin, and how such a life is defined by the pain it brings and causes. As they leave, the two are attacked by a stranger, who appears to be of Asian origin as well. After killing him, Jun reveals that she was a former concubine, now on the run from servants of the Chinese Emperor Zhengde, and explains how her former master rescued her from his influence. After returning to his home, Ezio tells Sofia and his children to leave, knowing that others would come. He then teaches Jun the key to liberating her people from the Emperor's influence. Later that night, Ezio's villa is attacked by more of Shao Jun's enemies, and after a fight, he successfully eliminates them all. The next morning, Ezio hands Shao Jun a small box and tells her it may come to use one day, but only if "you lose your way". He then sends her away as two riders appear at the villa. Sometime afterward Ezio journeys to Firenze with his wife Sofia and their daughter Flavia, despite suffering from heart problems. While resting on a bench and after having a short conversation with a young man with a scar on his face, similar to the sort of man he used to be, he exhales and dies in view of his family. The film then ends as a final letter from Ezio to Sofia is read, saying that of all the things that kept him going throughout life, love for the world around him was the strongest of them all.

Theatrical film adaptation

According to Variety, Sony Pictures is in negotiations with Ubisoft Motion Pictures to make a film version of Assassin's Creed.Ubisoft has confirmed that the film will be in 3D. Variety reports that Michael Fassbender will co-produce and star in the adaptation. Ubisoft will work with 20th Century Fox and New Regency to make the film. The movie is scheduled to start filming in 2013. and New Regency has hired first-time movie-script writer Michael Lesslie to pen the film. On May 17, 2013, it was announced that the film was to be released on May 22, 2015, which was later pushed back to June 19, 2011 On June 11, 2013, Frank Marshall is in negotiations to board as a producerand the following month, it was reported that Scott Frank, who wrote the scripts for Minority Report and, more recently, The Wolverine, has been hired to perform rewrites on the film script. The film was pushed back once again to a new release date of August 7, 2015.

Novels

Main article: Assassin's Creed (book series)

Assassin's Creed: Renaissance

Main article: Assassin's Creed: Renaissance

Assassin's Creed: Renaissance is a novel based on the Assassin's Creed series written by Oliver Bowden and published by Penguin Books. It is a novelised version of the game Assassin's Creed II; however, rather than spanning a vast period of time, it is set only in the 15th century with no mention of the game's present-day events.

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is a continuation of the Assassin's Creed series written by Oliver Bowden and published by Penguin Books. It is a novelized version of the game Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood just like its previous book. Also, it does not contain any of the game's present-day events including Desmond, only a reference to a "phantom" by Ezio. Unlike the events of the game which start in 1499, this version of the story starts in 1503.

Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade

Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade is the third Assassin's Creed book by Oliver Bowden and published by Penguin Books. The story is told by Niccolo Polo, father of Marco Polo, and is about the life of Altair ibn la-Ahad. It was released on June 20, 2011.

Assassin's Creed: Revelations

Assassin's Creed: Revelations is the fourth novel in the continuation of the Assassin's Creed series written by Oliver Bowden and published by Penguin Books. The novel release date is November 24, 2011 for the United Kingdom and November 29, 2011 for the North America. Like the previous novels of Renaissance and Brotherhood, it is a novelised version of the game Assassin's Creed: Revelations. Additionally like the prior novels, it does not contain any of the game's present-day events including Desmond. Like the game, Ezio Auditore must leave his life behind in search of answers, in search of the truth. In Assassin's Creed: Revelations, master assassin Ezio Auditore walks in the footsteps of the legendary mentor Altair, on a journey of discovery and revelation. It is a perilous path—one that will take Ezio to Constantinople, the heart of the Ottoman Empire, where a growing army of Templars threatens to destabilise the region.

Assassin's Creed: Forsaken

Assassin's Creed: Forsaken is a continuation of the Assassin's Creed series written by Oliver Bowden. It covers the life of Haytham Kenway during his years before and during the events of Assassin's Creed III.

Books

Assassin's Creed: Encyclopedia

UbiWorkshop released an encyclopedia of the Assassin's Creed series in 2011. Initially intended as an art book, the project gathered so much material that the company decided to expand it into an encyclopedia. It will still feature works of artists, such as Craig Mullins, Tavis Coburn, 123Klan, Gabz and James NG. Artists were given creative freedom, as they were able to create a unique Assassin from the period of their choosing. The art book contains a "carte blanche" section, which is going to contain fan-submitted artwork. The original cost of this is $39.95

In November 2012, to coincide with the release of Assassin's Creed III, UbiWorkshop released a second edition of the encyclopedia. This Edition contained an additional 120 new pages of content, covering both Assassin's Creed III and Assassin's Creed: The Chain, as well as revised content based on feedback.

In other media

In the 2009 Wii game Academy of Champions: Soccer, Altair appears as a playable character along with other Ubisoft characters. In the 2012 game Soulcalibur V, Ezio appears a playable fighter. Sackboy, the player character from LittleBigPlanet and its sequel, can be costumed as Ezio. In Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands there is an unlockable outfit through Uplay.[60] In Prince of Persia (2008), Altair's Costume can be unlocked with a code obtained by pre-ordering the game.[citation needed] Final Fantasy XIII-2 has a costume of Ezio from Assassin's Creed: Revelations as an optional costume option as DLC. In PC/Mac versions of Team Fortress 2, two promotional items were introduced in 2011 months before Assassin's Creed: Revelations' release. These were both for the class Spy, the first item being the iconic hidden blade, the second a hood based on the one Ezio wore in Revelations.[citation needed] In Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, the outfit of Altair is available as an unlockable, though, originally, it was only an April Fools joke by Hideo Kojima.[citation needed] In the 2011 Indian film Velayudham, the superhero costume worn by the protagonist is visibly based on Altair's in Assassin's Creed.

 

Aggregate review scores

As of October 30, 2013.

Game GameRankings Metacritic

Assassin's Creed (X360) 82.92%

(PC) 79.87%

(PS3) 79.30% (X360) 81

(PS3) 81

(PC) 79

Assassin's Creed: Altair's Chronicles (NDS) 58.00% (NDS) 58

Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines (PSP) 63.63% (PSP) 63

Assassin's Creed II (PS3) 90.71%

(X360) 90.01%

(PC) 83.50% (PS3) 9

(X360) 90

(PC) 86

Assassin's Creed II: Discovery (NDS) 71.46% (NDS) 69

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (X360) 90.55%

(PS3) 89.92%

(PC) 87.64% (PS3) 90

(X360) 89

(PC) 88

Assassin's Creed: Revelations (PS3) 80.05%

(X360) 79.37%

(PC) 74.67% (PS3) 80

(X360) 80

(PC) 80

Assassin's Creed III (PS3) 85.56%

(X360) 84.81%

(WIIU) 83.00%

(PC) 80.75% (PS3) 85

(WIIU) 85

(X360) 84

(PC) 80

Assassin's Creed III: Liberation (Vita) 71.88% (Vita) 70

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (PS3) 87.61%

(X360) 86.41%

(PC) 85.00%

(WIIU) 85.00%

(PS4) 84.82%

(XONE) – (PS3) 88

(PC) 87

(X360) 86

(PS4) 83

(WIIU) –

(XONE) –

The Assassin's Creed series, particularly the main games, have received acclaim from fans and critics, many of whom have called Assassin's Creed "...the standout series on this generation of consoles". The series has sold over 55 million copies as of March, 2013.