The scores are in for Assassin’s Creed Unity

Assassin’s Creed Unity exposed its soul to the international reviewers, receiving an average to “not so bad” bag of results.

Unity releases for the PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in SA on 14 November 2014 in SA, and if, after reading this review roundup, you are still interested in the game then follow this link.

The game is based in Paris in 1789 with the French Revolution in full swing. Fortunately the chaos provides ample room to hide for an Assassin, and gamers will have to find cover among rioting citizens after stealthily killing some bad guys.

Besides taking Arno through the game’s single-player campaign, AC Unity will also feature a co-op online multiplayer aspect which will let you team up with three friends.

Let’s get down to business – Metacritic scores then the international gaming sites’ reviews.

Metacritic Scores
Platform	Metacritic Score
PC	N/A at the time of writing
Xbox One	76
PS4	80

So not too bad, according to Metacritic.

Eurogamer – 7/10 (PS4)

As the seventh major instalment in the series, though, not to mention the first designed for new console hardware, Assassin’s Creed Unity feels like a missed opportunity. Going back to basics at this point may have resulted in a less substantial game than recent years have led us to expect, but it might have delivered a more satisfying one.

As it is, mild improvements in traversal and combat are quickly overwhelmed by the creaking systems onto which they have been grafted. Revolutionary Paris is one of the most beautifully realised environments in a series that has had its fair share of them, but the game you play doesn’t really do it justice.

Gamespot – 7/10 (Xbox One)

Not all of Unity’s more progressive touches are for the best then, but you might spend more time noticing what’s old than what’s new. The terrific city atmosphere of Paris, the focus on parkour, and the incentives for performing stealthy assassinations, all these things hint at a game that’s trying to return to its roots after branching out so wildly in its past two iterations.

Yes, Unity is the most ACII-like of the series since, well, ACII, and while it never really hits the dizzying heights of Ezio’s jaunt through 15th century Italy, Unity’s similarities are comforting enough to take the edge off its less-than-successful changes.

Joystiq – 2.5/5 (Xbox One)

Assassin’s Creed Unity is the best and worst of Assassin’s Creed. It’s hard not to appreciate everything that it gets right, and you’ll have a good time if you can wrangle some friends for co-op, but it’s impossible to ignore where Unity falls tragically short.

Polygon – 6.5/10 (Xbox One)

The ingredients are all here for a spectacular new standard for the series on Sony and Microsoft’s new machines. But in the quest to build something that looked and sounded “next generation,” Ubisoft Montreal failed to fix the problems that have accumulated over so many annual releases.

Combined with an uninspiring story, and a long list of considerable technical problems, Unity falls short of the fresh start Assassin’s Creed needs.

IGN – 7.8/10 (PC, PS4, Xbox One)

Assassin’s Creed Unity leverages the new-generation consoles to add spectacular new sights and successful co-op multiplayer, but in doing so, it’s created some substantial new problems instead of solving the series’ most persistent ones.

The scope is stunning, the customization is satisfying, and the multiplayer touches upon some really ambitious ideas. But the lack of a strong main character or interesting take on the Assassin’s Creed universe costs it momentum and excitement, and the persistent control problems are still a thorn in its side.

The first truly new-gen Assassin’s Creed game is a gorgeous, entertaining, and successful proof of concept for what lies ahead for the series, though it isn’t what I’d call revolutionary.

Kotaku – No (Xbox One)

Assassin’s Creed Unity is my least favorite major Assassin’s Creed since the 2007 original. It’s also the first Assassin’s Creed that I didn’t feel better about the more I played it.

I’ve been happy with Assassin’s Creed for a long time. Any series can have an off year, and hopefully Ubisoft will do better the next time around. But this year, for the first time ever, I’m telling you to skip the year’s biggest Assassin’s Creed.