Assassin's Creed III is a 2012
action-adventure video game developed by
Ubisoft Montreal and published by
Ubisoft for
PlayStation 3,
Xbox 360,
Wii U, and
Microsoft Windows. It is the fifth major installment in the
Assassin's Creed series, and a direct sequel to 2011's
Assassin's Creed: Revelations. The game was released worldwide for
PlayStation 3 and
XBOX 360, beginning in North America on October 30, 2012, with a Wii U and Microsoft Windows release in November 2012. A remastered version of the game was released in 2019 for
PC,
PlayStation 4,
Xbox One and
Nintendo Switch.
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 framing story is set in the 21st century and features series protagonist
Desmond Miles who, with the aid of a machine known as the Animus, relives the memories of his ancestors to find a way to avert the
2012 apocalypse. The main story is set in the 18th century, before, during and after the
American Revolution from 1754 to 1783, and follows Desmond's half-English, half-
Mohawk ancestor,
Ratonhnhaké:ton aka Connor, as he fights the Templars' attempts to gain control in the colonies. Connor's father and the leader of the Colonial Templars,
Haytham Kenway, is also playable during the first portion of the game.
Assassin's Creed III is set in an
open world and presented from the
third-person perspective with a primary focus on using Desmond and Connor's combat and stealth abilities to eliminate targets and explore the environment. Connor is able to freely explore 18th-century Boston, New York City, and the American frontier to complete side missions away from the primary storyline. The game also features a multiplayer component, allowing players to compete online to complete solo and team-based objectives including assassinations and evading pursuers. Ubisoft developed a new game engine,
Anvil Next, for the game.
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| Assassin's Creed 3 | September 25, 2012 |
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