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Assassin's Creed III

by Ariel Ruff - September 14, 2012, 4:40 pm EDT
Total comments: 3

It's Assassin's Creed 3 on the Wii U! Find out what's new for this version.

For the first time ever at the New York Wii U Preview event, Assassin's Creed III was playable on Wii U hardware. And let me tell you, it looked sweet. On the show floor of the event, I was able to check out the "Naval Battle" gameplay demo. Followers of the upcoming game might be familiar with the section of the game that requires you to man a battleship while attempting to either destroy or capture other ships.

One of the things I was worried about with Assassins Creed III in general, was how the GamePad's screen would be dealt with. Coming away from the demo, I can say with confidence that the additions they made for the touch screen were not phoned in, at least in the section I played. While controlling the ship, a nicely done map is conveniently displayed on the GamePad's screen. With a press of the R button, the game instantly pauses and enables you to select from four different ship weapons via the GamePad screen. While nothing on the GamePad screen looked particularly amazing, I could see fans of touch interfaces really digging it, not to mention the fact that you have access to a full blown map directly in your hands.

The demo looked amazing, and ran like a champ. The detail of the huge waves, cannon shots, and boat damage were quite impressive. From what I played, it does seem as if the graphics were on par if not slightly above the PS3 version that was demoed at an earlier Ubisoft event in New York.

Even though a more traditional gameplay demo was not available, from what I have seen so far, It looks as if Ubisoft Montreal is doing right by the Wii U version of Assassins Creed III. I can't wait to get my hands on the full version for the Wii U.

Talkback

famicomplicatedJames Charlton, Associate Editor (Japan)September 15, 2012

Sounds good..now if could only get over the fact I'd be slaughtering my British brothers in this game...

TamazoidSeptember 15, 2012

Quote from: famicomplicated

Sounds good..now if could only get over the fact I'd be slaughtering my British brothers in this game...

Or in my case my British Overlords.


Looks like the Gamepad will be primarily used as a map/inventory screen much like the DS touch screen. I can't wait.

MagicCow64September 16, 2012

Having a constant map, though vanilla sounding, should have a significant effect on the game. I almost lost it by the end of Revelations because I was so tired of pausing to consult the map.

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WiiU

Game Profile

Assassin's Creed III Box Art

Genre Action
Developer Ubisoft

Worldwide Releases

na: Assassin's Creed III
Release Nov 18, 2012
PublisherUbisoft
RatingMature
jpn: Assassin's Creed III
Release Dec 08, 2012
eu: Assassin's Creed III
Release Nov 30, 2012
PublisherUbisoft
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