Assassin's Creed: Altair's Chronicles
A direct prequel to the critically acclaimed console title Assassin's Creed, you'll learn more about the story of Altaïr, who must find the "Chalice", an item of such power that the one who possesses it can end the Crusades. Altair explores a fully realized 3D world and travels through four cities in the Middle East of the Crusades. The game offers acrobatic movements and exciting combo attacks that combine both sword skills and kicks. The setting is the year 1190 AD. The Third Crusade is tearing apart the Holy Land. You, Altaïr, want to stop the hostilities by suppressing both sides of the conflict. - Be an assassin Master the skills, tactics and weapons of the deadliest and most mysterious warrior clan in history. - Action-Platforming Gameplay Fast-paced action with sword fights, combo attacks and acrobatic moves that take you through historical 3D environments - Choose your weapon Learn and master 11 weapons for melee and ranged combat, including five swords, various daggers, explosives and a grappling hook. - Captivating storyline A deep and engaging storyline that will appeal to those who have played the console title as well as those who are new to the series - Touch screen mini-games Players can use the stylus to perform pickpocketing maneuvers to carefully steal valuable items from the crowd and make informants talk - Upgrade and level up Collecting bullets upgrades Altair's health and weapons. The game is no longer available for iOS and Android.
Story
In 1190, the wars of the Third Crusade engulfed the Holy Land and Crusaders fought with Saracens for control of the Holy City of Jerusalem. Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, a famous master assassin of the Assassin Order, arrived in Alep after an arduous journey to find that it was under attack by the Assassins' sworn enemies, the Knights Templar. The Assassin had no choice but to repel the attack. He defeated many of them and even killed a low-ranking captain before the attack was stopped. Afterwards, Altaïr was ordered by Rashid ad-Din Sinan, the mentor of the Levantine Assassins, to find and recover a sacred object called the Chalice, which would have the power to unite all factions under the flag of whichever side possessed it, thus ending the Third Crusade for either the Crusaders or the Saracens. Altaïr immediately set out and began his new quest.