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the adventure players will
unlock various upgrades
and ammunition types for
Connor’s ship, the Aquila.
As the footage we saw
was from from a mission
approximately ¾ into the
game, the ship had already
been substantially upgraded
at this point and we got to
see various ammunition
types in action, including the
shotgun-like grape shot and
burning heat shot, which
set stricken enemy vessels
ablaze.
We also were shown how
switching between various
weapon types can be
accessed from the Wii U
tablet controller, which
can be used to access both
weapons for the ship and
equipment for Connor
wonder what the other 90% (i.e. the core Assassin’s during on-foot gameplay. When not in use, the Wii
Creed gameplay) is like.
U tablet screen defaults to a map display for player
reference.
Despite our regret that we did not get to see more
of the series’ traditional gameplay elements, we The graphical quality was noticeably different
did get to see a short on-foot section and managed between the Wii U and PS3 versions on show,
to glean some further information in relation to with the PS3 version looking substantially better
boat battle scenes.
than its Wii U brother. The PS3 was significantly
smoother round the edges, with the Wii U looking
During the naval engagement we saw Connor a little rough and blurry particularly on the edges
maneuvering his vessel around the enemy ships of the character modelling. The PS3 also handled
and levelling huge broadsides at them to push the distance effects much better, with explosions
them beneath the waves. The development in the distant mist being brighter and clearer in
team informed us that throughout the course of comparison.
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