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Assassin’s Creed III Review

disappearing pedestrians only slightly less common.
Also encountered, although less frequently,
were frozen camera controls, people becoming
stuck in scenery, broken lip-syncing and, in one
particularly amusing moment, the Aquila doing a
full 360 degree vertical flip. With the exception of
the frozen camera control, which occurred three
times, none of the bugs had a significant impact
on playability but certainly serve to spoil the mood
when they crop up. Of course, you could always
pretend it’s a glitch in the Animus.
Outside of the impressive single-player gameplay
is an entertaining multiplayer experience broken
down into free-for-all, team-based and cooperative
playing experiences. Free-for-all games are broken
down into three subtypes, although each follow a
similar formula of attempting to assassinate other
players whilst avoiding being killed yourself by
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using tactics and abilities to blend into the crowd.
Clever tactics are rewarded and players earn higher
scores for killing their targets inconspicuously or in
imaginative ways.
Team based game modes are also broken down
into three types; in Manhunt teams take turns
between being the hunters and the hunted, killing
or avoiding as necessary. The Domination and
Artifact Assault modes follow the formula of zone
control and capture the flag games respectively.
Finally, in Wolfpack mode a team of players work
together to take down AI targets and earn points
without running out of time, earning valuable
seconds on the clock by taking out the marked
targets.
Multiplayer also features a storyline of its own, told
through videos and hidden files contained in the
‘Animus gaming machine’ which can be unlocked
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