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Old Acre
The Game: Assassin’s Creed
Platform(s): PS3, 360
Release date: Nov 13, 2007
GamesRadar Review

If you’re up for an adventure, you could fly to Israel to see the city of Acre in person. But unless you possess a time machine with a working flux capacitor and have access to the 1.21 gigawatts of electricity needed to power it, you won’t have much luck with exploring the city as it was in 1191.

For a taste of Acre as it was during the Third Crusade, check out Assassin’s Creed. Although the game takes the liberty to fudge facts and details here and there, for the most part it’s visually breathtaking and captures the look and layout of the city.

Above: Assassin’s Creed’s accuracy is especially apparent when comparing screenshots to photographs of the docks in the Old City of Acre

All about Altaïr:
- Assassin’s Creed’s lead character is Altaïr, whose name is Arabic for “The Flying One.”

- Altaïr loves eagles. His Eagle Vision will help you identify enemies, allies, assassination targets, and NPCs with information you need.

- Altaïr is also the name of a star in the Aquilla constellation. Aquilla is the Latin word for eagle.

- By scaling especially tall structures, Altaïr can access View Points that reveal quest markers on your map. These View Points can be identified by the eagle that circles them.

Jan 31, 2008