Assassin's Creed [PS3]

At its recent Ubidays event in downtown San Francisco, Ubisoft had a number of big upcoming titles on display, including the latest from the Splinter Cell and Brothers in Arms franchises. But perhaps its most anticipated title was left for the finale with Assassin's Creed getting the only solo show during the event. Jade Raymond, producer on the title, took the stage to introduce the new trailer, which unfortunately didn't actually have much new information in it at all.

The trailer, which you can find on our video page, is run entirely in slow-motion and is intended to show off a number of Altair's moves. From running to jumping to climbing to stabbing the hell out of people, it does do well to show off the title's animations, but unfortunately there's not much that we hadn't seen before during our demonstration at last year's E3.

Though much of it was essentially rehashed, there were a couple bits that looked to be new. In one segment, Altair rides atop his horse while slashing at a foe on the ground. We're not sure how much on-horse combat will be in the game, but this is essentially proof that it's in. The other new-ish section shows Altair climbing an extremely tall tower, high above the city. His height is impressive, as is a move where in order to speed up his descent he releases his grasp on the tower, lets gravity carry him for a bit and grabs on again a little ways down.

But that's about it. During its introduction we were told that we would have to wait until E3 in July for a true second look at the title, so while we're disappointed as to have not seen much new this time around, we're anxious to see what's in store for us less than two months from now.

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