The Assassins Creed Review was based on 4 qualities:

Audio, Gameplay, Graphics, and Story.
Each quadrant equates to no more than five points making a total of 20 points possible.

Audio = 2                          |    Gameplay = 1
-2 Altair's voice acting       |    +2 Leaping attacks
+2 Other voice acting       |    -2 Artificial Intelligence
+1 Music                           |    -1 Horseback/ Combat / Travel
+1 Sound Effects              |    +2 Scaling & Jumping Rooftops
                                         |
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Graphics = 5                     |    Story = 0
+2 Scenary                       |    -1 Cut scenes
+1 Destructable Terrain   |    -1 Interractive Cut Scenes
+2 Combat animations     |    +2 Interesting
                                         |
                                
Total points awarded = 8 which is roughly 40% of 20, which equates to 2 out of 5
(Im no math wiz but it sounds good to me.)

Phrase Of The Day
“You Cannot Trust The Word Of A Snake Which Even In Death Produces Venom”
Todays play test was very challenging indeed. The assassination mission to kill William of Acre is well put together and difficult to pull off without a glitch. Without giving away any spoilers, notes for todays play test are below.

Ah beautiful Acre, can't wait to start phase 6 of my killing spree in this berg!

Rated M for More Easy Than Ever!
Today's play testing has done little to shed light on why Assassins Creed for the PC is such a universally highly acclaimed game. With a metacritc score of 79/100 the question begs to be asked are they playing the same game as me? While Creed is a very nice game to look at, the visuals certainly don't compensate for the game play. Below are highlights of today's experience.