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'''Assassin's Creed''' is a franchise revolving around Action-Adventure video games developed Ubisoft. The central theme across all installments is the ongoing battle between the Assassins, the group most protagonists in the series belong to, and the Templars. The series thus far has grown out of just video games and into books, graphic novels, and its own live-action film.  
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'''Assassin's Creed''' is a franchise revolving around Action-Adventure video games developed Ubisoft. The primary storyline covered in Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed II, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Assassin's Creed: Revelations, and Assassin's Creed III, revolve around central protagonist Desmond Miles and his modern day battle as an Assassin fighting against the current Templar regime under the guise of a pharmaceutical company named Abstergo. The central theme across all installments is the ongoing battle between the Assassins, the group most protagonists in the series belong to, and the Templars. The series thus far has grown out of just video games and into books, graphic novels, and its own live-action film.  
  
Launching first in 2007, the Assassin's Creed franchise has sold over 93 million copies worldwide and have been released on various consoles such as: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, Microsoft Windows, OS X, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, iOS, HP webOS,  Android, Nokia Symbian, and Windows Phone platforms. The main series has been developed by Ubisoft Montreal, for the single player campaign and story, and Ubisoft Annecy, for multiplayer aspects included since Assassin's Creed: Revelations.  
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Since launching Assassin's Creed, the first installment in the primary storyline, the main continuity of games has been developed for consoles such as PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, Microsoft Windows, and OS X. Across all the games in the main series and spinoffs, the Assassin's Creed franchise has sold over 93 million copies worldwide. The main series has been developed by Ubisoft Montreal, for the single player campaign and story, and Ubisoft Annecy, for multiplayer aspects included since Assassin's Creed: Revelations.  
  
 
==Gameplay==
 
==Gameplay==
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Much of the gameplay across all installments are similar, revolving around free runner platforming, free-flow combat, and stealth gameplay. While the plot revolves around Desmond Miles, majority of the gameplay is through his historical ancestors spread out across various eras.
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==Installments==
  
 
==Historical Eras==
 
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Each faction fights for peace, albeit through different methods. The Assassins
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Revision as of 16:27, 15 February 2017

Assassin's Creed is a franchise revolving around Action-Adventure video games developed Ubisoft. The primary storyline covered in Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed II, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Assassin's Creed: Revelations, and Assassin's Creed III, revolve around central protagonist Desmond Miles and his modern day battle as an Assassin fighting against the current Templar regime under the guise of a pharmaceutical company named Abstergo. The central theme across all installments is the ongoing battle between the Assassins, the group most protagonists in the series belong to, and the Templars. The series thus far has grown out of just video games and into books, graphic novels, and its own live-action film.

Since launching Assassin's Creed, the first installment in the primary storyline, the main continuity of games has been developed for consoles such as PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, Microsoft Windows, and OS X. Across all the games in the main series and spinoffs, the Assassin's Creed franchise has sold over 93 million copies worldwide. The main series has been developed by Ubisoft Montreal, for the single player campaign and story, and Ubisoft Annecy, for multiplayer aspects included since Assassin's Creed: Revelations.

Gameplay

Much of the gameplay across all installments are similar, revolving around free runner platforming, free-flow combat, and stealth gameplay. While the plot revolves around Desmond Miles, majority of the gameplay is through his historical ancestors spread out across various eras.

Installments

Historical Eras

Major themes