Assassin's Creed Revelations

Overview

Assassin's Creed: Revelations is a 2011 action-adventure game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the fourth major installment of the Assassin's Creed series and a direct sequel to Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, and it concludes the Ezio trilogy. It was released on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows in November and December 2011. A remastered version came out in The Ezio Collection for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on November 15, 2016.

The main story spans 1511 and 1512 and follows an aged Ezio Auditore as he travels to Constantinople to find five keys that open a library built by Altair in Masyaf. Ezio gets caught up in a war of succession for the Ottoman throne and has to uncover a plot by the Byzantine Templars, who want the keys for themselves. In the modern day, Desmond Miles lies in a coma and must relive his ancestors' memories through the Animus to wake up and find a way to avert the 2012 apocalypse.

It is an open world game played from the third person, built on combat, climbing and stealth. The big new tool is the Hookblade, which replaces Ezio's broken second hidden blade and speeds up climbing, ziplines and some combat moves. Players can also craft around 15 kinds of bombs, though only three can be equipped at a time. Constantinople can be renovated shop by shop for income, Templar dens can be taken over but may be attacked again if notoriety gets too high, and recruited Assassins can be sent on missions around the Mediterranean.

Altair is playable in six flashback memories set in Masyaf between 1189 and 1257, unlocked as Ezio finds each key. Desmond has his own sequences called Desmond's Journey, which are first person platforming and puzzle levels inside the Animus. Multiplayer returns from Brotherhood with new characters, maps and modes, including Deathmatch and a Capture the Flag mode, and it needs an Uplay Passport code that comes with new copies and works on one Uplay account only.

The game grew out of a planned Nintendo 3DS title called Assassin's Creed: Lost Legacy, which was shown at E3 2010 and quietly cancelled, and its main idea became Revelations. It was announced officially at E3 2011. A multiplayer beta ran on PlayStation 3 in September 2011. Several limited editions were sold, and the animated short film Assassin's Creed: Embers, which wraps up Ezio's story, was later released as a free download on the PlayStation Store.

Reviews were largely positive, with praise for the world design and story, and some complaints that the series was getting familiar and that the new features felt thin next to those of earlier games. It sold better than its predecessors: Ubisoft reported about 1.26 million copies in the first month and 7 million shipped by February 15, 2012. Assassin's Creed III followed in October 2012.

Official trailer

Assassin's Creed Revelations - Launch Trailer, Assassin's Creed. Watch on YouTube

Gameplay

PS3 Longplay [123] Assassins Creed: Revelations (Part 1 of 3), World of Longplays. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Action-adventure, Stealth

Developer

Ubisoft Montreal

Publisher

Ubisoft

Series

Assassin's Creed

Engine

Anvil

Composers

Lorne Balfe, Jesper Kyd

Designers

Alexandre Breault

Writers

Darby McDevitt

Producers

Martin Schelling

Directors

Alexandre Amancio

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

Yes

Release dates

Editions

Buy this game

Disc IDs

The serial printed on the disc and the case. It tells you which region a copy is from.

Trophies

Trophies70

Platinum possibleNo

Platinum

1

Gold

1

Silver

23

Bronze

45

Total

70

Points

1755

Platinum time

50 hours

Difficulty

4 out of 10

Playthroughs for platinum

1

Playthroughs for 100%

1

Platinum without online

No

Online trophies

20

Online servers running

No

Boosting needed

Yes

Local co-op is enough

No

DLC has trophies

Yes

Platinum includes DLC

No

100% includes DLC

Yes

DLC comes in

Ultimate Edition (download)

DLC still for sale

Yes

DLC note

The Lost Archive has 10 offline trophies. The two multiplayer packs have 10 online trophies.

Missable trophies

0

Chapter select fixes a miss

Yes

Separate trophy lists by region

No

Only in a language other than English

No

Region note

One PS3 list for every region.

Online-only version

No

Digital-only

No

Disc-only

No

Trophy list shared with other versions

No

Other versions

The PS4 Ezio Collection has its own list.

Players with the platinum

7.39%

Grind

• Multiplayer level and bonuses
• Bomb crafting
• Den defense and Mediterranean missions

Glitches and fixes

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• The Conqueror Get Every Trophy Platinum 7.4% of players
• Mastering the Art Earn the INCOGNITO bonus (Multiplayer). Silver Needs online 39.09% of players
• Tools of the Templar Purchase your first ABILITY in the Abstergo Store (Multiplayer). Bronze Needs online 23.17% of players
• Achiever Complete a Challenge (Multiplayer). Bronze Needs online 28.6% of players
• True Templar Reach level 20 (Multiplayer). Silver Needs online 14.03% of players
• Looking Good Customize a PERSONA (Multiplayer). Bronze Needs online 18.23% of players
• There Is No I in Team Win a session of a team mode (Multiplayer). Bronze Needs online 24.38% of players
• Make the Headlines Obtain 13 different Accolades (Multiplayer). Silver Needs online 24.44% of players
• The Way I Like It Edit your TEMPLAR PROFILE to change your title, emblem, and patron (Multiplayer). Bronze Needs online 24.8% of players
• Explorer Finish a session of each game mode (Multiplayer). Silver Needs online 11.64% of players
• Tactician Score at least 2505 points in a session (Multiplayer). Silver Needs online 28.53% of players
• The Early Years Complete Desmond Sequence 1. Bronze 52.26% of players
• Best Served Cold Complete DNA Sequence 1. Silver 88.88% of players
• The Reluctant Assassin Complete Desmond Sequence 2. Bronze 39.21% of players
• Istanbul and Constantinople Complete DNA Sequence 2. Silver 83.35% of players
• Escape To New York Complete Desmond Sequence 3. Bronze 32.83% of players
• Seal the Deal Complete DNA Sequence 3. Silver 72.97% of players
• The Prince Complete DNA Sequence 4. Silver 68.74% of players
• The Plot Thickens Complete DNA Sequence 5. Silver 65.99% of players
• Successes and Failures Complete DNA Sequence 6. Silver 62.45% of players
• The Rotten Apple Complete Desmond Sequence 4. Bronze 28.87% of players
• Old Boss, New Boss Complete DNA Sequence 7. Silver 61.27% of players
• Priorities Complete DNA Sequence 8. Silver 60.37% of players
• Are You Desmond Miles? Complete Desmond Sequence 5. Bronze 26.02% of players
• Revelations Complete DNA Sequence 9. Gold 60.18% of players
• Fond Memories Achieve 100% Synchronization in all Sequences. Silver 12.97% of players
• Holy Wisdom Complete the Hagia Sofia challenge level. Silver 27.84% of players
• Capped Collect all animus data fragments. Bronze 16.67% of players
• Worth A Thousand Words Collect all of Ishak Pasha's memoir pages. Bronze 28.58% of players
• Pyromaniac Complete all Bomb Missions. Bronze 17.28% of players
• Armchair General Control all cities (except Rhodes) simultaneously in the Mediterranian Defense game. Bronze 26.22% of players
• Iron Curtain Perform a perfect den defense without using the cannon. Bronze 22.5% of players
• Spider Assassin Climb Hagia Sofia, from the ground to the pinnacle, in under 25 seconds. Bronze 20.97% of players
• A Friend Indeed Complete all Faction Creed Challenges from a single faction. Bronze 19.04% of players
• Tax Evasion Get your money back from a Templar tax collector. Bronze 44.06% of players
• The Mentor Have seven trainees reach the rank of Master Assassin. Silver 22.26% of players
• Lightning Strikes Kill 5 guards in 5 seconds using only your hidden blades. Bronze 12.84% of players
• Overkiller Assassinate 50 guards with the hidden blade. Bronze 74.12% of players
• Show-Off Parachute onto a zipline. Bronze 18.2% of players
• Sage Collect all available books. Bronze 11.31% of players
• Fast Fingers Loot 50 dead guards with thief looting. Bronze 11.67% of players
• Mosh Pit Have 10 guards poisoned at the same time. Bronze 13.2% of players
• Mouse Trap Kill 5 guards with a scaffold after they have been stunned by caltrops. Bronze 11.13% of players
• Craft Maniac Craft 30 bombs. Bronze 35% of players
• My Protégé Have one trainee reach the rank of Master Assassin. Bronze 73.02% of players
• Almost flying Parachute directly from the top of the Galata Tower to the golden horn. Bronze 18.04% of players
• Silent but deadly Kill three guards simultaneously with only throwing knives. Bronze 33.09% of players
• I can see you Kill 5 guards while under the cover of a smoke screen bomb. Bronze 32.64% of players
• Monster's dance Have a guard incapacitate 3 civilians while he's poisoned. Bronze 29.47% of players
• Bully Find and beat up Duccio. Bronze 31.79% of players
• Stopped Dead Obtain 3 Hidden Gun kills during a session of Steal The Artifact as The Corsair (Multiplayer). Bronze Needs online 12.49% of players
• The Vulture Obtain 5 Ground Finish bonuses in Manhunt during a session as The Brigand (Multiplayer). Bronze Needs online 13.94% of players
• Pirate's Bravery Use the Bodyguard against your pursuer as The Privateer (Multiplayer). Silver Needs online 14.79% of players
• The Juggernaut Perform 3 kills using the Charge as The Gladiator (Multiplayer). Bronze Needs online 13.12% of players
• Carnival Stay blended for 3 minutes during a Wanted session in Siena (Multiplayer). Bronze Needs online 11.9% of players
• Wild Rage Perform 3 Stuns without dying in Jerusalem (Multiplayer). Silver Needs online 13.2% of players
• Restrained Violence Obtain 5 Kill Assist bonuses during a session of any Team Mode in Dyers (Multiplayer). Bronze Needs online 12.57% of players
• Straw Hat Perform 2 kills from haystacks during a session in San Donato (Multiplayer). Silver Needs online 12.67% of players
• The Spice of Life Obtain 2 Variety bonuses during a session in Firenze (Multiplayer). Silver Needs online 13.41% of players
• Up and Down Perform 5 Leaps of Faith during a session of Assassinate in Imperial District (Multiplayer). Bronze Needs online 12.25% of players
• Part of the Creed Take the induction leap of faith Bronze 20.52% of players
• Jump they say Reach the Animus memo Bronze 18.79% of players
• Enter the Animus Enter the Animus simulation Bronze 18.12% of players
• Meet your maker Finish memory five Bronze 17.46% of players
• The Loop Experience the loop Silver 16.79% of players
• Find all Pieces Find all of the decipher fragments Silver 11.73% of players
• Breaking the Loop Break the loop, escape the cycle Silver 11.12% of players
• Save yourself Land on a block after falling more than 25 meters Bronze 21.23% of players
• Impress Warren Vidic Complete the Animus testing sequence without failing Bronze 7.19% of players
• Cross Styx without dying Make it across the river Styx without failing Bronze 8.38% of players

Space and patches

Space neededAbout 7.8 GB

Update patch01.04

These are the patches Sony still hosts for this disc ID. The game's real history can be longer.

DLC

Two multiplayer packs and a single-player expansion, each with its own trophies. All three are still listed on the PS3 store.

Items

Name	Date	Adds	Price	Obtainable today
Ancestors Character Pack	2011-12-13	Four multiplayer characters: the Privateer, Corsair, Brigand and Gladiator. Four trophies.	US$3.99	No
Mediterranean Traveler Map Pack	2012-01-24	Six multiplayer maps, three of them returning from Brotherhood. Six trophies.	US$9.99	No
The Lost Archive	2012-02-28	A first person Desmond campaign in the style of Desmond's Journey, plus most of the limited edition extras. Ten trophies.	US$9.99	Yes

Playable today

Playable offline todayPartly

The campaign and The Lost Archive still play. Multiplayer closed.

Online

Online servers runningNo

Plays offlinePartly

Ubisoft shut down the PS3 multiplayer servers on 1 October 2022. The single player game does not need them, but the ten multiplayer trophies and the Platinum are out of reach.

Services

Service	Status	Shutdown date
Multiplayer servers (PS3)	closed	2022-10-01

Reception

Aggregates

Outlet	Platform	Score	Scale	Reviews
Metacritic	PS3	80	100	39

Critics

Outlet	Score	Scale
IGN	8.5	10
Game Informer	8.75	10
GameSpot	8	10
GameTrailers	8.8	10
Official Xbox Magazine	8.5	10
Official PlayStation Magazine UK	9	10
GamesRadar	8	10
Destructoid	7.5	10
Edge	7	10
Eurogamer	7	10
VideoGamer	7	10
GamePro	7	10

Staff and cast

Staff

Role	Name
Director	Alexandre Amancio
Producer	Martin Schelling
Designer	Alexandre Breault
Programmer	Alexandre Begnoche
Writer	Darby McDevitt
Composer	Lorne Balfe
Composer	Jesper Kyd

Cast

Character	Actor
Desmond Miles	Nolan North
Altair Ibn-La'Ahad	Cas Anvar
Ezio Auditore da Firenze	Roger Craig Smith
Clay Kaczmarek	Graham Cuthbertson
Prince Suleiman	Haaz Sleiman
Selim I	Mark Ivanir
Ahmet	Tamer Hassan
Manuel Palaiologos	Vlasta Vrana
Sofia Sartor	Anna Tuveri
Al Mualim	Peter Renaday

Notes for collectors

• It started life as a Nintendo 3DS game called Assassin's Creed: Lost Legacy, shown at E3 2010 and then quietly dropped.
• Multiplayer needs an Uplay Passport code. New copies include one, it works on a single Uplay account, and secondhand buyers had to buy a new code.
• Twenty of the 70 trophies are multiplayer trophies, including the Platinum requirement, and the multiplayer servers closed on October 1, 2022. The Platinum can no longer be earned.
• European PS3 launch copies carried the complete first Assassin's Creed on the disc.
• The console versions support stereoscopic 3D, and all gameplay and cutscenes have 3D support.
• Those who played Brotherhood multiplayer unlocked the Courtesan character; pre-order editions came with the Ottoman Jester, the Crusader and the Ottoman Doctor.

Credits

Publisher

Ubisoft

Developer

Ubisoft Montreal

Director

Alexandre Amancio

Released

2011-11-15

Age rating

ESRB M

Disc ID

BLUS30808

Region

US

Time to beat

about 12.5 hours