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 released alongside the game.

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

Xbox 360 Longplay [009] Assassins Creed: Revelations (Part 1/3), Gaming 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

Subscription history

Achievements

Achievements69 (1,490G)

1000G possibleNo

Total

69

Gamerscore

1490

100% time

30 to 40 hours

Difficulty

4 out of 10

Playthroughs for 1000G

1

Playthroughs for 100%

1

1000G without online

No

Online trophies

20

Online note

Ten base and ten DLC achievements need multiplayer, which closed on 1 October 2022.

DLC has trophies

Yes

1000G includes DLC

No

100% includes DLC

Yes

DLC still for sale

Yes

DLC note

Three packs add 20 achievements worth 490G. The Lost Archive is still sold; the two multiplayer packs cannot be completed.

Missable trophies

0

Separate trophy lists by region

No

Only in a language other than English

No

Languages

English

Online-only version

No

Digital-only

No

Disc-only

No

Players with 1000G

4.5%

Gamerscore, base game

1000

Gamerscore with DLC

1490

Grind

• Bomb crafting for Craft Maniac
• Full synchronization on every memory

• Mastering the Art Earn the INCOGNITO bonus (Multiplayer). 30G Needs online 42.29% of players
• Tools of the Templar Purchase your first ABILITY in the Abstergo Store (Multiplayer). 10G Needs online 24% of players
• Achiever Complete a Challenge (Multiplayer). 10G Needs online 30.12% of players
• True Templar Reach level 20 (Multiplayer). 20G Needs online 11.77% of players
• Looking Good Customize a PERSONA (Multiplayer). 10G Needs online 17.82% of players
• There Is No I in Team Win a session of a team mode (Multiplayer). 20G Needs online 25.59% of players
• Make the Headlines Obtain 13 different Accolades (Multiplayer). 30G Needs online 25.37% of players
• The Way I Like It Edit your TEMPLAR PROFILE to change your title, emblem, and patron (Multiplayer). 20G Needs online 27.73% of players
• Explorer Finish a session of each game mode (Multiplayer). 20G Needs online 10.13% of players
• Tactician Score at least 2505 points in a session (Multiplayer). 30G Needs online 30.45% of players
• The Early Years Complete Desmond Sequence 1. 20G 56.04% of players
• Best Served Cold Complete DNA Sequence 1. 20G 96.68% of players
• The Reluctant Assassin Complete Desmond Sequence 2. 20G 43.71% of players
• Istanbul and Constantinople Complete DNA Sequence 2. 20G 87.81% of players
• Escape To New York Complete Desmond Sequence 3. 20G 37% of players
• Seal the Deal Complete DNA Sequence 3. 20G 74.07% of players
• The Prince Complete DNA Sequence 4. 20G 69.25% of players
• The Plot Thickens Complete DNA Sequence 5. 20G 66.3% of players
• Successes and Failures Complete DNA Sequence 6. 20G 62.93% of players
• The Rotten Apple Complete Desmond Sequence 4. 20G 32.93% of players
• Old Boss, New Boss Complete DNA Sequence 7. 20G 62% of players
• Priorities Complete DNA Sequence 8. 20G 61.45% of players
• Are You Desmond Miles? Complete Desmond Sequence 5. 20G 29.8% of players
• Revelations Complete DNA Sequence 9. 50G 61.33% of players
• Fond Memories Achieve 100% Synchronization in all Sequences. 20G 11.32% of players
• Holy Wisdom Complete the Hagia Sofia challenge level. 20G 28.29% of players
• Capped Collect all animus data fragments. 20G 17.43% of players
• Worth A Thousand Words Collect all of Ishak Pasha's memoir pages. 20G 29.19% of players
• Pyromaniac Complete all Bomb Missions. 20G 17.58% of players
• Armchair General Control all cities (except Rhodes) simultaneously in the Mediterranian Defense game. 20G 28.44% of players
• Iron Curtain Perform a perfect den defense without using the cannon. 20G 23.36% of players
• Spider Assassin Climb Hagia Sofia, from the ground to the pinnacle, in under 25 seconds. 20G 24.58% of players
• A Friend Indeed Complete all Faction Creed Challenges from a single faction. 20G 19.17% of players
• Tax Evasion Get your money back from a Templar tax collector. 10G 42.63% of players
• The Mentor Have seven trainees reach the rank of Master Assassin. 20G 22.54% of players
• Lightning Strikes Kill 5 guards in 5 seconds using only your hidden blades. 20G 13.75% of players
• Overkiller Assassinate 50 guards with the hidden blade. 20G 76.07% of players
• Show-Off Parachute onto a zipline. 20G 23.48% of players
• Sage Collect all available books. 20G 11.32% of players
• Fast Fingers Loot 50 dead guards with thief looting. 20G 12.71% of players
• Mosh Pit Have 10 guards poisoned at the same time. 20G 15.22% of players
• Mouse Trap Kill 5 guards with a scaffold after they have been stunned by caltrops. 20G 12.37% of players
• Craft Maniac Craft 30 bombs. 20G 36.12% of players
• My Protégé Have one trainee reach the rank of Master Assassin. 20G 74.09% of players
• Almost Flying Parachute directly from the top of the Galata Tower to the golden horn. 20G 21.95% of players
• Silent But Deadly Kill three guards simultaneously with only throwing knives. 20G 33.22% of players
• I can see you Kill 5 guards while under the cover of a smoke screen bomb. 20G 32.95% of players
• Monster's Dance Have a guard incapacitate 3 civilians while he's poisoned. 20G 31.75% of players
• Bully Find and beat up Duccio. 20G 32.32% of players
• Stopped Dead Obtain 3 Hidden Gun kills during a session of Steal The Artifact as The Corsair (Multiplayer). 20G Needs online 4.37% of players
• The Vulture Perform 5 Ground Finish in Manhunt during a session as The Brigand (Multiplayer). 20G Needs online 4.55% of players
• Pirate’s bravery Use the Bodyguard against your pursuer as The Privateer (Multiplayer). 30G Needs online 4.82% of players
• The Juggernaut Perform 3 kills using the Charge as The Gladiator (Multiplayer). 20G Needs online 4.56% of players
• Carnival Stay blended for 3 minutes during a Wanted session in Siena (Multiplayer). 20G Needs online 3.89% of players
• Wild Rage Perform 3 Stuns without dying in Jerusalem (Multiplayer). 30G Needs online 4.08% of players
• Restrained Violence Obtain 5 Kill Assist bonuses during a session of any Team Mode in Dyers (Multiplayer). 20G Needs online 3.93% of players
• Straw Hat Perform 2 kills from haystacks during a session in San Donato (Multiplayer). 30G Needs online 4.1% of players
• The Spice of Life Obtain 2 Variety bonuses during a session in Firenze (Multiplayer). 30G Needs online 4.02% of players
• Up and Down Perform 5 Leaps of Faith during a session of Assassinate in Imperial District (Multiplayer). 20G Needs online 4.04% of players
• Part of the Creed Take the induction leap of faith 10G 7.36% of players
• Jump they say Reach the Animus memo 10G 6.95% of players
• Enter the Animus Enter the Animus simulation 10G 6.79% of players
• Meet your maker Finish memory five 10G 6.59% of players
• The Loop Experience the loop 25G 6.41% of players
• Find all Pieces Find all decipher fragments 50G 5.12% of players
• Breaking the Loop Break the loop, escape the cycle 50G 4.96% of players
• Save yourself Land on a block after falling more than 25 meters 10G 7.52% of players
• Impress Warren Vidic Complete the Animus testing sequence without failing 50G 3.64% of players
• Cross Styx without dying Make it across the river Styx without failing 25G 4.18% of players

Space and patches

Space needed9.85 GB

Update patchTitle update 5

The title updates on record for this game.

DLC

Two multiplayer packs and The Lost Archive, a single-player Desmond story. The Lost Archive is still sold on the Xbox store; the multiplayer packs no longer work.

Items

Name	Adds
Ancestors Character Pack	Released 13 December 2011. Four multiplayer characters: the Privateer, Corsair, Brigand and Gladiator. Four achievements. Multiplayer only, so it no longer works.
Mediterranean Traveler Map Pack	Released 24 January 2012. Six multiplayer maps, three of them returning from Brotherhood. Six achievements. Multiplayer only, so it no longer works.
The Lost Archive	Released 28 February 2012. A new first person Desmond campaign in the style of Desmond's Journey, plus most of the content exclusive to the limited editions. Ten achievements. Still sold on the Xbox store, US$9.99.

Playable today

Playable offline todayPartly

The whole single-player game and The Lost Archive play offline, and the game is still sold for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. Multiplayer ended on 1 October 2022.

Online

Online servers runningNo

Plays offlinePartly

Ubisoft closed the multiplayer servers on 1 October 2022. Multiplayer needed an Uplay Passport code. The single-player game does not need the servers.

Services

Service	Status	Shutdown date
Multiplayer servers	closed	2022-10-01

Reception

Aggregates

Outlet	Platform	Score	Scale
Metacritic	Xbox 360	80	100

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.
• The multiplayer servers closed on October 1, 2022. Twenty of the 69 achievements are for multiplayer, and those can no longer be earned.
• The console versions support stereoscopic 3D, and all gameplay and cutscenes have 3D support.
• Players of Brotherhood multiplayer unlocked the Courtesan character; pre-order editions came with the Ottoman Jester, the Crusader and the Ottoman Doctor.
• Ten of the 69 achievements are for The Lost Archive and ten are for the multiplayer packs, so the disc alone has 49.

Credits

Publisher

Ubisoft

Developer

Ubisoft Montreal

Director

Alexandre Amancio

Released

2011-11-15

Age rating

M (Mature)

Disc ID

55530879

Region

US

Time to beat

about 12.5 hours

Copies in the shop

• Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (XBOX 360) CA$14.99