| Console: | PC |
| TV Standard: | Region Not Set |
| Developer(s): | Ubisoft Montreal |
| Publisher(s): | Ubisoft Entertainment |
| Release Date: | 2008-04-09 |
| Players: | 1 |
| Co-op: | No |
| ESRB: | M - Mature 17+ |
| Type: | Action, Adventure, Sandbox |
The game centers on the use of a machine named the "Animus", which allows the viewing of the protagonist's genetic memories of his ancestors.
Through this plot device, details emerge of a struggle between two factions, the Knights Templar and the Assassins (Hashshashin), over an artifact known as a "Piece of Eden" and the game primarily takes place during the Third Crusade in the Holy Land in 1191.
