Assassin's Creed Syndicate

Assassin's Creed Syndicate has polished gameplay, gorgeous visuals and a big world to explore, but feels very familiar overall.

-- As reviewed by Tom's Guide
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Product details

  • TAKE OVER THE LONDON UNDERWORLD - Establish Great Britain’s fiercest gang, the only force that can challenge the elite and defeat rival gangs to bring freedom to the oppressed masses. Enemy strongholds can be infiltrated by using an arsenal of weapons to dominate London’s underworld. From robbing trains to rescuing child laborers, players will stop at nothing to bring justice to London’s lawless streets
  • THE FIRST ASSASSIN AT THE BIRTH OF THE MODERN AGE - Put up your dukes and take on your enemies. Use improved stealth tactics to elude your enemies and unleash your arsenal of weapons, including the kukri knife, brass knuckles, and sword cane. Utilize new technology like the rope launcher to scale buildings in seconds and take your enemies by surprise
  • TRAVERSE THE FAST-PACED WORLD OF INDUSTRIAL LONDON - Fight and triumph across the massive open world of Victorian London. Parkour across moving vehicles to track down enemies or escape after a daring raid, hijack carriages to engage in a no-holds-barred street race, or blaze a trail of destruction aboard steamboats along the River Thames
  • DEVASTATE YOUR ENEMIES WITH CLOSE-RANGE, BRUTAL COMBAT - Hold nothing back as you unleash lightening-fast multi-kills and counter-moves, with an offense-heavy combat system. Approach each fight the way you want, whether it’s with new weapons or using the environments around you to execute unique, creative takedowns

PROS

+ Tight, refined gameplay
+ London is gorgeous and huge
+ Varied, apropos music
+ Charming dual protagonists

CONS

- Not very innovative
- Inconsistently paced story

Expert reviews and ratings

By Tom's Guide on October 23, 2015
Assassin's Creed Syndicate has polished gameplay, gorgeous visuals and a big world to explore, but feels very familiar overall.
80
By TrustedReviews on June 17, 2015
For the first time, the roof-scrambling, hidden blade-wielding series is tackling Victorian London with Assassin’s Creed Syndicate.
80