<P> While playing as the Assassin characters, the games are generally presented from a third - person perspective in an open world environment, focusing on stealth and parkour . The games use a mission structure to follow the main story, generally assigning the player to complete an assassination of public figureheads or a covert mission . Alternatively, several side missions are available, such as mapping out the expansive cities from a high perch followed by performing a "leap of faith" into a haystack below, collecting treasures hidden across the cities, exploring ruins for relics, building a brotherhood of assassins to perform other tasks, or funding the rebuilding of a city through purchasing and upgrading of shops and other features . At times, the player is in direct control of Desmond, who by nature of the Animus use has learned Assassin techniques through the bleeding effect, as well as their genetic ability of Eagle Vision, which separates friend, foe and assassination targets by illuminating people in different colors . Through the Animus interface, the player can go back to retry any past mission already completed; for example, in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, the player achieves better synchronization results by performing the mission in a specific manner such as by only killing the mission's target . </P> <P> The games use the concept of "active" versus "passive" moves, with "active" moves, such as running, climbing the sides of buildings, or jumping between rooftops, more likely to alert the attention of nearby guards . When the guards become alerted, the player must either fight them or break their line of sight and locate a hiding place, such as a haystack or a well, and wait until the guards' alert is reduced . The combat system allows for a number of unique weapons, armor, and moves, including the use of a hidden blade set in a bracer on the Assassin's arm, and which also can be used to quietly assassinate targets . </P> <Table> Games, by year and platform . Bold title denotes part of the main series . <Tr> <Th> Setting </Th> <Th> Year (s) </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Released </Th> <Th> Consoles </Th> <Th> Computers </Th> <Th> Handhelds </Th> <Th> Mobile </Th> <Th> Other </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Third Crusade </Th> <Td> 1191 AD </Td> <Td> Assassin's Creed </Td> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 </Td> <Td> Windows </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1190 AD </Td> <Td> Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Nintendo DS </Td> <Td> Android, iOS, Symbian, webOS, Windows Phone </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1191 AD </Td> <Td> Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> PlayStation Portable </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Italian Renaissance </Th> <Td> 1476 - 1499 AD </Td> <Td> Assassin's Creed II </Td> <Td> PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Xbox One </Td> <Td> OS X, Windows </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Symbian </Td> <Td> OnLive </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1491 AD </Td> <Td> Assassin's Creed II: Discovery </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Nintendo DS </Td> <Td> iOS </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1499 - 1507 AD </Td> <Td> Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Xbox One </Td> <Td> OS X, Windows </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> OnLive </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1511 - 1512 AD </Td> <Td> Assassin's Creed: Revelations </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> Windows </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Android, Symbian </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Colonial era </Th> <Td> 1754 - 1783 AD </Td> <Td> Assassin's Creed III </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Symbian </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1765 - 1777 AD </Td> <Td> Assassin's Creed III: Liberation </Td> <Td> PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 </Td> <Td> PlayStation Vita </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1715 - 1722 AD </Td> <Td> Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, PlayStation 4, Xbox One </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1716 - 1718 AD </Td> <Td> Assassin's Creed: Pirates </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Windows </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Android, iOS </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1735 - 1737 AD </Td> <Td> Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One </Td> <Td> Windows </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1752 - 1776 AD </Td> <Td> Assassin's Creed Rogue </Td> <Td> PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Xbox One </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Italian Renaissance </Th> <Td> 1501 - 1506 AD </Td> <Td> Assassin's Creed Identity </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Android, iOS </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> French Revolution </Th> <Td> 1776 - 1800 AD </Td> <Td> Assassin's Creed Unity </Td> <Td> PlayStation 4, Xbox One </Td> <Td> Windows </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Imperial China </Th> <Td> 1526 - 1532 AD </Td> <Td> Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> PlayStation Vita </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Victorian era </Th> <Td> 1868 AD </Td> <Td> Assassin's Creed Syndicate </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Sikh Empire </Th> <Td> 1841 AD </Td> <Td> Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> PlayStation Vita </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> October Revolution </Th> <Td> 1918 AD </Td> <Td> Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ptolemaic Egypt </Th> <Td> 49 - 43 BC </Td> <Td> Assassin's Creed Origins </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Peloponnesian War </Th> <Td> 431 - 404 BC </Td> <Td> Assassin's Creed Odyssey </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Setting </Th> <Th> Year (s) </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Released </Th> <Th> Consoles </Th> <Th> Computers </Th> <Th> Handhelds </Th> <Th> Mobile </Th> <Th> Other </Th> </Tr>

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