Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines

PSP

Developed by: Ubisoft Montreal, Griptonite Games

PSP 17th November 2009 (NA)
20th November 2009 (Europe)
19th November 2009 (Australia)

Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines takes place a month after the events of the original Assassin's Creed, in Autumn 1191. The game is largely set on the island of Cyprus in two of its cities, Limassol and Kyrenia where players again take on the role of Altaïr, the original ancestral character in Assassin's Creed. Altaïr has travelled to Cyprus from the Holy Land (the setting of the first game) in order to find out why the Templars are gathering there, and to assassinate the last of them. Bloodlines includes more face time with Maria, the female Templar that was spared by Altaïr in Assassin's Creed. The antagonist is Armand Bouchart, who has become the Grand Master of the Templar Order. He seeks the "Apple of Eden", which allows the user to control the minds of people and make them carry out the bidding of whoever is using the Apple. Altaïr has to stop him and other notable Templar leaders such as Moloch "The Bull", Shalim and Shahar (Moloch's sons), Frederick "The Red", and the Dark Oracle, from using the Templar Archive located on the island to further their goals.