You are the hit man. Developed by UbiSoft's Montréal studio, responsible for classics like Prince of Persia and Splinter Cell, this jaw-dropping action-adventure casts players as a contract killer circa 1191 A.D. Never mind the storyline centered on stopping the Third Crusade; it's the execution that'll amaze you. The first game to truly illustrate the power of PlayStation 3, Assassin's Creed sports the most realistic background environments ever seen on a set-top console.

Seamlessly leap between overhangs and use eagle-eye vision to spot victims in a crowd before hopping down to the streets inhabited by dozens of merchants, pilgrims and passersby. Then pull your cloak's hood up to blend in with a crowd of priests walking past a nearby target. Upon drawing near, spring forward and slam a blade into his head in slow motion. Next, in the single second that seems to echo for eternity as onlookers stand staring at you in rapt horror, bolt up a wall, shimmy along a nearby ledge, take to the rooftops above and make your getaway before the town guards react.

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