Every year, the "Assassin's Creed" franchise takes players to a new historic locale and sics 'em on the locals. 2015 is no different, with the series heading to 1880s London in "Assassin's Creed: Syndicate."
It's the usual hunt and murder bad guys structure, highlighted by some notable differences from past years. The game launches this holiday on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.
Female combatants are a notable addition in "Assassin's Creed: Syndicate," like the woman seen here with the rifle.The "hidden blade" signature to "Assassin's Creed" is now a combination blade, firearm and hookshot. Here's the blade form.
And here's a look at the hookshot in action. It enables main character Jacob to move above London's wide streets unnoticed, and to create new vantage points from which to drop on enemies.
Here's a look at those wide London streets. They're filled with horse-drawn carriages, which you can now drive!
Here's a wild look at the horse-drawn carriage action. Hilariously, in the demo we saw, metal lamp posts go flying when you drive through them.
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