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{{Short description|2011 video game}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Assassin's Creed Revelations
| image = Assassins Creed Revelations Cover.jpg
| developer = [[Ubisoft Montreal]]{{efn|Additional work by [[Ubisoft Annecy]], [[Ubisoft Bucharest]], [[Massive Entertainment]], [[Ubisoft Quebec]] and [[Ubisoft Singapore]]. Ported to Microsoft Windows by [[Ubisoft Kyiv]] and Ubisoft Bucharest.}}
| publisher = [[Ubisoft]]
| director = Alexandre Amancio
| producer = Martin Schelling
| designer = Alexandre Breault
| programmer = Alexandre Begnoche
| artist = Raphaël Lacoste
| writer = [[Darby McDevitt]]
| composer = {{Unbulleted list|[[Lorne Balfe]]|[[Jesper Kyd]]}}
| series = ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''
| engine = [[Anvil (game engine)|Anvil]]
| platforms = {{Unbulleted list|[[PlayStation 3]]|[[Xbox 360]]|[[Microsoft Windows]]|[[PlayStation 4]]|[[Xbox One]]| [[Nintendo Switch]]}}
| released = {{Collapsible list|title={{nobold|November 15, 2011}}|'''PlayStation 3''', '''Xbox 360'''{{Video game release|WW|November 15, 2011}}'''Microsoft Windows'''{{Video game release|NA|November 29, 2011|AU|December 1, 2011|EU|December 2, 2011}}'''PlayStation 4''', '''Xbox One'''{{Video game release|WW|November 15, 2016}}'''Nintendo Switch'''{{Video game release|WW|February 17, 2022}}}}
| genre = [[Action-adventure game|Action-adventure]], [[Stealth game|stealth]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
}}
'''''Assassin's Creed Revelations''''' is a 2011 [[action-adventure game]] developed by [[Ubisoft Montreal]] and published by [[Ubisoft]]. It is the fourth major installment of the ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' series, and a direct sequel to 2010's ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', concluding the "[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]] Trilogy". The game was released on [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]], and [[Microsoft Windows]] in November and December 2011. A remastered version of ''Revelations'', along with ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' and ''Brotherhood'', was released as part of ''The Ezio Collection'' [[Video game compilation|compilation]] for the [[PlayStation 4]] and [[Xbox One]] on November 15, 2016, and for the [[Nintendo Switch]] on February 17, 2022.
The plot is set in a [[historical fiction|fictional history]] of real-world events and follows the millennia-old struggle between the [[Order of Assassins|Assassins]], who fight to preserve peace and free will, and the [[Knights Templar|Templars]], who desire peace through control. The framing story is set in the 21st century and features the series protagonist [[Desmond Miles]] who, after falling into a [[coma]] during the events of ''Brotherhood'', must relive the memories of his ancestors through the Animus device in order to awaken and find a way to avert the [[2012 phenomenon|2012 apocalypse]]. The main story spans the years 1511 and 1512 and follows an aged [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] (the protagonist of the trilogy) as he travels to [[Constantinople]] to find five keys needed to unlock a library built by [[Altaïr Ibn-LaʼAhad]] (the protagonist of the [[Assassin's Creed (video game)|first game in the series]]). In Constantinople, Ezio becomes caught in a [[Ottoman Civil War (1509–1513)|war of succession]] for the Ottoman throne and must unravel a conspiracy by the [[Byzantine Greeks|Byzantine]] Templars, who are attempting to reclaim control of the city and acquire the keys to Altaïr's library themselves.
''Revelations'' features an [[open world]] and is played from the [[third-person perspective]], with a primary focus on using Ezio's and Altaïr's combat, climbing and stealth abilities to eliminate targets and explore the environment. Ezio, who the player controls throughout the majority of the game, can freely explore Constantinople and complete side missions unrelated to the main storyline. Altaïr is playable in a smaller capacity, as he is featured only in a series of flashback missions set in [[Masyaf]] from 1189 to 1257. In the modern-day, the player controls Desmond in a series of [[First-person (video games)|first-person]] platforming levels within the Animus. The multiplayer mode returns from ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', and has been expanded with additional maps, characters, and game modes.
The game was released with multiple editions, some of which featured exclusive limited-time content. Most notably, several editions included an animated short film, titled ''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]'', which serves as a proper conclusion to Ezio's story, and which was later re-released as a free download on the [[PlayStation Store]]. [[Downloadable content]] (DLC) released for the game includes new maps and characters for the multiplayer mode, and a story expansion titled ''The Lost Archive'', which adds more platforming levels to the modern-day.
Upon release, ''Revelations'' received largely positive reviews, with praise directed at the world design and narrative, although some reviewers noted that the gameplay of the series was getting overly familiar and the newly introduced features felt lacking in comparison to the ones introduced in previous titles. The game was a large commercial success, outperforming the sales of its predecessors. It was followed in October 2012 by ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'', which introduces a new storyline and protagonist in the [[New World]] during the 18th century, while also concluding Desmond's story arc.
==Gameplay==
{{Main|Assassin's_Creed#Gameplay|l1=Gameplay in the Assassin's Creed series}}
''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' is an [[Action-adventure game|action-adventure]], [[Stealth game|stealth]] game set in an [[open world]] environment and played from a [[Third-person (video games)|third-person perspective]]. The game features three distinct protagonists: [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]], [[Altaïr Ibn-LaʼAhad]], and [[Desmond Miles]]. When playing as Ezio or Altaïr, the game retains the series' standard gameplay formula, consisting of a mixture of combat, stealth, and exploration. While the base gameplay remains virtually unchanged from the previous title, ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', ''Revelations'' does add several new features; most notably, the "Hookblade," which acts as a replacement for Ezio's traditional dual Hidden Blade (which is broken at the beginning of the game). The Hookblade is intended to facilitate traversal and compensate for Ezio's old age, allowing him to climb buildings much faster and reach further ledges. It can also be used to jump over large gaps and access [[Zip line|ziplines]] across the environment. Reportedly, the Hookblade speeds up navigation by around 30 percent.<ref>{{cite web|title=Assassin's Creed Revelations Stars Ezio and Altair&nbsp;— IGN|url=http://m.ign.com/articles/1167021|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425121508/http://m.ign.com/articles/1167021|archive-date=April 25, 2012|access-date=December 29, 2011|publisher=M.ign.com}}</ref> The Hookblade also has applications in combat, allowing for new moves such as grabbing and yanking enemies for a combo attack.
[[File:Assassin's Creed  Revelations hookblade example.jpg|thumb|left|The main protagonist, Ezio, can use the hookblade to access [[zipline]]s across the environments and perform air assassinations on enemies. The hookblade is one of the new features introduced in ''Revelations''.|259x259px]]
Another new aspect of the game is bomb crafting. Introduced early on in the story, this mechanic allows Ezio to experiment with different shells and ingredients to create bombs with various effects, such as smoke to distract guards or lethal explosions that can take out large groups of enemies. There are around 15 different bomb variations in the game, although only three can be equipped at any given time.<ref name="gse3preview">{{cite web|url=http://e3.gamespot.com/story/6317338/e3-2011-assassins-creed-revelations-impressions|title=E3 2011: Assassin's Creed: Revelations Impressions|publisher=Gamespot.com|date=June 7, 2011|access-date=June 10, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609070726/http://e3.gamespot.com/story/6317338/e3-2011-assassins-creed-revelations-impressions|archive-date=June 9, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>
''Revelations'' is primarily set in the city of [[Constantinople]] during the rise of the [[Ottoman Empire]]. It is similar in size to [[Rome]] from ''Brotherhood'', and just like it, it can be renovated by purchasing different stores, such as armories, book shops, and apothecaries. Doing so not only grants Ezio access to that store's services, but also increases the passive income generated by the city, which is deposited in the bank and must be collected regularly. The player can also renovate several of Constantinople's landmarks, like the [[Galata Tower]], [[Hagia Sophia]], and the [[Topkapı Palace]], to increase their income. Other locations visited during the story include [[Masyaf]] and [[Cappadocia]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-05-23-assassins-creed-revelations-locations |title=Assassin's Creed: Revelations locations |first=Fred |last=Dutton |date=May 23, 2011 |access-date=May 8, 2019 |work=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=Gamer Network |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508140320/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-05-23-assassins-creed-revelations-locations |archive-date=May 8, 2019 |url-status=live  }}</ref>
Similarly to ''Brotherhood''<nowiki/>'s "[[House of Borgia|Borgia]] tower" system, players can gradually take control of Constantinople from the Templars by destroying their towers in each of the city's districts and killing the Templar captain stationed there. However, this feature has been expanded, as now the Templars will attempt to reclaim their tower if Ezio's notoriety in that district becomes too high and the player has not yet taken over the other Templar dens. When this occurs, the player will have to defend the tower in a "[[Tower defense|Den Defense]]" minigame, where they control a group of Assassins from the rooftops and must fight off multiple waves of Templar soldiers and siege equipment.
Another returning feature from ''Brotherhood'' is the ability to recruit Assassin initiates and call them for support during missions or send them on assignments to other cities around the [[Mediterranean Sea]], which are controlled by the Templars.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/05/23/the-places-you-39-ll-go-in-ac-revelations.aspx |title=The Places You'll Go In AC Revelations |first=Joe |last=Juba |date=May 23, 2011 |access-date=May 8, 2019 |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508134616/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/05/23/the-places-you-39-ll-go-in-ac-revelations.aspx |archive-date=May 8, 2019 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> By completing contracts, the initiates gain experience and level up, granting them access to better equipment, and also reduce the Templar influence in a particular region. When Templar control over a city is weakened enough, the Assassins can launch an attack to try and take it over. To prevent the Templars from reconquering a city, Ezio can assign up to five Assassins to be permanently stationed there. An Assassin recruit who has reached the highest possible rank can be assigned to serve as the "Den Master" for any of the Assassin-controlled towers in Constantinople. This allows them to level up five additional ranks and also unlocks a unique mission for each district, in which Ezio and the Assassin hunt down a dangerous Templar in that area of the city.
Other side activities include [[Piri Reis]] Missions, which teach the player about the different types of bombs that can be crafted; Guild Challenges for any of the three ally factions in the game (Thieves, Mercenaries, and the [[Romani people|Romani]]); and finding rare books for Ezio's love interest, Sofia Sartor. In-game collectibles include treasure chests, Animus data fragments, and [[Ishak Pasha]]'s Memoir Pages, the last of which unlock a secret mission akin to the Assassin Tombs from ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' and Lairs of [[Romulus]] from ''Brotherhood'', in which Ezio must explore the inside of Hagia Sophia to retrieve Pasha's armor set.
Outside of the Ezio sequences, the game also features six Altaïr memories, which are unlocked after Ezio retrieves each "key" for the Masyaf library. In these sequences, Ezio is reliving key memories from Altaïr's life in Masyaf, during which the player controls the latter. Besides Ezio and Altaïr, the player can also play as Desmond in the modern day, whose mind is stuck in the computerized core of the Animus, known as "Animus Island." The island acts as a mini-hub, from where Desmond can access five memory sequences known as "Desmond's Journey," as long as the player has collected enough data fragments or has ''The Lost Archive'' DLC installed. These sequences play differently from anything that has come before in the series, as they involve first-person platforming and puzzles, while the story is provided in the form of narration by Desmond, who recounts his life prior to the events of the first ''Assassin's Creed'' game.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-11-09-assassins-creed-revelations-has-first-person-missions |title=AC:R Has First Person Missions |publisher=Eurogamer |last=Phillips |first=Tom |date=November 9, 2011 |access-date=November 10, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111111163701/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-11-09-assassins-creed-revelations-has-first-person-missions |archive-date=November 11, 2011 |url-status=live  }}</ref>
The console versions of the game support the stereoscopic 3D mode for both 3D-HD and 2D-HD television screens. All ''Revelations'' gameplay videos and cinematics have S3D support.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kotaku.com/5849897/assassins-creed-revelations-goes-3d-three-ways |title=Assassin's Creed: Revelations goes Three ways |date=October 14, 2011 |publisher=kotaku.com |access-date=October 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015073440/http://kotaku.com/5849897/assassins-creed-revelations-goes-3d-three-ways |archive-date=October 15, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Multiplayer===
Multiplayer gameplay also makes a return in ''Revelations'', and builds upon the basic game modes from ''Brotherhood'' with new characters and locations and improved matchmaking and game interface. Before release, [[Ubisoft]] stated that although this component is returning, the narrative, which is considered more important to the franchise, is an area of greater focus.<ref name="acr-scrawlfx">{{cite web|url= http://www.scrawlfx.com/2011/05/assassins-creed-revelations-detailed-in-game-informer|title= Game Informer detailed Assassins Creed Revelations information|publisher= scrawlfx.com|date= June 5, 2011|access-date= July 8, 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110809084849/http://scrawlfx.com/2011/05/assassins-creed-revelations-detailed-in-game-informer|archive-date= August 9, 2011|url-status= live}}</ref> As players level up in multiplayer, they move up in their Abstergo Templar rank and gain access to more information about the company.
New multiplayer modes are added to the already existing modes, including "story-oriented quests," as well as a much-requested Capture the Flag mode. Some multiplayer maps are based in the island of [[Rhodes]].<ref name="GI-218"/> Among the new additions is a new multiplayer mode&nbsp;— Deathmatch&nbsp;— which differs from the previous multiplayer gameplay in that there is no compass pointing toward your assigned target, rather, there is a box in the top right of the screen where your current target is displayed, which glows blue when you enter the line of sight of your target. There is also Simple Deathmatch, which also removes the abilities and perks from the players.
The multiplayer function is protected by the Uplay Passport system on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360,<ref name="acr-Uplay">{{cite web|url=http://uplay.ubi.com/passport/ |title=Uplay Passport FAQ |publisher=ubi.com |date=October 18, 2011 |access-date=October 18, 2011 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> which requires a code for access. Codes are included in all new copies of the game but are tied to a single Uplay account. This means that players who purchased their copy secondhand will need to purchase a new code to access the multiplayer. Uplay players could buy a new Passport code online or activate a free trial.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-11-15-assassins-creed-revelations-online-pass-details|title=Assassin's Creed: Revelations Online Pass Details|publisher=Eurogamer|date=November 15, 2011|access-date=November 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118002910/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-11-15-assassins-creed-revelations-online-pass-details|archive-date=November 18, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>
Players who preordered the game with specific editions received three exclusive multiplayer characters: the Ottoman Jester, the Crusader, and the Ottoman Doctor. Those who played the ''Assassin's Creed Brotherhood'' multiplayer received the Courtesan, a character who also appeared in the multiplayer for ''Brotherhood''. More characters and maps were later added via [[downloadable content]].
Ubisoft announced that the multiplayer servers for ''Revelations'', alongside several other of their older titles, would be shut down on September 1, 2022. The date was later delayed to October 1, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Orland |first1=Kyle |title=Ubisoft delays server shutdowns, prevents purchased DLC from going away |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/09/ubisoft-delays-server-shutdowns-prevents-purchased-dlc-from-going-away/ |website=Game Rant |date=September 2022 |access-date=8 September 2022 |archive-date=September 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908224103/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/09/ubisoft-delays-server-shutdowns-prevents-purchased-dlc-from-going-away/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Yang |first1=George |title=Ubisoft Delays Server Shutdown for Older Games Like Assassin's Creed 2 and Far Cry 3 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/ubisoft-delays-server-shutdown-for-older-games-assassins-creed-far-cry |website=IGN |date=August 31, 2022 |access-date=8 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902235922/https://www.ign.com/articles/ubisoft-delays-server-shutdown-for-older-games-assassins-creed-far-cry |archive-date=2 September 2022}}</ref>  This renders all multiplayer-related achievements and trophies on the original console versions as unobtainable.
==Synopsis==
===Setting and characters===
''Assassin's Creed Revelations'' features all three of the series' major characters up until this point: [[Desmond Miles]] ([[Nolan North]]), [[Altaïr Ibn-LaʼAhad|Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] ([[Cas Anvar]]), and [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] ([[Roger Craig Smith]]).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/games/862734-assassins-creed-revelations-50-year-old-ezio-and-the-return-of-altair |title=Assassin's Creed Revelations: 50 year old Ezio and the return of Altaïr |first=David |last=Jenkins |date=May 9, 2011 |access-date=May 8, 2019 |newspaper=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]] |publisher=[[Associated Newspapers Limited]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512041622/http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/games/862734-assassins-creed-revelations-50-year-old-ezio-and-the-return-of-altair |archive-date=May 12, 2011 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> The main part of the story takes Ezio to [[Constantinople]], present-day [[Istanbul]],<!--Editor's Note: The sources for the game call it Constantinople. Whatever reasons you might have for changing it, please remember that we go by what the sources call it. Go to the talk page for discussion BEFORE changing it.--> in 1511 AD, during the rise of the [[Ottoman Empire]]. Four of the city's districts are available to explore: Constantine, Bayezid, Imperial, and [[Galata]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://metro.co.uk/2011/05/24/assassins-creed-revelations-locations-named-20655/ |title=Assassin's Creed: Revelations locations named |author=Game Central |date=May 24, 2011 |access-date=May 8, 2019 |newspaper=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]] |publisher=[[Associated Newspapers Limited]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508140319/https://metro.co.uk/2011/05/24/assassins-creed-revelations-locations-named-20655/ |archive-date=May 8, 2019 |url-status=live  }}</ref> Ezio also briefly travels to [[Cappadocia]], part of which is a completely underground city populated solely by Templars,<ref name="acr-psu">{{cite news |url=http://www.psu.com/Assassins-Creed--Revelations-info-landslide--a011579-p0.php |title=Assassins Creed Revelations info landslide |work=psu.com |date=May 8, 2011 |access-date=May 8, 2011 |first=Michael |last=Harradence |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110509194321/http://www.psu.com/Assassins-Creed--Revelations-info-landslide--a011579-p0.php |archive-date=May 9, 2011 |url-status=live  }}</ref><ref name="gi-230511" />  and [[Masyaf]], where the [[Masyaf Castle|old Assassins' stronghold]] is located (featured in the first ''[[Assassin's Creed (video game)|Assassin's Creed]]'' game).<ref name="gi-230511">{{cite news |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/05/23/the-places-you-39-ll-go-in-ac-revelations.aspx |title=The Places You'll Go In [Assassin's Creed:] Revelations |last=Juba |first=Joe |date=May 23, 2011 |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |access-date=May 25, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609080831/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/05/23/the-places-you-39-ll-go-in-ac-revelations.aspx |archive-date=June 9, 2011 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> He discovers that Altaïr has allegedly sealed the power to end the Assassin-Templar war forever within the fortress, and had the keys hidden in Constantinople.<ref name="GI-218">{{cite magazine |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |issue=218 |date=June 2011 |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/imagefeed/coversgallery/218.jpg |access-date=May 8, 2019 |title=Assassin's Creed Revelations |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508141515/https://www.gameinformer.com/sites/default/files/imagefeed/coversgallery/218.jpg |archive-date=May 8, 2019 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>
The game also continues the storylines of both Desmond and Altaïr following the previous games in the series. After falling into a [[coma]] at the end of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', Desmond has become trapped in the Animus 2.0,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/05/13/ac-revelations-back-to-the-present.aspx?PostPageIndex=1 |title=AC Revelations: Back To The Present |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |date=May 25, 2011 |access-date=May 31, 2011 |last=Juba |first=Joe |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519081245/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/05/13/ac-revelations-back-to-the-present.aspx?PostPageIndex=1 |archive-date=May 19, 2011 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> where he finds a safe mode known as "the Black Room." Helped by the preserved consciousness of [[Clay Kaczmarek|Clay Kaczmarek / Subject 16]] (Graham Cuthbertson), Abstergo Industries' previous Animus test subject, he must find a "synch nexus," a key memory that links him with Altaïr and Ezio, to reintegrate his splintered subconscious and awaken from his coma.<ref name="acr-psu"/> Altaïr's part of the narrative is told in the form of flashbacks experienced by Ezio through the Masyaf keys he finds, which hold Altaïr's memories. It spans the years 1189–1257 AD and depicts several key moments in Altaïr's life, primarily his struggle to lead the Assassins into a new era after becoming their Mentor.
During the game, Ezio meets a variety of historical figures, including Prince [[Suleiman the Magnificent|Suleiman]] ([[Haaz Sleiman]]), the man who will one day become one of the Ottoman Empire's greatest Sultans;<ref>{{cite news |last=Fahey |first=Mike |date=May 26, 2011 |title=Assassin's Creed: Revelations Reveals Fresh New Details |work=[[Kotaku]] |publisher=[[Gizmodo Media Group]] |url=https://kotaku.com/assassins-creed-revelations-reveals-fresh-new-details-5805902 |url-status=live |access-date=May 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508145950/https://kotaku.com/assassins-creed-revelations-reveals-fresh-new-details-5805902 |archive-date=May 8, 2019}}</ref> Suleiman's father, [[Selim I]] ([[Mark Ivanir]]),<ref>{{cite news |last=Bıktım |first=Ecevit |date=March 20, 2018 |title=Yeni Assassin's Creed ile Türkiye topraklarına geri dönebiliriz |work=[[CNN Türk]] |publisher=[[CNN|CNN Inc.]] |agency=[[WarnerMedia|WarnerMedia Company]] |url=https://www.cnnturk.com/teknoloji/yeni-assassins-creed-ile-turkiye-topraklarina-geri-donebiliriz |url-status=live |access-date=September 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508155024/https://www.cnnturk.com/teknoloji/yeni-assassins-creed-ile-turkiye-topraklarina-geri-donebiliriz |archive-date=May 8, 2019}}</ref> and uncle, [[Şehzade Ahmet|Ahmet]] ([[Tamer Hassan]]);<ref>{{cite news |date=May 9, 2013 |title=Dossier Assassin's Creed - Assassin's Creed: Revelations, l'opus "de trop" ? |language=fr |work=Playerone.tv |url=https://playerone.tv/news/v/3086/dossier_assassin_s_creed_assassin_s_creed_revelations_l_opus_de_trop.html |url-status=live |access-date=May 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508145954/https://playerone.tv/news/v/3086/dossier_assassin_s_creed_assassin_s_creed_revelations_l_opus_de_trop.html |archive-date=May 8, 2019}}</ref> and Byzantine Templars lurking in the shadows of Constantinople, such as [[Manuel Palaiologos]] ([[Vlasta Vrána|Vlasta Vrana]]), an heir to the now-lost [[Byzantine Empire]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://videogames.gameguidedog.com/news/assassins-creed-revelations-ubisoft-reveals/3732/ |title=Assassins Creed Revelations Details and other Ubisoft reveals |work=GameGuideDog |access-date=June 20, 2011 |date=June 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402185638/http://videogames.gameguidedog.com/news/assassins-creed-revelations-ubisoft-reveals/3732/ |archive-date=April 2, 2016 |url-status=live  }}</ref> and [[Shahkulu]] ([[Alex Ivanovici]]), leader of the [[Şahkulu rebellion|rebellion of the same name]] directed against the Ottoman Empire.<ref>{{cite news|last=Makuch|first=Eddie|date=February 14, 2014|title=Now there's an Assassin's Creed board game|work=[[Game Spot]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive Inc.]]|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/now-there-s-an-assassin-s-creed-board-game/1100-6417751/|url-status=live|access-date=September 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210231945/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/now-there-s-an-assassin-s-creed-board-game/1100-6417751/|archive-date=December 10, 2017}}</ref> Ezio's love interest, Sofia Sartor (Anna Tuveri), is based on ''[[Portrait of a Venetian Woman|Portrait of a Young Venetian Woman]]'' by [[Albrecht Dürer]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Gaweda|first=Sebastian|year=2011|title=The Characters of 'Assassin's Creed Revelations'|url=https://gamerant.com/assassins-creed-revelations-characters/|access-date=September 25, 2018|work=Game Rant|publisher=Warp 10 LLC|archive-date=July 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726095549/https://gamerant.com/assassins-creed-revelations-characters/|url-status=live}}</ref> Other in-game characters include Yusuf Tazim ([[Chris Parson]]),<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Miller |first=Matt |date=May 17, 2011 |title=The Characters Of Assassin's Creed Revelations |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/05/17/the-characters-of-assassin-s-creed-revelations.aspx |url-status=dead |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721221740/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/05/17/the-characters-of-assassin-s-creed-revelations.aspx |archive-date=July 21, 2018 |access-date=September 25, 2018}}</ref> [[Piri Reis]] ([[Alex Ivanovici]]),<ref>{{cite news|last=Ritman|first=Alex|date=November 14, 2011|title=Assassin's Creed: Revelations is historically impressive|newspaper=[[thenational.ae]]|url=https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/assassin-s-creed-revelations-is-historically-impressive-1.444681|url-status=live|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508155023/https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/assassin-s-creed-revelations-is-historically-impressive-1.444681|archive-date=May 8, 2019}}</ref> Tarik Barleti ([[JB Blanc]]),<ref>{{cite news |last=Giasi |first=Raffaele |date=October 23, 2017 |title=Assassin's Creed: Tutta la storia della saga - Parte 2 |work=Stay Nerd |url=https://www.staynerd.com/assassins-creed-tutta-la-storia-della-saga-parte-2/ |url-status=live |access-date=September 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316144340/http://www.staynerd.com/assassins-creed-tutta-la-storia-della-saga-parte-2/ |archive-date=March 16, 2018}}</ref> [[Ishak Pasha]],<ref>{{cite news |date=February 1, 2016 |title=Assassin's Creed: Revelations PC Cheats |work=[[Game Revolution]] |publisher=Evolve Media, LLC |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/guides/53665-assassins-creed-revelations-pc-cheats |url-status=live |access-date=September 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701054339/http://www.gamerevolution.com/guides/53665-assassins-creed-revelations-pc-cheats |archive-date=July 1, 2017}}</ref> Sultan [[Bayezid II]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Gaweda |first=Sebastian |year=2011 |title=Assassin's Creed Revelations: Ezio & Altair's Returns Confirmed |work=Game Rant |publisher=Warp 10 LLC |url=https://gamerant.com/assassins-creed-revelations-history-ezio-altair/ |url-status=live |access-date=September 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508155024/https://gamerant.com/assassins-creed-revelations-history-ezio-altair/ |archive-date=May 8, 2019}}</ref> [[Rashid ad-Din Sinan|Al Mualim]] ([[Peter Renaday]]),<ref>{{cite news |last=Raze |first=Ashton |date=October 11, 2011 |title=Assassin's Creed Revelations preview |newspaper=[[Telegraph (newspaper)|Telegraph]] |publisher=[[Telegraph Media Group Limited]] |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/8820184/Assassins-Creed-Revelations-preview.html |url-status=dead |access-date=September 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508181113/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/8820184/Assassins-Creed-Revelations-preview.html |archive-date=May 8, 2019}}</ref> and [[Niccolò and Maffeo Polo]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Tan|first=Maurice|date=November 17, 2011|title=Why Assassin's Creed III could be set in China|work=[[Destructoid]]|url=https://www.destructoid.com/why-assassin-s-creed-iii-could-be-set-in-china-216014.phtml|url-status=live|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009220717/http://www.destructoid.com/why-assassin-s-creed-iii-could-be-set-in-china-216014.phtml|archive-date=October 9, 2015}}</ref>
===Plot===
==== Single-player ====
Following [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|the events of the previous game]], Shaun Hastings stays in [[Rome]] to attend Lucy Stillman's funeral, while Rebecca Crane takes the comatose Desmond to his father, William Miles, in [[New York (state)|New York]]. To save Desmond's mind, they place him in the Animus's safe mode, the "Black Room." Awakening on Animus Island, a testing program within the Black Room, Desmond meets the consciousness of Clay Kaczmarek, Abstergo's previous Animus test subject, who explains that Desmond must repair his mind by fully reliving his ancestors' memories, at which point the Animus can separate Desmond from his ancestors and awaken him.
Desmond returns to the perspective of Ezio, who, in 1511, travels to the Assassins' [[Masyaf Castle|former fortress]] in Masyaf after learning of a library built there by Altaïr. Ezio finds Masyaf occupied by the Templars, who try to execute him, but he escapes and discovers Altaïr has sealed his library using five keys. Ezio travels to Constantinople, where the Templars have already found one key, in order to search for the rest. While in the city, Ezio meets and befriends Yusuf Tazim, leader of the Ottoman Assassins, and a young student named [[Suleiman the Magnificent|Suleiman]]. He also meets Sofia Sartor, an Italian traveler and book shop owner, and the two fall in love as they work together to find the keys, which were hidden by [[Niccolò and Maffeo Polo|Niccolò Polo]].
Meanwhile, the Ottoman Princes [[Şehzade Ahmed (son of Bayezid II)|Ahmet]] and [[Selim I|Selim]] are quarreling over who will inherit the Sultanate. Revealing himself as Selim's son, Suleiman asks Ezio to investigate the [[Byzantine Greeks|Byzantine]] Templars, who are taking advantage of the feud to further their own goals. Ezio discovers that [[Manuel Palaiologos]], with Templar support, is raising an army to overthrow the Ottomans and re-establish the [[Byzantine Empire]]. Ezio travels to the Templars' hideout in [[Cappadocia]], where he assassinates Manuel and recovers the final key. However, he discovers Ahmet to be the true Templar leader, seeking to open Altaïr's library and use the power inside to forcefully end all conflicts that divide men.
During these events, Ezio uses the keys to witness various moments in Altaïr's life. He learns that Altaïr, after [[Assassin's Creed (video game)|killing his traitorous mentor]], [[Al-Mualim|Al Mualim]], took over and tried to reform the Assassins, but was challenged by a former friend, Abbas Sofian. While Altaïr and his wife Maria were away fighting off the [[Mongol invasions of the Levant|Mongol invasion]], Abbas staged a [[Coup d'état|coup]], seizing control of the Assassins and executing Altaïr's youngest son, Sef. Altaïr sought revenge, but Maria tried to stop him, leading to her also being killed. Altaïr was subsequently forced into a self-imposed exile but eventually returned to kill Abbas and reclaim leadership of the Assassins. Years later, Altaïr encoded his memories onto the keys before entrusting them to Niccolò.
Returning to Constantinople, Ezio discovers Ahmet has killed Yusuf and kidnapped Sofia, demanding the keys in exchange for her. Ezio agrees, but after saving Sofia, he pursues Ahmet and recovers the keys. While Ahmet is killed by Selim, now the Sultan, Ezio is spared due to Suleiman's endorsement, but is ordered to leave Constantinople for good. After completing this memory, the Animus begins to delete excess data. Clay sacrifices himself to save Desmond from being deleted.
Ezio and Sofia return to Masyaf, where Ezio unlocks Altaïr's library, finding it empty except for Altaïr's skeleton holding a sixth key. Through it, Ezio discovers the library was a vault meant to house Altaïr's [[Apple of Eden]] and that Altaïr had sealed himself to protect it. Understanding how much Altaïr had lost because of his obsession with seeking knowledge, Ezio chooses to leave the Apple there, having "seen enough for one life." He then speaks directly to Desmond, knowing he is watching, and acknowledges his own role as a conduit for a message. Hoping that Desmond will find the answers he could not and will make everyone's suffering be worth it in the end, Ezio activates Altaïr's Apple before retiring from the Assassins in order to start a normal life with Sofia.
The Apple displays a message from [[Jupiter (mythology)|Jupiter]], a member of the [[Ancient astronauts|First Civilization]], who explains that his race had studied methods to save the Earth from destruction, and transmitted all the collected data to a central vault: the Grand Temple. Jupiter tells Desmond that he must find the Temple before an [[2012 phenomenon|impending solar flare]] kills all of humanity. Awakening from the coma, Desmond finds Rebecca, Shaun, and William next to him, and tells them that he knows what they must do, [[Assassin's Creed III|just as they arrive at the Grand Temple]].
==== Multiplayer ====
The multiplayer aspect has its own plot from the Templar perspective. After impressing Warren Vidic in the [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood#Multiplayer|first stage]] of Abstergo's Animus Training Program, the player is selected to participate in the second stage of the program for further training. Upon being promoted to the rank of Master Templar, the player is allowed into the inner sanctum of the Templar Order and is implanted with a tracker to ensure their trustworthiness. After reaching level 50, the player is dubbed an active agent, and assigned the task of finding and capturing the current Mentor of the Assassin Order: William Miles.<ref>{{cite video game |title=Assassin's Creed: Revelations |developer=[[Ubisoft Montreal]] |publisher=[[Ubisoft]] |date=November 15, 2011 |platform=[[Xbox 360]], [[PlayStation 3|PS3]], [[Personal computer|PC]]}}</ref>
=== ''The Lost Archive'' ===
During his time in the Black Room, Desmond involuntarily experiences Clay Kaczmarek's memories, learning more about his life. Clay recalls his father's disregard for his career goals, demanding that Clay should become an engineer to provide for his family, and how he believed that it was his father's focus on wealth that pushed his mother away from the family. Eventually, Clay was approached by William Miles, who invited him to join the Assassins. In 2010, he was tasked with infiltrating Abstergo Industries' Animus Project laboratory in Rome in order to uncover what Warren Vidic hoped to achieve by exploring the genetic memories of various Assassins. Lucy Stillman, an Assassin herself, had also been placed within the facility to extract Clay once his mission was complete.
Becoming Subject 16 of the Animus Project, Clay was forced to relive his ancestors' memories to the point of being driven insane, but eventually learned that Vidic was searching for the locations of various Pieces of Eden. In particular, Vidic focused on finding an Apple of Eden, which was meant to be launched aboard a satellite to control the minds of the entire human race. Clay also secretly witnessed conversations between Lucy and Vidic, and discovered that Lucy had betrayed the Assassins and joined the Templars due to her distrust of William Miles and feeling abandoned by the Brotherhood. To obtain the Apple, Vidic masterminded "Project [[Siren (mythology)|Siren]]," which would see Lucy remove Desmond from the Abstergo facility and transport him to a more comfortable environment, where she could use the Assassins' resources to locate the Apple before delivering it to the Templars. When Lucy eventually found out that Clay had learned about this plan, she got rid of the evidence proving he knew the truth and imprisoned him inside the facility, both to protect him and to keep her true allegiances secret.
These memories continue in a loop until Desmond collects all the fragments scattered throughout them, which allow him to access a final memory. In it, Clay emails his father to tell him not to worry about his disappearance, because he has found a greater purpose to serve, foreshadowing his suicide.
==Development==
''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' was initially conceived as a [[Nintendo 3DS]] game called ''Assassin's Creed: Lost Legacy'' about Ezio traveling east to the Assassins' former city of [[Masyaf]], where he would have discovered the origins of the Assassin Order.<ref>Makuch, Eddie (June 15, 2010) [http://e3.gamespot.com/story/6265707/assassins-creed-driver-splinter-cell-re-imagined-for-3ds Assassin's Creed, Driver, Splinter Cell, reimagined for 3DS] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328195350/http://e3.gamespot.com/story/6265707/assassins-creed-driver-splinter-cell-re-imagined-for-3ds |date=March 28, 2012 }}. ''[[GameSpot]]''. Retrieved 2010-10-30.</ref> It was first announced during Nintendo's [[E3 2010]] press conference.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120905121734/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/17908/newsmario-kart-pilotwings-animal-crossing-star-fox-confirmed-for-3ds/ Mario Kart, Pilotwings, Animal Crossing, Star Fox confirmed for 3DS]. ''[[Official Nintendo Magazine]]''. Retrieved October 30, 2010.</ref> It was quietly canceled and its main concept was developed into ''Assassin's Creed: Revelations''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gilbert|first=Ben|title=Assassin's Creed: Lost Legacy's concept found in Revelations|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/14/assassins-creed-lost-legacys-concept-found-in-revelations/|publisher=Joystiq|access-date=April 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806200801/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/14/assassins-creed-lost-legacys-concept-found-in-revelations|archive-date=August 6, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In November 2010, Ubisoft's CEO Yves Guillemot teased "something ''Assassin's'' related" in 2011, despite an earlier statement by Ubisoft Montreal's Jean-Francois Boivin that no ''Assassin's Creed'' game will be released in 2011.<ref name="eurogamer-assassin2011">{{cite news|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-11-15-assassins-creed-2011-confirmed |title=Assassin's Creed 2011 confirmed |newspaper=Eurogamer.net |date=November 15, 2010 |publisher=Eurogamer|access-date=November 16, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101227160129/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-11-15-assassins-creed-2011-confirmed| archive-date= December 27, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> Geoffroy Sardin of Ubisoft later confirmed that there will be a "big" Assassin's Creed game in 2011.<ref name="cvg-sales-ac2011">{{cite web |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=277962 |title='Big Assassin's Creed game' confirmed for 2011 |publisher=[[Computer and Video Games]] |date=November 26, 2010 |access-date=November 26, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128032856/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=277962 |archive-date=November 28, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> Guillemot also explained that ultimate goal for Ubisoft is to release new games in the franchise annually along with Ubisoft's most popular other franchises.<ref name="eurogamer-assassin2011" /> In February 2011, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot confirmed that the next ''Assassin's Creed'' game would be released during its next fiscal year, which starts on April 1, 2011, and ends on March 31, 2012.<ref name="gs-14feb2011">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/6298910.html |title=New Assassin's Creed in the works |publisher=Gamespot |date=February 14, 2011 |access-date=June 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628221929/http://www.gamespot.com/news/6298910.html |archive-date=June 28, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
On April 29, 2011, the game's name was released on the official ''Assassin's Creed'' [[Facebook]] page, with a link which led to a flash file.<ref name="Leak">{{cite web |url=http://kotaku.com/#!5797124/is-revelations-the-next-assassins-creed-game |title=Did Ubisoft Just Leak the Next Assassin's Creed Game? |author=Mike Fahey |date=April 29, 2011 |work=[[Kotaku]] |publisher=[[Gawker Media]] |access-date=May 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106085901/http://kotaku.com/#!5797124/is-revelations-the-next-assassins-creed-game |archive-date=November 6, 2010 |url-status=live  }}</ref> The teaser clip included the words, "Altaïr Ibn La-Ahad, Son of no one" in Arabic which hints that ''Altaïr'', the main protagonist of the [[Assassin's Creed (video game)|first game]], may once again be the main protagonist of the game.<ref name="Leak"/> A third teaser clip for the game showed the city of Constantinople, which hints at it being the setting for the game.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.kotaku.com/5798262/assassins-creed-latest-tease-takes-us-to-istanbul |title=Assassin's Creed's Latest Tease Takes Us to Istanbul |author=Mike Fahey |date=May 3, 2011 |work=[[Kotaku]] |publisher=[[Gawker Media]] |access-date=May 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629054422/http://uk.kotaku.com/5798262/assassins-creed-latest-tease-takes-us-to-istanbul |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |url-status=live  }}</ref> In the E3 rumor section of its April 2011 issue, Xbox World 360 said ''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' is  not ''Assassin's Creed III'', but suggests that game is also secretly in the works. ''Revelations'' was likely to be "another slimline ''Brotherhood''-style offering," Xbox World 360 stated.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ivan|first=Tom|title=Next Assassin's Creed is 'likely another Brotherhood'|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/300103/next-assassins-creed-is-likely-another-brotherhood/|publisher=Computer And Video Games|access-date=December 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111227051236/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/300103/next-assassins-creed-is-likely-another-brotherhood/|archive-date=December 27, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 5, ''[[Game Informer]]'' released details of the game,<ref name="GIAnnouncement">{{cite web|author=Matt Miller|date=May 5, 2011|title=June Cover Revealed: Assassin's Creed Revelations|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/05/05/acrcoverrevealjune.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217135806/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/05/05/acrcoverrevealjune.aspx|archive-date=February 17, 2012|access-date=May 5, 2011|publisher=[[Game Informer]]}}</ref> and the game was "officially" announced by Ubisoft at [[E3 2011]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2011-assassins-creed/714942|title=E3 2011: Trailer|date=November 14, 2011|work=GameTrailers|access-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419072915/http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2011-assassins-creed/714942|archive-date=April 19, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
The game was developed primarily by [[Ubisoft Montreal]] in [[Canada]]. Production was aided in part by five other Ubisoft developers: Annecy, Massive, Quebec, Singapore, and Bucharest. Lead writer Darby McDevitt said that ''Revelations'' would not answer all the burning questions clouding the series, stating "Well, we won't answer everything because Desmond's story continues. But fans will definitely know most of the important details of Ezio and Altair's lives, and how they fit into the grand scheme."<ref>{{cite web |author=computerandvideogames.com Andy Robinson |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/311749/assassins-creed-revelations-wont-answer-everything-teases-writer/ |title=News: Assassin's Creed Revelations 'won't answer everything', teases writer |publisher=ComputerAndVideoGames.com |date=July 15, 2011 |access-date=December 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916072625/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/311749/assassins-creed-revelations-wont-answer-everything-teases-writer/ |archive-date=September 16, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> McDevitt also stated that 85 percent of ''Assassin's Creed's'' overarching plot is already "mapped out." McDevitt claimed original ''Creed'' protagonist Altaïr had his story arc written for two years, and that Ezio's ultimate fate was planned during the development of ''Brotherhood''.<ref>{{cite web |author=computerandvideogames.com Andy Robinson |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/313909/85-of-assassins-creeds-plot-already-mapped-out-writer-reveals/ |title=News: 85% of Assassin's Creed's plot 'already mapped out', writer reveals |publisher=ComputerAndVideoGames.com |date=August 2, 2011 |access-date=December 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111228020207/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/313909/85-of-assassins-creeds-plot-already-mapped-out-writer-reveals/ |archive-date=December 28, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Voice of Desmond Miles, Nolan North, urged Ubisoft to adopt motion capture methods similar to [[Naughty Dog]]'s ''[[Uncharted]]''. Speaking in an interview, North admitted there is a "disconnect" in the Ubisoft game's current setup, which has voice actors provide voice facial animation separately from body motion capture, which is recorded by different actors. "I wish it wasn't done separately," North said. "Don't get me wrong, the mo-cap actors do a great job, but there will always be somewhat of a disconnect when it's done this way. After my experiences on the ''Uncharted'' franchise, where the actors do both performance and voice, I can honestly say there is absolutely a difference."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/326067/nolan-north-urges-assassins-creed-to-adopt-uncharted-mo-cap-theres-absolutely-a-difference|title=Nolan North Urges AC To Adopt UC Mo-Cap|publisher=CVG|access-date=December 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111219084517/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/326067/nolan-north-urges-assassins-creed-to-adopt-uncharted-mo-cap-theres-absolutely-a-difference/|archive-date=December 19, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>
The PC version of ''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' does not force players to always be online to work like its predecessors, despite Ubisoft's recent claims that its policy is a success, insisting it has seen "a clear reduction in piracy of our titles which required a persistent online connection." Even then, the always-online DRM was permanently removed from all single-player games. It does, however, require a one-time-only online activation the very first time the player plays the game, which will permanently bind the activation code to the player's account, and thus, it does not need to be activated again on the same account if the game is reinstalled for some reason. This also applies to reinstalling on another computer. Following that, the player can permanently play the game in offline mode.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-11-10-assassins-creed-revelations-doesnt-have-always-on-drm|title=AC:R Doesn't Have Always On DRM|publisher=Eurogamer|last=Yin-Poole|first=Wesley|date=November 10, 2011|access-date=November 10, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111111163750/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-11-10-assassins-creed-revelations-doesnt-have-always-on-drm|archive-date=November 11, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Marketing and release==
Ubisoft announced a [[PlayStation Network]] timed exclusive multiplayer beta for ''Assassin's Creed Revelations'' on August 10, 2011. The beta began on September 3, 2011, and finished on September 17, 2011, exclusively for [[PlayStation Plus]] and [[Uplay]] members on PlayStation 3. On September 8, the multiplayer beta opened to everyone with a PSN account. The beta offered access to nine characters (The Sentinel, The Vanguard, The Guardian, The Vizier, The Thespian, The Deacon, The Bombardier, The Trickster, The Champion&nbsp;– all boasting different abilities), three maps (Knight's Hospital, Antioch, Galata) and four playable modes (the previously seen Wanted and Manhunt options joined by new Deathmatch and Artifact Assault variants).<ref>{{cite web|title=Assassin's Creed Revelations MP beta is timed PS3 exclusive|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/314960/assassins-creed-revelations-mp-beta-is-timed-ps3-exclusive/|publisher=CVG|access-date=August 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113074318/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/314960/assassins-creed-revelations-mp-beta-is-timed-ps3-exclusive/|archive-date=January 13, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinemablend.com/games/assassin-creed-revelations-beta-open-all-ps3-players-tomorrow-34883.html|title=Assassins Creed: Revelations Beta Open To All PS3 Players Tomorrow|last=Haas|first=Pete|date=September 7, 2011|access-date=September 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707002714/http://www.cinemablend.com/games/assassin-creed-revelations-beta-open-all-ps3-players-tomorrow-34883.html|archive-date=July 7, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[Media Molecule]] announced on November 15, 2011, that a new Ezio costume for Sackboy will be made available in ''[[LittleBigPlanet 2]]'' to promote the launch of ''Assassin's Creed: Revelations''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vg247.com/2011/11/03/ezio-costume-for-sackboy-hitting-lbp2-on-november-15|title=Ezio Costume For Sackboy Hitting LBP2 On November 15, 2011|publisher=VG24/7|date=November 3, 2011|access-date=November 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105203948/http://www.vg247.com/2011/11/03/ezio-costume-for-sackboy-hitting-lbp2-on-november-15/|archive-date=November 5, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> Those who pre-ordered through [[Best Buy]] got an exclusive multiplayer character.<ref name="S-E-NA"/> All day one copies of ''Revelations'' for the PlayStation 3 had the first ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' bundled as part of the disc, which launched in 2007. Ubisoft called the announcement a "special partnership" between itself and Sony Computer Entertainment America, and that the deal only applies in Europe.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vg247.com/2011/09/20/assassins-creed-revelations-ps3-to-feature-original-ac |title=Assassin's Creed Revelations PS3 To Feature Original AC |last=Cullen |first=Johnny |date=September 20, 2011 |access-date=September 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927103317/http://www.vg247.com/2011/09/20/assassins-creed-revelations-ps3-to-feature-original-ac/ |archive-date=September 27, 2011 |url-status=live  }}</ref> Additionally, Ubisoft released an ''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' Avatar collection Xbox 360, which includes a Codex prop, Desmond's black hoodie, and a pet eagle. Also, the following outfits will be available: Ezio, Bombardier, Guardian, Sentinel, and Vanguard (female only).<ref name="S-E-NA"/>
===Retail editions===
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! Features
! Standard<br />(consoles & PC)
! Animus Edition<br />(consoles & PC)<ref name="ACS-E-AU"/><ref name="S-E-UK"/><ref name="AC-E-UK"/>
! Collector's Edition<br />(consoles & PC)<ref name="ACS-E-AU"/><ref name="S-E-UK"/><ref name="AC-E-UK"/>
! Special Edition<br />(consoles & PC)<ref name="ACS-E-AU"/><ref name="S-E-UK"/><ref name="AC-E-UK"/>
! Signature Edition<br />(consoles & PC)<ref name="ACS-E-AU"/><ref name="S-E-UK"/><ref name="AC-E-UK"/>
! Gold Edition<br />(PC Download)<ref name="ACS-E-AU"/><ref name="S-E-UK"/><ref name="AC-E-UK"/>
! Ultimate Bundle<br />(consoles & PC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vg247.com/2011/08/25/assassins-creed-revelations-ultimate-bundle-listed-by-gamestop|title=Assassin's Creed Revelations Ultimate Bundle Listed By Gamestop|last=Nunneley|first=Stephany|date=August 25, 2011|access-date=September 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704002156/http://www.vg247.com/2011/08/25/assassins-creed-revelations-ultimate-bundle-listed-by-gamestop/|archive-date=July 4, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
! Ottoman Edition<br />(consoles & PC)<ref>[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Assassins-Creed-Revelations-Ottoman-Edition/dp/B007BZ0QX8/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1341312795&sr=8-4 Assassin's Creed - Ottoman Edition] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316221647/https://www.amazon.co.uk/Assassins-Creed-Revelations-Ottoman-Edition/dp/B007BZ0QX8/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1341312795&sr=8-4 |date=March 16, 2021 }} - amazon.co.uk</ref>
|-
| Game disc
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}, (Download)
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
|-
| Exclusive packaging
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}} (Animus box packaging)
| {{Yes}} (Special Collector's Edition packaging)
| {{Yes}} (standard box with exclusive artwork)
| {{Yes}} (Black and white variant of standard box art)
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}} (Black, fold-out cardboard box)
| {{Yes}}
|-
| In-depth encyclopedia
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|-
| 50-page art book
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|-
| The original game's soundtrack
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
|-
| ''Assassin's Creed Embers Movie'' DVD
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
|-
| Exclusive single-player mission
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}} (''Vlad the Impaler Prison'')
| {{Yes}} (''Vlad the Impaler Prison'')
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}} (''Vlad the Impaler Prison'')
| {{Yes}} (''Vlad the Impaler Prison'')
| {{Yes}} (''Vlad the Impaler Prison'')
| {{Yes}} (''Vlad the Impaler Prison'')
|-
| The Lost Archive DLC
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
|-
| Exclusive multiplayer character
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}} (''The Crusader and Ottoman Jester'')
| {{Yes}} (''The Crusader and Ottoman Jester'')
| {{Yes}} (''The Crusader and Ottoman Doctor'')
| {{Yes}} (''Ottoman Jester'')
| {{Yes}} (''The Crusader, Ottoman Jester and Ottoman Doctor'')
| {{Yes}} (''Ottoman Jester'')
| {{Yes}} (''The Crusader, Ottoman Jester and Ottoman Doctor'')
|-
| Exclusive armor for Ezio
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}} (''Armor of Brutus'')
| {{Yes}} (''Turkish Armor and Armor of Brutus'')
| {{Yes}} (''Turkish Armor'')
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}} (''Turkish Armor and Armor of Brutus'')
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}} (''Turkish Armor and Armor of Brutus'')
|-
| ''Altaïr's Robes''
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}} (as a pre-order bonus from EB Games Australia)
| {{Yes}} (as a pre-order bonus from Play UK)
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
|-
| Capacity upgrades
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}} (For hidden gun bullets, bombs & crossbow arrows)
| {{Yes}} (For hidden gun bullets, bombs & crossbow arrows)
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}} (For hidden gun bullets, bombs & crossbow arrows)
| {{Yes}} (For hidden gun bullets, bombs & crossbow arrows)
| {{Yes}} (For hidden gun bullets, bombs & crossbow arrows)
| {{Yes}} (For hidden gun bullets, bombs & crossbow arrows)
|-
| Leonardo da Vinci's flying machine 6"-7" scale replica
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
|-
| Ezio 7-inch action figure
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
|}
There are several different limited editions of ''Assassin's Creed Revelations''. The ''Animus'', ''Collector's'' and ''Special'' editions were available on all platforms and only in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, while the ''Signature Edition'' was only available in North America through [[GameStop]] for all platforms.<ref name="S-E-NA">{{cite web|title=GameStop pre-orders of AC: Revelations get upgraded to Signature Edition|date=June 9, 2011 |url=http://www.vg247.com/2011/06/09/gamestop-pre-orders-of-ac-revelations-get-upgraded-to-signature-edition/|publisher=VG247|access-date=August 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815120243/http://www.vg247.com/2011/06/09/gamestop-pre-orders-of-ac-revelations-get-upgraded-to-signature-edition/|archive-date=August 15, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ACS-E-AU">{{cite web|title=Assassin's Creed: Revelations&nbsp;– Animus & Special Limited Editions Announced for Australia|url=http://oxcgn.com/2011/06/07/assassins-creed-revelations-limited-animus-and-special-editions-announced-for-australia/|publisher=OXCGN|access-date=August 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817032557/http://oxcgn.com/2011/06/07/assassins-creed-revelations-limited-animus-and-special-editions-announced-for-australia/|archive-date=August 17, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="S-E-UK">{{cite web|title=Assassin's Creed Special Edition detailed for UK|date=June 13, 2011 |url=http://www.vg247.com/2011/06/14/assassins-ceed-special-edition-detailed-for-uk/|publisher=VG247|access-date=August 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810162830/http://www.vg247.com/2011/06/14/assassins-ceed-special-edition-detailed-for-uk/|archive-date=August 10, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="AC-E-UK">{{cite web|title=Assassin's Creed Revelations Collector's, Animus editions detailed|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/313104/assassins-creed-revelations-collectors-animus-editions-detailed/|publisher=CVG|access-date=August 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013223912/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/313104/assassins-creed-revelations-collectors-animus-editions-detailed/|archive-date=October 13, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> Those who pre-ordered ''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' through GameStop automatically upgraded to the ''Signature Edition'' of the game at no extra cost. The ''Signature Edition'' features exclusive packaging, a bonus single-player mission (''Vlad the Impaler Prison''), an exclusive multiplayer character (''Ottoman Jester''), weapons capacity upgrades, an animated short film (''Assassin's Creed Embers Movie'') and the original game's soundtrack.<ref name="S-E-NA"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Watts|first=Steve|title=Assassin's Creed Revelations gets 'Signature' upgrade at GameStop|date=June 9, 2011 |url=http://www.shacknews.com/article/68837/assassins-creed-revelations-gets-signature|publisher=Shacknews|access-date=December 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403175459/http://www.shacknews.com/article/68837/assassins-creed-revelations-gets-signature|archive-date=April 3, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
The "PS3-Only edition" includes the standard game contents plus a complete version of the ''Assassin's Creed'' original game included in the game disc. This edition is only available to those who bought the game when it first released or pre-ordered it.<ref name="AC-E-PS3">{{cite web|title=Assassin's Creed Revelations for PS3 Getting Big Blu-ray Bonus|date=September 20, 2011 |url=http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/09/20/assassins-creed-revelations-for-ps3-getting-big-blu-ray-bonus/|publisher=Gabriel Graziani|access-date=September 20, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923193105/http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/09/20/assassins-creed-revelations-for-ps3-getting-big-blu-ray-bonus/|archive-date=September 23, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> The ''Animus Edition'' features an Animus box, an in-depth encyclopedia, an animated short film (''Assassin's Creed Embers Movie'') and the original game's soundtrack. In-game content included is an exclusive mission (''[[Vlad the Impaler]] Prison''), an armor from ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' (''Armor of Brutus'') in single-player, weapons capacity upgrades, and two additional multiplayer characters (''The Crusader'' and ''Ottoman Jester'').<ref name="ACS-E-AU"/><ref name="S-E-UK"/><ref name="AC-E-UK"/>
The Gold Edition is digitally exclusive to the PC. It is available on [[Uplay]] and [[Steam (service)|Steam]] and it contains all the downloadable and redeemable content available on Uplay.
==Downloadable content==
===Uplay content===
Ubisoft's Uplay system enables further in-game enhancements which can be redeemed by points that are given when playing the game. The available awards are a ''Revelations'' theme or wallpaper for PC and PlayStation 3, Solo Pack, Mediterranean Exclusive Missions, and Multiplayer Pack which unlocks the Knight character.
===''Ancestors Character'' Pack===
On the day of the game's launch, Ubisoft announced that they were working on various [[downloadable content]] (DLC) for the game. The first one announced was a character pack, which was released in December 2011.{{update after|2011|12|31}} It adds four new characters to the multiplayer mode: the Privateer, Corsair, Brigand, and Gladiator.
===''Mediterranean Traveler Map'' Pack===
The second DLC pack announced was the ''Mediterranean Traveler Map'' Pack, which was released on January 24, 2012. It adds six new multiplayer maps, three of which return from ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/121/1212567p1.html|title=First Assassin's Creed: Revelations DLC Announced|publisher=IGN|last=Goldfarb|first=Andrew|date=November 15, 2011|access-date=November 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118094909/http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/121/1212567p1.html|archive-date=November 18, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>
===''The Lost Archive''===
The final DLC pack for the game, titled ''The Lost Archive'', was released on February 28, 2012. It adds a new campaign in the style of the "Desmond's Journey" sequences from the base game, as well as most of the exclusive content from the different limited editions of ''Revelations''. The DLC pack is available for purchase separately and bundled with the Ottoman and Gold Editions.
==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
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| MC = (PS3) 80/100<ref name=MCPS3>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/assassins-creed-revelations/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3 |title=Assassin's Creed: Revelations (PlayStation 3) reviews at |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |date=January 3, 2012 |access-date=January 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626070829/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/assassins-creed-revelations |archive-date=June 26, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><br/>(X360) 80/100<ref name=MCX360>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/assassins-creed-revelations/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360 |title=Assassin's Creed: Revelations (Xbox 360) reviews at |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |date=January 3, 2012 |access-date=January 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626062450/http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/assassins-creed-revelations |archive-date=June 26, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><br/>(PC) 80/100<ref name=MCPC>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/assassins-creed-revelations/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Assassin's Creed: Revelations (PC) reviews at |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |date=January 3, 2012 |access-date=January 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110618024439/http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/assassins-creed-revelations |archive-date=June 18, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| 1UP = B+<ref name="1UP Review">{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/reviews/assassins-creed-revelations-ps3-xbox360|title=1UP's Review For Assassin's Creed: Revelations|last=Nguyen|first=Thierry|date=November 14, 2011|access-date=November 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623220227/http://www.1up.com/reviews/assassins-creed-revelations-ps3-xbox360|archive-date=June 23, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Destruct = 7.5/10<ref name="Destructoid Review">{{cite web|url=http://www.destructoid.com/review-assassin-s-creed-revelations-215700.phtml|title=Destructoid's Review For Assassin's Creed: Revelations|last=Tan|first=Maurice|date=November 14, 2011|access-date=November 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116071804/http://www.destructoid.com/review-assassin-s-creed-revelations-215700.phtml|archive-date=November 16, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Edge = 7/10<ref name="Edge Review">{{cite web|url=http://www.next-gen.biz/reviews/assassins-creed-revelations-review|title=Edge's Review For Assassin's Creed: Revelations|access-date=November 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111115135627/http://www.next-gen.biz/reviews/assassins-creed-revelations-review|archive-date=November 15, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>
| EuroG = 7/10<ref name="EuroG Review">{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-11-14-assassins-creed-revelations-review-review|title=Eurogamer's Review For Assassin's Creed: Revelations|website=[[Eurogamer]]|date=November 14, 2011|access-date=November 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120703153702/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-11-14-assassins-creed-revelations-review-review|archive-date=July 3, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
| GRadar = 8/10<ref name="GRadar Review">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/awordfromoursponsors/?zone=ps3_xbox360/reviews&sendMeBackTo=http://www.gamesradar.com/assassins-creed-revelations-review|title=Gameradar's Review For Assassin's Creed: Revelations|date=April 9, 2010|access-date=November 16, 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102165625/http://www.gamesradar.com/awordfromoursponsors/?zone=ps3_xbox360/reviews&sendMeBackTo=http://www.gamesradar.com/assassins-creed-revelations-review|archive-date=January 2, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
| IGN = 8.5/10<ref name="IGN Review">{{cite web|url=https://m.ign.com/articles/2011/11/14/assassins-creed-revelations-review|title=IGN's Review For Assassin's Creed: Revelations|last=George|first=Richard|date=November 14, 2011|access-date=November 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123170809/http://m.ign.com/articles/2011/11/14/assassins-creed-revelations-review|archive-date=November 23, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
| GT = 8.8/10<ref name="GT Review">{{cite web|url=http://www.gametrailers.com/gamereview.php?id=14797|title=GameTrailers' Review For Assassin's Creed: Revelations|access-date=November 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826161852/http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/cu4f09/assassin-s-creed--revelations-review|archive-date=August 26, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
| GSpot = 8.0/10<ref name="Gamespot Review">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/assassins-creed-revelations/reviews/assassins-creed-revelations-review-6345194|title=Gamespot's Review For Assassin's Creed: Revelations|last=VanOrd|first=Kevin|date=November 14, 2011|access-date=November 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116200652/http://www.gamespot.com/assassins-creed-revelations/reviews/assassins-creed-revelations-review-6345194|archive-date=November 16, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>
| VG = 7/10<ref name="VG Review">{{cite web|url=http://www.videogamer.com/xbox360/assassins_creed_revelations/review.html|title=Videogamer's Review For Assassin's Creed: Revelations|access-date=November 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029155557/http://www.videogamer.com/xbox360/assassins_creed_revelations/review.html|archive-date=October 29, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
| GamePro = 7/10<ref name="GamePro Review">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/224896/review-assassins-creed-revelations-360-ps3|title=Gamepro's Review For Assassin's Creed: Revelations|access-date=November 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201174259/http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/224896/review-assassins-creed-revelations-360-ps3/|url-status=live|archive-date=December 1, 2011}}</ref>
| GI = 8.75/10<ref name="GI Review">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/games/assassins_creed_revelations/b/ps3/archive/2011/11/14/assassin-39-s-creed-revelations-review-new-ideas-aren-39-t-always-good-ideas.aspx|title=GameInformer's Review For Assassin's Creed: Revelations|magazine=[[Game Informer]]|access-date=November 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119095219/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/assassins_creed_revelations/b/ps3/archive/2011/11/14/assassin-39-s-creed-revelations-review-new-ideas-aren-39-t-always-good-ideas.aspx|archive-date=January 19, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| Joystiq = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Joystiq Review">{{cite web|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/14/assassins-creed-revelations-review-hanging-on-letting-go|title=Joystiq's Review For Assassin's Creed: Revelations|last=Gies|first=Arthur|date=November 14, 2011|access-date=November 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208225421/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/14/assassins-creed-revelations-review-hanging-on-letting-go/|archive-date=February 8, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| OXM = 8.5/10<ref name="OXM Review">{{cite web|url=http://www.oxmonline.com/assassin%E2%80%99s-creed-revelations-review|title=Official Xbox Magazine's Review For Assassin's Creed: Revelations|access-date=November 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713024006/http://www.oxmonline.com/assassin%E2%80%99s-creed-revelations-review|archive-date=July 13, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
| OPMUK = 9/10<ref name="OPMUK Review">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialplaystationmagazine.co.uk/review/assassin%E2%80%99s-creed-revelations|title=Official Xbox Magazine's (UK) Review For Assassin's Creed: Revelations|access-date=November 16, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421021232/http://www.officialplaystationmagazine.co.uk/review/assassin%E2%80%99s-creed-revelations/|archive-date=April 21, 2013}}</ref>
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''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' received generally positive reviews from critics upon release. Aggregating review websites [[GameRankings]] and [[Metacritic]] gave the PlayStation 3 version 80.05% and 80/100,<ref name=GRPS3>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/ps3/628357-assassins-creed-revelations/index.html |title=Assassin's Creed: Revelations (PlayStation 3) reviews at |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |date=January 3, 2012 |access-date=January 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618210143/http://www.gamerankings.com/ps3/628357-assassins-creed-revelations/index.html |archive-date=June 18, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=MCPS3 /> the Xbox 360 version 79.37% and 80/100,<ref name=GRX360>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox360/628358-assassins-creed-revelations/index.html |title=Assassin's Creed: Revelations (Xbox 360) reviews at |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |date=January 3, 2012 |access-date=January 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620124331/http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox360/628358-assassins-creed-revelations/index.html |archive-date=June 20, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=MCX360 /> and the PC version 74.67% and 80/100 respectively.<ref name=GRPC>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/630323-assassins-creed-revelations/index.html |title=Assassin's Creed: Revelations (PC) reviews at |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |date=January 3, 2012 |access-date=January 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924190344/http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/630323-assassins-creed-revelations/index.html |archive-date=September 24, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=MCPC /> [[IGN]] gave the game a rating of 8.5 out of 10, stating "This is the best ''Assassin's Creed'' yet, even if that victory is claimed by an inch and not a mile. If you've been following the lives of Altair and Ezio this long, you owe it to yourself to see their last adventure."<ref name="IGN Review" /> [[1UP.com|1UP]] gave the game a rating of B+, stating "While ''Revelations'' lacks that one supreme improvement or standout mechanic that defined ''AC2'' and ''Brotherhood'' each, it's still a damn fine sendoff for Altair and Ezio."<ref name="1UP Review" />
''[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]'' gave the game a rating of 7 out of 10, saying that "unlike the elegant lead, who's grey-haired but unbowed by the end of the adventure, ''Assassin's Creed'' has been quietly compromised by age."<ref name="Edge Review" /> [[Eurogamer]] also gave the game a rating of 7 out of 10, writing "where ''Brotherhood'' enhanced the thrill of being Ezio Auditore, ''Revelations'' distracts from it. Ezio may look old, but it's the series itself that really shows its age."<ref name="EuroG Review" />
''VideoGamer'' gave the game a rating of 7 out of 10, stating "So, for the first time, a new ''Assassin's Creed'' game is worse than its predecessor, the first time the short development period has had a noticeable impact on the game's quality. It's a game of nearly and might-have-been: summed up by the hook blade, a supposedly key new feature which in practice merely extends Ezio's reach slightly, and allows him to glide down the occasional zipline."<ref name="VG Review" /> [[GamePro]] also gave the game a rating of 7 out of 10, saying that "at its core, this is the ''Assassin's Creed'' we've grown to love in recent years, and it still serves as a pretty good time sink – plus, it's a necessary bridge to next year's already-announced follow-up. But obligation shouldn't be the primary reason to play something, and sadly, that's too often the case in this humdrum campaign."<ref name="GamePro Review" />
''[[Game Informer]]'' gave the game a rating of 8.75 out of 10, writing "a number of new features have been attempted to make ''Revelations'' feel new and different from its predecessors. In that quest for broader variety and unique identity from the earlier games, ''Revelations'' makes some missteps that are hard to ignore. However, the game offers more of what has been great about the franchise, and that should be enough to bring most fans to the table, even if it is a poor starting point for new players."<ref name="GI Review" /> [[GameTrailers]] also gave the game a rating of 8.8 out of 10, saying that "the engine is a bit long in the tooth and some of the content isn't entirely worth exploring, but if you're looking for an unforgettable top-shelf action/adventure, heed the creed."<ref name="GT Review" />
''[[Official Xbox Magazine]]'' gave the game a rating of 8.5 out of 10, stating "What's available here remains as ridiculously appealing as ever. It's still a thrill unique to the series to be perched six stories high, looking out across miles of meticulously rendered game world&nbsp;— even if that dazzling, danger-filled world has grown overly familiar, having traded what was once revolution for iterative evolution."<ref name="OXM Review" /> UK ''[[PlayStation Official Magazine - UK|Official PlayStation Magazine]]'' gave the game a rating of 9 out of 10, stating "As a conclusion for Ezio's chapter, ''Revelations'' proves an utterly brilliant swansong."<ref name="OPMUK Review" />
During the [[15th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards]], the [[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]] nominated ''Revelations'' for "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Animation|Outstanding Achievement in Animation]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.interactive.org/awards/award_category_details.asp?idAward=2012&idGameAwardType=83 |title=2012 Awards Category Details Outstanding Achievement in Animation |publisher=[[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]] |website=interactive.org |access-date=21 November 2023}}</ref>
===Sales===
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot announced during an earnings call on November 8, 2011, that pre-orders for ''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' were "significantly higher" than figures for ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', yet the firm is still expecting a "double-digit decline" in sales for ''Revelations'' compared to the other title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vg247.com/2011/11/08/ubisoft-new-assassins-creed-next-year-revelations-pre-orders-significantly-higher-than-brotherhood|title=AC:R Pre-Orders Significantly Higher Than Brotherhood|last=Nunneley|first=Stephany|date=November 8, 2011|access-date=November 10, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111110194658/http://www.vg247.com/2011/11/08/ubisoft-new-assassins-creed-next-year-revelations-pre-orders-significantly-higher-than-brotherhood/|archive-date=November 10, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> According to [[NPD Group]], ''Revelations'' was the fourth-best selling game in the U.S. in November 2011. Ubisoft announced sales of ''Revelations'' was up 10 percent year-on-year on the 2010s ''Brotherhood''. That puts ''Revelations{{'}}'' first month total at around 1.26 million.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-12-10-rayman-origins-sells-50-000-in-debut-us-month | title = Rayman Origins sells 50,000 in debut US month | first = Fred | last = Dutton | date = December 10, 2011 | access-date = December 10, 2011 | publisher = [[Eurogamer]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160402161836/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-12-10-rayman-origins-sells-50-000-in-debut-us-month | archive-date = April 2, 2016 | url-status = live }}</ref> ''Revelations'' debuted at second place in the UK video game sales chart in its first week. Its week one numbers were better than those of its predecessor ''Brotherhood'' by four percent in unit terms and eight percent in revenue, making it the best-performing title both in the series and in Ubisoft's history to date. 61 percent of the game's sales occurred in the first 24 hours.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/uk-charts-modern-warfare-3-resists-new-release-rivals/087444|title=UK CHARTS: Modern Warfare 3 resists new release rivals|last=Parfitt|first=Ben|date=November 21, 2011|access-date=November 23, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111123162244/http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/uk-charts-modern-warfare-3-resists-new-release-rivals/087444|archive-date=November 23, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> As of February 15, 2012, the game has shipped 7 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/assassins-creed-revelations-ships-7-million-6350453|title=Assassin's Creed: Revelations ships 7 million|work=GameSpot|access-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420110119/http://www.gamespot.com/news/assassins-creed-revelations-ships-7-million-6350453|archive-date=April 20, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
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