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First off I want to say that Altair isn't the same person that you know from the first game. He has a strange accent that bugs the hell out of me and the way that the dialogue is written doesn't quite come up to par. Although it does explain a lot about the missing information, the Codex Pages, AltairxMaria, etc, the game is too short and, quite frankly, too easy. You can kill a guy right in front of another guy and he would be too stupid to realize it, the gameplay and side missions are dumbed down to fit the limited controls that the psp has and not to mention that plethora of hilarious glitches that graced my first playthrough of the game. Including one that made me ROFL mad hard when I was running, jumped onto a barrel then jumped to grab onto the side of a building and ended up glitching so badly that the whole screen was black, Altair was nowhere to be seen on the (select) menu map and he wouldn't stop running! Despite all the flaws it was a great game and personally I think everyone should play it at least once just to know all the information that happens in between AC1 and AC2.Read full review
Certainly not as good as the major platform releases, but it is still a good game, especially for a portable game, and it has some plot points that will interest fans of the series. It continues Altair's story a little and explains what happens with Maria. It's not as repetitive as the first Assassin's Creed, and it doesn't have any of the Desmond/Abstergo story, which some felt slowed the first game down. More than the previous game, this one has a lot of similarities with actual events. The cities aren't as recognizable, and rather unremarkable, but the gameplay is fun.
The storyline of Bloodlines is great. It fills in what happens after Assassin's Creed 1. It also explains somethings that happens in Assassin's Creed 2, when you become Altair again, but you are not in the animus. Anyway, because the storyline is short, I beat the game in two days, that without finding all the coins. But I mainly got the game to get the weapons in Assassin's Creed 2 when you do PS3-PSP interconnectivity. You also get bonuses for Bloodlines as well.
Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines has received mixed reviews from critics. It received a 5.5 from GameSpot which praised its sound-effects but heavily criticized the platforming, small areas and over-emphasis on combat neglecting other areas.[6] However IGN gave it a 6.9 criticizing its repetitive sound effects as well as one dimensional combat but praising the game's visuals.[7] GameSpy gave the game a 2.5 out of 5 praising its faithfulness to the series and its gameplay though heavily criticizing its environments, repetitive gameplay as well as poor script and voice-acting.[8] GameZone's Louis Bedigian gave the game a 5.3/10, saying the game is "Generic at best, Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines is a great example of what can be done on the PSP visually, but should in no way be considered an example of great gameplay."[9]Read full review
It's cool how well they style and feel replicated of Assassin's Creed on the PSP. There are some minor graphics issues. The vocal clips, music, and effects are decent but they do become repetitive. The game focuses heavily on the combat, which is only mildly entertaining and the PSP controls partially hinder gameplay. The story is short, but there are collectibles to find and such which will take time. The PS3 connectivity options are cool so someone with this game and AC2 can unlock certain upgrades. All in all it's a decent game and definitely one for fans of the series.
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