Even the streets of Paris look amazing, and Francophiles will want to ignore the gameplay and just explore this most beautifully realised virtual city. Parisian landmarks such as the Louvre, Hotel de Ville and Notre-Dame Cathedral are re-created in exquisite detail, and players will get to see them close up while clambering all over them.

The power of the new game's machines has been put to excellent use, and the city of love, despite being racked by hate and violence, looks stunning. The true star of the game is its setting, late 18th century Paris at the height of the revolution. So, add two cups of stock revenge, add a shake of star-crossed lovers, and put into the oven until half-baked. Lazy storytellers love their daddy issues, and Arno has a double dose: his father, a master assassin, was murdered when Arno was just a child, and then as a young adult his adoptive father, a high-ranked Templar, was murdered as well. Coming as he does after a native American trapped between two worlds and an anarchic pirate captain, he is painfully safe and pedestrian, with the most cliched of motivations. It certainly does not help that Arno is such a dull character. Gamers who have never played any of the preceding series may enjoy it, but anyone who has taken on the roles of Altair, Ezio, Connor or Edward will find Arno's adventure all too familiar.

While the story is fictional, many real historical figures and scenarios appear.

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