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Ubi Soft - Assassin's Creed: Altair's Chronicles: Nintendo DS - $29.99

SynopsisYour name is Altair, a deadly assassin living in the year 1190 AD. You have just returned to find the Third Crusade tearing the Holy Land apart, pitting Saracens against Crusaders for control of Jerusalem. Amidst the chaos, the elders ask you to retrieve the Chalice, a sacred object with enough power to end the conflict but in whose favor? Find this fabled object and destroy it, for it is far too powerful to be entrusted in the hands of men. Plan your attacks, strike without mercy and do whatever it takes to find the Chalice. Assassin's Creed: Altair's Chronicles thrusts you into a living, breathing world as you journey through the ancient Middle East. Meet intriguing characters along the way: Rafik, the Keeper of the Assassin's Bureau in Damascus, who provides youngsters with day-to-day provisions and shelter; Fajera, a circus dancer who claims to be bound to Altair by fate; and Basilisk, a huge Templar knight who protects the Chalice with an intensely loyal army by his side. Stay in tune with your surroundings, for the enemy can turn up in unexpected places. Engage in exciting battles where you must demonstrate incredible acrobatic moves and combo attacks. Persevere through adversity and retrieve the Chalice before the entire Holy Land lies in ruin.

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