Get Your Feet Wet With This Assassin's Creed III Naval Warfare Footage

High seas havoc

by Damien McFerran Tue 28th Aug 2012

Ubisoft has released footage of Assassin's Creed III which shows off the highly-anticipated naval warfare component of the game.

A first for a series where contact with water previously meant instant death for some unlucky assassins, this section of the game looks set to add a bit a variety to proceedings and break up the endless skulking around in the North American wilderness.

Assassin's Creed III is expected to launch on Wii U later this year. The exact date is still to be confirmed.

Damien has been writing professionally about tech and video games since 2007 and oversees all of Hookshot Media's sites from an editorial perspective. He's also the editor of Time Extension, the network's newest site, which – paradoxically – is all about gaming's past glories.

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SkywardLink98
Tue 28th Aug 2012

Wait a sec, minefields???

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19Robb92
Tue 28th Aug 2012

I love the way they use the waves. But maneuvering the ship looked boring and as soon as he mentioned you'd be going through minefields, any excitement I had died.

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nectarcollectar
Tue 28th Aug 2012

What is with this guys accent??

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Banker-Style
Tue 28th Aug 2012

Pirates of the Caribbean Assassins Creed Edition.
Coming to a console near you,Christmas 2012.

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Eel
Tue 28th Aug 2012

Assassins Creed: The Wind Waker

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aaronsullivan
Wed 29th Aug 2012

The gameplay video previewed back at E3 was MUCH more engaging and thrilling actually. One of the highlights of E3 for me and I'm not a particular fan of Assassin's Creed (haven't played any of them).

@Morphtroid
That would be fun to bring seafaring back to Zelda with more realistic visuals like these.

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Henmii
Wed 29th Aug 2012

Speaking of the E3 footage: It should have come with a warning! That footage didn't represent Assasin's creed in any way! From what I know, Assasin's creed is mostly about stealth, climbing obstacles, and eliminating certain characters! The sea-faring in this title is only just a small part, I guess!