AC3 facts

Question 1

Year released

Answer 1

2012

Question 2

Genre

Answer 2

3rd person action-adventure

Question 3

Franchise

Answer 3

Assassin’s Creed

Question 4

Produced

Answer 4

Ubisoft

Question 5

Distributed/platform

Answer 5

PS Vita

Question 6

Key feature 1 - Aveline

Answer 6

The game features a female protagonist. This is unusual in the franchise and may be considered in terms of appealing to a different demographic (possibly linked to the “on the go” gamers discussion above). The existence of a female protagonist may also be
discussed in terms of constructing audiences by asking whether this game might offer a platform for female gamer identification.

Question 7

Key feature 2 - Release

Answer 7

This simultaneous release might be discussed in
terms of an attempt to have maximum impact on
the three major markets for console and video
game release (Japan, North America and Europe).

Question 8

Key feature 3 - Technology

Answer 8

The ways in which the PS Vita was attempting to tap into the increasing success of mobile gaming (smartphones, tablets etc.). The PS Vita was designed with many features usually associated with smartphones (touchscreen as well as Wi-Fi, 3G and Bluetooth capability).

Question 9

Primary audience

Answer 9

18+ fans of the franchise