PC gamers offered four versions of AC Brotherhood

NewsPublish Date 22/02/2011 - 5:33pm GMT

Available on March 18.

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood screenshot

Ubisoft has announced that Assassin's Creed Brotherhood for PC will be released on March 18, available in four versions.

Ezio, now a legendary Master Assassin, must journey into Rome, centre of power, greed and corruption to strike at the heart of the enemy. Defeating the corrupt tyrants entrenched there will require not only strength, but leadership, as Ezio commands an entire Brotherhood that will rally to his side.

Assassin's Creed Brotherhood also offers a never-before-seen multiplayer element in which players can join the Templar Order and use Abstergo's technology to train in the art of assassination.

Assassin's Creed Brotherhood for the PC will be available at retail stores and for digital download.

Standard Edition (retail and digital)
Main game + Abstergo Project Update 1.0 and 2.0 and The Da Vinci Disappearance

Codex Edition
This Limited and Exclusive Collector's Edition of Assassin's Creed Brotherhood will include a beautiful and detailed Renaissance style chest containing:

- Main game + Abstergo Project Update 1.0 and 2.0 and The Da Vinci Disappearance

- The Original Codex written by the hand of Altaïr: a quality 60 pages book revealing all the history of the Assassins and presenting the artworks of Assassin's Creed Brotherhood.

- A detailed map of ROME

- Multiplayer Characters Collectible Cards: a set of trade cards presenting all the characters of Assassin's Creed Brotherhood Multiplayer, their kill moves and biography

- Assassin's Creed Lineage DVD: discover the story of Giovanni Auditore, Ezio's father, by watching this three- part short movie.

- An exclusive Bonus DVD containing the Assassin's Creed Brotherhood original soundtrack, galleries...

- Exclusive unlockable content: One Multiplayer Character: The Harlequin, a deadly assassin lying behind a gaudy costume and a twisted smiling mask; one Multiplayer Character: The Officer, a stealthy assassin who can assassinate his targets with a swift and powerful attack; one exclusive single player indoor map: The Trajan Market; one exclusive single player outdoor map: The Aqueducts map and Ezio "Drachen Armor"

Special Edition
This Special Edition comes in an exclusive Cold Foil Packaging and contains:

- Main game + Abstergo Project Update 1.0 and 2.0 and The Da Vinci Disappearance

- Exclusive unlockable content: One Multiplayer Character: The Officer, a stealthy assassin who can assassinate his targets with a swift and powerful attack and one exclusive single player indoor map: The Trajan Market.

Deluxe Digital Edition
- Main game + Abstergo Project Update 1.0 and 2.0 and The Da Vinci Disappearance

- Assassin's Creed Lineage: discover the story of Giovanni Auditore, Ezio's father, by watching this three episodes short movie.

- Exclusive additional content featuring the Assassin's Creed Brotherhood original soundtrack, galleries, Making-of Assassin's Creed Brotherhood...

Ubisoft also confirmed the minimum and recommend PC specifications.

Minimum Configuration:
OS: Windows XP (32 or 64 bit) /Windows Vista(32 or 64 bit)/Windows 7 (32 or 64 bit)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHZ or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4GHZ
RAM: 1.5 GB Windows XP / 2 GB Windows Vista - Windows 7
Video Card: 256 MB DirectX 9.0–compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (see supported list)
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 –compliant sound card
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0
DVD-ROM: DVD-ROM dual-layer drive
Hard Drive Space: 8 GB
Peripherals Supported: Keyboard, mouse, optional gamepad

Recommended Configuration:
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ or better
Video Card: GeForce 8800 GT or ATI Radeon HD 4700 or better
Sound: 5.1 sound card
Peripherals: Keyboard, mouse, joystick optional (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended)

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p0rtalthinker

Most of the versions are practically identical, with only a few variations with each one. I for one am getting the digital deluxe edition; the stuff in the codex one doesn't look much worth the extra money...

Posted 01:57 on 23 February 2011

mikejosh1978

I thought UBI had dropped drm for this & i'm finding that the more editions the are of a game the quicker the price drops , or is that just me ?
Hopes for 20 versions of Uncharted3 so it'll be a fiver on the saturday lol.

Posted 21:30 on 22 February 2011

Woffls

Oh, well if consoles got 4 versions as well then that's equally pointless xD

From their perspective it's pointless doing it on PC because they know 4 SKU's is an awkward marketing stance. PC gamers who can actually run it will probably be aware of the DRM issues that have been prevalent in prior Ubisoft titles.

Posted 18:12 on 22 February 2011

renegade @ Woffls

To be fair one of the Skus is a Digital only, which is really something on Pc due to the likes of steam. I fail to see why it is pointless any way, if the consoles get a certain amount of versions the Pc is more than entitled to the same treatment

Posted 17:59 on 22 February 2011

They forgot the 'Shafted with Draconian Restrictions Management' feature in those listings.

Having 4 SKU's for a game is just the dumbest thing ever. Halo 3 just about got away with having 3, and Halo 3 was a pretty big deal. 4 versions for another iteration of Assassin's Creed... on the PC... pointless.

Posted 17:46 on 22 February 2011