Assassin’s Creed Duel – The 2.5D Fighter That Never Was
Artwork for Assassin’s Creed Duel, an unannounced, unreleased 2.5D fighter from Ubisoft, has surfaced, showing off what such a game might just have looked like. Alongside some of the biggest names from the Assassin’s Creed series, Duel would have apparently had a few other famous Ubi faces as playable characters. It would have been a digital release on the PlayStation Network and on Xbox Live Arcade.
The images, which were discovered by eagle-eyed Neogaf user Mama Robotnik, are early mock-ups placed next to other professional work of designer Benoit Perreault who worked at Ubi for 8 years, until March last year. He now works at Eidos. Although there’s a disclaimer that says “Not an actual game,” it seems strange that they sit alongside actual work he’d done, and that this wasn’t a real concept at some point.
Assassin’s Creed is a yearly franchise, and Ubisoft’s biggest earner, so it’s not surprise to learn they may have been looking to branch out in other directions. I’m sure I’m not the only one who’d be interested in such a game.
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