Assassin's Creed is a non-linear action-adventure game for PlayStation 3 where players assume the role of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, a Levantine Assassin in the 12th century during the Third Crusade. The narrative unfolds through the perspective of his modern-day descendant, Desmond Miles, who relives Altaïr's memories using a technology called the Animus.
Assassin's Creed is a non-linear action-adventure video game, during which the player controls a 12th-century Levantine Assassin named Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad during the Third Crusade, whose life is experienced through the Animus by his 21st century descendant, Desmond Miles.