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Assassin's Creed III: The Tyranny of King Washington

Tyranny of King Washington - a 3-part DLC series exploring an alternate reality in which George Washington goes mad with unlimited power, foregoing Presidency to rule as tyrannical King. In this alternate…

64 23 April 2013

Assassin's Creed III: The Tyranny of King Washington is an adventure developed by Ubisoft Montreal, released 23 April 2013 on Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 5 hrs to finish.

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What Assassin's Creed III: The Tyranny of King Washington is

Assassin's Creed III: The Tyranny of King Washington is an adventure game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and released in 2013. It was published by Ubisoft Entertainment. It is available on Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on AnvilNext.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In the first episode of The Tyranny of King Washington, the American Revolution is over but the true battle is just beginning. In The Infamy, George Washington, blinded by a thirst for unlimited power, has declared himself king. Connor awakes in this reality as Ratonhnhaké:ton – never having joined the Assassin order – and accepts a new mission to take Washington down. Acquire all-new skills to fend off this new threat to freedom. Live history as it never happened, and ignite a new revolution! The Betrayal is the 2nd episode in the Tyranny of King Washington, in which Washington goes mad with power and rules as tyrannical King. Connor awakes having never become an Assassin and accepts a new…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, historical, open world and stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Assassin's Creed series

Assassin's Creed III: The Tyranny of King Washington is the 50th of 205 entries we hold in the Assassin's Creed series. The next entry was Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag in 2013. Its critic score of 64 is 11 points below the series average of 75. The highest-rated entry is Assassin's Creed III: Deluxe Edition at 96.

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How it was received

Assassin's Creed III: The Tyranny of King Washington holds a critic score of 64 out of 100. That places it above 23% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored 6 points below the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 5 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 7 hrs, roughly 1.4 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2.60 GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo E8200 or 2.60 GHz AMD Athlon™ II X4 620, 2 GB of RAM and 512 MB DirectX® 10—compliant with Shader Model 4.0 or higher (see supported list)*. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 17GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Assassin's Creed III: The Tyranny of King Washington launched on 23 April 2013, within three weeks of Metro: Last Light, Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon and Age of Empires II HD. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Metro: Last Light, Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, Age of Empires II HD.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Assassin's Creed III: The Tyranny of King Washington yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Assassin's Creed III: The Tyranny of King Washington — frequently asked questions

When did Assassin's Creed III: The Tyranny of King Washington come out?
Assassin's Creed III: The Tyranny of King Washington was released on 23 April 2013 for Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Assassin's Creed III: The Tyranny of King Washington?
At minimum, Assassin's Creed III: The Tyranny of King Washington needs 2.60 GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo E8200 or 2.60 GHz AMD Athlon™ II X4 620, 2 GB of RAM, 512 MB DirectX® 10—compliant with Shader Model 4.0 or higher (see supported list)* graphics, 17 GB of storage.
How long does it take to beat Assassin's Creed III: The Tyranny of King Washington?
The main story of Assassin's Creed III: The Tyranny of King Washington takes around 5 hrs, or 7 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is Assassin's Creed III: The Tyranny of King Washington?
The PC version needs about 17 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("17 GB"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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