After countless games, merchandise, books, and a terrible Michael Fassbender movie, Assassin's Creed should be running out of steam. But this time-travelling adventure has turned a corner with its latest escapade, set in 431 BC during the war between Athens and Sparta. How historically accurate is it? Well, it's all Greek to me.

Assassin's Creed has graduated from a stealthy parkour series to massive open world adventure. Players choose between a male and female character. Kassandra is our fave.

Like the cowboy in Red Dead Redemption II, hop on a horse and roam the Mediterranean prairies. Form alliances, hunt treasure. Level up like in Elder Scrolls and explore crypts like Lara Croft. Clearing compounds and hunting for wildlife owes a debt to Far Cry. Your character can cling to any surface like Spider-Man. Jesus, there's even a Tinder influence in here as Kassandra gets kissy with random hunks.

Micro-transactions - charging players for XP boosts - is a cynical note in a game that elevates Assassin's Creed to Olympian heights.

7/10