TheAssassin’s Creedfranchise was arguably at its height with theEzio trilogy of games, asAssassin’s Creed 2and its sequelAssassin’s Creed Brotherhoodboth earned rave reviews, standing out as the two highest-rated games in the series. Ubisoft is well aware of Ezio’s popularity, releasing the three games he starred in as part of theEzio Collectionon multiple platforms a few years ago, and now bringing it to the Nintendo Switch as well.
Ubisoft has asnnounced thatAssassin’s Creed: The Ezio Collectionis officially coming to the Nintendo Switch, and Switch owners don’t have to wait all that long to get their hands on it.Assassin’s Creed: The Ezio Collectionwill launch for the Nintendo Switch on Thursday, February 17 and retail for $39.99. Like previous iterations of the collection, it gives players access toAssassin’s Creed 2,Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, andAssassin’s Creed Revelations, the third and final entry in Ezio’s story.
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Also likeprevious versions of theEzioCollection, Switch owners will have access to all the single-player DLC that was released forAssassin’s Creed 2,Brotherhood, andRevelations. This will allow Nintendo Switch gamers to experience the full scope of the trilogy. Plus, they’ll get even more insight into Ezio as a character as the collection includes theAssassin’s Creed LineageandAssassin’s Creed Embersshort films as well.
The main draw forAssassin’s Creedfans to pick up theEzio Collectionon the Nintendo Switch is portability, as they will now be able to takeEzio Auditore da Firenze’s adventureswith them on the go. However, there are other benefits to the Nintendo Switch version of the collection as well, including HD Rumble in the Joy-Cons, touchscreen controls, and an optimized HUD.
Assassin’s Creed: The Ezio Collectionis just the latestAssassin’s Creedgame to make its way to Nintendo’s handheld/home console hybrid.Assassin’s Creed 3 Remasteredis also available on the Switch, as isAssassin’s Creed: Rebel Collection, which combinesAssassin’s Creed 4: Black FlagandAssassin’s Creed: Rogueinto one package.
It’s unclear if otherAssassin’s Creedgames will make their way to the Switch, but it’s certainly possible. Ubisoft experimented with bringingAssassin’s Creed Odysseyto the Switch, though it’s only playable in Japan through the cloud at the time of this writing. Maybe Ubisoft will bring the more graphically-intenseAssassin’s Creedgames to the Switch using the cloud, or maybe fans can look forward to some of the olderAssassin’s Creedgames making their way to the console instead. For now, fans can look forward toAssassin’s Creed: The Ezio Collectionmaking its Switch debut next month.
Assassin’s Creed: The Ezio Collectionis available now for PS4 and Xbox One with a Switch version coming February 17.
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