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Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag for PlayStation 3
Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag for PlayStation 3 is an action-adventure in which you travel through the Caribbean as Edward Kenway. This pirate becomes involved in the conflict between Assassins and Templars, but also seeks wealth and his own place among other captains. You walk through port towns, sneak past guards and climb buildings. Beyond town, islands, ruins and treasures await, so a new destination often brings both an excursion on land and a voyage at sea.
Your ship, the Jackdaw, connects those places. You examine an opponent's cargo, bring your cannons into position and decide whether to board a damaged ship. Loot helps improve equipment including the weapons and hull. A stronger vessel makes larger opponents viable targets, but good steering and taking cover in time remain important. On land, you use hidden blades, swords and pistols; you can approach a target quietly or enter open combat when discovered.
Between story missions, you can dive to shipwrecks and search for hidden treasure. This standard PS3 release contains Edward's base adventure. Freedom Cry, a Season Pass and download bonuses are not promised as included. You play the campaign alone; current operation of online features is not guaranteed. This is the original 2013 game.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 3 games are European editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag for PlayStation 3 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag
Ubisoft released Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag in 2013, with Ubisoft Montreal as lead development studio. The game arrived on PlayStation 3 in the same year a new console generation began. The numeral IV does not mean the historical story takes place later than III. Edward Kenway's adventure instead returns to the early eighteenth century and Caribbean piracy. Famous pirates such as Blackbeard meet the series' fictional intrigues along the way.
Assassin's Creed III had already shown how cannons, wind and ship movement could work within the series. Black Flag turned that into a much more extensive travel and combat system. The ship was used not only for predetermined naval battles, but also to reach new places and gather loot. Alternating naval combat, boarding and exploration on land gave the adventure a different rhythm from earlier stories built mainly around cities.
The original release also offered online components, PlayStation bonuses and additional downloads. These are different parts of the release as it existed then, not grounds to expect unused codes or every expansion with a used standard disc. Freedom Cry followed as a separate expansion involving Adéwalé. The Essentials packaging remains an edition of the original PS3 game; it does not turn the disc into a newer console version with the associated technical improvements.
Similar games for PlayStation 3
Assassin's Creed places Altaïr in historical cities during the Third Crusade on PS3. Exploring, collecting information and eliminating a target create a clear recurring structure. Black Flag retains climbing and stealth, but has you spend far more time at sea. Improving the Jackdaw and searching for loot give Edward's journey an economic and maritime layer that Altaïr's adventure does not have.
Assassin's Creed II follows Ezio through Italian cities on PS3 and lets you invest money in equipment and a home base. Black Flag shares that combination of adventure and investment, but makes the ship your main project. Where Ezio learns new rooftops and squares, Edward learns to read sea routes, enemy vessels and island coastlines. Both tell a personal story within a larger conspiracy.
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood on PS3 centres on building influence in Rome and leading a network of Assassins. Recruited allies can assist Ezio during missions. Black Flag shifts that leadership to a ship and its crew. You gather resources to strengthen the Jackdaw and board other vessels. Maintaining your ship thus replaces the emphasis on a single city and a summonable Brotherhood network.
Assassin's Creed Revelations uses Constantinople on PS3 as densely built terrain for Ezio's hookblade and crafted bombs. The search for knowledge about Altaïr gives its story a retrospective character. Black Flag follows another hero still finding his place among pirates and secret organisations. Both mix stealth and sword fighting, but Edward's routes far more often cross water to reach the next destination.
Assassin's Creed III on PS3 already includes naval battles aboard the Aquila, alongside Connor's story during the American Revolution. Black Flag expands that ship-based action into the connection between numerous islands and port towns. You more often decide which ship to attack and where to seek loot. III places more emphasis on the Frontier, hunting and the conflict on the North American mainland.
