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Investing.com -- Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the latest installment of Ubisoft’s popular franchise, has received largely positive reviews after its March 20 launch.
The game currently has a “very positive” rating on Steam, with 80% of 751 user reviews being favorable roughly four hours after its release on the platform.
Shares in Ubisoft (EPA:UBIP) jumped around 4% in European trading Thursday.
After two delays, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, set in feudal Japan, marks Ubisoft’s first major launch since Star Wars Outlaws in August, which had a lukewarm reception.
The game’s debut may be seen as a pivotal moment for the French gaming giant, which has been dealing with declining revenue, a struggling stock price, and ongoing takeover speculation.
Shadows quickly climbed to the top of Steam’s global best-sellers list on Thursday, with peak concurrent players reaching 25,863 in the early hours.
Over on Sony’s PlayStation Store, the game garnered an impressive 4.79 out of 5 stars based on 1,834 user ratings.
On Metacritic, the PC version holds a score of 78 from 45 critic reviews, while the PlayStation 5 edition sits at 81 based on 78 reviews.
The Xbox Series X version has performed the best so far, scoring 85 from 20 reviews.
Players have praised the game’s “beautiful graphics,” immersive world, and gameplay, with some calling it “better than expected” and enjoying the story.
On the other hand, negative reviews pointed to technical issues such as crashes, while some felt the narrative lacked “a good foundation.”
Others compared it unfavorably to Sucker Punch Productions’ Ghost of Tsushima, which features a similar setting and has been widely acclaimed.