Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima thinks Assassin's Creed is "fantastic" - unsurprising given that it's the only game as ambitious, thrilling and fiddly as his own. After playing a full level at E3, Assassin's feels awkward and intuitive - one second you're effortlessly speed-running over rooftops and dispatching guards, the next head-butting walls, cursing the camera and flailing wildly. CVG suspects it'll be easier with extended practice - after all, MGS3 took about five hours to feel remotely natural - but the elaborate controls may initially scare casual players.
