Assassin's Creed: Identity launches on February 25

Ubisoft have announced that the very first action-RPG in the Assassin's Creed franchise, Assassin's Creed: Identity for iOS devices, will see release on the AppStore on February 25. The game is set during the Italian renaissance, a favourite setting among Assassin's Creed players and the press release describes the game as follows:

"Assassin's Creed Identity challenges players to solve The Mystery of The Crows through a combination of thrilling story missions and countless quests. Players will create and customise their own Assassins and take them through numerous adventures in iconic settings from the Italian Renaissance, such as the Santa Croce area in Florence and the Colosseum in Rome. The Assassins will evolve throughout the game and progress from a novice to a master assassin. Characters can be chosen from four individual classes: Berserker, Shadow Blade, Trickster and Thief. "

Assassin's Creed: Identity has been developed by Ubisoft's German Blue Byte studio and will set you back £3.99 and is compatible with iOS 7 and an iPad 3 or a later model, or an iPhone 5 or a later model. The game was originally soft-launched back in 2014 in Australia and New Zeeland.