Ubisoft officially announced today Assassin's Creed Chronicles , a new episodic series of the famous saga of assassins who will lead players in China, India and Russia, by dipping them in tales of three legendary assassins and transforming the gameplay in an action-platform game to scroll.

The first title, set in China, will be available in a digital version by April 22 on Xbox One .  Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China will be followed by Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India and Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia , which will be launched separately.

Developed by Climax Studios in collaboration with studio Ubisoft Montreal's Assassin's Creed Chronicles allows you to experience the thrill of impersonating a master assassin in a host of new environments in " 2, 5 d ". Players will venture into three different scenarios and historical periods: the beginning of the fall of the Ming dynasty, the Sikh Empire in India before the war and the aftermath of the October revolution. Despite being independent and equipped with environments, graphical style, stories and unique Assassins, the three titles will be interconnected narrative level.

Players assume the role of some legendary Assassins, including Shao Jun, already appeared in animated short Assassin's Creed ™, as well as Embers Arbaaz Mir and Nikolaï Orelov, the comic series Assassin's Creed. Eliminate your opponents in the shadows, master the art of parkour and make the leap of faith, in a collection of titles with a beautiful hand-painted graphics. Each tale has its own artistic style, from spectacular painting techniques of China at the vibrant colors of India, until the propaganda style of Russia.

We leave you the trailer for presentation in which we can see how the gameplay has much to the classic series Prince of Persia , combined with a set of images that underline perfectly the artistic setting of three games. Good vision!