Video Game Takes Players Into World Of American Revolution

It seems like we’re not done with the “horses and bayonets” meme quite yet. Instead of a political dig though, diagnosis the “old-fashioned” battle equipment is showing up in another unlikely place: a video game.

Although it’s not expected to be the most popular of video games depicting war, find which today usually involve computer-graphics imagery of tanks and machine guns and Tet offensives, treat  Assassin’s Creed III is due for release Tuesday, immersing players in Colonial America and the Revolutionary War. At the same time though, the creators said they were sure to avoid an overly pro-American theme.

There will be key cameos from George Washington, Ben Franklin and other Founding Fathers.

In some ways, the game is meticulous with historical accuracy. Great attention was paid to research to recreate the cities of New York and Boston on a one-third scale. History professors were brought in as consultants.-[source]