From 1UP:

A substantially different version of Assassin’s Creed was once under development at Ubisoft Montreal, according to the game’s former art director.

Speaking to 1UP recently, Jonathan Jacques-Belletete (currently working on Deus Ex: Human Revolution at Eidos Montreal) reflected on the title, which was in development for both the PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

"It had a whole different story, with whole different environments and enemies and everything, and it was really cool," reflected Jacques-Belletete.

The title was being worked on by a smaller team inside of Ubisoft Montreal simultaneously with the current-generation version that was eventually released. It is unclear how far along development went or why the title was canceled, but if Jacques-Belletete’s reflections can be trusted, it was "awesome."  […]

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