Assassin's Creed 2 Sets Record for "Most Covers"
Assassin's Creed 2 [http://www.amazon.com/Assassins-Creed-II-Xbox-360/dp/B00269DXCK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1278534279&sr=1-1] has set a new and rather unusual mark for videogames: It has become, according to Guinness World Records, the "most cover-featured videogame" of all time.
It's not as complicated as it might first sound but it is an impressive feat: In the year from April 2009 and April 2010 Assassin's Creed 2 appeared as the lead cover story in 127 different publications in 32 countries, more than any other videogame in the world. Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition [http://www.ubi.com].
"The evidence submitted by Ubisoft was extremely thorough, with full details of every publication that featured the game," said Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition Editor Gaz Deaves. "It's been a pleasure researching this category and we were pleasantly surprised that Assassin's Creed 2 took the record - I'm sure plenty of commentators (including myself) would have predicted another well-known game winning the title instead, and this achievement is even more impressive in view of the other 2009 releases that Assassin's Creed 2 was able to beat".
I hate to admit it but I have no idea what other "well-known game" he's talking about. What I'd really like to know, though, is exactly how Assassin's Creed 2 came by the title. Was it an epic struggle with a glorious past champion, eked out by Ezio with a last-minute cover on the Singaporean edition of OXM? Or was it just the first time anyone bothered to count? Curiosity got the better of me, so I asked; I'll let you know if I actually get an answer.
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Assassin's Creed 2 [http://www.amazon.com/Assassins-Creed-II-Xbox-360/dp/B00269DXCK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1278534279&sr=1-1] has set a new and rather unusual mark for videogames: It has become, according to Guinness World Records, the "most cover-featured videogame" of all time.
It's not as complicated as it might first sound but it is an impressive feat: In the year from April 2009 and April 2010 Assassin's Creed 2 appeared as the lead cover story in 127 different publications in 32 countries, more than any other videogame in the world. Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition [http://www.ubi.com].
"The evidence submitted by Ubisoft was extremely thorough, with full details of every publication that featured the game," said Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition Editor Gaz Deaves. "It's been a pleasure researching this category and we were pleasantly surprised that Assassin's Creed 2 took the record - I'm sure plenty of commentators (including myself) would have predicted another well-known game winning the title instead, and this achievement is even more impressive in view of the other 2009 releases that Assassin's Creed 2 was able to beat".
I hate to admit it but I have no idea what other "well-known game" he's talking about. What I'd really like to know, though, is exactly how Assassin's Creed 2 came by the title. Was it an epic struggle with a glorious past champion, eked out by Ezio with a last-minute cover on the Singaporean edition of OXM? Or was it just the first time anyone bothered to count? Curiosity got the better of me, so I asked; I'll let you know if I actually get an answer.
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