"Assassin's Creed 3" Puts Its Own Spin on the Boston Tea Party

Historical accuracy: who needs it?

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Who needs historical accuracy when you've got Assassins? The latest trailer for Assassin's Creed 3 tells the familiar tale of the Boston Tea Party, when British colonists in America threw hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of imported tea into the Boston Harbor in a show of defiance to British rule.

But as with anything in the Assassin's Creed series, there's more at play there than history would suggest, and the Assassins and Templars of course had a hand in shaping that Tea Party.

We actually got to play the Boston Tea Party mission during our preview of the game in Boston last week, so check out our thoughts for a better idea of how the game presents this historical event. Ubisoft also took us on a tour of Boston's Tea Party Museum (with an Assassin's Creed 3 twist, of course), and you can check out the photos here.

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