Assassin’s Creed Freedom Cry DLC will be a standalone game on PS4, PS3 and PC

Written by Brandon Hofer on February 05, 2014

News: Ubisoft has revealed that they will release the Freedom Cry DLC as a standalone product so you don’t need to own AC4 to play it.

Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag came out a few months ago to rave reviews and since then some DLC has come out, including new story content with the “Freedom Cry” content. Ubisoft revealed earlier today that they will be releasing this standalone content as it’s own separate product. Up until now you were required to own Assassin’s Creed 4 to play this new story featuring Adwale, Edward Kenway’s quartermaster. Now PlayStation gamers will be able to buy this as a standalone adventure for $14.99 beginning on February 18. PC gamers will be able to purchase it on Steam beginning on February 25.

“We decided to release Assassin’s Creed Freedom Cry as a stand-alone game for both fans and newcomers to the Assassin’s Creed universe,” said Tony Key, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Ubisoft. “Assassin’s Creed Freedom Cry delivers key elements of an Assassin’s Creed game, including a new hero, new environments and new weapons.”

Assassin’s Creed Freedom Cry tells the story of Adewale, a man born into slavery. Once a pirate and now a trained assassin, Adewale is shipwrecked in 18th-century Haiti, home to the most brutal slavery in the West Indies. In an effort to get back to the sea, Adewale assists the locals in exchange for a crew and a ship. The more he fights for freedom from slavery, however, the more he is drawn into the Maroon slave community, forcing him to face his vicious past. In the game, Adewale will take his new crew and set of weapons, including a machete and a blunderbuss, to assassinate enemies and free slaves, delivering merciless justice in plantations and cities alike. No stranger to the sea, Adewale will command a fearsome brig to take down slave owners in the Caribbean.

The Freedom Cry content is only available as a standalone product on PlayStation systems and on PC. It is available for Xbox gamers too, however, you must own Assassin’s Creed 4 as it won’t be made available as a standalone product on Xbox Live. Have you played the Freedom Cry story yet? If not, will this news persuade you to play it?