I have played this game to the point of facing Robert and his henchmen on my laptop (32bit Vista) but I was getting my butt kicked every time so I moved to my desktop (64bit Vista). I started the game over and have been playing along nicely until lately. I am now at the funeral (actually on the roof near there) and I have spent a lot of time dispatching the rooftop guards and some on the ground while planning my getaway route. I am just about ready to crash the funeral and the game crashes to the desktop (this is not the only place it has crashed). Now when I restart the game I am back at the assassins bureau and have to meet with Mr. Onearm and start heading for the funeral all over again. I am getting close to giving this game up. I have the patch installed but I see no benefits. I have also noticed that after some cut scenes (ex. funeral) that guards you killed before have either come back to life of been replaced (I'm not sure which) just to make things harder on me. I was also wondering why my boy jumps from guard to guard during a fight for no good reason. I can understand if he gets attacked from behind by another guard but it seems like he'll get a couple of good licks in on one guy and then jump the another instead of just finishing off the first guy. Another frustration in the fighting is that the guards seem to know how to grab and throw, kick you down, and a few other moves that I can't seem to counter. My boy lays on the ground for just long enough for the guards to surround and multiply, I know there are some counters I am suppose to be able to do but either I suck at it or my guy just can't do it. Anyway, I would like to finish the game but the way it's performing my frustration level is getting to high. It's a shame because I had thought this was an awesome game until the crashing problems.


System Information
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Time of this report: 5/30/2008, 21:35:15
Machine name: DESKTOP
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.longhorn_rtm.080118-1840)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gateway
System Model: FX7026
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9300 @ 2.50GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.5GHz
Memory: 4026MB RAM
Page File: 1486MB used, 6775MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 6.00.6001.18000 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Sound Tab 3: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 8800 GT
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0611&SUBSYS_C8023842&REV_A2
Display Memory: 2234 MB
Dedicated Memory: 477 MB
Shared Memory: 1757 MB
Current Mode: 1680 x 1050 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: HP w2207 Wide LCD Monitor
Driver Name: nvd3dum,nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2umx.dll
Driver Version: 7.15.0011.6925 (English)
DDI Version: 10
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 12/11/2007 18:06:00, 5263360 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes

Mving this to the Technical help forum...

try getting a newer driver for your graphics card.

I've got the latest drivers. Something else is wrong.

realy? the ones I just linked are about 5 months newer.

Off topic but uhh...you are running a whole whopping 10Ghz total for your proccesors! Holy mother of...Allah?