Like past Assassin's Creed games, Shadows serves up a clear premise: saving Japan from malevolent actors, this time through two controllable characters, Yasuke and Naoe, an African-born samurai and a young shinobi,

In yet another controversy surrounding the game, Assassin's Creed Shadows is under fire for supposedly disrespecting Japanese culture.

Ubisoft has addressed concerns about Assassin's Creed Shadows that were expressed recently by Japanese government officials in parliament.