Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Origins and Assassin's Creed Odyssey games feature elaborate tours of ancient Greece and Egypt. Much to the satisfaction of many educators, Ubisoft later released the educational versions plain, without the game and without the deaths, blood, and spilled guts.
The Discovery Tours of these toy games contain virtual tours of landmarks in ancient Greece and ancient Egypt. The company Ubisoft announced that for a limited time, you can download them for free.
The Ancient Greece and Egypt Discovery Tour editions are ideal for education. While not an exact replica of the world back then, they come pretty close to important historical events, figures and objects.
At Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece, you can "get to know the world of Classical Greece as a living museum, travel to 29 regions and explore a variety of subjects, from philosophy to ancient myths and famous wars. Begin tours with charismatic historical or fictional characters from Assassin's Creed Odyssey, including Leonidas, Herodotus, Mark and others ". Here of course there is some historical contradiction as well name Markos is Roman and comes from the god Mars.
On Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt, you will be able to "roam freely in the open world of Ptolemaic Egypt. Learn more about the lives, habits and customs of its people at your own pace or experience one of the 75 available tours with exhibits by curated Egyptian historians.
Normally to access the educational tours, you will either have to pay for the full version of the related Assassin's Creed games, or buy the Discovery Units for $20 each. But Ubisoft offers both Tours, along with Rabbids Coding and Might and the Magic Chess Royale, are free on the company website until May 21st.
So if you are looking for a fun way to explore ancient history, head to it by May 21st. The tour in ancient Greece is 50,22 GB and the language is English.
