By Martin Pratt @martin8652

Get ready to take control of three brand new assassins in the new downloadable adventure Assassin's Creed Chronicles from Ubisoft and developers Climax Studios.

In the game, players will journey to China, India and Russia over three separate chapters. Each of these chapters will be priced separately at $9.99 or as part of the Assassin's Creed Unity season pass.

The trailer below shows gameplay from all the chapters and in keeping with the Assassin's Creed console releases they take place at a tumultuous time in the countries' respective histories. China at the fall of the Ming dynasty, India during its war with China, and finally in Russia after the events of the October Revolution.

Unlike its console brothers though, the game will not be in 3D, instead opting for a predominantly 2D style.

In addition to the distinct settings and characters, each chapter will have a unique graphical style suited to the art and culture of the place and time period. China's hand-drawn, calligraphic aesthetic and India's rich colours are in stark contrast to the cold, noir paranoid styling of Leninist Russia.

Fans of the wider Assassin's Creed fiction will be pleased to see some familiar faces. Shao, the Chinese assassin featured in the animation Assassin's Creed: Embers, while Arbaaz Mir and Nikolai Orlov are both from the Assassin's Creed graphic novels. The chapters, though separate, do connect well through the narrative and should offer some insight into the Assassin's secretive order.

Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China will be available on April 21 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC with the second and third parts to follow later in the year.