Scaling the side of buildings was made easier and faster, resulting in simpler animations, again, due to the system's inferiority. Although Altaïr can still blend, it only acts as a way to safely bypass guards without raising suspicion. Although scholars are still present in-game, Altaïr can no longer use them as a way to hide. Blending was also downgraded, due to the system platform. Stealth in Bloodlines was downgraded due to the control scheme.
Still, civilians will react to Altaïr's improper behavior, such as scaling buildings, and running around the streets. While the first game was filled with random civilians, Bloodlines has little to no civilians, explained in-game that the people were in a constant state of insecurity due to the new system of governance.
One difference between the two games is the number of civilians present on the street. Some features from the previous game, such as Eagle Vision, were removed. The gameplay is nearly identical to that of Assassin's Creed in terms of control style, although there were minor modifications to the control scheme, due to the lack of specific keys and buttons on the PlayStation Portable. Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines is an action-adventure, stealth game set in an open world environment.