com gave the game an A− stating: "AC2 is everything a sequel ought to be: An improvement on the original in nearly every way. Ezio and Rodrigo duel and when Ezio gains the upper hand, guards appear and begin to move the fight into the favor of Rodrigo. Special Thanksgiving Event in PlayStation Home + UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves Fortune Hunter Edition Contest". A NEW-FOUND FREEDOM You will be able to perform missions when you want and how you want in this open-ended world that brings back free-running and adds elements such as swimming and even flying to the adventure.

Ezio befriends Leonardo da Vinci, takes on Florence's most powerful families and ventures throughout the canals of Venice where he learns to become a master Assassin. At the 2009 Spike Video Game Awards, Assassin's Creed II was named Best Action Adventure Game, and IGN named it as the Action Game of the Year for Xbox 360 and Xbox 360 Game of the Year.The game spawned two direct sequels: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (2010) and Assassin's Creed: Revelations (2011), and a spin-off, Assassin's Creed II: Discovery (2009), all of which expand on Ezio's story while introducing new plotlines, characters, and locations. EZIO, A NEW ASSASSIN FOR A NEW ERA Ezio Auditore da Firenze is a young Italian noble who will learn the ways of the assassins after his family was betrayed and he looks to seek vengeance. After being trained as an Assassin, Ezio pursues vengeance against the Templars, most of whom are members of noble families like the Pazzi and Barbarigos. Later, on 10 April, Game Informer magazine released details on the game, as well as pictures of Ezio.

BECOME A MASTER ASSASSIN Perfect your skills to become a master assassin where you brandish new weapons, learn to disarm enemies then use their weapons against them, and assassinate enemies using both hidden blades. Minerva explains that she and her race were part of an advanced society that lived on Earth before a celestial event wiped out most life on the planet thousands of years ago. The main narrative takes place at the height of the Renaissance in Italy from 1476 to 1499, and follows Ezio's journey as an Assassin while seeking revenge against those responsible for the death of his father and brothers. On note une amélioration par rapport au premier opus, sans casser des briques, cela se voit et est fort plaisant notamment dans les grands lieux célèbres d'Italie(les différentes églises sont superbes, surtout les intérieurs). Sign Up for free (or Log In if you already have an account) to be able to post messages, change how messages are displayed, and view media in posts.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

Additionally, the player can hire groups of mercenaries, courtesans, or thieves to fight, distract, or lure guards, respectively. They have since been added in the "Game of the Year Edition", "Complete Edition" and "Deluxe Edition" versions of the game.

Ubisoft's Uplay system enables further in-game enhancements which can be redeemed by points that are given when playing the game. Specific landmarks include St Mark's Basilica, [2] the Grand Canal, the Little Canal, the Rialto Bridge, [2] Santa Maria del Fiore, the Sistine Chapel, Santa Croce, Palazzo Vecchio, Ponte Vecchio, and Santa Maria Novella. This is because the two sequences were originally intended to be included in the base game, but were cut due to time constraints and later released as DLC. I got Assassin's Creed 2 Game of the Year Edition for the 360 and the slip inside says it comes with DLC which was the reason why i brought it.

The extra content is slipped into the game so you would never know it was extra, and seems fairly integral to the plot so I would recomment the GoTY edition, however beware, if you do not have access to Live you will not be able to download the content as an internet connection is required. The complete edition is essentially the vanilla game, but it comes with a sheet of codes so you can download the DLC for free. In an interview with GameTrailers Ubisoft Montreal creative director Patrice Desilets stated Desmond would be doing more than walking around and discovering clues. Uncharted 2, Flower, Assassin's Creed II Lead Finalists for the Tenth Annual Game Developers Choice Awards".

Money can be thrown to the ground, or a corpse carried and then deposited on the ground, may also serve as a distraction for both guards and peasants. The PlayStation 3 version of Assassin's Creed II has the ability to connect to Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines for the PlayStation Portable, and once connected, upgrades could be earned for both games. Climbing has been updated to allow Ezio the opportunity to learn to leap while climbing, allowing him to reach higher positions previously unavailable. A young version of Leonardo da Vinci is also included in the game and translates Codex pages left behind by Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, allowing for new weapons and upgrades.