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- Explore the deadly, shadowed world of the assassin with new assassin Ezio
- Roam freely through the lush and dangerous world of Renaissance-era Italy
- Do whatever it takes to complete your missions in the game's all-new open world and mission structure
- Thrive in an environment rich with power, revenge and conspiracy
- Practice your assassin's art with all-new weapons and instruments created by Leonardo da Vinci
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| Number of Players | 1 |
|---|---|
| Publication Date | March 9, 2010 |
| Computer Platform | PC |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00008888685340 |
| UPC | 008888685340 |
| ASIN | B001TOQ8R0 |
| Release date | March 9, 2010 |
| Customer Reviews |
4.0 out of 5 stars |
| Best Sellers Rank | #86,601 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games) #2,799 in PC-compatible Games |
| Product Dimensions | 5.35 x 0.55 x 7.5 inches; 1 Pounds |
| Type of item | DVD-ROM |
| Rated | Mature |
| Item model number | 008888685340 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 1 pounds |
| Manufacturer | Ubisoft |
| Date First Available | May 11, 2009 |
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Assassin’s Creed 2 is the follow-up to the title that became the fastest-selling new IP in video game history. The highly anticipated title features a new hero, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, a young Italian noble, and a new era, the Renaissance. Assassin’s Creed 2 retains the core gameplay experience that made the first opus a resounding success and features new experiences that will surprise and challenge players. Assassin’s Creed 2 is an epic story of family, vengeance and conspiracy set in the pristine, yet brutal, backdrop of a Renaissance Italy. 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.
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The world of the assassin is one cloaked in shadow and steeped in danger. Ensnared in a web of revenge and conspiracy, the assassin embraces power at its most elemental, acting as the dividing line between life and death. As an assassin confronted by perilous new challenges and difficult choices, what path will you choose?
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Get ready to plunge into the lush and deadly world of the Italian Renaissance, an era of arts, riches and murderous conspiracy. Assassin's Creed II introduces you to Ezio, a new assassin carrying on the deadly lineage of his forebears. Confront an epic tale of power and corruption as you hone your assassin's art, wielding weapons and instruments designed by the legendary Leonardo da Vinci himself in this gripping and deadly sequel.
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- Explore the deadly, shadowed world of the assassin with new assassin Ezio
- Roam freely through the lush and dangerous world of Renaissance-era Italy
- Do whatever it takes to complete your missions in the game's all-new open world and mission structure
- Thrive in an environment rich with power, revenge and conspiracy
- Practice your assassin's art with all-new weapons and instruments created by Leonardo da Vinci
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Customers find the gameplay entertaining and engaging. They also appreciate the beautiful graphics and scenery. In addition, they say the game is value for money. However, some customers have issues with the internet connection and mixed opinions on control ease, functionality, and lag.
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Customers find the gameplay awesome, entertaining, and rewarding. They say the story and new characters grab them right away. In addition, they mention running around is lots of fun. Some also say it's the best game they have ever played and addictive.
"Let's just say up front, Assassin's Creed 2 is one of the best games I've ever seen, let alone played. The story is immersive, the gameplay is great...." Read more
"...base and improving it through investment is also rewarding and adds to the gameplay, no more mindless searching for flags in AC2, now you search for..." Read more
"...Just running around is lots of fun. The music and sound effects are impressive, with tons of voice clips. The interactions with people are realistic...." Read more
"This is a very fun game. Not many sequels take the complaints form the previous game as completely to heart as Assasin's Creed II...." Read more
Customers find the storyline engaging, interesting, and addicting. They also mention that the combat is repetitive. However, some customers say the premise hasn't changed, and there are multiple ways to achieve an objective.
"...You can fight with your hidden blade(s!) use a ton of different weapons, quick-step around enemies, and of course, disarm and dispatch them; the..." Read more
"...You can also pickpocket to gain funds. There are skills to be learned while fighting. You learn combos, grabs, throws, headbutts ect...." Read more
"...Free running is smoother, combat is slicker, the world is larger, there are more varied and more side missions and far more varied and again simply..." Read more
"...experience, I LOVED the game's graphics, the gameplay, the story progression, and the variation from mission to mission (unlike the repetitious AC 1)..." Read more
Customers find the graphics quality of the game to be beautiful. They mention the finishing moves always look sweet, the atmosphere and animations are amazing, and the visuals are fluid. They also appreciate the photorealistic texture and character engine.
"...The graphics, atmosphere and animations are amazing, and within these beautifully recreated cities, there's a great game to be played...." Read more
"...The world is just as wonderful to look at and interesting to traverse, but now what you do in the world is also entertaining...." Read more
"...Jumping from roof to roof is easy and fun. The visuals are fluid and the views of the Italian cities are awesome. Just running around is lots of fun...." Read more
"...The whole thing is a very pretty, very smooth trail ride on a horse that requires occasional nudging but mostly knows the way better than you anyway..." Read more
Customers appreciate the value for money of the game. They mention it's worth the price, you can earn and spend money, and the prize is amazingly cheap.
"...You can earn and spend money, the renaissance Italy version of money I think although I don't remember it having any particular name...." Read more
"...That's why I was happy to see AC2 at such a low price; because that's what I think any game with such restrictive DRM is worth...." Read more
"...the immersive feeling with everything's going on is just worth the price...." Read more
"...Prize is amazingly cheap!" Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the control ease of the product. Some mention the tasks are not too easy and not too hard, while others say the controls are frustrating sometimes and the DRM system is too intrusive.
"...Help (in-game prompts) for keyboard and mouse control scheme is nonexistent...." Read more
"...The game logs in in less than 5 seconds and during gameplay you never notice it...." Read more
"...DRM is pain in the a55, but once you get over it, you will see that this game is fun and addictive!..." Read more
"...The story, graphics, gameplay are all top notch. The keyboard/mouse controls are easy once you get the hang of it...." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the functionality of the product. Some mention it works perfectly fine for them, while others say it wouldn't work and the Uplay achievements don't work. Some say some key commands don't work and it doesn't run on Bootcamp.
"...Steam doesn't seem to cause too many people problems, and MMOs are widely successful and MMO players widely content with their games...." Read more
"...original disk, even though it was already inserted, had some problems with starforce drivers or something can't remember, now THIS?????,..." Read more
"...I think that Ubisoft has done an amazing job at making this game work, even if I have a pc that was not made for gaming, I had no problem setting it..." Read more
"...Had problems with Ubisoft... No problem no problem I'll get over it. I played this game for 1 hour...." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the lag of the game. Some mention it's much faster than the first game, while others say it's very slow and takes so long for the graphics to load.
"...have only ran into two minor defects, sometimes Ezio is sometimes slow to turn after a jump, causing you to literally climb the walls when you are..." Read more
"...The graphics in the game look absolutely phenomenal. The cutscenes do not lag, and the renaissance era city modeling looks absolutely..." Read more
"...The only problem was that it took 2 days to download! And I had to set up a stupid Uplay account that also took a while!..." Read more
"...But I am disappointed in how slow this game is... very slow. I have a Windows 8 laptop, an okay one at that...." Read more
Customers dislike the internet connection required for the video game software. They mention it has a constant requirement, web connectivity is sketchy, or even non-existent at times, and verification by online connection fails when Ubisoft's servers are down.
"...lot of consumers have issues with this because of the constant internet connection requirement, which I understand, but as a person with constant..." Read more
"...For most, this may not be an issue, but where I am, web connectivity is sketchy or even non-existent at times...." Read more
"...play it for more than an hour at a time yet because of the permanent internet connection that is required to play the game...." Read more
"...I installed the game and was forced to create an account that the software told me I would have to log into every time I wanted to play the game...." Read more
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Now the DRM. I was really frustrated by this at first. I heard it would always be cutting me off, I wouldn't ever be able to connect, and the world would end. However, my time in the game is at least 40 hours now, and I've never had an issue at all, even though my internet isn't even that stable. If you're mostly playing games at home, I wouldn't worry that much honestly.
The aspect of the DRM people don't mention is that it allows you to install it an as many PC's as you want, with your saved games synchronized online. What does that mean? It means I can install it on my friends laptop at work, and pick up right where I left off at home. Or at my other friend's home computer. It also means they can make their own profile (you can have 3) and play through the game themselves whenever I'm not playing, all without a disc.
I probably sound like a Ubisoft representative, but I was really surprised and pleased with how this system actually worked out. It sounds awful on paper, but it can end up being quite handy. Now, if I regularly played games on my laptop on the train (a believable situation, though if you read the DRM reviews it seems as if the only place anyone EVER plays games is on a train) or some other situation where internet was unavailable, I agree it would be really frustrating. But if you're into gaming enough to boot up your gaming laptop during the commute, you probably have another game that you could pass the time with. It's also probably not the only time you play games, so, trust me, buy Assassin's Creed 2 anyway, because it's one of the best games you'll ever play. That's my take on it.
So, more about the game itself. I'm sure you've heard, they really improved the gameplay in the second game. It has big, open cities like the first one, but this time the story and side missions have a lot more variety. There's just a lot more stuff to do, races, side assassination contracts, factions, etc.
Though at first glance it seems the same, the fighting in this game has a had a major overhaul from the first. You can fight with your hidden blade(s!) use a ton of different weapons, quick-step around enemies, and of course, disarm and dispatch them; the finishing moves always look sweet. If you're willing to not just smash the attack button, they give you everything you need to create interesting and epic battles.
The assassinations themselves are a lot more interesting, Ezio's skills let you come at them from a lot of different ways. From the air, from a hiding place, from below, with a gun, two at a time, it all makes it more fun.
So, it's a FANTASTIC game, with an unusual DRM scheme that you can actually find a lot of good in--if you're that kind of person.
Assassin's Creed 2 changes ALL of that, thankfully. The world is just as wonderful to look at and interesting to traverse, but now what you do in the world is also entertaining. The missions shake things up, there are more of them and the story really carries you through it all. No more rigid structure, instead there is a greater open world feeling like in a Grand Theft Auto game. Collecting items for your base and improving it through investment is also rewarding and adds to the gameplay, no more mindless searching for flags in AC2, now you search for improvements to your character and your surroundings.
It's hard not to recommend AC2 to a fan of the original, it has everything you liked about that game plus a ton of improvements and additions. If you disliked the original game entirely, well, the basic fundemental gameplay is identical, so you should probably steer clear. The important thing to remember is the gameplay is the same, it's what you do with the game that is bigger and better.
Note: A lot of the reviews on amazon right now are focused on the DRM (digital rights management) system the game uses, called Uplay. Uplay basically makes AC2 play like an MMO on PC, but without other players in the game. A server connection is required and your saves are on a server, so you can log in and play where you left off from any PC. There are also unlocks and new content delivered through Uplay like an MMO content patch. A lot of consumers have issues with this because of the constant internet connection requirement, which I understand, but as a person with constant internet I can say the DRM has no real impact on gameplay if you have a similar setup. The game logs in in less than 5 seconds and during gameplay you never notice it. I am not rating the DRM, only the game, which is a stellar achievement in game design and a must play for those who can.







