20Nov/095
Assassin’s Creed II
- 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
Product Description
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?FeaturesExplore the deadly, shadowed world of the assassin with new assassin EzioRoam freely through the lush and dangerous world of Renais... More >>
November 20th, 2009 - 20:08
I enjoy all type of games, especially the adventure/rpg genre. I especially love games that are slow and have character development Eg: Mass
Effect. I hated The first game and this game is just as bad. If you were not a fan of the first, do not buy this game. This game is the definition of boring. Please, do not listen to any of the review from the “mainstream” sites. They overrated this game.Get Modern warfare 2 (Does nothing different, but it is a very entertaining game) or New Super Mario Bros. Wii (assuming you have a wii) or wait for mass effect 2 or Alan Wake.
*Have you ever played the new “Prince Of Persia” game? the underground “extra” levels are a rehash of that game. It’s the same layout!! The same Design! They just did a copy and paste and present them as “new extra” levels!
Get “New Super Mario. Bros Wii” instead. GOTY!
Rating: 1 / 5
November 20th, 2009 - 22:31
I haven’t finished it all the way yet, but so far this game is everything that the first game wasn’t!
It is quite a bit harder than the first, and if you didn’t play the first one you’re going to have a little bit of a learning curve on the story and controls, but it’s not too bad.
Anyway, maybe this type of game doesn’t appeal to everyone, but it’s a blast for those of us who like a good single player game that has depth and a good plot!
Rating: 5 / 5
November 21st, 2009 - 01:11
Assassins Creed 2 is the kind of experience that one likens to the kind of game that people say would be a great game, and then laughs about because no developer will ever actually make it.
Ezio is the debutante son of a “banker,” and after a few brief scuffles with a rival italian family, Ezio’s watches his father and two brothers hang. Fast forward, uncle, Assassins, family vendetta, yakkity yak, you know the rest. But, as anyone knows, there’s the other layer of Abstergo, the megacorp that’s kidnapped you and is forcing you to live through your genetic memory. You are subsequently broken out and then slapped in another genetic memory machine, except sedated so you can’t leave as often, and this one controlled by the Assassins. I could easily see myself reaching for the “no, thank you” button on that basis alone, but the story quickly picks up in a major way. In that theres actually a story involved apart from “targets over there, kill they ass.”
Ubisoft continues to take the third degree to the third degree in terms of graphics. Photorealistic barely does it justice in the was distant vistas seem as crisp and pristine as the tower from which you are leaping to your characters 32nd death. Rooftops and other top layer accouterments are rather repetitive, but given just how gorgeous the scenery looks, its not worth complaining. Also, environments flow better, and you don’t have to waste half the time crossing vast empty wilderness to reach the game parts of the game.
Audio is also topnotch. Frequent use of Italian without large bold subtitles marks the 56th time I’ve screamed at the heavens in vain that 360 games need subtitles that a person without cybernetic implants can actually read, as I really don’t want to learn Italian, even if most of what they use are curses. Characters feel real and life-like, and there’s several moments where the voice actors are so good, you can feel the on-screen character entering brown trousers mode.
Gameplay has improved 10000% from Assassins creed 1. Remember all those insanely annoying search quests that served no purpose other than to give undervalued achievements? Well, that guy was fired, and hopefully his house was burned down. In its place are a plethora of new search quests, some annoying and some not, but all of which serve as useful game aids, finding cash for a variety of stores, finding other subquests, or trying to rescue your mother from a grief induced fugue. And in the 15th century, they’ve discovered the map, a wonderful piece of technology that gives you a general idea of where things are, and then mark important locations on these maps to make them valuable commodities. Combat has gone up and down. New techniques and new gear, not to mention gear that you can buy from stores, including new varieties of old standbys makes combat more entertaining, but they didn’t add much to the core combat, which boils down to counter and dodge and slash, though several new attacks, namely the double hidden blade takedown, had me giggling for hours.
Notoriety is the same way, in that you can lower your visibility to guards by blending into small crowds, bribing heralds to say the charges against you were acquitted, or tearing down wanted posters, but that feels a bit like time travel, when you kill a guard, gain notoriety, round a corner, see your wanted poster, tear it down, lose all your notoriety, and go back to being incognito.
There are a handful of nits. Some of the jumps are a pain, given your propensity to jump to the one location where there is no ledge. While more surfaces are climable, sometimes to sole one that will work its the one that looks and acts like background till you hit just the right spot. Some of the game requires DLC or preorder only content, which is about as fair as saying those who bought the regular version got an “expanded demo.” While maps are a good improvement, they’re too nailed down, and having GPS coordiantes for treasure hunts defeats some of the purpose, and there are no maps for some of the side quests. I know I sound like I’m trying to have my cake and eat it to, but I didn’t think a mechanic for “Go to this general area” would be impossible to pull off over two games. Improving the hideout is nice, but you can turn it into Trump Tower in less than forty minutes.
Overall, this game is fantastic. Entertaining side missions, a main storyline that’s an actual story that you can get into, gorgeous scenery, wonderful dialogue. If not for a few points mentioned early that make me pray Ubisofts VP of marketing is torn apart by wild animals, this would’ve shot all the way up to #3-4 on my all time list.
Rating: 5 / 5
November 21st, 2009 - 02:20
The first assassins creed game was fun but had some things to work out. Like falling in the water and the camera angels.
Assassins creed 2 has worked out most of the problems (still has a problem with the camera) and added some new things that the main character can do. Like he can now swim and take weapons from the guards. you can also earn money and build your own village. There is also many side missions in this game that you can do. My favorite is “The Truth.” It makes you solve puzzles to figure out the truth of the assassins. To figure out the puzzles you have to use your brain. Meaning you have to think. After solving the puzzles it unlocks a series of videos. There are also hidden easter eggs in the game. If you liked the first game I believe you will love this game.
Rating: 5 / 5
November 21st, 2009 - 03:48
You can use weapons, buy upgrades, run a city, swim (that was a HUGE problem with the first one. I mean, how could the most ridiculous assassin of his time NOT swim?) and the missions aren’t nearly as repetitive as the first one. The first half hour-hour of it picks off kind of slowly, but it’s both necessary and totally worth it. There’s a reason IGN gave this game a 9.2.
Rating: 5 / 5