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Assassin's Creed II PS3

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One of the most immersive games of 2009. An epic storyline and excellent gameplay leave us almost entirely satisfied.
Reviewed on Xbox 360
 
9.0 / 10
"Truly engrossing!"
 

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Fourth instalment in 2011. 2
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Second DLC for Assassin's Creed II.
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Actress Kristen Bell will be back in Assassin's Creed II

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NEWS by Simon Garner 2 Oct 2009, 10:59 am
 
Actress Kristen Bell will be back in Assassin's Creed II

Ubisoft announced today that Hollywood actress Kristen Bell (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Veronica Mars, Heroes) will reprise her role as Lucy Stillman in Assassin's Creed II. The character will once again play a major role in the game's intricate storyline. Bell won "Hottest Newcomer" at the Spike Video Game Awards for her role in the first Assassin's Creed.

Patrice Desilets, the game's creative director, described Kristen Bell as a talented actress and said she "brought the depth and emotion necessary for the mysterious role of Lucy for the first Assassin's Creed video game. She breathed life into her character in a way that deepened the gaming experience," said Desilets. "She did such a fantastic job for this character that, for me, Kristen Bell is Lucy Stillman and no one else can play that role.”

Kristen Bell said it was "an amazing experience" being part of the first Assassin's Creed game. "Video games are such a creative entertainment medium, and to be able to see and play myself as a video game character was surreal,” said Bell. "As an actress, it's both challenging and rewarding to play a complex character with this great mysterious background. I'm very happy to be Lucy once more, and I look forward to fans discovering more about her - they will be pleasantly surprised.”

 

Assassin's Creed 2 - TGS trailer

TRAILER by Simon Garner 28 Sep 2009, 5:28 pm
Assassin's Creed 2 gameplay and cinematic footage from Tokyo Game Show 2009.
 

Assassin's Creed II dev diary #3

PS3 TRAILER by Dan Cheer 17 Sep 2009, 12:27 pm
The third developer diary for Assassin’s Creed II is now available. This entry takes a look at the variety of missions in the game and the different paths players can take to accomplish these.
 

Assassin's Creed II - developer walkthrough

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TRAILER by Simon Garner 11 Sep 2009, 12:46 pm
Ubisoft's Jean-Francois Boivin, Production Manager on Assassin's Creed II, walks through six minutes of gameplay.
 

Assassin's Creed 2 dev diary #2

TRAILER by Dan Cheer 14 Aug 2009, 11:04 am
Ubisoft have released a new developer's diary for Assassin's Creed 2, featuring 3:35 of in-game footage and dev talk. The game invites players to incarnate Ezio, a privileged young noble in Renaissance Italy who's been betrayed by the rival ruling families of Italy.
 

Assassin's Creed II - Comic Con 2009 video

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VIDEO by Simon Garner 31 Jul 2009, 1:17 pm
A video featuring the Comic Con discussion panel showing some of the new features in the game.
 
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Game info

Description: 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 ... (more info)
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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.

Features:

  • 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. He is a lady’s man, a free soul with panache yet has a very human side to his personality. Through him, you become a master assassin.
  • RENAISSANCE ITALY Italy in the 15th century was less a country and more a collection of city-states where families with political and economic strength began to take leadership roles in cities like Florence and Venice. This journey through some of the most beautiful cities in the world takes place in a time in history where culture and art were born alongside some of the most auspicious stories of corruption, greed and murder.
  • 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. The variety in gameplay adds another layer for you to truly play through the game any way you choose.
  • DYNAMIC CROWD Discover a living, breathing world where every character is an opportunity for the player. Blending in with the crowd is easier, working with in-game characters provide ample rewards but can also lead to surprising consequences.
  • 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.
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Release Date
20 November 2009
Genre
Action
Classification
Restricted 16