Assassin’s Creed 2
- 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
UBI Soft Assassin’s Creed 2 PCAssassin’s Creed 2 PCAmazon.com Hands-On Review
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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This game is SO much fun. The first game was great but this really builds upon it and it is now more open and stuff. GREAT JOB DESIGNERS!
Can’t wait for Creed 3!
Rating: 5 / 5
Assassin’s Creed was for me a mixture of a perfect game and a lackluster game, offering equal parts of both. The world, graphics and basic gameplay were all solid and you really felt like you were in the dark ages, during the crusades, adventuring in the middle east. Unfortunately the game was also repetitive, offered no real mission variety or progression and also lacked some subtle nuances which make games fun to play for longr periods.
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.
Rating: 5 / 5
This is an amazingly addictive and fun game. The graphics and scenery are absolutely stunning. They fixed everything that was wrong in the first game, and then some. The only gripe I have is the DRM problem stated by all of the other reviews, most of which probably haven’t even played the game. I haven’t ran into a time I couldn’t play it yet. Yes, the DRM sucks, but I don’t think it’s fair to rate this game only on that.
Rating: 5 / 5
Wll i can say the game has buetiful graphics…butas for the internet connection…well no worries there lol..just google assassins creed ii proper. No internet connection needed. If you own the game legally download the proper crack. We have rights, this is the united states, i am a soldier, i dont deserve this ubisoft.
This game would suck for deployment to like afganistan or iraq…no internet!!!
Rating: 3 / 5
I wasn’t a big fan of the first title, the missions and gameplay were simply too repetitive. The sequel, however, resolves this with a much stronger narrative and broader design.
There are six tombs in this game, each containing a seal that allows the player to obtain Alistair’s full armor from the first game once all seals are collected. I played through one of these tombs, which was actually the church of Florence’s basilica and dome, a level that was the best I’ve encountered for this type of game since 1996’s sword of damocles map found in the original Tomb Raider. It was one of those rare moments in PC gaming where everything seems to come together to make the experience of playing through that section something truly memorable.
For someone with a high-end PC, the graphics are just a wee-bit dated, but that’s expected considering the title is a console port and the hardware in today’s consoles isn’t exactly cutting edge compared to high-end components.
Voice acting is only so-so, certainly nothing comparable to Dragon Age, Mass Effect, or Uncharted 2.
Since owning the game over the weekend, I’ve now twice been unable to play due to the DRM designed by Ubi. Yes, I have other stuff I can do on the computer, but when you pay full price for a new game and you’re getting into it and want to play, it’s annoying when your installed software refuses to launch itself. Hopefully Ubi comes to understand that this new approach is simply too heavy-handed and changes it to something that, say, checks for connectivity at 30+ minute intervals rather than a persistent monitoring. Hopefully the attacks against Ubi’s authentication servers also quiet down over the coming weeks.
Despite the DRM, AC2 is so well designed and has so much polish to its gameplay that it’s worth the purchase if you know your ISP is reliable.
Rating: 4 / 5