Assassin's Creed 2

[C0FFINCASE]

"Next week, Ubisoft releases Assassin's Creed 2, the sequel to the 2007 title that smashed the company's expectations and became the game industry's fastest-selling original property in years. This time, it's a different story. While Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 is expected to be the biggest selling game of the season, Ubisoft's could be a close second. For Canadians, Assassins Creed might be more compelling given that the game was developed here.
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Where the game fell down, however, was with its repetitive missions and fights. After getting into a handful of skirmishes and taking out the first half-dozen or so targets, many players and critics found there wasn't much more to the game — the "repetitive quests tend to grow tiresome," as IGN.com put it.

The best way to silence those critics, the designers say, is to overwhelm them. In an advance preview with CBCNews.ca last week, Ubisoft Montreal showed off a game that will blow its precursor away with deep gameplay.

The second game picks up on similar ground — players control Ezio Auditore, a descendent of Altair, in Rennaissance Europe — and features the same level of immersion. Two history professors from McGill University were brought in to ensure realism. They helped prevent anachronisms by pointing out the little things — buildings and structures that were only half-completed in the late 15th century, like the Ponte di Rialto bridge in Venice for example, are accurately depicted in the game."
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Its going to be awesome. Definitely one of the best games of the year I think.
Graphics are stunning. And the developers are promising it will blow away the first one.
Any thoughts?

[Chaosturner]

If it will be even a LITTLE like the first one (and i think it will be) its going to be the bomb. No... BETTER, because the first one was the bomb already. So yea, nuff said.

[Pie]

Its coming out tomorow Gonna grab it for ps3 seems like it will impress me cant wait to see

[Chaosturner]

WHAT?!?!? Its coming tomorow?
Ok, now i now what im doing the next days/weeks.

[ShadowsRandom]

I have Assassin's Creed 1 but im not so sure why everyone liked it so much...
It's really not that great of a game. But Hell, I'll probably get this game anyway.

[Cyanoxide]

I like how there is a lot more chose in this one and how they didn't make Ezio like Altiar from the first one. In this one the Assassin is very social and big headed where as Altiar was very strict and didn't socialise much.

Apparently Desmond (the dude in the machine) is also related to the Prince of Persia, tying the two games together but that's just a rumour.

[Rundeer]

Unlike a lot of people, I really enjoyed the first Assassin's Creed. Even though people (correctly) cited it as "repetitive", the core gameplay was so incredibly polished and engaging that I didn't mind it. Even though I played a substantial portion of AC on 360, I don't have a PS3, 360, or a gameworthy computer. I am, however, looking forward to the PSP version that comes out on the same day.

[C0FFINCASE]

Whats the psp version supposed to be called? It it gonna be good?

Bloodline, i think...

[Dragonmikoo]

CAn't wait for the Game I loved Assassins Creed.

[cony]

i pre ordered it oh yeah. it looks like it will be amazing and everytime i read something on it i jump for joy my mate is so jealous cos he has no money.

[C0FFINCASE]

Dropped today. Pretty bad ass if I do say so myself.

[Tobi]

I loved the first assassins creed haha i liked those retarded guys that push you for no reason they were annoying but funny

[Kira]

Can't wait getting it tommorow

[C0FFINCASE]

Great so far. Not only are you bad assassin, but you're basically bad ass mafioso assassin.
A good bit of the dialogue is in Italian so turn on subtitles or you'll get lost.

[Shane]

I saw the trailer yesterday!

It looks so good, but I'm getting L4D2 first. ;D

[Torian]

I think Imma do what I did with Assassin's creed with this game xD, just youtube the full story/read the storyline. AC makes a great book, don't know so much about gameplay wise.

[C0FFINCASE]

Last one was tedious to say the least until you got into the story. This one is nowhere near as annoying. Story flows effortlessly without you having to do much. Very much improved.

[Rundeer]

So far, I've only seen videos of gameplay, as I have nothing to play it on. The setting and atmosphere looks MUCH better than AC1, IMO.

[Tatsuo]

Assassin's Creed 2 is great, I bought it and I love it. Just the beginning of it is great, to be honest. I've been playing CoD MW2 more than ACII though. =/