NFG Summary:Assassin’s Creed II is a masterfully crafted open-world experience that immerses players in Renaissance Italy as they assume the role of Ezio, a noble seeking revenge against rival ruling families. With its engaging story, diverse gameplay elements, and deep character progression, this sequel offers both longtime fans and newcomers a thrilling and immersive journey into the Assassin’s Creed universe.

Categories: Open-World, Action
Meta Score: 90
Store: Assassin’s Creed II (Price: $ 4,17)
User Score: 88.0
Platform: PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox 360
Publisher Names: Ubisoft
Support Language: English*, French*, German*, Italian*, Spanish – Spain*, Simplified Chinese
Publish Date: 2009-11-17

PC Requirements:

Minimum:

  • OS: Windows® XP (32-64 bits) /Windows Vista®(32-64 bits)*
  • Processor: Intel Core® 2 Duo 1.8 GHZ or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4GHZ
  • Memory: 1.5 GB Windows® XP / 2 GB Windows Vista® – Windows 7®
  • Graphics: 256 MB DirectX® 9.0–compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (see supported list)
  • DirectX®: DirectX 9.0
  • Hard Drive: 8 GB free space
  • Sound: DirectX 9.0 –compliant sound card
  • Supported Peripherals: Keyboard, mouse, optional controller

* This product does not support Windows® 98/ME/2000/NT
Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: ATI® RADEON® X1950, HD 2000/3000/4000/5000 series NVIDIA GeForce® 7/8/9/100/200 series

Description

Assassin’s Creed II is the product of over two years of intensive development by the original creative team behind the Assassin’s Creed brand. In a vast open world environment, 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. Ezio’s subsequent quest for vengeance plunges players into an epic story that offers more variety in missions, surprising and engaging new gameplay elements, diverse weapons and a profound character progression that appeal to fans of the original Assassin’s Creed as well as entice players new to the brand. [Ubisoft]

Positive Comment(s)

Assassin’s Creed 2 manages to surpass its predecessor in almost every way.100Cynamite
Fantastic narrative aside, the most important thing to know about AC2 is that it won’t make you want to throw your controller through your TV like the first game did.100GameSpy
It’s a fantastic follow-up, probably one of the best sequels you’ll ever play, one that actually takes the complaints of the first game and improves upon them tenfold.100Gaming Age
In conclusion, Assassin’s Creed II is a worthy successor and goes beyond the original game with a very interesting story and some almost perfect gameplay.97Impulsegamer
I admit the first 30 minutes of the game feel really slow and disappointing, but once you move past that it easily becomes one of the best games I have played this year.96ZTGD
Assassin’s Creed II is a vast improvement upon its predecessor, and it delivers an engaging narrative with a heap of longevity.95Gamer Limit
A huge improvement over the original, every element has been looked at and worked on making it a joy to play. Another must have top title.95WonderwallWeb
You can tell that Ubisoft put an incredible amount of work into this title and the development team should be proud of what they accomplished.95Totally360
Assassin’s Creed 2 is an amazing sequel. It outclasses the original in almost every way, but in doing so only enhanced my appreciation for the original game and the foundation it provided.95Kombo
A massive, brilliant sequel that one-ups the original in almost every way.94Computer and Video Games

Negative Comment(s)

Exploring the world and performing assassinations is fun and feels like a lived-in experience. Shame the world is rather lacking in engaging activities.70CausticMisery
Great game and a great assassin, but the game aged poorly. It’s got some glitches and bugs that make it very frustrating.40penmumble

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