Assassin's Creed II (Xbox 360)

Assassin's Creed 2 is a fun and enjoyable game that i loved. It is packed with adventorous features and i truly believe that the details in the gameplay are just perfect! I highly recommend that you try this game, because it is not one of those games that you can just turn around and say "Oh, that is not my type of game". It is unique and just the perfect game for me to play before i go to bed.

I'm sure the game would be great if I could actually get into it. Having now spent ages trying to complete the same mission unsuccessfully (race to the top of the church)I'm fed up with it. It shouldn't be that hard to get to the bit where it becomes fun to play.

This game looks amazing. The representation of Renaissance Florence, Venice and other smaller towns is beautiful and although not 100% accurate, it paints a picture of what life may well have been like at the time. The inclusion and rendition of famous historical characters is a masterstroke and as a scholar of Italian history I was transfixed. It plays like a dream. The free-running is a joy - you can pick up and play and there are very few tricks to learn before you can get to grips with scaling the city. Combat is fun but on the whole quite easy, you can get away with button bashing but given a bit of applied technique you will find it very satisfying. The stealth elements (blending) and covert assassination techniques are a lot of fun and it's great to plan your route to well guarded targets. However, often you can just go with the flow and the chaos that ensues can be equally as exciting. It's quite a long game but once the story is finished there aren't too many side quests to complete, not really an issue though as the plot is so rewarding. A brave piece of work - fantastic exploration of an exciting era of world history without either over-intellectualising or simplifying the revisited environment. You cannot go wrong buying this game, especially at its low low price on Amazon at the moment. I couldn't really pick fault with it and you will only dislike it if you hate great games. Requiescat in Pace!

Assassin's Creed 2 is a very fun game. I haven't played the original, so I don't know how they compare, but I've spent many hours enjoying it. The storyline isn't overly complex, you can always follow what is going on, and the characters are very distinctive. Ezio is a good main character, I did feel empathy towards him, and whilst being a killer, it seems he has a conscience of some distinction. The gameplay is good, if not overly varied. Ezio's 'free running' skills are excellent, and only very occasionally will the camera mess up the gameplay. I remember a tomb where I had to retry the same simple puzzle a number of times until i could work around this camera issue, but that was it really. Ezio's moves look good, they flow and are impressive to watch, however I have an issue with the constant need to counter every attack, which can make for very easy fights. The cities depicted in the game all look excellent, beautifully rendered in some places, especially noticeable if there's a sunrise or sunset. The sound, the score is excellent and really evokes the emotions of the storyline and the scenery. The voice acting is mainly spot-on, but the NPC doctors and those in the shops repeat the same (maybe 3) stock phrases all the time, and as you tend to visit them a lot and run past them, its inavoidable. I can still remember 'I shall distill a mixture of lead and pomegranate' even though I haven't played the game in a couple of weeks. That is very annoying, but on the whole, this is fine. The game length seemed rather short, and never was I truly stuck, which I don't mind, but it did seem to make the game pass more quickly. On a side note, the Xbox achievements are rather easy to get, you can boost your gamerscore by 1000 by not particularly trying! I'd advise getting the downloadable content, whilst not adding anything new to the adventure, it is rather fun, especially in Forli. Overall, a very good game, definitely advise to purchase, and am certainly looking forward to Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.

To be honest, I had no idea what this game was about, I just saw it for sale cheap, had heard lots of good stuff and thought, hey why not. Glad I did. I've never played AC 1, so I didn't realise this game has a Matrix/Inception type plot line where you are in the modern day world and are "placed" inside the memory of someone who lived in this period of time. You then have to synchronise your memory with his while uncovering clues as to what the big bad people are really up to. It's all very conspiracy theory, but in a good way and the graphics, the animation of the characters, are fantastic. What I really love about this game is when I run around the city, the other non-player characters react to my existence, so if I climb up a wall, they stop to watch me do that and make comments as well. Kind of lifts this game above the rest. If you enjoyed Mass Effect 1 or 2, then you are probably going to like this title as well. At the price it's currently being offered you can't really go wrong. I gave it 4 stars because I am only a little way into the game and so need to wander around a bit to see if the game will interest me enough so I am induced to play to the end (so far only a handful of games have had that effect on me).

I bought this game for my boyfriend who is a massive gamer. I thought the pure nature of a battle game would not interest me at all. However, when he played it in front of me, I found myself being drawn in by the game. It became more and more addictive, not only because of its powerful storyline, but also for the challenges. It ended up us both taking turns to play it for HOURS. Plus the graphics are so good that the people seem real. This game has absoulte precision detail, one thing which helps get involved in the storyline. I am not a gamer at all and absolutely loved this game. I am now waiting for the next part of the game to come out to buy for myself as this has been an absolutely amazing game (even for a girl). The storyline is so fantastic, I don't see how anyone cannot get caught up in it. The best part is, you don't have to stick to the missions you can steal from people and concentrate on mini completion missions. This game has action, romance, mystery and drama all in one. It's deffinately recommended!

This is brilliant and I played it none stop until I had completed it! I felt quite disappointed when I finished it and wanted it to carry on! I am soooooo glad there will be another one coming out in a couple of months - can't wait!

AC2 is a masterpiece in every sense of the word. It is beautiful, open and elegant. But it is also brutal, stylish and sometimes plain nasty. You play as Ezio, Altair's great grandson and not only does Ezio live up to his ancestors name, he is much more likeable and cooler. With AC brotherhood on the horizon, this game will soon be reduced making it a perfect gift for you or someone else to go alongside Brotherhood. Here is a link to PSP's attemp at AC: Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines (PSP)

Assassin's creed 2 really is an achievement in the gaming world. The game is simply amazing, it is fantastic to watch your player and your empire grow as you upgrade and unlock new weapons and armor and earn money from your village, if you're considering buying this game, Buy It! The gameplay is much better than the original Assassin's Creed, its not just the same old missions, instead, some of it is like Tomb Raider, but so much better. The missions are all different and the world that you play in is huge. 10/10.

Poucas vezes as sequelas foram melhores. Este é um caso em que isso acontece. Os gráficos e movimentos estão iguais aos primeiro, mas as novas armas dão-lhe uma outra dimensão. Pura diversão! Ah e ainda podemos aprender bastante sobre figuras e monumentos históricos da Itália na época medieval. Muito bom!