Assassin's Creed II

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  1. Ashton2571
    Oct 19, 2010
    7
    Pros: Graphics, Story line, combat.
    Cons: Logic.
    I also have been seeing countless responses to the DRM, i am not sure what it is or why people are annoyed with it but my experience with AC2 on pc and on ps3 was flawless from a technical perspective.
    7/10
  2. mjwilliams84
    Mar 17, 2011
    7
    Enjoyable from 0.5 hours in to finish. The start of the game is woeful. Apart from that, the feeling of speed, motion and exploration are rendered well in a rich historical backdrop. I found the storyline attempted to be too grand and a bit silly at times, and despite best efforts the repetitive missions are still a bugbear. The gameplay makes up for it however, and judged on it's merits,Enjoyable from 0.5 hours in to finish. The start of the game is woeful. Apart from that, the feeling of speed, motion and exploration are rendered well in a rich historical backdrop. I found the storyline attempted to be too grand and a bit silly at times, and despite best efforts the repetitive missions are still a bugbear. The gameplay makes up for it however, and judged on it's merits, make this a good bit of light fun.… Expand
  3. Matseb2611
    Sep 29, 2011
    7
    Assassin's Creed II is very slow at the start. I remember I was finding myself rather bored during the first 4-5 memories (out of 14). The missions weren't interesting, the areas were bland and the story was taking too long to get started. However it does pick up eventually and gets much better and incredibly fun. There are about 5 cities in this game, which is slightly more than the firstAssassin's Creed II is very slow at the start. I remember I was finding myself rather bored during the first 4-5 memories (out of 14). The missions weren't interesting, the areas were bland and the story was taking too long to get started. However it does pick up eventually and gets much better and incredibly fun. There are about 5 cities in this game, which is slightly more than the first game, and it also made improvements on many aspects from the first game, like the climbing and stealthy combat. The face-on combat is pretty much the same (it was already great to begin with, so I guess no improvements were needed), except fist fighting has gotten significantly improved. The game is also a lot more diverse. There are a lot of areas to explore, a lot of side quests to do, and even various mini-tasks such as refurbishing one of the cities to the full. One could probably spend many hours playing this game. So AC2 is better than the first in many areas, including graphics, storyline, gameplay and perhaps even the background music too. But it has some drawbacks however. The controls for example, which were already one of the biggest flaws of the first game, are even harder now. I had to go back to the controls menu to check up on some of them even in late stages of the game. They are hard to memorise and they are also very inconvenient, forcing you to hold like 3-4 buttons at the same time just to run after someone, making chase parts of the game rather difficult. I was also not too fond of many of the side quests and such. They were bland and so I ended up mostly just playing the main story. AC2 is a good game. I am guessing because of controls issues it's not supposed to be played on PC, but on a console. My bro has it on Xbox360 and the controls issues are virtually non-existent, so I'd probably advise you to get it on Xbox360 or PS3, not on PC, not to mention the killer graphics requirements the game has on PC.… Expand
  4. Mystril
    Jun 20, 2013
    7
    The story kept me interested, but the gameplay was not interesting enough to keep me wanting to play more of it, meaning, the controls worked really hard against me, even using a controller, and the camera aswell. Other than that, it sometimes felt the story stretched on a bit too much, it could have been shorter, and so would have been better.
  5. sinadoom
    Aug 27, 2012
    7
    OK it sucks that you have to be connected to Ubi to play, but I've not had any technical problems with the game yet and overall it's not a bad game. Combat is unchanged, if not worse than the first Assassin's Creed, so it's still by far the worst combat I've come across in this genre. Free running is stupidly boring and unsatisfying, never mind how little to no skill there is in holdingOK it sucks that you have to be connected to Ubi to play, but I've not had any technical problems with the game yet and overall it's not a bad game. Combat is unchanged, if not worse than the first Assassin's Creed, so it's still by far the worst combat I've come across in this genre. Free running is stupidly boring and unsatisfying, never mind how little to no skill there is in holding down two buttons. However, if you can ignore the pointless complications of the modern day story which confused us all at the end of the first game you'll find an open-world adventure game which unlike the first game, packs the content to be classed as a GTA clone done properly. Side missions are not as repetitive, collectibles are far more rewarding and satisfying to get, let alone more varied. There are more RPG elements but without the unnecessary complications which accompany them. The devolpers haven't made stupid decisions with this game, but they have made it a proper free-roam game with a decent story, good length and side missions and well-designed towns. The graphics aren't anything special even when maxxed out, but they are still pretty good and stand up to inspection. All in all Assassin's Creed II has the credentials of a solid action-adventure free roam game, but unfortunately the gameplay mechanics are archaic and outdated, sometimes even buggy. If you want gameplay and level design consider Arkham Asylum, but if you want an immersive game Assassin's Creed II is better in every way. It's just a shame that it excels in everything but the most important element of a game- the GAMEPLAY. That said though, it's targeted towards a more casual audience who want more of a cinematic experience rather than intense and skillful gameplay as seen in Arkham Asylum. I guess this is more for the passive gamer rather than someone who really appreciates a solid combat system and will analyse every inch of level design. If you are a hardcore gamer chances are you won't enjoy this game very much because it's quite boring to play. A nice break though if you want something which is effortless and almost not even a game.… Expand
  6. Stevros
    Nov 16, 2011
    7
    First of all, you need a gamepad, second, you need to stuff around with some control settings, after that the game itself is absolutely fantastic. Great story, graphics could be better but they are still very nice. Gameplay is terrific, very addictive and a decent challenge. This game is miles ahead of the first one.
    If you can ignore the DRM and solve the control issues you are in for a    First of all, you need a gamepad, second, you need to stuff around with some control settings, after that the game itself is absolutely fantastic. Great story, graphics could be better but they are still very nice. Gameplay is terrific, very addictive and a decent challenge. This game is miles ahead of the first one.
    If you can ignore the DRM and solve the control issues you are in for a treat. I would give it a 9 if it werent for these issues.    … Expand
  7. Flamaster
    Apr 26, 2012
    7
    My original review: 4/10 Bought the game on April 19, 2012, expecting most of the issues to be fixed and based on generally positive reviews for the series. I thought it would be a good place to start that's not too far back while still being relatively modern. I can see the appeal of the game immediately: it's an immersive, very beautiful game with a funky UI and great story-telling. I'veMy original review: 4/10 Bought the game on April 19, 2012, expecting most of the issues to be fixed and based on generally positive reviews for the series. I thought it would be a good place to start that's not too far back while still being relatively modern. I can see the appeal of the game immediately: it's an immersive, very beautiful game with a funky UI and great story-telling. I've played it for about 2 hours now. HOWEVER, it gets MASSIVE low points for VERY VERY VERY bad control set-up. I'm not against innovative controls, or controls that work both on the PC and on consoles. Skyrim is a good example of that - you feel that the controls were made to be console-friendly, but they're never inhibiting your game play. This game, however, made controls not only un-intuitive, but also very difficult to understand, having to go through menus to understand which button is the 'Head', the 'Open Hand', the 'Armed Hand', and the 'Feet'. None of this is explained in the game itself. NONE. The color-coding presumably makes it easier for console players to understand, but doesn't work at all for the PC. Do yourself a favor and buy the console version of this title. This is a bad port.

    After finishing the game: 8.5/10. You basically have to memorize the different key bindings and get through the first bit to learn the controls. Don't be mislead by my high score - the controls are the single most annoying thing in this game. It's a set of 4 basic controls, which change if you right click the mouse, and then you have to execute sequences of them to do many things... and the game decides that it would be fun to make you do some harder sequences as the game goes on. If you look past that, however, the game is very deep, has multiple meaningful side quests, and is generally a fantastic game. Music is phenomenal. If it's possible, I would recommend you play this with a controller.    … Expand
  8. GameReviews
    Aug 13, 2012
    7
    Assassin's Creed 2 on PC haves stunning graphics, and It stands with It's positives, but the problematic controls and the disappointing DRM just make the PC version even worse than console version. Still, PC version isn't bad, and It's fun for a while. 78 out of 100.
  9. HolyCrab85
    Aug 30, 2012
    7
    The main story outside the animus is more extended as in the first game. Ezio is a good character. Good storytelling inside the game.

    But the DRM is ...
  10. suneater
    Dec 13, 2012
    7
    Would've been great if they cut down on the recycling of areas and timeline leaps. More of Desmond and more present day non-combat storytelling would've helped to break things up. Overall though it's a lot better than the original. Requiescat in pace.
  11. bpoplingisky
    Mar 17, 2013
    7
    Even today, this remains one of the best assassin's creed games ever, I love this game, and everything about it. The only thing that disappoints me is the controls, I have played AC3 on PC, and loved the controls, I hoped that the controls on this game would be the same, if not at least similar. However, these were completely different, and so awkward, it took me a good 10 minutes or soEven today, this remains one of the best assassin's creed games ever, I love this game, and everything about it. The only thing that disappoints me is the controls, I have played AC3 on PC, and loved the controls, I hoped that the controls on this game would be the same, if not at least similar. However, these were completely different, and so awkward, it took me a good 10 minutes or so to fix the stupid thing (and it still wasn't perfect). I have had NO COMPLAINTS with the Uplay DRM, I really don't see what the trouble is, my only issue is the controls, otherwise it is an incredible game! Thats why I give it a 7 and not an 8 or 9.… Expand
  12. Marco_AGJ
    May 22, 2015
    7
    This sequel is pretty good. Since most people liked to complain about the lack of variety in missions from the first one I'm reluctant to say it hasn't improved a lot. You have mostly assassinations, a few races and collectibles to find. What shines much more than its predecessor is the story, it flows much better, the narrative evolves more linearly, but in a cleaner pace. The controlsThis sequel is pretty good. Since most people liked to complain about the lack of variety in missions from the first one I'm reluctant to say it hasn't improved a lot. You have mostly assassinations, a few races and collectibles to find. What shines much more than its predecessor is the story, it flows much better, the narrative evolves more linearly, but in a cleaner pace. The controls are a mess but completely bindable, just go adjusting to whatever feels better and you should be fine.… Expand
  13. Steven15ify
    Feb 21, 2015
    7
    It's a beautiful game, with great story and great action. But I have found it too easy on many occasions and as far the story goes it didn't give me a satisfying ending.
  14. Nuker
    Jul 1, 2015
    7
    - Good: Story, Concept, Parkour, Locations
    - Mixed: Gameplay
    - Bad: ---

    Better than Assassin Creed I but still lacking in gameplay department. Combat system is mediocre again and controls are pretty bad with M/K.
  15. Krzych
    Dec 30, 2016
    7
    Much more ambitious approach then original AC, but game just fails to execute the concepts. From what was supposed to be the great story you get a shadow of great story, quantity over quality and lack of consistency. Its still good and interesting, but there are some serious quality issues with all of this. Graphically thing is the same, cities are big and overall graphics looks quite niceMuch more ambitious approach then original AC, but game just fails to execute the concepts. From what was supposed to be the great story you get a shadow of great story, quantity over quality and lack of consistency. Its still good and interesting, but there are some serious quality issues with all of this. Graphically thing is the same, cities are big and overall graphics looks quite nice and atmospheric, but LOD is so horrible that you can see very low quality textures changing into proper ones in front of your face. In terms of character design, some characters are well made, and some, like Catarina or Cristna, look like made on a knee 30 minutes before game release. Combat - the same, mixed bag. Ambitious, but like it usually happens with this kind of endeavors, you get quantity over quality and half of the rushed and unpolished. Overall I liked the game and I will have big sentiment for it, but this is just such a mixed bag of great and poor things...… Expand
  16. Kotofon
    Nov 6, 2021
    7
    Продолжение истории Дезмонда Майлза, который попался в руки современного аналога Тамплиеров, проходит в эпоху Возрождения с 1476 по 1499 года. Главный герой в Assassin's Creed 2 примет роль Эцио Аудиторе де Фиренце, аристократа во времена буйства клана Борджиа. На протяжении всего слешера от третьего лица мы встретимся с четой Медичи, узнаем больше подробностей о Леонардо Да Винчи иПродолжение истории Дезмонда Майлза, который попался в руки современного аналога Тамплиеров, проходит в эпоху Возрождения с 1476 по 1499 года. Главный герой в Assassin's Creed 2 примет роль Эцио Аудиторе де Фиренце, аристократа во времена буйства клана Борджиа. На протяжении всего слешера от третьего лица мы встретимся с четой Медичи, узнаем больше подробностей о Леонардо Да Винчи и Никколо Макиавелли. В то же время нашими врагами будут Борджиа, Франческо Пацци и Джироламо Савонарола.… Expand
  17. maturene
    Nov 26, 2018
    7
    Voy a intentar centrarme en Assassin's creed II como un juego independiente y no como si fuese la antigua ''joya'' de lo que era la saga en sus buenos tiempos. Definitivamente la saga de Ezio Auditore ha sido una de las más aclamadas por la comunidad en distintos campos, sobre todo por la propia Banda sonora, ya que de alguna manera consigue inculcarnos una ambientación histórica yVoy a intentar centrarme en Assassin's creed II como un juego independiente y no como si fuese la antigua ''joya'' de lo que era la saga en sus buenos tiempos. Definitivamente la saga de Ezio Auditore ha sido una de las más aclamadas por la comunidad en distintos campos, sobre todo por la propia Banda sonora, ya que de alguna manera consigue inculcarnos una ambientación histórica y fuertes sensaciones que te remiten a las emociones del propio personaje.
    Sin embargo, fuera de lo visual y lo musical, hay ocasiones en las que a nivel narrativo se ve un poco pobre y plano, es decir, son esas típicas partes en las que tienes que ir a tal lugar y matar a X persona, o bien ir a rescatar, o hablar con alguien, pero es que lo hace de forma tan repetitiva que no te cuestionas si realmente se hace de esa forma por alguna razón en específico, y esto provoca que no haya una dinámica dentro de lo que es la evolución de algunos arcos argumentales. Si es cierto que el juego tiene una buena escaleta progresiva a nivel general pero son este tipo de mecánicas repetitivas las que quitan ese potencial a una gran historia porque durante unas fases puedes estar en un momento de clímax en el que saben como manejar la situación y hacerla acorde con la dinámica del universo pero hay otras que simplemente tienes que ir hasta cuatro puntos distintos del mapa para hacer lo mismo.
    Si bien es cierto estamos hablando de un género mundo abierto, y saber adaptar a la perfeccion una historia de este calibre es realmente complicado, aunque recalco que no lo hace mal como tal ya que tienes sus misiones que nos hacen explorar los callejones de Florencia y los canales de la bella Venecia, nos contextualizan en su época histórica con sus acontecimientos y los habitantes de ese mundo. Sin embargo, después de todo lo anteriormente mencionado pienso que este tipo de misiones y mecánicas dentro de una narrativa se podrían adaptar de una forma mucho más práctica e interesante. Dentro de lo que cabe es un buen juego para su época, lo recomiendo.    … Expand
  18. JaydenPickens
    May 22, 2019
    7
    While the filth known as Assassin's Creed was an unplayable mess and a waste of time, the sequel is actually good. It fixes most of the problems from the first game, but not all of them. Also it adds some problems. Let me tell you, what I like about this game. I loved the story, graphics were nice, some missions were cool. That's it. What I hated? Most of missions are repetitive and theWhile the filth known as Assassin's Creed was an unplayable mess and a waste of time, the sequel is actually good. It fixes most of the problems from the first game, but not all of them. Also it adds some problems. Let me tell you, what I like about this game. I loved the story, graphics were nice, some missions were cool. That's it. What I hated? Most of missions are repetitive and the controls are awful. The controls ruin the experience and they could have done them better. So, what's the new problem here? Well, it's ubisoft and their servers. I had many problems playing this game. Disconnecting me many times... it does not make the game fun. If you bought the game, I recommend you getting a pirated copy, that won't get disconnected because of their s***y servers. Also, I heard that some people don't get these problems, so good for you. Still, the game was fun. A major improvement over the awful first part. Pickens approves!… Expand
  19. res0nancer
    Jul 17, 2023
    7
    Переход серии на более блокбастерные (массовые) рельсы. Отход от философии к действию и ощущению действия. История проста, полна решающих действия, но последствия этих действий вам не дадут ощутить в полной мере. В свое время безусловно отличная игра для массового игрока с более удобным геймплеем, приятного и порой чарующей атмосферой городов, запоминающимися персонажами. Сейчас лично мнеПереход серии на более блокбастерные (массовые) рельсы. Отход от философии к действию и ощущению действия. История проста, полна решающих действия, но последствия этих действий вам не дадут ощутить в полной мере. В свое время безусловно отличная игра для массового игрока с более удобным геймплеем, приятного и порой чарующей атмосферой городов, запоминающимися персонажами. Сейчас лично мне было тяжело в нее играть, что не умоляет в любом случае заслуг этой игры.… Expand
  20. CarloCriscuolo
    Apr 30, 2020
    7
    Very good story but that's it. Gameplay is boring and not-smooth. Some guards need to be hit with the same attack several time to be executed. Graphics is a little disappointing but nothing serious. Controls are OK, a little bit intricate for the precision parkour needs to be performed well.
    In my opinion only worth for the story.
  21. Berkay219
    Jul 28, 2021
    7
    lousy optimization.fps drop every 10 seconds.
    Better than assasins creed 1 but still poor episode designs
    all codex recalls towards the end of the game 12 end-user profile pages with endless missions
    characters 7/10
    music 8/10
    game length 6/10 (collecting codex pages towards the end and 12 assassination missions)
    *
    best ac game but not counting optimization...
  22. ZateckyGus72
    Jan 30, 2020
    7
    This is a cool game, but it has its drawbacks, for example, disgusting parkour and spoiled dialogues before the death of the victim (in the first part they were much better). Of course, there are many more advantages, such as its own Villa, which can be equipped, the plot, the most beautiful Italy and a well-developed open world, but there are disadvantages and they, especially poorThis is a cool game, but it has its drawbacks, for example, disgusting parkour and spoiled dialogues before the death of the victim (in the first part they were much better). Of course, there are many more advantages, such as its own Villa, which can be equipped, the plot, the most beautiful Italy and a well-developed open world, but there are disadvantages and they, especially poor parkour, spoil some moments of the game. In General, I was very happy with the game, it is, of course, not a masterpiece, but still a great game about assassins, which drags you for a couple of dozen hours and you always want to return to it.… Expand
  23. Djamon
    Feb 24, 2020
    7
    Эта часть стала на порядок лучше предыдущей. Обзавелась адекватным сюжетом, харизматичными персонажами и красивыми городами. Но на этом всё и заканчивается. В остальном игра почти не изменилась , а местами даже стала проще. В итоге всех важных боссов , я брал в захват и бросал на пол. После чего запинывал до смерти. Момент казни семьи Аудиторе. Эцио неопытный малец, напяливший чужойЭта часть стала на порядок лучше предыдущей. Обзавелась адекватным сюжетом, харизматичными персонажами и красивыми городами. Но на этом всё и заканчивается. В остальном игра почти не изменилась , а местами даже стала проще. В итоге всех важных боссов , я брал в захват и бросал на пол. После чего запинывал до смерти. Момент казни семьи Аудиторе. Эцио неопытный малец, напяливший чужой костюм. Он должен убегать ведь на него спустили стражу , к тому же ЭЛИТНУЮ. Но я решив что не пальцем деланный , разворачиваюсь и убиваю всех голыми руками. Откуда-то он это всё уже умеет. И таких дыр очень много. А доведённое до бреда собирательство, самое ужасное наполнение мира что я видел. Собрал все перья, ожидал что мать очнётся от депресняка , взглянет на Эцио и начнёт уже говорить. А в итоге она просто всучила мне всратый плащ который мне доставляет только неприятности. ЧЕГО!? 7 баллов это ещё оценка с барского плеча. Я искренне не понимаю фанатов серии. Постановка игры на уровне дет. сада, она ужасно простая и контент в ней минимален. Но 7 баллов поставлю за неплохой сценарий и дизайн городов.… Expand
  24. ProfAmateur
    Mar 31, 2021
    7
    Gespielt im 2021 / Played in 2021

    + Die Geschichte ist spannend und an reale geschichtliche Ereignisse geknüpft + Gute deutsche Vertonung + Parcour macht richtig Spass + Gute Kletter-Rätsel + Sprünge von Aussichtspunkten machen jedes mal Spass + Viel automatisches Zwischenspeichern - Die vorprogrammierte Steuerung ist grauenhaft. Das gilt sowohl für Maus und Tastatur wie auch für    Gespielt im 2021 / Played in 2021

    + Die Geschichte ist spannend und an reale geschichtliche Ereignisse geknüpft
    + Gute deutsche Vertonung
    + Parcour macht richtig Spass
    + Gute Kletter-Rätsel
    + Sprünge von Aussichtspunkten machen jedes mal Spass
    + Viel automatisches Zwischenspeichern
    - Die vorprogrammierte Steuerung ist grauenhaft. Das gilt sowohl für Maus und Tastatur wie auch für den X-BOX Controller. Selbst die Tutorials haben komische Knopf-Animationen
    - Es hat aber auch echt nervige Mainquest wie dieses saudummme Flaggenrennen, wo dieser dreck NPC einfach immer Vorsprung hat und man muss die Mission 100x spielen bis man weiter kommt.
    - Wenn man eine kleine falsche Steuereingabe macht, macht der Charakter nervige Stunts die man nicht will, wie z. B. von Gebäude springen, ins Wasser springen etc. Das nervt.
    - Die Gespräche nachdem man jemand wichtiges tötet, sind unnötig / geben nicht viel her

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    + The story is exciting and tied to real historical events
    + Good German voice-acting
    + Parcour is really fun
    + Good climbing puzzles
    + Jumps from viewpoints are fun every time
    + Lots of automatic saving
    - The pre-programmed controls are atrocious. This applies to both the mouse and keyboard as well as the X-BOX controller. Even the tutorials have weird button animations.
    - It also has really annoying main quest like this stupid flag race, where this filthy NPC just always has a lead and you have to play the mission 100x until you get further.
    - If you make a small wrong control input, the character does annoying stunts that you don't want, like jumping off buildings, jumping into the water etc.. This is annoying.
    - The conversations after you kill someone important are unnecessary    … Expand
  25. Zinaldo
    Jun 10, 2023
    7
    not bad , game story was interesting ,game-play is little bit boring , but after all I liked it
  26. nietzfk
    May 20, 2023
    7
    It's not quite my nature to exaggerate things but this game is great or I'm just a nostalgia addict who can't enjoy new things anymore.
  27. Umur
    Aug 23, 2023
    7
    An old classic and one of the bes Assassin's Creed game. It is phenomenal..
  28. teratoma666
    Dec 25, 2021
    7
    A good game for its time, but superficial mechanics age badly. A 7 for having loads of content, decent story and being the ubisoft trope trendsetter.
  29. Izoeros
    Apr 25, 2022
    7
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  30. nastyjes
    Jan 30, 2023
    7
    Yep it's good .
  31. EVIL_UJIN
    Oct 15, 2022
    7
    Впечатление от игры двоякое - с одной стороны интересный сюжет и отличная проработка средневековых городов с множеством деталей и людей. С другой - чувствуется пустоватость открытого мира, так как делать там, кроме основного задания, особо нечего. Ну открыл все обзорные точки, нашел все сундуки с сокровищами, дальше что? Попадаются случайные задания, типа догони гонца, спаси гражданина, ноВпечатление от игры двоякое - с одной стороны интересный сюжет и отличная проработка средневековых городов с множеством деталей и людей. С другой - чувствуется пустоватость открытого мира, так как делать там, кроме основного задания, особо нечего. Ну открыл все обзорные точки, нашел все сундуки с сокровищами, дальше что? Попадаются случайные задания, типа догони гонца, спаси гражданина, но они повторяются и быстро надоедают. Для меня открытый мир нужен для RPG с кучей интересных персонажей, дополнительных квестов, лута, эпических врагов, возможностью выбора и т.д. А тут просто дорогостоящие декорации для линейного сюжета, хоть и качественного. Куча людей, а поговорить не с кем)) Видимо, серия Assasin`s Creed - не мое:) Но многим, уверен, понравится… Expand
  32. JustSingleGamer
    Jan 27, 2023
    7
    Assassin's Creed 2 is a good game from Ubisoft. But I think it's overrated or I would love more if I played on the release, I don't know.

    -Terrible climbing controls. I was losing my mind.
  33. stevek
    Jun 5, 2010
    6
    great graphics, ok gameplay, doesn't let you roam and play as you want - desynchronises when u kill civilians. Also, too easy - still giving game hints "press so and so to jump back etc etc" 20 hrs into the game. Surely you should just be told the controls - and, is this a shock? - work it out yourself! A game that holds your hand every step of the way isn't a game, it's an great graphics, ok gameplay, doesn't let you roam and play as you want - desynchronises when u kill civilians. Also, too easy - still giving game hints "press so and so to jump back etc etc" 20 hrs into the game. Surely you should just be told the controls - and, is this a shock? - work it out yourself! A game that holds your hand every step of the way isn't a game, it's an interactive movie - not what i wanted.… Expand
  34. grandpajoe6191
    Nov 8, 2011
    6
    Ubisoft's "Assassin's Creed 2" looks beautiful with its architecture and buildings and all those thieves and prostitutes. However, the single player makes you kinda boring as time passes by; too repetitive of what it's doing as well as a long, monotonous story with linear assassinations (But it's fun). The crucial component of AC2 that disappointed me was the controls. It's TOO difficultUbisoft's "Assassin's Creed 2" looks beautiful with its architecture and buildings and all those thieves and prostitutes. However, the single player makes you kinda boring as time passes by; too repetitive of what it's doing as well as a long, monotonous story with linear assassinations (But it's fun). The crucial component of AC2 that disappointed me was the controls. It's TOO difficult and the counter-attacks are nearly impossible to use on the **** keyboard. Sure, you can fix it, but it's not gonna feel like the typical assassination games like "Hitman: Blood Money". Nevertheless, if you're interested in the game, try for it; Maybe you might like it.â… Expand
  35. Upsimus
    Nov 17, 2011
    6
    The main character doesn't seem as believable as Altair. He wears heavy armor and only have months of training, yet he is supposed to be a infamous assassin. The story overall is not a breathtaking as assassins creed 1 and it seems like Ubisoft spent a week tops adjusting controls to computer. I'm sure it's a great game for PS3 or Xbox, but on PC it's just a pain in the ass.
  36. dumle
    Mar 10, 2013
    6
    Assassins creed does a lot of thing right. The cities are beautiful and they really feel alive. The medieval theme looks and feels really nice. There is quite a load of content in this game with plenty of things to do besides the pretty long main quest. Managing your estate is a fun but shallow distraction. The vehicle sections are pretty fun. The acrobatics looks cool and feels fluidAssassins creed does a lot of thing right. The cities are beautiful and they really feel alive. The medieval theme looks and feels really nice. There is quite a load of content in this game with plenty of things to do besides the pretty long main quest. Managing your estate is a fun but shallow distraction. The vehicle sections are pretty fun. The acrobatics looks cool and feels fluid when everything works. The game feels overall really competent and you get a a nice amount of content for your money.. But sadly it does have some problems. The combat is quite awful and feels static, repetitive and boring. The ridiculous amount of healing items you can carry around also makes it extremely unchallenging and tedious. The climbing and acrobatics in this game works for the most part quite well and it really fun to use. The one-button for everything system in the game is however not flawless and sometimes the game will misinterpret your actions which is never any fun. A long campaign is always nice and this games have one. What is less nice however is that the campaign contains a lot of really boring filler missions that only serve to drag out the game a hour or two. Some other annoyances are bad jumping puzzles, lack of interesting side characters, strange difficulty-curve, terrible stealth-missions, terrible stealth-mechanics, unsatisfying assassinations and lets not forget everything Desmond related. I might sound really negative but i did enjoy my time with the game and i would definitely recommend buying this game for a cheap price if you think the concept sounds interesting.… Expand
  37. drSpockwa
    Nov 10, 2013
    6
    In a couple ways this was better than the first AC. I liked the additional combat mechanics, the graphics seemed like they were a notch higher, there wasn't as much time out of the animus and it seemed less repetitive, better locations. I started out very excited, especially after the strong finish of the first one. I jumped right into this one. About 2/3 the way through though, IIn a couple ways this was better than the first AC. I liked the additional combat mechanics, the graphics seemed like they were a notch higher, there wasn't as much time out of the animus and it seemed less repetitive, better locations. I started out very excited, especially after the strong finish of the first one. I jumped right into this one. About 2/3 the way through though, I encountered the timed platforming challenges. Make it through a platforming puzzle before the gate closes. Usually fun, and challenging. Fighting with the controls and the fixed control camera, is not fun. The combat started getting more heavy, as you'd expect and this issue started to rear it's ugly head more, as my timing was confounded by a cinematic swing that ended up behind a bush, tree or NPC. I can only assume this is a terrible PC port. I'm guessing the console folks had better control of the camera. Had to take quite a few points off, because I had to quit the game a couple times out of frustration, and started becoming eager for the end of the game. That being said, the game did finish off strongly, with an intriguing addition to the story line for the series.… Expand
  38. TheProphet
    Jan 29, 2013
    6
    I like this game, but the wooden voice acting, alien character models and lacluster story (apart from the setup) weigh this game down. Saving issues with UPlay don't help at all, and the simple length of this game from simple quests without much variation in between could be counted as vast improvents over the original game, but are still annoying. It's a good game, but I never felt likeI like this game, but the wooden voice acting, alien character models and lacluster story (apart from the setup) weigh this game down. Saving issues with UPlay don't help at all, and the simple length of this game from simple quests without much variation in between could be counted as vast improvents over the original game, but are still annoying. It's a good game, but I never felt like the gameplay style aided the narrative significantly. Why tell us to sneak past when we've no way of doing so? All in all, it's fun, but only for the first few hours.… Expand
  39. kechkech
    Jun 19, 2014
    6
    Not bad. Not great. Was fun at first but got a little repetitive. I liked the having your own town concept, but that too could have been a bit more developed.

    The port and UI wasn't that great, though. Obvious they didn't care much about the PC. You got used to it after playing for a while, though. The storyline started off good with the concept of revenge. They should have fleshed    Not bad. Not great. Was fun at first but got a little repetitive. I liked the having your own town concept, but that too could have been a bit more developed.

    The port and UI wasn't that great, though. Obvious they didn't care much about the PC. You got used to it after playing for a while, though.

    The storyline started off good with the concept of revenge. They should have fleshed it out more deeply and kept that going, but instead, kinda just put it on the back burner.    … Expand
  40. fludziom
    Mar 14, 2016
    6
    I have mixed feelings about this. I had only played Black Flag and Unity before and thought it would good idea to play the entry many consider one the best of the series. I can’t say it was a disappointment but I regret wasting my time on it. My biggest problem are the controls and the quest design. Far too often I jumped not where I wanted or I thought I would jump. Too many quests wereI have mixed feelings about this. I had only played Black Flag and Unity before and thought it would good idea to play the entry many consider one the best of the series. I can’t say it was a disappointment but I regret wasting my time on it. My biggest problem are the controls and the quest design. Far too often I jumped not where I wanted or I thought I would jump. Too many quests were timed races/platforming or worse escort missions. Combine this with not-too-perfect controls and frustration or even a rage quit is guaranteed. Since most enemies can counter yours counter attacks as well as yours disarm attempts combat drags on forever. And there's way too much combat in this game mostly caused by overabundance of hypersensitive guards patrolling the streets. Stealth is almost not an option here. Most quests inevitably end up in combat. The very few missions with forced stealth are poorly done and irritating. The game is agonizingly long. Half way through I started praying for the game to end.… Expand
  41. danield80
    Jan 31, 2023
    6
    Everyone says it's the best AC game to this day. I don't know. Must've aged badly.
    The controls are the clunkiest controls I've ever encountered in a AC game. It uses "universal button symbols," it didn't work in Prince of Persia two years ago. Why there can't be normal symbols? The graphics are bad for a 2009, there are games that look far better (Uncharted 2, Batman AA, CoD:MW2).
    The    Everyone says it's the best AC game to this day. I don't know. Must've aged badly.
    The controls are the clunkiest controls I've ever encountered in a AC game. It uses "universal button symbols," it didn't work in Prince of Persia two years ago. Why there can't be normal symbols? The graphics are bad for a 2009, there are games that look far better (Uncharted 2, Batman AA, CoD:MW2).

    The story's just a "pyramidal revenge hunt," you're going after people you don't even know their names. The game has "disposable characters," e. g. your entire family. I can't believe the deuteragonist is Leonardo da Vinci, he got way too much space. One of the few good things about the game is the protagonist, probably the only likeable in the whole series. But I don't get why all the characters have super thick "Italian" cringe-ass accent. Ridiculous.
    Easily the weakest entry in the series (for me). And I played AC1, Bloodlines and Unity.    … Expand
  42. MartinEzy225
    Apr 18, 2020
    6
    The camera is so **** Why does it snap so much. Just let me control it like AC Unity. This assassin's creed is the worst parkouring game in the series.
  43. gwynbleidd27
    Jul 3, 2021
    6
    This game is a pretty good game considering it released in 2010, The story is good, character development is a bit weird in the beginning but good after (Ezio transforming from a young guy to a master assassins all of a sudden). Most of the mission are fun and all but the tailing missions make me wanna commit suicide because of how boring and repetitive they are. The combat is okay for aThis game is a pretty good game considering it released in 2010, The story is good, character development is a bit weird in the beginning but good after (Ezio transforming from a young guy to a master assassins all of a sudden). Most of the mission are fun and all but the tailing missions make me wanna commit suicide because of how boring and repetitive they are. The combat is okay for a game this old and I'd say its actually pretty good. Soundtrack is not that special but there was some epic tracks like Ezio's Family.
    I'd recommend this game but the DRM **** it so hard I am not sure anymore :(    … Expand
  44. vova22379
    Dec 18, 2021
    6
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  45. dastankz
    May 23, 2021
    6
    уақыт ойын тексеру аса өтті емес. алғашқы сағаттарда мен геймпад пен басқаруды орнаттым, содан кейін бұл өте қажет емес екенін түсіндім
  46. Dec4dence
    Aug 25, 2022
    6
    Graphics 6/10
    Gameplay Mechanics 7/10
    Sound Effects 7/10
    Storyline 9/10
    Characters 8/10
    Music 7/10
    I experienced some annoying problems, bugs and SO STUPID CONTROLS! -1
    OVERALL - 6/10
  47. justashk
    Oct 14, 2022
    6
    it was good at first
    Unlike the first AC, the progress of the storyline was enjoyable
    but it had so bug in the mission, When it told you to do the mission secretly Everything was ready to use the hidden blade, but you couldn't do easly, it was soo stupid
    lasts misson was so BORRING you must do same thing for what
    because The story got long wrongly
  48. MrButtermancer
    Jan 31, 2012
    5
    This game was ported extremely badly. The keymap FOR AN XBOX CONTROLLER ON THE PC is extremely screwed up. There is no excuse. This is obviously the interface the game was designed for, as the keyboard controls are clumsy. The DRM is laughable. I bought this game on steam. I have to still sign up for a ubiplay account in order to access this game I bought. I can't stand a businessThis game was ported extremely badly. The keymap FOR AN XBOX CONTROLLER ON THE PC is extremely screwed up. There is no excuse. This is obviously the interface the game was designed for, as the keyboard controls are clumsy. The DRM is laughable. I bought this game on steam. I have to still sign up for a ubiplay account in order to access this game I bought. I can't stand a business model that encourages piracy. It's stupid. Also, this game is disgustingly casual. You have to TRY to die. For a game that's pretty much about running away, the enemies are laughable. Why do I CARE that I'm infamous. I can kill the armored axemen with my wristblade. Oh, you wanna fight? That's cute. The enemies often WON'T EVEN TRY TO HIT YOU unless you taunt them. It's silly. That said, the art is fantastic and combined with decent voice acting the game is surprisingly cinematic. This game is a tragedy of an amazing idea executed poorly. They were SO CLOSE to awesome it makes me sad. But Ubisoft dropped the ball on the INVASIVE drm and the terrible port. Also make games difficult my lord I don't feel like I've accomplished anything when with the single weakest weapon in the game I can kill most enemies with pretty much no effort (counter, laugh). Averages as tragically mediocre.… Expand
  49. Budget_Security
    Oct 29, 2013
    5
    Less repetitive than the first game, lots of content, a good story and nicely routed in history. There are now some nice pure puzzle platformer parts that bring tomb raider gameplay to mind. Sadly the horrible interface prevents this game from being great. This is a badly done port with severe consolitis interface not optimised for mouse+keyboard, severe mouse acceleration, generally tooLess repetitive than the first game, lots of content, a good story and nicely routed in history. There are now some nice pure puzzle platformer parts that bring tomb raider gameplay to mind. Sadly the horrible interface prevents this game from being great. This is a badly done port with severe consolitis interface not optimised for mouse+keyboard, severe mouse acceleration, generally too arcade, low detail graphics due to xbox RAM limits etc.… Expand
  50. Evil_Peaver
    Jul 23, 2012
    5
    Charles Dickens said it best:

    "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all    Charles Dickens said it best:

    "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only."

    To summarise, this game is a juicy T-Bone steak.....With a sticky cat poo on top! Good game with a broken DRM system (Broken save sync). System lock every time i played, and missing game save progress wore me down until i was utterly sick of replaying what started out as a enjoyable game with good story line.

    It doesnt matter how good the steak is. Its impossible for the cat poo not to ruin what should have been a gaming feast.    … Expand
  51. MarcJeffers
    Aug 5, 2012
    5
    Superior to the original, picturesque, and has an intriguing story, but is inaccessible through the weird memory system and combat is as easy as using the toilet
  52. MayhemMike83
    May 7, 2013
    5
    Awesome Game, beautiful artwork and game design but holy crap the controls are just rock bottom.
    It would be a 9 out of 10 if it wasn't for the bad controls.
  53. Herska
    Jul 1, 2013
    5
    Though enjoyable for a while, Assassin's Creed 2 prolongs its main story for way too long. The game mechanics really get repetitive and offer little more during the main story. At the end of the game you are forced to seek out collectables to advance in the main story, and I don't even want to think about playing all the side missions.

    Ezio is a great character and the gameplay is    Though enjoyable for a while, Assassin's Creed 2 prolongs its main story for way too long. The game mechanics really get repetitive and offer little more during the main story. At the end of the game you are forced to seek out collectables to advance in the main story, and I don't even want to think about playing all the side missions.

    Ezio is a great character and the gameplay is somewhat enjoyable and the setting nice to look at, for some time. Should the main story take several hours less to complete and expand on its working gameplay mechanics, Assassin's Creed 2 doesn't really inspire me to check out any of the other games.

    I don't see the charm in the underlining scifi story with Desmond and Animus. Most of the time it only distracts you from the characters and environments you actually care about and even restricts the openness of the game: you cannot enter this area because Ezio doesn't remember this area or Ezio had these collectables when this memory occured. When the scifi story is actually developed, it is rushed and feels like a forced cliffhanger so that the Assassin's Creed games have some continuity. I decided not to care about the scifi story and enjoy assassinating people as Ezio. If only it could have ended sooner (and had a better ending, for that matter).    … Expand
  54. 4ya5h1
    Jan 29, 2022
    5
    lor is amazing, huge and i love it, but it is the onlyest really great thing in game. everything else is either bad either pretty average. playing this game, I started to hate the camera and the combat system sometimes they were horrible.
    good things except lor: ost, and few nice characters
  55. AlexeySoltan
    Jun 28, 2023
    5
    stupid story. boring open world. i cant really understand why most players name it the best part of the series. 1st part is much better, cause old mechanics are worse and new mechanics are awfull or dont work at all, the only thing i love in this game is florence design

Awards & Rankings

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#13 Best PC Game of 2010
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#10 Most Discussed PC Game of 2010
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#18 Most Shared PC Game of 2010

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Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. 3DJuegos
    96
    Assassin’s Creed II is a gem, a truly masterpiece also on PC. Developing a new economic system, and bringing more attention to combats, notoriety and context-script, Ubisoft achieves an awesome and epic experience. This sequel is far better than the first one.
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  2. GameSpot
    80
    The PC version of last year's beautiful action adventure is lots of fun, but you'll have to overcome its online-only copy protection and high price point.
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  3. Meristation
    80
    Two years later, Assassin's Creed tries again to make real those promises from Ubisoft, and prove itself as a better game than it was. The truth is that, despite the Renaissance setting, the vivid locations and the historical landmarks, the new features added don't really improve the sequel: the same repetitive mechanics remain, as the flawed enemy AI, a rough combat system and moments of frustration coming from issues with the camera and the control response in the platform sections. Assassin's Creed II it's still a good game but far from the masterpiece Ubisoft has been promising.
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