Metascore
67

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 5
  2. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. 74
    I wouldn't call Bonfire of the Vanities a must play, but there are certainly worse ways Assassin's fans could spend four bucks and a couple hours. This is a fun little side story that lets us kill a few more bad guys in Renaissance Italy.
  2. The first downloadable content (DLC) for Assassin's Creed 2 was anything but spectacular. Luckily round two fares a whole lot better. Bonfire of the Vanities shifts from the combat oriented nature of the first DLC towards more focus on stealth and assassinations. Successfully assassinating your targets using stealth techniques is rewarding and makes the content, although short, very enjoyable.
  3. The second expansion to Assassin's Creed II is better and longer than the first, but there's still a sense of a rip-off when these levels weren't included in the original game.
  4. Play UK
    60
    The strength of Bonfire of the Vanities is that all the assassinations are highly challenging. [Issue#191, p.93]
  5. However, this content pack falls prey to the same problem as the Battle of Forli does - its content belonged in the original game in the first place.
User Score
5.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 26 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 26
  2. Negative: 10 out of 26
  1. May 20, 2022
    5
    The Bonfire of the Vanities was the second of two downloadable content packs developed by Ubisoft for Assassin's Creed II.

    + Epic Ezio
    The Bonfire of the Vanities was the second of two downloadable content packs developed by Ubisoft for Assassin's Creed II.

    + Epic Ezio Auditore Speech
    - Don't Have Much Content
    - Not is Interesting and Don't Bring Anything New
    - Feel Cut From Original Game
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  2. Dec 25, 2017
    5
    The Bonfire of the Vanities was the second of two downloadable content packs developed by Ubisoft for Assassin's Creed II.

    + Epic Ezio
    The Bonfire of the Vanities was the second of two downloadable content packs developed by Ubisoft for Assassin's Creed II.

    + Epic Ezio Auditore Speech
    - Don't Have Much Content
    - Not is Interesting and Don't Bring Anything New
    - Feel Cut From Original Game
    Full Review »
  3. Aug 16, 2016
    7
    The Bonfire of the Vanities was the second of two downloadable content packs developed by Ubisoft for Assassin's Creed II.

    + Epic Ezio
    The Bonfire of the Vanities was the second of two downloadable content packs developed by Ubisoft for Assassin's Creed II.

    + Epic Ezio Auditore Speech at the Ending
    Full Review »