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Rating:  119 reviews
Sales Rank: 105
Format: Unknown format
Platform: PlayStation 3
Genre: espionage-action-games
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Edition: Normal
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: asscree2ps3
EAN: 3307211666474
ASIN: B001TK3DNQ
Release Date: November 20, 2009
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1 to 4 weeks
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The Snapshot Review: Pros vs Cons December 19, 2009
SH (The Netherlands)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As enough reviews have already been written about this game, I decided to simply summarize some personal key observations, having completed this game recently. Please be aware that this overview contains many ** SPOILERS ** - Hence, if you have not played it yet or have not completed the game, you may want to stop reading NOW.
PROS:
- Fantastic Graphics & Visuals (e.g. beautifully rendered cities, such as Florence, Venice and Rome - sets a new visual standard for a GTA kind-of-game)
- Excellent Voice Acting & Body Expressions of characters (e.g. unlike Oblivion IV, the sentences spoken match lip movements; a wealth of voice actors give it a real sense of adventure)
- Great detail of incorporating historic figures and their information (e.g. working with Leonardo da Vinci to decipher CODEX pages or have special weapons being build is quite cool)
- Assassins Tombs provide different kind of challenges (e.g. the 6 tombs are fun to explore and beautiful to look at - keeps matters fresh while trying to complete the game)
CONS:
- The 'Glyphs' are not on the map (e.g. there are 20 puzzles to be solved to reveal the so called 'The Truth', a sequence of video's apparently showing Adam & Eve in Eden - To solve a puzzle, you need to find a so called 'Glyph' on a building in a given city, to activate the puzzle - The problem is that these Glyphs (once spotted) are not indicated on your map afterwards, meaning if you do not want to bother finding the 'Glyph' right away (some take quite some time to find), you will have to remember in which part of the city, this building is located, to come back later. If you wait too long and have activated all 'viewpoints' in Venice for instance, this can become quite an ordeal (e.g. having to run through the city, trying to find 1 building amongst thousands.) Also, while it is easier to find these 'Glyphs' in the so called 'eagle vision', the picture becomes so dark, that you frequently fall from buildings or are losing orientation all together, as your compass is not even displayed anymore).
- Complex Puzzles towards the end (e.g. based upon the comment about 'The Truth' above, you will find that as you proceed with solving these puzzles, they become more and more complex, using a serious of numbers and later symbols combinations to crack codes. If not numbers, many of the puzzles have a heavy religious, biblical undertone to it - Meaning, unless you read the Bible at least once in your life (or at least parts of it) you will be running into some challenges (e.g. trying to match biblical characters with timelines for instance).
- Purpose of 'treasure boats' unclear (e.g. through several cities, you will find boats which have coins which you can collect - However, the boats are not part of the 330 treasures you need to find overall - Hence, you do not know how many there are in the game nor what ought to happen once you found them all - somewhat confusing).
- Mega rich and nothing to spend it on (e.g. half way through the game, you can have anywhere between 200,000 - 300,000 cold coins collected, especially if you have fully restored the city of your villa, and get paid % by the shops - The problem is that you will not be able to use this money on anything worthwhile, once you upgraded your armor and weapons to maximum capacity - By the end of the game I had 465,000 coins and could do nothing with it - Hence, finding all these treasures becomes a little of a pointless exercise, really).
- Repetitiveness of finding treasures, doing races and finding viewpoints (e.g. I saw some other comments who were also referring to the repetitiveness, that start to creep in after a while - Somehow the game does not manage to keep you engaged in the storyline enough, so that you do not mind, having to do the same things for hours to come - GTA IV somehow did manage to keep things fresh all the time - Am unsure why that is).
- Occasional jittery frame rate & jerky controls (e.g. towards the later part of the game, you will be in situations where you find yourself surrounded by 6, 8 or even 10 guards - If you have hired a bunch of thieves, it will even be more - At that point the game is clearly starting to have issues trying to handle as many as 14 fighting man + all the by-standers around it. Furthermore, at times during combat (or when jumping from/to buildings) the controls do get a little iffy and you may find yourself having to do the same jump attempt several times, before you are successful).
- Character Shaun Hastings annoys relentlessly (e.g. While 99% of all the voice actors and their dialogue are very well done, Ubisoft decided to throw us a curveball with the character, portraying technical nerd Shaun Hastings, voice acted by British author Danny Wallace - The character focuses predominantly on being ultra sarcastic, painstakingly annoying and anything but helpful or courteous - At some point, Shaun really took the fun out of the cut scenes and I needed to mute my TV - Not sure what Ubisoft was thinking here).
FINAL WORD: All in all I hope this summary helped you a little - While quantity wise, the CONS outweigh the PROS, quality wise this game does convince. AC II is a good role-play game, fun to play (at least most of the times) and one of the PS3 highlights of 2009.
 best game in the world 2009 December 18, 2009
Mrs. A. Breen (HOO ROCHESTER KENT ENGLAND)
WOW WHAT A GAME I HAVE NOT PLAYED SUCH A ADDICTIVE GAME I CANT GET ENOUGH OF IT AND I WOULD RECOMAND IT 5 STAR GAME IF YOU ARE GOING TO BUY 1 GAME THIS XMAS MAKE IT ASSASSINS CREED 2
An Amazing Game December 14, 2009
Steven Stewart (Liverpool)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I loved the first instalment and I truly cannot put into words how excited I was for the second instalment, especially when considering the rumours going around that Ubisoft had successfully addressed some of the key flaws in the first. Taking us back to the times of the Third Crusade in the first Assassin's Creed was an inspired choice, yet the newly created free run system and the immense landscapes and detailed ancient cities made for a truly unique gaming experience. The problem with this free running, exploration and high climbing was that it was the same thing over and over again and the repetition of the original game spoiled the overall experience. Also, the lack of any real interesting story telling or mission progression killed the excitement once you became used to the unique surroundings and control system. Assassin's Creed 2 addressed all these issues and presented the best bits of AC1, took away the worst parts and put in something else. This time it isn't just investigate your target and kill when you have eavesdropped, pick pocketed and bullied the info from those you have to get the information from. It is a full blown story worthy of a James Cameron masterpiece.
It is the year 2012 shortly after the ending of the original game and Desmond Miles is still the prisoner of Abstergo. After being released by Lucy Miles, the assistant of the professor in the first game, they go to a secret hideout where Desmond will be placed in another animus machine to explore the past life of his Italian descendant, Ezio Auditore da Firenze. This takes Desmond back to 15th century renaissance Italy and introduces you to some key players of that historical era. Going back to Ezio's time is not simply just done as a means of exploring the past and finding out more about the pieces of Eden but it is more about taking advantage of the bleeding effect which is in preparation for the battle that is to come with the Knights Templar. Ezio's story begins as him being the typical pretty boy always getting him into mischief, yet things take a turn for the worst very quickly as his father and two brothers are betrayed and executed by a close friend under a charge of conspiracy. As Ezio looks to seek revenge and find out who was behind this betrayal, he unravels an even bigger conspiracy involving the Knights Templar, The Pieces of Eden and even the Pope.
The first Assassin's Creed game was a great one in its own right but the gameplay in itself was massively flawed. Although the exploration element was fun and the combat system unique and interesting, it became boring very quickly indeed. The fact that for every target, before you were given the chance to assassinate them, you had to eavesdrop; pickpocket and bully people into providing information almost drained the game of any fun element and in some senses made it a chore to play. Ubisoft have addressed this by getting rid of it altogether. They have instead replaced it with a more linear storyline and given you additional assassination, beat up and race side missions as an option. Aside from that there are a number of different options that make for a more interesting experience. The introduction of a currency system allows for a more immersive experience in which you can buy and customise your armour and clothing. You can also employ the help of some allies including courtesan's, thieves and an army of fighters to distract the guards from bothering you while you try and eliminate your enemies.
This is truly an immense game. The personality of the renaissance time cities such as Florence is truly perfect. The exploration element is also turned up a notch as there is treasure and secret underground lairs to explore and unlock another present from the past. There is also a cool cribs (I know, I couldn't think of anything else to label it as) type element to the game known as the villa. This is a place where you ultimately become the ruler and owner of this small city and it is your duty to improve its stores and other attractions to bring in travellers. As the villa becomes more popular the town literally brightens up and becomes busier as a result of your hard work and dedication to bring in the cash. This also generates a decent little earner for you much like the business element in the Grand Theft Auto series which you would collect the earnings from your business when it reached its maximum amount. The inclusion of Leonardo Da Vinci and the ability to purchase paintings reminds you of the historical element of the game which, much like the first, makes me want to learn a little bit more about the era and I sincerely will be doing so.
The historical element, the customisation element, the currency, side missions and the whole game in general is truly a work of art. I would highly recommend it to anyone who was a fan of the original but would especially recommend it for those who haven't even played the original. There's so much more I could have spoken about, but it would be better that I let the reader discover all the brilliance of this game on their own as it would be much more rewarding as a result. Buy this game, I promise you will not be disappointed.
Assassins Creed II December 13, 2009
Densh (London)
Game well worth having. We spent hours playing this game. Just as good if not better than Assissin's Creed I
Masterpiece (Only read if already completed) December 11, 2009
Samuel Morgan (Wales, UK)
Theres nothing new in this review, that you wont have read somewhere else. Its an epic game, an enthralling story, breathtaking graphics, fantastic soundtrack and immersive gameplay. As a student of Renaissance history, it throws us into one of the greatest periods of history, which is so realistic, I was made breathless. There are flaws, but what great game hasnt? MGS4, BioShock, COD:MW2, Uncharted, they all suffer from niggles. I dont see how any of the critiscms levelled at Assassin's diminish the gameplay. The only things to try and ignore are; slight pixel-tear (infrequent) and an ever so slightly short game-life (in terms of the main story) In my opinion thats it.
So, what do we want from the third instalament? I cant see how the game will be set any other place than in the past again. The Assassin's format will not work in modern-times surely? The gun element was introduced in this game, but I cant imagine an Assassin's Creed 3 as a third person shooter. (and ommitting guns will surely raise too many questions plotwise)
In terms of gameplay? AC2 went close to perfect, the free-running is slick and sublime, the sword fights have been improved to no end, with the inclusion of differing weapons and moves, and the swim ability made an exepected difference.
I urge (not that anyone will read this) Ubisoft to take their time on 3. If its not rushed, the plot is good, and they stick with the points that have made 1 & 2 so good, they will have an alltime great game on their hands.
This game has pushed its way into my top 10 favourites of all time, but as ive already said, I study the Renaissance, so im hardly unbiased =D
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