Assassin's Creed II

Platforms

• PC

  Mar 09, 2010

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  NA

  playscore

  NA

  0 Critics

  8.5

  30K Players
• PlayStation 3

  Nov 17, 2009

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  8.9

  playscore

  9.1

  15 Critics

  9.1

  21.3K Players
• Xbox 360

  Nov 17, 2009

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  8.6

  playscore

  8.7

  13 Critics

  9.0

  225K Players

21 critic reviews · 89 community reviews across all platforms

Critic Reviews

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  Games Radar+

  10

  ACII is a huge improvement because there’s tons more to do this time around. In addition to Ezio’s central story missions – which will take around 15-20 hours to complete if you blast straight through – there’s a lot of optional stuff that it’s in your interest to uncover. Aside from the side missions – which consist largely of beating up faithless husbands, racing thieves across rooftops, and killing targets for money – you’ll be able to ferret out hundreds of treasure chests, eagle feathers, semi-mystical glyphs and statuettes hidden throughout the world, gaining rewards for finding them all.

  Reviewed on PS3, X360

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  IGN

  8.9

  Assassin's Creed II transforms a middling action game into an intriguing and consistently entertaining open-world adventure. Based on this game, Ubisoft Montreal should run a clinic on how to iterate a franchise and if the series continues in this vein, the next installment will take aim at Rockstar's best efforts. The experience is layered, unique, and shows an incredible attention to detail.

  Reviewed on PC

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  Game Trailers

  9.2

  Assassin’s Creed II has plenty of fixes and additions, but the story can drag, and the sense of awe that the parkour provided two years ago is muted. Yet new mission types, freedom from a linear quest, added depth, and a stronger historical bent fortify the overall experience. There’s still no other game quite like it, and whether you dismissed the first game or absolutely loved it, this is one creed worth taking.

  Reviewed on PS3, X360
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  Destructoid

  4.5

  Assassin's Creed 2 has tried all sorts of tactics to improve upon the original, but none of these attempts have worked. The game's variety and length come across as nothing more than smoke and mirrors, the endless, grinding busywork that contributes nothing to the overall gameplay is inexcusably plentiful and mind-numbingly repetitive, and to top it all off, the game can't even compete in the visuals department and somehow looks worse than the original.

  Reviewed on X360

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  Game Informer

  9.5

  Stepping back from the many disparate elements of the game, the picture that emerges is impressive. Assassin’s Creed II is a complex, mature, and engaging journey from beginning to end. It stands as a benchmark for design that combines innovative ideas with tried-and-true techniques to create one of the great games of this generation.

  Reviewed on PS3, X360
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  Video Gamer

  9.0

  With the original game coming up short in a few key areas, any slips by Ubisoft would have been flagged up for all to see. Almost all of these causes for concern have been addressed, either reworked or replaced by something better. The storyline is intricate, there's depth beyond the main quest, the presentation is wonderful, and the action is incredible at times. We've had some stunning single-player experiences this year, and Ubisoft has given us another gem to add to the list.

  Reviewed on PS3, X360

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  GameSpot

  9.0

  This is the rare sequel that offers fans of the original the basics they would expect, while adding and changing so many other aspects that even those who didn't appreciate the first should take the plunge, without hesitation. A few more contrivances notwithstanding, Assassin's Creed II is a better game than its forebear and is a beautiful and memorable experience on its own terms. But it's more than just a game--it's an escape to a place and a time that feel so welcoming, you'll be making return trips even after your initial adventure is over.

  Reviewed on PC, PS3, X360

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  Giant Bomb

  8.0

  This isn't a reinvention, it's a refinement. Assassin's Creed II offers, fundamentally, the same kinds of thrills as its predecessor--leaping from rooftop to rooftop with surefooted ease, appearing out of nowhere to kill your target with a quick blade, then vanishing effortlessly into a crowd. It's just been expanded, streamlined, and overhauled in ways that bring it closer to grace and make it a much easier game to recommend.

  Reviewed on PS3, X360

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  VGChartz

  9.0

  Assassin’s Creed II does not revolutionize everything in the first game. Rather, it feels like what the first game should have been, and is indeed a massive improvement. More freedom is given to you to act like an assassin, and there is much less emphasis on combat. Gamers will find much more variety in the gameplay, and the repetitive mission structure is gone. While the combat system could still use a lot of work, this is an epic and gorgeous adventure that both fans and skeptics of the first will enjoy.

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  Game Watcher

  9.5

  Assassin’s Creed II is something altogether unique in its uninhibited size and wealth of ambition, few games managing to measure up in terms of depth and detail. The development team at Ubisoft Montreal has gone far beyond what we’d normally anticipate from a sequel too, delivering not only an unreservedly brilliant and compelling follow-up, but one of the finest games we’ve ever played.

  Reviewed on X360

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