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Action Adventure |
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Ubisoft Montreal |
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November 17, 2009 |
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Critic Reviews The following reviews are used to calculate the overall reception for this game. All applicable scores are converted to our simplified rating system based on the specifics offered by each publication or the tone of each review. You can read more about how we do this here.
November 17, 2009 - Excellent - AC2 is everything a sequel ought to be: An improvement on the original in nearly every way. Anyone who enjoyed the first game will definitely like AC2, but the real accomplishment is that people who didn't enjoy it will likely have a good time, too.
November 23, 2009 - Excellent - Ezio feels complex and human. This virtual version of Florence feels vital and real. From the ashes of the overwrought, flawed original comes one of the few videogames that truly qualifies as an adult, mature experience.
November 17, 2009 - Excellent - Assassin's Creed II is one of the best sequels of the generation. There's enough quality content here to rival all the GTAs in the world, while the core storyline delivers a blockbuster experience that'll match any of this year's top linear action games.
November 20, 2009 - Excellent - An amazing open world with a game in it as good as Assassin's Creed II doesn't necessarily need a good story. This gloriously interactive, breathing marvel is leaps and bounds ahead of other videogames, and it's yet another instance of the geniuses at Ubisoft Montreal schooling the rest of the industry.
November 17, 2009 - Excellent - We not only have the Assassin's Creed game we'd hoped for in the first place to play with, but one of the best open-world games of the year.
November 17, 2009 - Excellent - 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.
November 25, 2009 - Excellent - Assassin's Creed was easily one of my favorite games of the last decade, and I love the sequel even more. It has managed to improve on almost every aspect of the game, despite missing a couple of obvious and unfortunate mistakes. This side trip to Italy is a truly fantastic vacation and worth every dollar, euro, or gold Florin.
November 18, 2009 - Excellent - Kudos to Ubisoft for putting its all into Assassin's Creed II. It's definitely one of 2009's best games, and it leaves us hopeful that the final chapter in the trilogy will be the best.
November 19, 2009 - Excellent - Assassin's Creed II has improved on every element. The gripping storyline is even better than the original, and the gameplay is less repetitive and more immersive. The only real downside to Assassin's Creed II is the lack of progression in terms of graphics, which appear to be largely the same.
November 17, 2009 - Excellent - Although millions of people bought the first Assassin's Creed, few would contend that it was without fault. The sequel picks up immediately after the events of the original and promptly settles into an improved and solid gait that it maintains throughout.
November 18, 2009 - Excellent - Simply put, Assassin's Creed II is a triumph of an action game, and Ezio is a one of a kind protagonist. Throughout the game's narrative, you'll grow with him, and, most importantly, have a blast as a gamer.
November 17, 2009 - Excellent - 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.
November 17, 2009 - Excellent - A lot of games capitalize on a franchise name just to milk money out of hopeful gamers who took a risk the first time around. This time, though, we get a chance to support a team that's taken an awesome idea and turned it into a landmark game that makes me long for the coming sequel.
November 17, 2009 - Excellent - A huge improvement over the first game, Assassin's Creed II offers up an enormous, beautiful open world that's easy to get lost in, an epic storyline and all the fun that comes from creatively killing villains and tearing across 15th-century rooftops at ridiculous speeds.
November 17, 2009 - Excellent - 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.
November 17, 2009 - Excellent - This is one case where the sequel has triumphed over the original by catching the gameplay up to the already excellent visuals. No matter what your preconceptions are about Assassin's Creed II, the game is well worth your time and money.
December 8, 2009 - Excellent - Assassin's Creed II provides an unparalleled historical adventure along the lines of an interactive Dan Brown or James Clavell novel, melding historically accurate locations, personages and events with pseudoplausible conspiracy theories rooted in antiquity.
November 23, 2009 - Excellent - Assassin's Creed II, quite apart from fully realising the ambition set out by its predecessor, is a superb adventure in its own right. As elegant as it is swashbuckling, and as intellectual as it is viscerally violent, there's something in here for everybody.
November 17, 2009 - Excellent - We can think of plenty of words that could describe Assassin's Creed 2 - involving, exciting, cinematic - but there's one word that sums it up beautifully. Killer.
December 27, 2009 - Excellent - This is an exceptional platformer as much as an action game - the combat is one of the less valuable accomplishments - with a narrative thrust, and finding a reward at the end of all those leaps and jumps is just so good.
November 17, 2009 - Excellent - That this sequel goes along way to addressing many of the previous gameplay concerns, while expanding on what made the first release such a wonderful slice of escapism, leaves us convinced that Ubisoft really are building a truly vital franchise that this sequel is a pivotal part of.
November 24, 2009 - Excellent - Boasting a suitably grand soundtrack, majestic aesthetics and masterful level design, Assassin's Creed II is everything we could have ever wished for and so much more.
November 17, 2009 - Excellent - Ubisoft Montreal has successfully addressed the failings of the first game while simultaneously raising the bar even further for themselves. The end result is a game that takes the free-running and huge cityscapes of its predecessor and adds in a host of action-RPG elements that combine to form a much deeper and more satisfying game, and a surprise frontrunner for the best of 2009.
November 17, 2009 - Excellent - We've been quite cautious in our coverage of the game, believing that the original's flawed design had too many pitfalls to overcome. However they've done it. Perhaps the ultimate testimony is the fact that it left us longing for another sequel, something the original certainly never achieved.
November 17, 2009 - Excellent - he 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.
November 17, 2009 - Good - If you saw past Assassin's Creed's flaws, you'll love this one even more. If not, Assassin's Creed II proves that Ubisoft Montreal deserves the opportunity to win you back.
December 4, 2009 - Good - Assassin's Creed 2 isn't perfect - the controls continue to requite a bit more fine tuning but it's also impossible to deny that the sequel improves upon the original in almost every conceivable way.
November 17, 2009 - Good - 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.
November 23, 2009 - Good - Assassin's Creed II has improved a fair selection of the original game's experience, ensuring the narrative remains interesting without the gimmick of any obvious twists, and eradicating the repetitive nature of its predecessor's missions. There's a lot to love here, definitely, but there's still the feeling that not enough has changed to elevate the series among the industry's best and brightest.
December 1, 2009 - Good - Assassin's Creed II rarely gets the blood-pumping as much as some of the more visceral games of this year manage, instead opting for an air of odd serenity. This, combined with the sheer wealth of things to do, make Assassin's Creed II feel like a game that was designed to steal as much of your time as possible in a single sitting.
November 19, 2009 - Good - If you liked the original Assassin's Creed, there is a lot here for you to enjoy, and you'll likely be able to easily overlook its flaws. The problem is that the new mechanics just don't do much to improve the game, and a number of flaws from the original Assassin's Creed have returned in full force.
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