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A hands-on exclusive at GameSpot revealed part of Desmond's plot. The game picks off immediately after the events of Assassin's Creed. Desmond and a fellow assassin Lucy Stillman escape from the lab to a nearby warehouse where Stillman reveals she and a new team have been working on a new device, the Animus 2.0. Desmond will view the memories of Ezio through the new machine. The hands-on also revealed that Ezio owns a small villa, which will act as a home space, but can be upgraded to include churches, shops and brothels. As well as Ezio and his family, non-player characters can pay taxes to reside at the villa.
The game takes place in late 15th century, early 16th century, Italy during the Renaissance, approximately three hundred years after the first game. Like Assassin's Creed, characters based on historical figures will be present in the game including Leonardo da Vinci, Niccolò Machiavelli, Caterina Sforza, Lorenzo de' Medici, the Pazzi Family and Pope Alexander VI. Unlike Altaïr, whose ring finger was amputated in order to accommodate use of his hidden blade, Ezio's has not; his finger bears a ring displaying his family crest. This was made possible by just one of numerous technical advances made by his close friend – Leonardo da Vinci – who helps Ezio throughout the course of the game.
Locations mentioned as being in the game thus far included Venice, Florence, Rome, the Tuscan countryside, San Gimignano and Forlì. Specific landmarks include St Mark's Basilica, the Grand Canal, the Little Canal, the Rialto Bridge, Santa Maria del Fiore, Santa Croce, Palazzo Vecchio, Ponte Vecchio and Santa Maria Novella.
A promotional video was released by Ubisoft on April 6 showing a skull, some hidden blade designs, and Leonardo's flying machine on a scroll.[20]
On April 16, Game Informer magazine released details of the game, including pictures of Ezio,[15] a new teaser trailer[21] was released, and the game was "officially" announced by Ubisoft.[10]
In an interview, in May 2009, Sebastien Puel stated that the development team working on Assassin's Creed II had increased to 450 members, and the development team's size had tripled since the first game.[22]
On June 1, 2009, Ubisoft released a new 4-minute cinematic Assassin's Creed II trailer at E3.[23] On June 2, 2009, Ubisoft revealed the first live gameplay demo lasting 6 minutes at the Sony Press Conference.[24] GameTrailers features an exclusive developer walkthrough from E3 2009. In an interview with GameTrailers Ubisoft Montreal creative director Patrice Desilets stated Desmond would be doing more than walking around and discovering clues.[25]
It was announced at the Assassin's Creed panel at Comic Con 2009 that a mini-series of three episodes would be released showing the events leading up to the game and the history of Ezio and his father.
It was revealed that the humorist Danny Wallace will be voicing a new character in Assassin's Creed II by the name of Shaun Hastings, a sarcastic historian assisting Desmond. The character's face will also be modeled after him[26]. Actress Kristen Bell will be returning for the character of Lucy Stillman.[27] The game was originally due to be released at the same time on all the three platforms, but Ubisoft announced on September 24, 2009 via Twitter that the PC version would be delayed to the first quarter of 2010 in order to have "a bit more time for the dev team to deliver the best quality game".[9]
On October 26 2009, the Assassin's Creed II Achievements list for the Xbox 360 version of the game, which was to be secret until release, was leaked on the Internet. There is a total of 50 achievements that count for 1000 GamerScore Points[28]
Assassin's Creed 2 Requirements:
Processor: Dual core processor 2.6 GHz Intel® Pentium® D or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 3800+ (Intel Core® 2 Duo 2.2 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ or better recommended)
RAM: 3 GB Windows XP / 2 GB Windows Vista
Video Card: 256 MB DirectX® 10.0-compliant video card or DirectX 9.0-compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (see supported list)*
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 or 10.0-compliant sound card (5.1 sound card recommended)
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0 or 10.0 libraries (included on disc)
DVD-ROM: DVD-ROM dual-layer drive
Hard Drive Space: 12GB
Peripherals Supported: Keyboard, mouse, optional controller (Xbox 360® Controller for Windows recommended)
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Plot
While not much is known of the plot yet, it has been confirmed that the player will assume the role of a young nobleman-turned-assassin named Ezio Auditore da Firenze. In an interview with Patrice Desilets, the game's creative director, it was revealed that Ezio's father, Giovanni, a banker and secretly an assassin, as well as two of his brothers have been executed; thus, the essence of the plot is to get revenge on the rival families that murdered them while Ezio watches over his mother and sister.[14] Like Altaïr in the first game, Ezio is an ancestor of Desmond Miles, the modern day bartender who was captured by Abstergo, with Ezio himself being a descendant of Altaïr.[15]A hands-on exclusive at GameSpot revealed part of Desmond's plot. The game picks off immediately after the events of Assassin's Creed. Desmond and a fellow assassin Lucy Stillman escape from the lab to a nearby warehouse where Stillman reveals she and a new team have been working on a new device, the Animus 2.0. Desmond will view the memories of Ezio through the new machine. The hands-on also revealed that Ezio owns a small villa, which will act as a home space, but can be upgraded to include churches, shops and brothels. As well as Ezio and his family, non-player characters can pay taxes to reside at the villa.
The game takes place in late 15th century, early 16th century, Italy during the Renaissance, approximately three hundred years after the first game. Like Assassin's Creed, characters based on historical figures will be present in the game including Leonardo da Vinci, Niccolò Machiavelli, Caterina Sforza, Lorenzo de' Medici, the Pazzi Family and Pope Alexander VI. Unlike Altaïr, whose ring finger was amputated in order to accommodate use of his hidden blade, Ezio's has not; his finger bears a ring displaying his family crest. This was made possible by just one of numerous technical advances made by his close friend – Leonardo da Vinci – who helps Ezio throughout the course of the game.
Locations mentioned as being in the game thus far included Venice, Florence, Rome, the Tuscan countryside, San Gimignano and Forlì. Specific landmarks include St Mark's Basilica, the Grand Canal, the Little Canal, the Rialto Bridge, Santa Maria del Fiore, Santa Croce, Palazzo Vecchio, Ponte Vecchio and Santa Maria Novella.
Development
Ubisoft's Yves Guillemot officially confirmed that Assassin's Creed II was in development on November 26, 2008 during the company's financial performance report.[18] This was followed by Michael Pachter speculating in GameTrailers' "Bonus Round" that game would change its setting to the events of the French Revolution, which turned out to be false.[19]A promotional video was released by Ubisoft on April 6 showing a skull, some hidden blade designs, and Leonardo's flying machine on a scroll.[20]
On April 16, Game Informer magazine released details of the game, including pictures of Ezio,[15] a new teaser trailer[21] was released, and the game was "officially" announced by Ubisoft.[10]
In an interview, in May 2009, Sebastien Puel stated that the development team working on Assassin's Creed II had increased to 450 members, and the development team's size had tripled since the first game.[22]
On June 1, 2009, Ubisoft released a new 4-minute cinematic Assassin's Creed II trailer at E3.[23] On June 2, 2009, Ubisoft revealed the first live gameplay demo lasting 6 minutes at the Sony Press Conference.[24] GameTrailers features an exclusive developer walkthrough from E3 2009. In an interview with GameTrailers Ubisoft Montreal creative director Patrice Desilets stated Desmond would be doing more than walking around and discovering clues.[25]
It was announced at the Assassin's Creed panel at Comic Con 2009 that a mini-series of three episodes would be released showing the events leading up to the game and the history of Ezio and his father.
It was revealed that the humorist Danny Wallace will be voicing a new character in Assassin's Creed II by the name of Shaun Hastings, a sarcastic historian assisting Desmond. The character's face will also be modeled after him[26]. Actress Kristen Bell will be returning for the character of Lucy Stillman.[27] The game was originally due to be released at the same time on all the three platforms, but Ubisoft announced on September 24, 2009 via Twitter that the PC version would be delayed to the first quarter of 2010 in order to have "a bit more time for the dev team to deliver the best quality game".[9]
On October 26 2009, the Assassin's Creed II Achievements list for the Xbox 360 version of the game, which was to be secret until release, was leaked on the Internet. There is a total of 50 achievements that count for 1000 GamerScore Points[28]
Promotion
On October 20, 2009 Ubisoft announced an upcoming series of short movies to be broadcast via YouTube that will provide additional back story and the introduction of some of the characters found in the game. The shorts, called Assassin's Creed: Lineage will come in three parts and is being developed by Ubisoft’s Hybride Technologies who have previously worked on the films 300 and Sin City. The Lineage films are intended to focus upon Ezio's father, Giovanni Auditore da Firenze and are to be a mixture of live-action and computer generated imagery. The first of the films was released on October 27, 2009, and was available exclusively on YouTube for 24 hours.[29]Reception
In an exclusive review by Official Xbox Magazine, Assassin's Creed II scored 9/10. Its second review was a perfect score from the Official PlayStation Magazine US.[9]Limited editions
Several different limited editions of Assassin's Creed II will be released. The "Black" limited edition release is packaged with an Ezio figurine who is garbed in an upgraded black Assassin cloak which Ezio earns in the advanced stages of the game. Included are 3 bonus missions and a "conspiracy book" giving details of the plot. An additional DVD containing the game's soundtrack, behind the scenes information and more will also be included. The "White" limited edition release is packaged with one bonus mission, and an Ezio figurine in his standard white Assassin cloak.[30] "Master Assassin's Edition" is the North American limited edition, which will include the white-cloaked Ezio figurine, two in-game maps, an art book and an additional DVD containing the game's soundtrack, behind the scenes information and more.Assassin's Creed 2 Requirements:
Processor: Dual core processor 2.6 GHz Intel® Pentium® D or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 3800+ (Intel Core® 2 Duo 2.2 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ or better recommended)
RAM: 3 GB Windows XP / 2 GB Windows Vista
Video Card: 256 MB DirectX® 10.0-compliant video card or DirectX 9.0-compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (see supported list)*
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 or 10.0-compliant sound card (5.1 sound card recommended)
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0 or 10.0 libraries (included on disc)
DVD-ROM: DVD-ROM dual-layer drive
Hard Drive Space: 12GB
Peripherals Supported: Keyboard, mouse, optional controller (Xbox 360® Controller for Windows recommended)
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i have played this this games part 1. full value for money
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