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Ubisoft has released its studios Assassin’s Creed II, which follows the first phase launched in 2007. Press it has played.

The idea and the script

The story of Assassin’s Creed dII follows the first phase, launched in 2007. The character of Desmond, a descendant of a long line of assassins, is called to relive key moments in the lives of his ancestors through a machine running through the genetic memory of his subjects.

This time, Desmond joined the reality of Ezio, a murderer who has lived in the fifteenth century in Italy. Then follows a story of betrayal and conspiracy dense and well put together, involving the powerful order of Templars. Some elements also recall plots raised in the book “The Da Vinci Code or Foucault’s pendulum.

The gaming experience

Assassin’s Creed II is an action game and adventure where the combat, climbing and stealth are honored. Ezio est appelé à éliminer discrètement des cibles, à effectuer des filatures et à freiner, par la ruse et par la force, le vaste complot auquel il est mêlé.

The control system is refined and gives tremendous freedom to the participant. The hero faces his enemies with skill in running attacks and parries frankly effective. Combinations of movements can become quite complex when they are exploited to their full potential, but remain always intuitive.

The first Assassin’s Creed was disappointed by the redundancy of its missions, but Ubisoft has modified its approach with this second title. The main quests and side adventures are varied at will and hidden relics give rise to brilliant sequence platform.

The player can also accumulate wealth by finding treasures and renovating the house which serves as a hideout. The money is then used to purchase equipment and increase the income of the villa, which greatly encourages exploration.

About the only weakness of the title lies in its degree of difficulty. Indeed, the enemies of Ezio lacking some aggressiveness (same group, they are content to attack one by one) and after a while, the money raised accumulates so quickly that he ended up losing its attractiveness.

Sound and graphics

Explore cities in Assassin’s Creed II are large and modeled with an unparalleled attention to detail. The same applies to the character animations, surprise fluid and realistic. The musical soundtrack is, in turn, sober and well chosen, and the French dubbing has obviously been made by actors experience.

Our verdict

Ubisoft has reached new heights with Assassin’s Creed II. The Montreal studio was able to correct the weaknesses of the first film while retaining its essence and its strength.

Assassin’s Creed II

Developer: Ubisoft Montreal

Publisher: Ubisoft

Console: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Rating: M (17 +)