Assassin's Creed II

After playing this game through and completing it to 100%, i have to say, its easily one of the best, if not the best, games ever made. The graphics are slick and very detailed, and there was not a single bug that i encountered after thoroughly exploring the game. The map itself is huge, with many cities, towns and unique environments to explore. The platforming in this game is reminiscent to the Prince of Persia series, which is great, as there are a few challenges that will have you stuck. The length of this game is pretty long, but not too long, which means you will NEVER ever get bored of the storyline. Ezio is a character you will automatically love, and you are really drawn into the story with its strong plot and the emotions of the characters. The major flaw of the original Assassins Creed was the repetitive gameplay. This flaw has been completely turned around, because every part of the story is different, and the gameplay will never bore you. The dreaded flags are gone this time around, being replaced by feathers, which are a bit more fun to collect. Overall, i felt privileged to play through this masterpiece. Everything about this game is to the highest standard. The gameplay, the graphics, the sound, the unique experience, is all just so damn brilliant. You are drawn into the story from the very beginning, and you will never want to put the game down until you find out what happens next. This game is definitely a must buy, and will be one of the main contenders for GOTY 2010. BUY IT!

Great game, wasn't expecting it to best as captavating as it is, a big step up from the original and a true classic. 9/10!

This is very smilar to the first game however the first one suffered a bit from repeativness but the second one blew that right out of the water. The new weapons add so much more fun to the game and allow you to kill people in all different amazing ways.

This one is definitely a must have for anyone interested in the Renaissance era. There's enough factual history in this game to keep the most geeky of history buffs entertained for hours and enough violence and fighting to keep those who don't care about the history-side-of-things entertained as well.
Being able to hide in a crowd of prostitutes, monks or thieves is a highlight for me, as well as being able to walk right up to a guard to stab him in the back without anyone noticing.
I'm a big fan of free world roaming and although it's not a huge world per-say, it is beautiful and very realistic.
4 Stars only because I give out too many 5's!

I bought this game for my husband as a gift. I watched him play if for a couple of hours, and thought to myself… hey that looks freakin fantastic! I have now played it though 3 times, and i still love it. Can't wait for the next one to come out.