Assassin's Creed II Review
The original Assassin's Creed was quite the breakthrough title, considering it immediately became the fastest selling new IP, a record it still holds. It's been two years since then and the highly anticipated sequel has arrive to continue the original's cliffhanger plot, and deliver more content and refined gameplay on top of that. Does Assassin's Creed II actually deliver on these aspects?
Assassin's Creed II is a direct sequel to the events that took place in the original. The game follows protagonist Desmond Miles in a new journey to uncover the secret behind the company that kidnapped him, with the help of former employee Lucy Stillman. This time Desmond uses the Animus, a machine that takes people into a virtual reality of their ancestors, to tap into the past of an Italian ancestor named Ezio Auditore. At this point the player takes control of Ezio in the 1400's through different locations in Italy. Ezio is a very charismatic sort of person, and it real comes through in the stellar voice acting, which is also true for the rest of the cast. Everyone speaks so passionately in their roles, and none of the accents come off as really fake; it helps keep the players immersed in the whole story. In fact, the whole game sounds great and keeps everything together really well. Everything from small grunts when climbing or characters dying, to the sound of the roof tiles beneath Ezio's feet as he crosses rooftops - they all just sounds great.
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