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Assassin's Creed II for PlayStation 3
Assassin's Creed II for PlayStation 3 follows Ezio Auditore da Firenze during the Italian Renaissance. Following an attack on his family, the young nobleman becomes embroiled in a conflict between Assassins and Templars. You travel through places including Florence and Venice, climb palaces and churches and seek a route to your target among the crowds. In the modern storyline, Desmond Miles experiences these events through the Animus.
Ezio learns new techniques along the way and receives help from Leonardo da Vinci. The Hidden Blades provide options for silent attacks; in open combat, you can block, counter and disarm opponents. Groups you hire can distract guards. You therefore choose not only which weapon to use, but also how to close the distance to an enemy. Rooftops, water and crowded squares continually offer different opportunities to approach or escape.
Between story missions, you investigate secret locations and collect money for equipment and improvements to Monteriggioni. Your home base therefore grows alongside Ezio's experience. The campaign is a solo adventure, without a second player beside you. This is the original standard PS3 release: the later chapters Battle of Forlì and Bonfire of the Vanities do not automatically come with this disc. This description does not promise current availability of old online rewards or additional downloads.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 3 games are European editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Assassin's Creed II for PlayStation 3 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Assassin's Creed II
Ubisoft released Assassin's Creed II for PlayStation 3 in 2009, with Ubisoft Montreal as lead studio. After Altaïr's first adventure, the series received a different historical protagonist and a new setting. Ezio's story begins in his youth and gives his family an important role. Florence, Venice and the Tuscan countryside replace the Crusader world with the Renaissance, while Desmond and the Animus maintain the connection to the previous game.
The developers focused on three connected elements: fighting, movement and blending into crowds. These were intended to carry the missions themselves, rather than mainly sit between repetitive investigation tasks. Several Ubisoft studios contributed. Annecy worked on managing Monteriggioni, and Singapore on secret locations with climbing routes. Leonardo's inventions and meetings with historical figures also gave the personal revenge story a clearly recognisable place in fifteenth-century Italy.
After this instalment, Ezio remained the protagonist of Brotherhood and Revelations. Assassin's Creed II therefore begins an ongoing life story within the wider series. In 2010, Battle of Forlì and Bonfire of the Vanities were released separately as expansions for the original PS3 game. Later collections included extra content, but do not change the contents of this standard disc. Here you get the original foundation for Ezio's development, with the cities, techniques and story missions where his own adventure began.
Similar games for PlayStation 3
Assassin's Creed on PS3 follows Altaïr during the Third Crusade. There, you repeatedly investigate a target before striking. Assassin's Creed II retains climbing and disappearing among civilians, but gives Ezio more equipment and more varied missions. His family history also receives greater attention. The first game tells the origins of Desmond's situation; the second turns that into a new Italian life story.
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood on PS3 continues Ezio's story directly, but concentrates his struggle on Rome and the Borgias. You recruit Assassins and summon their help during missions. Assassin's Creed II mainly shows Ezio learning his trade and building his first connections. Both feature urban climbing and investments, but Brotherhood makes leading your own brotherhood an important additional element.
Assassin's Creed Revelations on PS3 moves Ezio to Constantinople and connects his search to Altaïr's past. The hookblade lets him use cables and reach handholds differently; bombs provide new ways to create distractions. Assassin's Creed II begins earlier in his life and follows his initial development. The differences therefore involve his experience as well as his tools and the city.
Assassin's Creed III on PS3 takes Connor through the cities and wilderness of the American Revolution. Routes through trees and naval combat extend the action beyond urban rooftops. Assassin's Creed II centres on Ezio's Italian cities and personal revenge story. Both follow a historical ancestor through Desmond, but III uses a different period and gives nature and major political events a different role.
Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag gives Edward Kenway his own ship on PS3, letting you explore the Caribbean and board enemy vessels. You still climb and stalk targets, but also spend time sailing and strengthening your ship. Assassin's Creed II offers no comparable sea voyage. Investing in Monteriggioni and travelling between Italian locations keep progression tied to Ezio's life on land.
