Assassin’s Creed 2 New Details From This Month’s Game Informer
Submitted by GamersMag on Friday, 10 April 20098 Comments
According to the article in this month issue:
You’ll have a ton of new weapons to choose from including an axe, a hammer, a mace, a spear, 2 different sword types, a spear axe, and 2 smaller blades
- You CAN swim
- Da Vincis workshop is in the game
- Locations include Saint Marks Basilica, The Grand Canal, The Little Canal, and the Rialto bridge.
- The game opens in 1476, Altair is from 1191
- So you do indeed play as a new ancestor of Altair / Desmond
- You will see the countryside of Tuscany
- The “Auditore” family is mentioned
- The main characters name is Ezio Auditore de Firenze
- He is a nobleman of Florence
- Big characters are in the game including Machiavelli, Caterina Sofrza, and Lorenzo de Medici
- YOU DO INDEED GLIDE on Da Vincis flying machine.
- Game will feature a new notoriety system that governs how enemy soldiers and people will treat you.
- You can disarm enemies and use their own weapons against them this time.
- Each weapon has a special move.
- 16 unique mission types.
- No more ease dropping or pick pocketing missions.
- If you get beat up to much you will need to see a street side doctor to regain full strength.
- Hidden objects (like flags in the first one) are there to uncover but this time if you track them down you will get in-game bonuses that make it worth your time.
- Items include, flags, statues, and gold coins and more that isnt mentioned.
- New enemy types with unique attitudes and weaknesses are present in the game. Archers are mentioned, as well as elite enemies, dagger wielders, “Brutish” armored troops with heavy armor and 2 handed swords and axes, and an intelligent halberd enemy will probe hiding places with their weapons if they think you’re near by.
- While hiding in a hay bail you can assassinate people this time, but it may expose your position.
- You can still climb towers and ride horses
- The Lorendo de Medici assassination attempt is in the game.
- There is now a night and day sequence in the game.
- 240 people are working on this title.
Here is the Teaser Trailer again:
Magazine Cover for this month
The Possible Main Character
Possible Game Cover:
New Info from our friends at Screw Attack
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[...] shots of particular interest that show that Tuscany will also be a location the new protagonist, Ezio Auditore de Firenze, will [...]
Actually, the above Assassin's Creed 2 in Medieval Manhattan is an exclusively written item for OXCGN by our own historian David Hilton. He has also published another article on Assassin's Creed 2 earlier in December 3rd 08 (http://oxcgn.com/2008/12/03/assassins-creed-2-viv... on the 'possibilities' of the game being set in that era, Plus the inclusion of our earlier article on the game broken last week on 7th April . . (http://oxcgn.com/2009/04/07/assassins-creed-2-in-...
Yes, we used "some" of the images from ScrewAttack, but we compiled our own video and sourced our own scans as well.
Notice no ScreewAttack watermarks.
The game looks great, and David has added an Updated item to the top article yesterday, and we'll be compiling a special Assassin's Cree 2 Page with the help of Ubisoft Australia.
Thanks for those who've dropped by.
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