February 8th, 2010 by David | Tell us what you think: No Comment
On message boards it’s not always about what you post, but the style in which you post it. That includes Assassin’s Creed 2 and that includes the signature graphics that most people use. Some forum members don’t put anything in their signatures, some put a funny quote, but the real hard core gamers always have a kick ass graphic. There are even forums out there dedicated to creating signature banners. It’s pretty intense.
I’ve collected some of the best AC2 signature banners I could find online. If you know of any better ones, post a comment and share them. Do not take these signatures without permission. I am posting them just for you to look at. I have given credit to each of the owners, so you can seek them on on the official AC2 Forums.
February 5th, 2010 by David | Tell us what you think: No Comment
I know that street beggars and singers are part of Assassin’s Creed 2, as they were in the original, but damn can they be annoying sometimes. Nothing is worse then walking the streets and some beggar comes up to you. It takes a lot of will power and restraint to not shove a sword through the guys heart.
And what about the singers? You have a couple of options with them:
- Stop and listen to their music
- Punch them in the face and run
- Throw money on the ground and watch them grovel
- Grab and throw them up against the wall
- Kill them and attract the guards
February 3rd, 2010 by David | Tell us what you think: No Comment
We had talked several weeks ago about the Assassin’s Creed Discovery iPhone game, but now there is word of a new iPhone game coming out. The APPera had an exclusive with Ubisoft’s PR people and got all the details:
Assassin’s Creed 2: Multiplayer is a REAL-TIME ONLINE multiplayer game using a WI-FI connection letting you compete against up to 3 other player- controlled assassins.
KILL OR GET KILLED
The ultimate goal of the game is to hunt down other players and assassinate them before they kill you.
BLEND IN THE CROWD
Escape other players taking advantage of your environments & blending into the crowd of citizens.
Other Features
MULTIPLE ENVIRONMENTS
Play in 3 different environments from Assassin’s Creed 2 inspired by Italian cities from the Renaissance.
LETHAL POWER-UPS
Use up to 6 different power-ups to get an edge over your opponents.
BECOME THE MASTER ASSASSIN
Increase your notoriety by defeating other players, and fight your way up to the top to become the Master Assassin. The notoriety system uses a dynamic ranking system to position you on the leaderboards.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Collect up to 24 achievements and post your records on Facebook.
CHALLENGE YOUR FRIENDS
Manage your list of friends and send them live invitations to join your game sessions and find out who amongst you is THE best assassin.
Release And Pricing
We’re very much surprised to find out from Ubisoft’s PR that the game will be arriving at the AppStore shortly.
What are your thoughts on a new multiplayer Assassin’s Creed iphone game? Do you own an iphone – at what price point would you purchase it?
February 1st, 2010 by David | Tell us what you think: No Comment
Here is the third installment of the new Assassin’s Creed 2 “Caption Me” game. This could be the bloodiest screenshot from Assassin’s Creed 2 I’ve ever seen. Should make for some good captions.
It’s simple to play – just look at the picture posted, then think up a brilliant caption and post it in the comment section below.
January 29th, 2010 by David | Tell us what you think: One Comment
I’m sure this is a bug in Assassin’s Creed 2, and in fact, it might have even been fixed in the first patch release. Basically, you can be standing on the rooftop where you see only one archer – then suddenly multiple archers start spawning. And they keep on spawning until it covers the entire roof and they start falling off the roof. From what I read the game will eventually lock up and you have to reboot.
What a fight that would be trying to kill dozens of constantly respawning archers.
Have you ever heard of this, or encountered it? What did you do?
January 28th, 2010 by David | Tell us what you think: No Comment
Today, gamers across the country are finally able to get their hands on a fresh piece of Assassin’s Creed 2. The official downloadable content is available in your online marketplace for $3.99. Initial reviews are pouring in – some positive, some negative. I’d quite reading here if you don’t want to be SPOILED!
First, I want to say that you shouldn’t expect too much from the DLC – it’s very short and only gives you about 1 hour of additional play time. The DLC is divided into six fast-fire Memories, each featuring a familiar challenge: a “beat the timer” rescue effort, an “escort” bit, a defensive “protect” battle, two assassinations, and a “capture the thief”-style endeavor.
Here’s a quick review video from IGN.
Basically what you’re getting here is another chance to jump back into the game. Most of you probably completed it in a day or two after purchase. With DLC, with get a revival. It’s not a new city, new characters, new enemies, or new weapons but it is still fun to run around as Ezio and assassinate some guards. There will be more DLC in the coming months, so let’s hope that they are more expansive.
January 25th, 2010 by David | Tell us what you think: 3 Comments
Ubisoft has finally announced a release date for the first official Assassin’s Creed 2 DLC. They announced it via Twitter and turns out the lucky day is January 28 for both Xbox 360 and PS3 – that’s this week! It will cost you 320 MS Points or about $3.99. There’s no clear answer on how long the added game play will be, but I think we can assume it will be at least 2 hours worth. That’s plenty of time for you to scale more rooftops and kill more guards.
The Battle of Forli fills in one of the missing memory segments from Assassin’s Creed 2, and sees Ezio once more take control of Leonardo’s flying machine as he helps Machiavelli and Caterina Sforza defend Forli from the Orsi brothers.
As soon as we have more info and video clips of the DLC we will post it.
January 21st, 2010 by David | Tell us what you think: No Comment
On February 1 (just over a week away), Ubisoft will officially release Assassin’s Creed II: Discovery for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It will be available for download in the iTunes App store for $9.99. A bit pricey for an app, but considering what is put into this game it’ll be well worth it. Much cheaper than a Nintendo DS game that’s for sure!
Some of you may have noticed that Assassin’s Creed II: Discovery was mistakenly released about a week or so ago. Ubisoft and Apple caught the error and quickly removed the game from the App Store.
The game takes place 15 years after Assassin’s Creed II. It follows that game’s protagonist, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, as he travels to 15th century Spain to free his fellow assassins, who have been imprisoned under the guise of the Spanish Inquisition. In the process, he discovers that The Knights Templar are planning to sail west to discover the New World.
January 15th, 2010 by David | Tell us what you think: One Comment
Ubisoft just surprised the world when they announced that Ezio will be back in a new Assassin’s Creed game, due out by March 2011. WHAT?! They made it kind of clear that this won’t be Assassin’s Creed 3, but more like an add-on or expansion pack. They have multiple design studios working on the game right now to get it out in time. Maybe now we know why they haven’t been pushing Assassin’s Creed 2 PC that hard.
“We have a new Assassin’s Creed that we expect will be a very high quality product that as well as an offline complement will have a multiplayer component,” said Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot. We won’t be seeing any online multiplayer – but offline multiplayer is a move in the right direction. Ubisoft probably wants to gage how the fans react to the multiplayer and try to figure it all out before the add a full multiplayer function into Assassin’s Creed 3.
Are you excited? What type of multiplayer components do you think this game will have? Post a comment and let me know.
January 14th, 2010 by David | Tell us what you think: 3 Comments
If you look on Wikipedia for the Assassin’s Creed 2 release date for the PC Version, you will see the date February 26, 2010. However, most speculate that a February launch date is not accurate. We’re thinking sometime in March. If you go to EB Games, they’ll tell you March 10. All Ubisoft has told us is that there will be a Quarter 1 release – we just don’t know when yet.
Some gamers think Ubisoft hates the PC and that they purposesly treat PC gamers like crap. I don’t believe that – but I also understand where they are coming from. I mean how many times can a game be delayed? Is it that hard to port something to PC? It’s disappointing that such a huge game developer can’t plan properly to get this game out on time. It should have been released with the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions.
January 11th, 2010 by David | Tell us what you think: No Comment
Assasin’s Creed 2 is full of easter eggs – we aim to show you how to find them. Today’s easter egg is how to find the octopus in the Assassin’s Tomb – part of Visitazione’s Secret mission. It doesn’t take but like 45 seconds in total to do and as a reward you get to see a giant octopus swim by. It’s glowing yellow eye stares at you.
January 7th, 2010 by David | Tell us what you think: One Comment
One thing I love about Assassin’s Creed 2 is the dialog and Ezio’s whit. He’s not afraid to crack a sarcastic remark or say something completely rude in front of everyone. It gives the game a new element – something not so politically correct. There are dozens of lines we could choose from, but what are some of your favorite lines/scenes from the game?I’ve posted a few of mine below.
Ezio: So you killed them simply because they believed different from you?
Assasination target: No I killed them because it was fun, because I could
Master theif: Is their something we can do to repay you?”
Ezio: Money is always nice
Rosa: *stream of loud, angry Italian swearwords aimed at Antonio as she’s being carried away to rest*
Antonio: Rosa is most dear to me.
“Its-a me! MARIO!”
Leanardo: Do You Know Who That Was.
Ezio: My Next Conquest
Veri Pazzi: Scared to handle things yourself
Ezio: Your sister was quite pleased with the handling I gave her last night
January 5th, 2010 by David | Tell us what you think: No Comment
One of the achievements in Assassin’s Creed 2 is to collect all 100 feathers. I would venture to say that this is nearly impossible without the use of guide maps. Just some of the feathers are in extremely hard to find spots that you wouldn’t consider checking. When you collect all 100 feathers you will be rewarded with the Auditore cape – It gives you full notoriety in every city except your own town.
There are plenty of guides online to help you find the feathers. I think Games Radar has a great guide for locating all 100 feathers. View the guide here.
December 30th, 2009 by David | Tell us what you think: 2 Comments
If you play Assassin’s Creed 2 long enough, you’re going to come across some glitches. The guy who made this video seems like the type of player that goes out looking for glitches. You take your time at certain parts of the game and do moves that the developers wouldn’t think a real person would do. In the end, you cause the game to glitch up.
Here are a few of the glitches seen in this video:
1. A glitch with a boat
2. Eyes rolling back into the head
3. Levitation
4. Morphing
December 22nd, 2009 by David | Tell us what you think: No Comment
In Assassin’s Creed 2, there is a scene of the game that takes you through a Renaissance Carnival. While you’re in Venice for the carinval, you get a mask and a black cape with graphics on it. This cape is badass.
One of the downfalls is that when you complete the mission you will lose the cape – NOT COOL! Unfortunately, the only way for you to keep the cape is to never finish the mission. Who wants to do that? I think Ubisoft messed up with this one. I have not heard of one AC2 fan that wouldn’t want this cape at all times.
