Assassin's Creed II

Overview

Assassin's Creed II is a 2009 action-adventure game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the second major game in the Assassin's Creed series and the sequel to the 2007 original. It came out on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in November 2009, then on Windows in March 2010 and OS X in October 2010.

The framing story follows Desmond Miles in the 21st century as he relives the memories of his ancestor Ezio Auditore da Firenze in Renaissance Italy, from 1476 to 1499. Ezio becomes an Assassin while hunting those responsible for the death of his father and brothers. The open world includes Florence, Monteriggioni, San Gimignano, Forlì and Venice.

It is played from a third-person view and mixes combat, stealth and climbing. Compared with the first game, the combat is deeper, with disarms and counters, and Leonardo da Vinci supplies new gear such as dual hidden blades, poison blades and a hidden gun. Ezio's villa in Monteriggioni can be upgraded and earns money over time. There are roughly 150 missions, about two thirds of them part of the main story. On PS3, six extra weapons can be unlocked by connecting a PSP that holds a copy of Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines.

Development began shortly after the first game, using an updated Anvil engine. Ubisoft confirmed the game on November 26, 2008, and by May 2009 the team had grown to 450 people. A live-action short film in three parts, Assassin's Creed: Lineage, was released as a prequel. Two chapters, The Battle of Forlì and Bonfire of the Vanities, were cut for time and later released as downloadable content. Jesper Kyd wrote the score.

Assassin's Creed II got universal acclaim. Metacritic scored the PS3 version 91 and the Xbox 360 version 90. It won Best Action Adventure Game at the 2009 Spike Video Game Awards and was named game of the year by several outlets. It sold 1.6 million copies in its first week and 9 million by May 2010.

Two direct sequels followed, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood in 2010 and Assassin's Creed: Revelations in 2011. A remastered version was part of The Ezio Collection for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on November 15, 2016.

Official trailer

Assassin's Creed 2 - Launch Trailer, Assassin's Creed. Watch on YouTube

Gameplay

Assassin's Creed II (PS3) - Full Game Walkthrough / Longplay (4K60ᶠᵖˢ UHD), Game Master TV. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Action-adventure, Stealth

Developer

Ubisoft Montreal

Publisher

Ubisoft

Series

Assassin's Creed

Engine

Anvil

Composers

Jesper Kyd

Designers

Benoît Lambert, Patrick Plourde, Olivier Palmieri

Writers

Corey May, Joshua Rubin, Jeffrey Yohalem

Producers

Sébastien Puel, Jamal Rguigui, Vincent Pontbriand

Directors

Patrice Désilets

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

No

Release dates

Editions

Buy this game

Disc IDs

The serial printed on the disc and the case. It tells you which region a copy is from.

Trophies

Trophies51

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum

1

Gold

1

Silver

15

Bronze

34

Total

51

Points

1350

DLC note

The Battle of Forli DLC lets you use the flying machine again, which gives a second chance at Fly Swatter.

Missable trophies

1

Missable trophies

• Fly Swatter: kick a guard while using the flying machine, only possible in the Infrequent Flyer mission in Sequence 8

• Master Assassin Unlock all trophies. Platinum 22.27% of players
• The Birth of an Assassin Be reborn as Ezio Auditore Da Firenze. Bronze 97.38% of players
• Arrivederci Abstergo Break out of Abstergo. Bronze 97.05% of players
• Welcome to the Animus 2.0 Enter the Animus 2.0. Silver 96.31% of players
• The Pain of Betrayal Complete DNA Sequence 1. Silver 88.59% of players
• Vengeance Complete DNA Sequence 2. Silver 85.22% of players
• Exit the Son Complete DNA Sequence 3. Silver 82.78% of players
• Bloody Sunday Complete DNA Sequence 4. Silver 80.23% of players
• Undertaker Discover the Assassin's Tomb inside the catacombs under Santa Maria Novella. Silver 81.13% of players
• The Conspirators Complete DNA Sequence 5. Silver 76.83% of players
• An Unexpected Journey Complete DNA Sequence 6. Silver 75.71% of players
• Bleeding Effect Complete training and reenter the Animus. Silver 75.3% of players
• The Merchant of Venice Complete DNA Sequence 7. Silver 72.58% of players
• The Impenetrable Palazzo Complete DNA Sequence 8. Silver 70.87% of players
• Masquerade Complete DNA Sequence 9. Silver 69.21% of players
• Bianca's Man Complete DNA Sequence 10. Silver 67.74% of players
• The Prophet Complete DNA Sequence 11. Silver 66.87% of players
• The Vault Complete DNA Sequence 14. Silver 63.51% of players
• An Old Friend Returns Escape the hideout. Gold 62.55% of players
• Myth Maker Find the 8 statuettes in Monteriggioni. Bronze 48.74% of players
• Vitruvian Man Unlock all 20 pieces of Subject 16's video. Bronze 33.41% of players
• Street Cleaner Hide 5 dead bodies in a Bale of Hay. Bronze 44.85% of players
• Fly Swatter Kick a Guard while using the Flying Machine. Bronze 49.35% of players
• Messer Sandman Stun 4 guards at once by throwing sand in their face. Bronze 29.81% of players
• Doctor Perform an Air Assassination on a Poisoned NPC. Bronze 37.7% of players
• No-hitter Kill 10 enemies while remaining in conflict without being hit. Bronze 38.36% of players
• Kleptomaniac Pickpocket 1000 Florins. Bronze 56.45% of players
• Lightning Strike Sprint for 100 meters. Bronze 87.19% of players
• Sweeper Sweep 5 guards at once by using a Long Weapon. Bronze 27.29% of players
• Venetian Gladiator Discover the Assassin's Tomb inside Santa Maria della Visitazione. Bronze 62.9% of players
• I can see your house from here! Discover the Assassin's Tomb inside the Torre Grossa. Bronze 70.21% of players
• Hallowed be thy name Discover the Assassin's Tomb inside the Basilica di San Marco. Bronze 63.65% of players
• Prison Escape Discover the Assassin's Tomb inside the Rocca di Ravaldino fortress. Bronze 67.17% of players
• Choir Boy Discover the Assassin's Tomb inside Santa Maria del Fiore (The Duomo). Bronze 73.9% of players
• Assassin For Hire Complete your first assassination mission for Lorenzo Il Magnifico. Bronze 67.86% of players
• Macho Man Defend a woman's honor. Bronze 76.77% of players
• Steal Home Win a race against thieves! Bronze 57.81% of players
• Show your Colors Wear the Auditore cape in each city. Bronze 23.01% of players
• Handy Man Upgrade a building in the Stronghold. Bronze 81.16% of players
• I like the view Synchronize 10 View Points. Bronze 73.86% of players
• High Dive Perform a Leap of Faith from the Top of Florence's Giotto's Campanile. Bronze 68.05% of players
• Mailman Intercept a Borgia Courrier. Bronze 76.87% of players
• Tip of the Iceberg Use your Eagle Vision to scan a Glyph in the environment. Bronze 79.83% of players
• A Piece of the Puzzle Unlock a piece of Subject 16's video. Bronze 72.85% of players
• Art Connoisseur Buy a Painting from Florence and Venice. Bronze 51.61% of players
• Podestà of Monteriggioni Reach 80% of your stronghold's total value. Bronze 58.64% of players
• Perfect Harmony Tint your clothes with those colors: Wetland Ebony and Wetland Ivory. Bronze 37.57% of players
• In Memory of Petruccio Collect all the Feathers. Bronze 24.04% of players
• Red Light Addict Spend 5000 florins on Courtesans. Bronze 37.31% of players
• Man of the People Toss more than 300 florins on the ground. Bronze 52.39% of players
• Victory lies in preparation Get all Hidden Blades, Item Pouches and Armor upgrades for Ezio. Bronze 48.91% of players

Space and patches

Space neededabout 2 GB

Update patch77 MB

Version 01.02, the only patch Sony hosts. Needs system software 02.7000 or later.

These are the patches Sony still hosts for this disc ID, checked Oct 2026. The game's real history can be longer.

DLC

Two story chapters, The Battle of Forlì and Bonfire of the Vanities, came out in early 2010. The three Templar Lairs were sold with Bonfire of the Vanities as Secret Locations. All are still sold on the PS3 store.

Items

Name	Date	Adds	Price	Obtainable today
Sequence 12: The Battle of Forlì	2010-01-28	Memory Sequence 12, a replayable flying machine mission over Forlì.	US$3.99	Yes
Sequence 13: Bonfire of the Vanities	2010-02-18	Memory Sequence 13 and the southern district of Florence.	US$3.99	Yes
Bonfire of the Vanities and Secret Locations	2010-02-18	Sequence 13 plus the three Templar Lairs: Palazzo Medici, Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari and the Arsenale di Venezia.	US$6.99	Yes

Playable today

Playable offline todayYes

Single-player only, with no online features.

Online

Online servers runningNo

Plays offlineYes

The game has no multiplayer. Ubisoft closed its online service for the game on June 1, 2021.

Services

Service	Status	Shutdown date
Ubisoft online service	closed	2021-06-01

Reception

Aggregates

Outlet	Platform	Score	Scale
Metacritic	PS3	91	100
Metacritic	Xbox 360	90	100

Critics

Outlet	Score	Scale
Game Informer	9.5	10
GameSpot	9	10
IGN	9.2	10
GameTrailers	9.2	10
Computer and Video Games	9.4	10
Edge	8	10
GamePro	5	5
GamesRadar	5	5

Staff and cast

Staff

Role	Name
Director	Patrice Désilets
Producer	Sébastien Puel
Producer	Jamal Rguigui
Producer	Vincent Pontbriand
Designer	Benoît Lambert
Designer	Patrick Plourde
Designer	Olivier Palmieri
Programmer	James Therien
Artist	Mohamed Gambouz
Writer	Corey May
Writer	Joshua Rubin
Writer	Jeffrey Yohalem
Composer	Jesper Kyd

Cast

Character	Actor
Desmond Miles	Nolan North
Ezio Auditore	Roger Craig Smith
Lucy Stillman	Kristen Bell
Shaun Hastings	Danny Wallace
Rebecca Crane	Eliza Schneider
Giovanni Auditore	Romano Orzari
Federico Auditore	Elias Toufexis
Maria Auditore	Ellen David
Claudia Auditore	Angela Galuppo
Mario Auditore	Fred Tatasciore
Leonardo da Vinci	Carlos Ferro
Lorenzo de' Medici	Alex Ivanovici
Caterina Sforza	Cristina Rosato
Rodrigo Borgia	Manuel Tadros
Warren Vidic	Philip Proctor
Minerva	Margaret Easley

Notes for collectors

• The trophy list has no trophies for Memory Sequences 12 and 13, because those two chapters were cut from the disc and sold later as downloads.
• The three Templar Lairs came only with the Black, White and Master Assassin's editions at first. Players who bought the standard game had to buy them separately or get a later edition.
• Six extra weapons can be unlocked on PS3 by connecting a PSP with Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines.
• Fly Swatter, a kick on a guard while using the flying machine, is the one trophy a guide lists as missable.
• Uplay points from playing could be spent on extras such as an Altair costume, extra throwing knives and the Auditore Family Crypt map.
• Ubisoft later sold a Complete Edition with codes for both story chapters and the Templar Lairs, and a Game of the Year Edition with all of it on the disc.

Credits

Publisher

Ubisoft

Developer

Ubisoft Montreal

Director

Patrice Desilets

Released

2009-11-17

Age rating

M

Disc ID

BLUS30364

Region

US

Time to beat

about 19.5 hours

Copies in the shop

• Assassin’s Creed II (PS3) CA$14.99