Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Overview

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is a 2010 action-adventure game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the third major game in the Assassin's Creed series and the second chapter of the Ezio Trilogy, a direct sequel to Assassin's Creed II. It came out for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in November 2010, and for Windows in March 2011.

The story is a fictional history of real events. Desmond Miles uses the Animus to relive the memories of his ancestor Ezio Auditore da Firenze and tries to find a way to stop the 2012 apocalypse. The main story takes place during the Italian Wars between 1500 and 1507 and picks up where Assassin's Creed II ended. Ezio takes the fight against the Templars, led by the Borgia family, to Rome, where he rebuilds the Assassin Brotherhood and tries to free the city from the Borgias.

It is an open world game played in third person, built around climbing, stealth and combat. You can explore Rome freely or do side missions, and for the first time Desmond can leave the Animus almost any time to explore Monteriggioni. The campaign is estimated at over 15 hours. It is the first main game in the series with multiplayer, where you play Templars in training in an Abstergo facility, with eight game modes, a levelling system, and unlockable abilities, perks and streaks.

Ubisoft Montreal led development, with help from Ubisoft studios in Annecy, Singapore, Bucharest and Quebec City, and Annecy built most of the multiplayer. The game was announced in Ubisoft's fiscal third quarter results in 2009 and was shown at E3 2010 with a PlayStation 3 exclusive multiplayer beta that ran from October 4 to October 18, 2010. It was not numbered because it continues Ezio's story rather than starting a new setting. The game went gold on October 28, 2010. Jesper Kyd composed the music.

It was released in North America on November 16, 2010, in Australia on November 18 and in Europe on November 19. All PS3 versions came with a free exclusive download, the Copernicus Conspiracy. Retail editions varied by region and retailer, and a Da Vinci Edition with The Da Vinci Disappearance followed for consoles in March 2011.

Reviews were excellent. Metacritic scores were 90 for the PS3 version and 89 for the Xbox 360 version. The multiplayer was a hit at E3 2010, where GameTrailers named it Best Multiplayer Game of the show. The story was seen as weaker than Assassin's Creed II. It won the BAFTA for Best Action Game and Best Action Adventure at the Spike TV Video Game Awards 2010, and passed one million sales in under a week. Ubisoft said it had shipped 7.2 million copies by May 2011.

Official trailer

Assassin's Creed Brotherhood - Single Player Launch Trailer, Assassin's Creed. Watch on YouTube

Gameplay

PS3 Longplay [122] Assassins Creed Brotherhood (part 1 of 3), World of Longplays. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Action-adventure, Stealth

Developer

Ubisoft Montreal

Publisher

Ubisoft

Series

Assassin's Creed (the second chapter of the Ezio Trilogy)

Engine

Anvil

Composers

Jesper Kyd

Designers

Steven Masters

Writers

Patrice Désilets, Corey May, Jeffrey Yohalem

Producers

Vincent Pontbriand

Directors

Patrick Plourde

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

Yes

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

Trophies61

Platinum possibleNo

Platinum

1

Gold

1

Silver

18

Bronze

41

Total

61

Points

1545

Platinum time

55 hours

100% time

59 hours

Difficulty

6 out of 10

Playthroughs for platinum

1

Playthroughs for 100%

1

Platinum without online

No

Online trophies

10

Online servers running

No

Boosting needed

Yes

Local co-op is enough

No

DLC has trophies

Yes

Platinum includes DLC

No

100% includes DLC

Yes

DLC comes in

Da Vinci Edition, Ultimate Edition (download)

DLC still for sale

Yes

DLC note

The Da Vinci Disappearance adds 10 offline trophies and about 4 hours.

Missable trophies

2

Chapter select fixes a miss

No

Separate trophy lists by region

No

Only in a language other than English

No

Region note

One PS3 list for every region.

Online-only version

No

Digital-only

No

Disc-only

No

Trophy list shared with other versions

No

Other versions

The PS4 Ezio Collection has its own list with no multiplayer trophies.

Players with the platinum

3.29%

Missable trophies

• Dust to Dust
• Mailer Daemon

Grind

• Level 50 in multiplayer
• Every multiplayer bonus at least once
• All Borgia flags and feathers

Glitches and fixes

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• Julius Caesar Win every trophy. Platinum 3.29% of players
• Technical Difficulties Attempt to access DNA Sequence 9 for the first time. Bronze 94.65% of players
• Battle Wounds Complete DNA Sequence 1. Silver 89.38% of players
• Sanctuary! Sanctuary! Find a secure place to hide and re-enter the Animus. Bronze 87.19% of players
• Rome in Ruins Complete DNA Sequence 2. Silver 81.01% of players
• Fixer-Upper Complete DNA Sequence 3. Silver 75.05% of players
• Principessa in Another Castello Complete DNA Sequence 4. Silver 71.43% of players
• Fundraiser Complete DNA Sequence 5. Silver 69.39% of players
• Forget Paris Complete DNA Sequence 6. Silver 67.91% of players
• Bloody Sunday Complete DNA Sequence 7. Silver 65.53% of players
• Vittoria Agli Assassini Complete DNA Sequence 8. Silver 63.87% of players
• Requiescat In Pace Complete DNA Sequence 9. Bronze 63.69% of players
• A Knife to the Heart Secure the Apple of Eden. Gold 59.79% of players
• Perfect Recall Achieve 100% Synchronization in any Sequence other than Sequence 1. Bronze 48.25% of players
• Déjà Vu Replay a Memory. Bronze 48.66% of players
• Undertaker 2.0 Discover the Shrine in the Catacombe di Roma. Bronze 61.99% of players
• Golden Boy Discover the Shrine in the Terme di Traiano. Bronze 81.45% of players
• Gladiator Discover the Shrine in Il Colosseo. Silver 63.39% of players
• Plumber Discover the Shrine in the Cloaca Maxima. Silver 48.63% of players
• One-Man Wrecking Crew Discover the Shrine in Palazzo Laterano. Silver 53.19% of players
• Amen Discover the Shrine in the Basilica di San Pietro. Silver 48.57% of players
• Bang! Destroy the Machine Gun. Bronze 71.85% of players
• Splash! Destroy the Naval Cannon. Bronze 58.58% of players
• Boom! Destroy the Bomber. Bronze 53.32% of players
• Kaboom! Destroy the Tank. Bronze 53.57% of players
• Home Improvement Renovate 5 buildings in the Antico district. Bronze 63.97% of players
• Tower Offense Burn All Borgia Towers. Bronze 54.54% of players
• Show Off Complete 10 Guild Challenges. Bronze 48.14% of players
• .. .- -- .- .-.. .. ...- . Solve all of Subject 16’s puzzles. Silver 20.69% of players
• Perfectionist Earn 3 gold medals in the Animus Virtual Training Program. Bronze 27.61% of players
• Brotherhood Recruit 3 Assassins. Bronze 72.59% of players
• Welcome to the Brotherhood Train a recruit up to the Rank of Assassin. Bronze 46.65% of players
• Capture the Flag Remove All Borgia Flags in Rome. Bronze 11.54% of players
• In Memoriam Collect All Feathers. Bronze 30.3% of players
• Dust to Dust Find 1 Artifact in 2012. Bronze 38.59% of players
• Serial Killer Perform an Execution Streak of 10 kills. Bronze 40.24% of players
• Spring Cleaning Kill a guard with a broom. Bronze 31.21% of players
• Your Wish is Granted Throw money in a well. Bronze 38.96% of players
• Fly Like an Eagle Jump with the parachute off the top of Castel Sant'Angelo. Bronze 25.49% of players
• The Gloves Come Off Win the highest bet at the Fights. Bronze 20.75% of players
• Mailer Daemon Access your email in 2012. Bronze 55.38% of players
• Synchronization Established Complete an entire Session with at least one kill (Multiplayer Only). Bronze Needs online 54.2% of players
• Needle in a Haystack Kill your target while hidden in a hay bale (Multiplayer Only). Bronze Needs online 19.86% of players
• Strong Closer Take the lead 10 seconds before the end of a session and go on to win (Multiplayer Only). Bronze Needs online 11.87% of players
• Fast Learner Kill your target and escape your pursuer in less than 10 seconds (Multiplayer Only). Bronze Needs online 31.31% of players
• Job skills During Open Conflict, kill your target and escape (Multiplayer Only). Silver Needs online 27.15% of players
• Download Complete Reach Level 50 (Multiplayer Only). Silver Needs online 6.33% of players
• Role Model Get all the Co-op bonuses in 1 session (Multiplayer Only). Bronze Needs online 6.22% of players
• Overachiever Score 750 points or more on a single kill (Multiplayer Only). Bronze Needs online 24.84% of players
• Abstergo Employee of the Month Get every single bonus at least once (Multiplayer Only). Bronze Needs online 3.69% of players
• Ahead of the Curve Perform a double or triple escape (Multiplayer Only). Bronze Needs online 27.56% of players
• Strong-Arm Throw a Long Weapon, Heavy Weapon, and Smoke bomb more than 10 m at a guard. Bronze 13.58% of players
• High Roller Win 10000 florins playing Hazard. Bronze 17.16% of players
• il Principe Receive 100% synch in ACB and full synch in all missions of the Da Vinci Disappearance. Silver 8.69% of players
• Airstrike Kill 10 guards with a single arrow storm. Bronze 18.24% of players
• GPS Complete the Da Vinci Disappearance. Silver 27.32% of players
• Clowning Around Beat up the 5 thirsty harlequins. Silver 13.41% of players
• Special Delivery Double Assassinate from a parachute. Bronze 17.15% of players
• Grand Theft Dressage Steal 5 horses from their riders, while remaining on horseback. Bronze 15.45% of players
• Going Up Kill a guard with the bag that drops from a lift. Bronze 21.73% of players
• Easy Come, Easy Go Pay 500 florins to an orator, then pickpocket him afterward. Bronze 19.99% of players

Space and patches

Space neededAbout 7.3 GB

Update patch02.03

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

DLC

A free PS3 mission pack, two free multiplayer updates and a paid story expansion. The single-player packs are still sold.

Items

Name	Date	Adds	Price	Obtainable today
Copernicus Conspiracy	2010-11-09	Eight optional missions starring the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. Exclusive to the PS3 version at launch.	free	Yes
Animus Project Update 1.0	2010-12-14	The Mont Saint-Michel map and the Advanced Alliance mode for multiplayer.	free	No
Animus Project Update 2.0	2011-01-18	The Pienza map, the Chest Capture mode and a Templar Score system for multiplayer.	free	No
The Da Vinci Disappearance	2011-03-08	Eight new missions, two new locations, two new multiplayer modes, a new map and four new characters, plus 10 trophies.	US$9.99	Yes

Playable today

Playable offline todayPartly

The campaign and all single-player content still play. Multiplayer closed.

Online

Online servers runningNo

Plays offlinePartly

Ubisoft closed the PS3 multiplayer servers. The ten multiplayer trophies have not been earnable since spring 2023, so the Platinum is out of reach.

Services

Service	Status	Shutdown date
Multiplayer servers	ended	2022-10-01

Reception

Aggregates

Outlet	Platform	Score	Scale
Metacritic	PS3	90	100
GameRankings	PS3	89.92	100

Critics

Outlet	Score	Scale	Platform
IGN	8	10
GameSpot	8.5	10
Game Informer	9.25	10
Eurogamer	10	10
GamePro	5	5
Edge	8	10
GameTrailers	9	10
Official Xbox Magazine	8	10	Xbox 360

Staff and cast

Staff

Role	Name
Director	Patrick Plourde
Producer	Vincent Pontbriand
Designer	Steven Masters
Programmer	Stéphane Girard
Artist	Mohamed Gambouz
Artist	Wilson Mui
Writer	Patrice Désilets
Writer	Corey May
Writer	Jeffrey Yohalem
Composer	Jesper Kyd

Notes for collectors

• The PS3 version has a free exclusive extra, the Copernicus Conspiracy, which only reached the PC version through a patch on May 23, 2017.
• The multiplayer beta was exclusive to the PS3. PlayStation Plus members got early access from September 27, 2010, and it ran from October 4 to October 18, 2010.
• Ubisoft planned to close the multiplayer servers on September 1, 2022, then delayed it to October 1, 2022.
• The trophy list has 61 trophies: 51 in the base game, which includes 10 that need multiplayer, and 10 for The Da Vinci Disappearance.
• Two multiplayer characters that were pre-order bonuses, the Harlequin and the Officer, were later included in The Da Vinci Disappearance, along with the pre-order only Drachen Armor for Ezio.
• The disc IDs are BLUS30537 for North America and BLES00909 for Europe, and both use the same 34 MB title update.
• Patrice Désilets left the studio before E3 2010. Ubisoft said he was taking a creative break after finishing his work on the game.

Credits

Publisher

Ubisoft

Developer

Ubisoft Montreal

Director

Patrick Plourde

Released

2010-11-16

Age rating

ESRB M

Disc ID

BLUS30537

Region

US

Time to beat

about 15.5 hours