Assassin's Creed 2 is the sequel to the very popular first installment of the first game.
The game created its own magic by having fluid action and an interesting story.
This time, you are transported to Renaissance Italy in the 15th century; you are in control of a young man named Enzio.
You play through his life to find the answers to the questions you were asking way back in AC1.
The same play style is back with a beefed up system.
The same great free-running style is still a large part of the game play as well as they assassin combat.
Some of the original complaints about the short story and perhaps lack of side missions was addressed in the game.
There are now quite a few things to do and to collect along side the main story.
You are given the ability to manage your own estate.
You can put money into the various shops around your little town by upgrading them, this gives you discounts on the merchandise they sell.
This time around, you are also not thrust back into the modern day every other minute with the strange and somewhat boring interruptions.
Most of the story stays within the memory sequences.
The story does get a little bit confusing about halfway through, if you are not paying attention to who is who, you will have trouble following things.
There seems to be quite a lot of historical information included into the game if that interests you.
Overall, it is an improvement compared to the first game in looks, combat, and length.
The game play does feel a little bit easier this in some ways.
The guards are easier to get off your back, but that can be a good thing as there were times in AC1 that it was frustrating to always have them chasing you.
You have more freedom to run around on the ground and not get their attention every 5 steps as long as you don't run into people.