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GF Rating
8.7

29164 ratings

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GF Rating
10

Perfect

Worth the buy this time around!

posted by toMsonsLLC (BERWYN, IL) Nov 17, 2009

Member since Jun 2009

283 out of 320 gamers (88%) found this review helpful

This game is better than the first, I will start with that.

I will say the bad cause I want to finish with the good. First the buildings still look the same, when you climb you will notice the building parts are copied and pasted from other areas. This isn't a big deal unless you're just climbing, for all the viewpoints before you do anything. This brings me to my second bad part of the game, the darn viewpoints. I was hoping that they would ditch the many viewpoints for just ONE, or a few.. But there is tons again, I guess he still has terrible vision. But this is just an annoyance for people who do everything.

More bad, the model detail level. It's kinda just like AC original from what I can tell. The face models aren't great, and to many rough edges in the details. I feel like they could have delayed the game a month to make the models look better, say like MGS4 or Uncharted (faces). Those two games capitalize on high quality for this generation.

Don't worry about that first section, that is pure nit-picking!

Now the GOOD...

One, there is a ton of weapons for once. You don't get bored of combat so fast, because when you start being bored you switch it up and you're entertained yet again. Than you steal weapons mid-fight and this really gets you into it. It's awesome to kill 3-4 enemies with a single attack, and from what I've seen there are more "finishing moves" with all the weapons.

They took away the REPETITIVENESS that killed AC1, thank god! They did a good job of listening to us, the fans that we don't want to do the same thing 20-30 times in the game (20-30% still remains).

Money! You get to buy all sorts of stuff, I will let you be surprised. Collecting money is fun. One of the best things is you get a manor, which you improve. It's fantastically original. But money isn't all this game is good at. The story is well thought out. It brings you in slowly, and lets you LEARN.

9.3 / 10.0 - They call it AC2, cause it's twice as great as the original.

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GF Rating
10

Perfect

UNBELIEVABLE

posted by transdude (CENTRE, AL) May 22, 2011

Member since Apr 2008

2 out of 2 gamers (100%) found this review helpful

its awsume

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GF Rating
10

Perfect

A different game with the same awesomeness

posted by Verathia (NEWPORT NEWS, VA) Nov 17, 2009

Member since Nov 2009

73 out of 86 gamers (85%) found this review helpful

The problem with ACI was its repetitiveness... ACII takes away almost all of it by adding monetary stores, more weapons, clothing customization, and side missions.

The Bad:
The cut scenes are the exact same graphics as the game, only zoomed in, so it's not so hot.
It still gets a little repetitive, but nothing more than any other game.

The Good:
Women.
A story line that is both easy to follow, and dramatic/enthralling.
New weapons
New moves
New worlds
Your own "villa" (it's the size of a small city)
The graphics (other than cut scenes) are even better than the first game, a remarkable feat.
Quicker climbing
Can't say more without saying spoilers.

Also, the Desmond story line still exists in this game.

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