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The Fight is on in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood!
posted by Aragorn225 (FREDERICK, MD) Nov 15, 2010
Member since Nov 2006
93 out of 107 gamers (87%) found this review helpful
Taking place right after Assassin's Creed 2, the opening of Brotherhood shows us how Ezio escapes Vatican, where we saw him last defeating Rodrigo Borgia, ACII's primary antagonist. The escape mission not only serves as a refresher as what as happened recently, but also a nice tutorial that teaches us the proper ways of killing in a way only an Assassin would.
But that's not why I gave it a rating of 9, while Ezio's personal vendetta against the Borgia Clan is interesting and intense, nothing beats playing Assassin vs. Assassin in Multiplayer!
Multiplayer is where two or more players go head to head in Assassin-on-Assassin action, walking around large crowds, trying to conceal ourselves from our prey was not only challenging but surprisingly fun! I alomst laughed out loud when my friend accidently blew his cover killing some old geezer in the crowd that looked much like my character!
The controls remain swift and precise, making the game both enjoyable and easy (controller-wise!). But I think you will agree with me when i say, the new Raise-An-Assassin-Guild system defines the game as intrigueing and almost a Strategy game!
That's right, in Brotherhood, as Ezio, you gain the ability to turn your new-found allies into highly-trained assassin, like yourself. Then you can send off these young apprentices all across Europe to complete missions while you concentrate on taking down Borgia's rule in Rome. Once your Assassin buddies grow a few notches in their belts, they can be more helpful when you call them to help you in combat.
So the next time you're surrounded by heavily-armed guards and need some backup, hit a button and BOOM, up to six Assassins crawl out of the shadows and start figthing your enemies to the death! Helpful, right? But worry, they may die if they can't win a fight, so make sure you're Assassin buddies are trained well before you put them up to the large fights!
By the way...
:foodndrink: to be my bro' Ezio!
But that's not why I gave it a rating of 9, while Ezio's personal vendetta against the Borgia Clan is interesting and intense, nothing beats playing Assassin vs. Assassin in Multiplayer!
Multiplayer is where two or more players go head to head in Assassin-on-Assassin action, walking around large crowds, trying to conceal ourselves from our prey was not only challenging but surprisingly fun! I alomst laughed out loud when my friend accidently blew his cover killing some old geezer in the crowd that looked much like my character!
The controls remain swift and precise, making the game both enjoyable and easy (controller-wise!). But I think you will agree with me when i say, the new Raise-An-Assassin-Guild system defines the game as intrigueing and almost a Strategy game!
That's right, in Brotherhood, as Ezio, you gain the ability to turn your new-found allies into highly-trained assassin, like yourself. Then you can send off these young apprentices all across Europe to complete missions while you concentrate on taking down Borgia's rule in Rome. Once your Assassin buddies grow a few notches in their belts, they can be more helpful when you call them to help you in combat.
So the next time you're surrounded by heavily-armed guards and need some backup, hit a button and BOOM, up to six Assassins crawl out of the shadows and start figthing your enemies to the death! Helpful, right? But worry, they may die if they can't win a fight, so make sure you're Assassin buddies are trained well before you put them up to the large fights!
By the way...
:foodndrink: to be my bro' Ezio!