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| Review Date: June 13, 2010 |
| Reviewer: A. Yang, |
| it is really fun to play. the music was perfect for the game too. they made a short movie of this game too. the character does a lot of free-running and there's a lot of armour, weapons, clothes the character can pick. the story was good. it can be long, but its worth playing for. get it! |
Screw the DRM This is the best game I've ever played.
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| Review Date: May 2, 2010 |
| Reviewer: E. Sterling, San Diego |
I just installed this game and it is beautiful. The story, graphics, gameplay are all top notch. The keyboard/mouse controls are easy once you get the hang of it.
I ordered an Xbox controller but doubt I'll use it. Jumping from roof to roof is easy and fun. The visuals are fluid and the views of the Italian cities are awesome. Just running around is lots of fun. The music and sound effects are impressive, with tons of voice clips. The interactions with people are realistic. Bump in to someone and they'll cuss at you. Jump around in front of people and they'll make fun of you. You can also pickpocket to gain funds. There are skills to be learned while fighting. You learn combos, grabs, throws, headbutts ect. I haven't learned all that yet or aquired any weapons, but the game will only get better as that happens. I can't wait to go ninja.
About the DRM. I'm not a big gamer so I don't care. I've found a very fun game and won't be buying any others for a while. For those who only play at home where there's always a web connection the DRM won't affect you. If you want to play on the go or in the boonies you're SOL. Maybe UBi will release a patch for disconnected play. To all the people complaining and saying that Ubisoft won't be getting thier cash, you're missing out. Big time. Those folks are obviously hard core gamers and they'd love this game. Ubi knew they had a masterpiece, that's why they did what they did. Kinda like Fox with the Avatar dvd.
There is a positive side to the AC2 DRM scheme. You don't need the disc to play. And you can install it on as many pcs as you want (with the registration, so don't buy a used copy). Just sign in and play.
After buying Just Cause 2 and a Radeon 4350 and having it play like crap, I was nervous about how AC2 would run on my system. I was over the required and just under the recommended specs. I found a new copy for 26 bucks and it was well worth it. Like I said, screw the DRM. Assassins Creed 2 is one of the best games ever made. |
Extraordinary!
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| Review Date: June 19, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Gen Quiban, New York |
The Assassin's Creed series has got to be one of the best games out there!
Aside from Ubisoft's DRM policy for the PC version, it's nothing but awesome. Yes, the DRM does suck for most people because you need a permanent internet connection. I feel that you're going to have to have an awesome computer to be able to fully enjoy Assassin's Creed II on the PC. Max out the graphics... you're good to go!
I run on an 8GB RAM desktop PC, that's why I was able to enjoy assassinating people... :D |
Absolutely stunning game
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| Review Date: May 12, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Stonecutter, USA |
After playing Mass Effect II and Dragon Age, I didn't think I'd find anything as good in a long time. I bought this game since it was on sale for [...] bucks. Oh my god...this has to be one of the finest video games ever made. Not only is it fun, challenging and amazingly detailed, but the voice acting and story writing is the best I have EVER seen in a game. Absolutely incredible. If you like video games at all on the PC you HAVE to get this game. I would rank it in the top 10 best games I have EVER played.
As far as the DRM goes, I could care less. I buy every game I play and I have an internet connection. I've had ZERO problems with the DRM, and in fact I prefer it, since my saved games are accessible on all three of my computers. I don't know why people are complaining when they give Blizzard 15 bucks a month for the privilege of always being hooked up to their servers in World of Warcraft. How is this any different? Trust me, you won't have any issues with the DRM. It's just a bunch of thieves that are whining here because the game companies are making it harder for them to steal.
In any case, you should definitely buy this game. It represents a whole new level of PC game design. Bravo to Ubisoft! |
Amazing game, frustrating DRM system with some bonuses
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| Review Date: April 14, 2010 |
| Reviewer: El Flechero, |
Let's just say up front, Assassin's Creed 2 is one of the best games I've ever seen, let alone played. The story is immersive, the gameplay is great. The best part though, is the overall feeling of the game. It feels so great to walk the busy streets of Renaissance Italy, and it feels even better to free run across the rooftops. The graphics, atmosphere and animations are amazing, and within these beautifully recreated cities, there's a great game to be played.
Now the DRM. I was really frustrated by this at first. I heard it would always be cutting me off, I wouldn't ever be able to connect, and the world would end. However, my time in the game is at least 40 hours now, and I've never had an issue at all, even though my internet isn't even that stable. If you're mostly playing games at home, I wouldn't worry that much honestly.
The aspect of the DRM people don't mention is that it allows you to install it an as many PC's as you want, with your saved games synchronized online. What does that mean? It means I can install it on my friends laptop at work, and pick up right where I left off at home. Or at my other friend's home computer. It also means they can make their own profile (you can have 3) and play through the game themselves whenever I'm not playing, all without a disc.
I probably sound like a Ubisoft representative, but I was really surprised and pleased with how this system actually worked out. It sounds awful on paper, but it can end up being quite handy. Now, if I regularly played games on my laptop on the train (a believable situation, though if you read the DRM reviews it seems as if the only place anyone EVER plays games is on a train) or some other situation where internet was unavailable, I agree it would be really frustrating. But if you're into gaming enough to boot up your gaming laptop during the commute, you probably have another game that you could pass the time with. It's also probably not the only time you play games, so, trust me, buy Assassin's Creed 2 anyway, because it's one of the best games you'll ever play. That's my take on it.
So, more about the game itself. I'm sure you've heard, they really improved the gameplay in the second game. It has big, open cities like the first one, but this time the story and side missions have a lot more variety. There's just a lot more stuff to do, races, side assassination contracts, factions, etc.
Though at first glance it seems the same, the fighting in this game has a had a major overhaul from the first. You can fight with your hidden blade(s!) use a ton of different weapons, quick-step around enemies, and of course, disarm and dispatch them; the finishing moves always look sweet. If you're willing to not just smash the attack button, they give you everything you need to create interesting and epic battles.
The assassinations themselves are a lot more interesting, Ezio's skills let you come at them from a lot of different ways. From the air, from a hiding place, from below, with a gun, two at a time, it all makes it more fun.
So, it's a FANTASTIC game, with an unusual DRM scheme that you can actually find a lot of good in--if you're that kind of person. |
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