Assassin's Creed II has been out for over two weeks now. From speaking to numerous gamers, many people are still sitting on the fence unsure of whether Ubisoft Montreal's sequel is really worth buying after the original was initially flooded with positive reviews until a slightly sour aftertaste...

When kidnapped by an unknown assailant and forced into a machine with the purpose of retracing the genetical memories of your assassin ancestor to learn the location of an unknown item from the year 1191, it's hard to say no.

* Unique and interesting storyline; * Immersive and convincing through amazing graphics; sound and presentation; * Sword fights and assassinations are a lot of fun

* 1-2 hours in and you know what you'll be doing for the rest; * Questionable control over Altaïr's mobility; * Transportation can be a bit lengthy and over-used

Assassins Creed is best approached with no preconceptions whatsoever. If you play it with an expectation of greatness, then an unfair emphasis will be placed on the in game issues and that does not do the game justice.

This game is very fun to play but it becomes very repetitive after the 4th assassination. Its just go to the town clime a tower find some people learn about the bad guy and them kill him, in return you will get new abilities.

stunning visuals; great climbing abilities

gets a bit repetitive

This is a one-weekend experience.

The next generation of open-city gameplay! Some of the best animations out there; Gorgeous graphics and starts out very exciting and fun

Becomes very repetitive and the story depends too much on there being a sequel

While Liberation offers AC junkies some elements that will keep them happy for up to 15 hours, the game ultimately lacks coherent storytelling, interesting missions and memorable characters.

Malgré ses quelques faiblesses de gameplay, Assassin's Creed reste cependant un très bon jeu, très prenant et surtout absolument magnifique. Il est à parier qu'Ubisoft ne s'arrêtera pas sur un si bon lancé et nous attendons avec impatience la suite de ce titre à l'avenir très prometteur.

Des graphismes époustouflants; Un gameplay des plus faciles; Une immersion totale dans le jeu

Un manque de variét; Et oui c'est tout..

More focused and stealthy than its big brothers, but this HD handheld port suffers in the jump to consoles.

Encourages stealth over action; Aveline is a strong female lead

A shorter campaign and smaller world than console Creeds; Looks like a HD PS2 game; Wearing bonnets is rubbish

It's easy to imagine a big-budget game tackling slavery with the subtlety of a hammer, but Freedom Cry is an emotional triumph...with some ethical issues.

Even the greatest heroes can't live forever. And so it goes for Ezio Auditore di Firenze, who finally steps aside to make room for new champions in Assassin's Creed: Revelations.

New movement options keep the platforming joyful; Brotherhood recruitment has been nicely fleshed out; Gorgeous; vibrant world with a lot to do; Fantastic soundtrack; Emotionally fulfilling ending

Tower defense isn't fun; Desmond sections aren't fun; Disappointing main story