Assassin's Creed 2 is the story of Ezio Auditore da Firenze, and Italian noble in Renaissance era Italy.

Assassin's Creed 2 keeps the core gameplay that made the original so popular, but adds all new features and mission types to enhance the experience, resulting in a game that will surprise and challenge players.

Assassin's Creed 2 tells the story of family, vengeance and conspiracy. Players help Ezio become a master assassin. Employ the aid of the great Leonardo da Vinci, take on Florence's most powerful families and brave challenges through the canals of Venice.

Assassin's Creed 2 follows on from the original Assassin's Creed, which was the fastest-selling new IP in video game history.

• Ezio, a New Assassin For a New Era: Ezio Auditore da Firenze is a young Italian noble who will learn the ways of the assassins after his family was betrayed and he looks to seek vengeance.
• Rennaisance Italy: Italy in the 15th century was less a country and more a collection of city-states where families with political and economic strength began to take leadership roles in cities like Florence and Venice.
• A New-Found Freedom: You will be able to perform missions when you want and how you want in this open-ended world that brings back free-running and adds elements such as swimming and even flying to the adventure.
• Dynamic Crowd: Discover a living, breathing world where every character is an opportunity for the player.
• Become a Master Assassin: Perfect your skills to become a master assassin where you brandish new weapons, learn to disarm enemies then use their weapons against them and assassinate enemies using both hidden blades.