Assassin's Creed 2 is the follow up to the fastest selling new IP in video games. It is set in Renaissance era Italy and follow the story of Ezio Auditore da Firenze, an Italian noble who must become a master assassin with the help of his friends, including the great Leonardo da Vinci.

Assassin's Creed 2 follows the same open world formula of its predecessor but gives players more mission types to keep things interesting. Combat has also been expanded, as Ezio can now fight unarmed, disarm his opponents and use their weapons against them, allowing for all new challenges.

All this plus a brand new story line, new weapons and gadgets to play with and a new crowd system which will allow for more realistic crowd interaction will provide players with a true assassin's experience right from their seat.

• 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.