Assassins Creed 2 Xbox

Description:
The first Assassin's Creed won countless awards for its unique action adventure gameplay, visually stunning graphics, and engaging storyline. Now the developers at Ubisoft have raised the bar tenfold with Assassin's Creed II.

You return right where you left Desmond Miles off in the first, who had just witnessed his ancestor Altair's life through the Animus machine. With the help of Lucy Stillman, the insider within the walls of the evil Abstergo Industries, you escape and meet with the modern-day assassins. You use the Animus again by choice, and dwell into your ancestor Ezio Auditore da Firenze during the late 15th and early 16th century in Renaissance Italy.

The sequel comes with improvements everywhere. Scaling buildings are now a breeze, the storyline has greatly improved, side-missions are far more varied than its predecessor, the computer AI has smartened up, and money now comes into the equation, buying equipment and weapons. The combat is the most improved, with weapons from axes, hammers, swords and duel hidden blades giving assassinations more stylized variety. If you enjoyed the first (or never played it), this is the right game for you.

- Gerard Ward