Assassin's Creed appealed to millions of gamers because of its sprawling environments, intriguing story and stealth kills. For the sequel, Ubisoft made the dramatic switch to Renaissance Italy (circa 1476) and enhanced the gameplay with a host of improvements that should make slaughtering the time period's fat cats a guilty pleasure.

 

In the game, you play as Ezio Auditore de Firenze, a nobleman related to the previous game's hero, Altair. For reasons unknown, Ezio goes from cultured snob to hired killer and becomes embroiled in a war between The Assassins and the Templar. With multiple hits spread across several Italian cities such as Venice, Florence, Tuscany and Rome, he sets off to stab lots of people