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Assassin's Creed 2
Developer Ubisoft Montreal
Assassin's Creed II is a 2009 action-adventure game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the second major installment in the Assassin's Creed series, and the sequel to 2007's Assassin's Creed. The game was first released on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in November 2009, and was later made available on Microsoft Windows in March 2010 and OS X in October 2010. The game's plot is set in a… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
442 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
84
LovedLoved
282 positive · 52 negative
95% range 80–88%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 282 | 52 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 33 | 10 | 54 |
| Mastodon * | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Lemmy * | 2 | 0 | 3 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
17,173 of 19,780 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
84% recommend · 216 yes, 42 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 258 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (55,437 of 61,939 positive).
Players praise the game's story, characters, and soundtrack as timeless. [1][2][3] Some reviewers note the gameplay and parkour have aged poorly. [4][5] Several players criticize Ubisoft Connect for causing login and ownership issues. [6][7][8]
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- [6]
Do NOT buy the game. Ubisoft Connect is literally a huge pain in the ass. Won't even let me play and now even locked me out of my damn account because it has a separate launcher for a game made 15 years ago. It needs the internet to connect for a single player game. Costed me like $2 but ubisoft still managed to make me want to get a refund. It's really that bad. Game is great. Ubisoft is just bad.
- [1]
You start as a rich kid your family dies. You want revenge you get style. You climb a tower but this time it actually feels worth it. Renaissance Italy looks unreal. Florence, Venice, rooftops, music… everything feels alive. Ezio talks, laughs, grows. He’s not just an assassin. He’s the main character. The missions ? Finally different. The combat ? Smoother. The economy ? Still broken if you buy that sword too …
- [3]
There are games that entertain you for a few hours, and then there are games that stay with you for a lifetime. For me, Assassin's Creed II belongs firmly in the second category. I first played this game as a child, and over the years I've returned to it more times than I can count. Every playthrough feels like revisiting an old friend. While gaming has evolved tremendously since 2009, there is something timeless …
- [4]
I’ve seen a lot of praise for this game, so I decided to give it a try. AC2’s story, characters, and soundtrack are peak, but that’s about it. The gameplay hasn’t aged well, the parkour and controls feel clunky, and the combat is mid or even below average at best. I understand that if you played this back in 2009, it would have been a masterpiece for sure, but unfortunately I’m experiencing it in 2025. The gameplay …
- [2]
[quote=Ezio Auditore da Firenze] "It is a good life we live, brother." "May it never change." "And may it never change us." Games today throw a thousand icons at your minimap, but this game gave you Florence, Venice, and Jesper Kyd's soundtrack. Watching Ezio go from an arrogant brawler to a legendary mentor never loses its charm. The controls take a minute to get used to if you started gaming recently, but the soul …
Summarised from 34 of the 342 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
84% of the 258 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Assassin's Creed 2. The complaint that keeps coming up: ubisoft Connect launcher causes login and authentication problems. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Upon release, Assassin's Creed II received universal acclaim on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 with generally favourable reviews on PC. Review aggregator site Metacritic gave the PlayStation 3 version a score of 91 and the Xbox 360 version a 90, making it the highest-rated game in the franchise on the site. In an exclusive review by Official Xbox Magazine, Assassin's Creed II scored 9/10. Its second review was a perfect score from the Official PlayStation Magazine US, while the Official PlayStation Magazine UK scored the game a 9/10. Jeremy Parish of 1Up.com gave the game an A− stating: "AC2 is everything a sequel ought to be: An improvement on the original in nearly every way. Perhaps more…
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Reactions
60 of 442 · most liked firstDo NOT buy the game. Ubisoft Connect is literally a huge pain in the ass. Won't even let me play and now even locked me out of my damn account because it has a separate launcher for a game made 15 years ago. It needs the internet to connect for a single player game. Costed me like $2 but ubisoft still managed to make me want to get a refund. It's really that bad. Game is great. Ubisoft is just bad.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Day 732 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing. Today's game is Assassin's Creed 2. I started this up today, and did a *little* tinkering with reshade. I still want to mess with it a bit because i feel it's way too saturated, but it's definitely got less of that ugly filter games of that era had. So, just consider this a disclosure that mileage will very if someone decides to replay this and sees my pictures. I first wanted to start off by saying that the soundtrack to…
positive · AI labelView post →Day 735 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing. Today's game is some more Assassin's Creed 2. I spent all day doing extra stuff. Namely (and this is actually what brought me to the synchronization point in the above picture) the feathers. I always here everyone talking about how bad they were, and i felt as my first brush with AC2, I'd go ahead and try and get them all. I did it, it only took me like all day. Part of it was because i didn't realize i had to do a race…
neutral · AI labelView post →You start as a rich kid your family dies. You want revenge you get style. You climb a tower but this time it actually feels worth it. Renaissance Italy looks unreal. Florence, Venice, rooftops, music… everything feels alive. Ezio talks, laughs, grows. He’s not just an assassin. He’s the main character. The missions ? Finally different. The combat ? Smoother. The economy ? Still broken if you buy that sword too early. You don’t play Assassin’s Creed II for nostalgia. You play it…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Simply giving a negative reviews because of Ubisoft Connect. If you have the game, played it for the first time connected to an old Ubisoft account, and then years later want to play again and have another Ubisoft account linked to your computer, guess what, you cannot play it anymore, it literally says that it cannot guarantee you are the owner of the game. Now, how did the saying went again? "If buying isn't owning..... 🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️" It is a good game, and you should play it, but…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Day 749 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing. Today's game is Assassin's Creed Revelations. I've been playing this for a while now in the Background. I have much the same regards for this i had for Assassin's Creed 2 and Brotherhood. It improves on the mechanics of the first one to a nice degree. I especially like the Animus island, it has this cold and desolate feeling that feels almost cozy too me. I would love to bring my laptop out there along with maybe a blanket…
positive · AI labelView post →Day 734 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing. Today's game is some more Assassin's Creed 2. I've mentioned before I've been playing with Reshade. I decided i'd mess with something else instead to keep myself from playing with the Reshade settings for more than 5 minutes, so i found something that gives me a freecam along with slo-mo controls and FOV controls. It's nice to have a photomode to use with this. Even just the HUD Toggle is nice. I do feel a *little*…
neutral · AI labelView post →The unity of place in this game was fantastic. I miss the Arkham series. Arkham, BioShock, Assassin's Creed 2, Dead Space, Mass Effect, Alan Wake... The games that came out just before I became a dad and no longer had time to play was fantastic.
positive · AI labelView post →--{Graphics}--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ Paint.exe ---{Gameplay}--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It‘s just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Starring at walls is better ☐ Just don‘t ---{Audio}--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ Earrape ---{Audience}--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Human ---{PC Requirements}--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boiiiiii ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its very stupid how u are forced to play this game through ubisoft launcher. when i log in thru my account it says my acc is suspended every time, ive made multiple accounts and changed the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ password a few times and it still says my account is suspended now i cant play the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I will keep it short and sweet. Great game. Excellent artists all around. Bravo. Next. A cornucopia of failures by Ubisoft regarding login and account services. Every time I try to login in and play the game I own, "Ubisoft services are unavailable". I will never buy another Ubisoft or Ubisoft adjacent game again. Thanks for your time!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What the fuck are they saying, you FIGHT THE POPE TO THE DEATH in Assassin's Creed 2! This stupid ass fake outrage really gotta stop, dude. Don't care if it's against a game from Ubisoft or an actual decent group of devs, it makes NO sense and looks highly hypocritical.
neutral · AI labelView post →"There was a problem authenticating the ownership of this product and the game cannot be started." Ubisoft can't go bankrupt soon enough.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →-It is a good life we lead, brother. -The best, may it never change. -And may it never change us.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[quote=Ezio Auditore da Firenze] "It is a good life we live, brother." "May it never change." "And may it never change us." Games today throw a thousand icons at your minimap, but this game gave you Florence, Venice, and Jesper Kyd's soundtrack. Watching Ezio go from an arrogant brawler to a legendary mentor never loses its charm. The controls take a minute to get used to if you started gaming recently, but the soul of this title hasn't aged a single day.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just finished Assassin's Creed Mirage. I loved it! In many ways, it feels like an alternative Assassin's Creed 2, like a several-years-later-sequel iteration on the concepts of the first game. You can also see how some of the gameplay has been whittled down from the RPG-era's bloated framework.
positive · AI labelView post →Unplayable on Pc, tried 3 seperate operating systems game crashes on each one.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I speak for everyone who’s every played a Ubisoft game made after 2009 on PC when I say Uplay/UbisoftConnect/Whatever the Hell they are calling it now can go to Hell. Seriously, I already brought the game on Steam, do I REALLY need to sign into a whole other account just to play this? Okay, putting that un-necessary step just to play this game aside allow me to cut straight to the chase and say this is my favourite Assassin’s Creed game! Not even that, it’s in my top 5 favourite games of all…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →man, seeing gameplay of Assassin's Creed 2 in a video about game design and hearing the music makes me want to replay it all again. again, again, again, again
positive · AI labelView post →To me the best assassins creed game till this day! Nothing has come close to the magic this game had. I remember getting this for the xbox 360 when it first came out. Once it came to PC, of course it was a no brainer to get it. Enzo is by far the most interesting character in the whole series. It improves on everything compared to the original and still looks great in todays standards. If you never had the pleasure of playing this fantastic game. I highly suggest you do so.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →They didn't do it in the first two, but it was most likely because the games couldn't support it. However, Assassin's Creed 2 did make the player kill the Pope, not as a side objective or prerogative, but as the final boss. Though I'd say the best way is to have consequences in-game for desecration
neutral · AI labelView post →Gamer since 6-7ish? ✨First System: SEGA something ✨Last: PC, PS5 ✨Main: PS5 ✨Fav dev: CDPR, Larian ✨Fav games: The Witcher 3, Dragon Age Inquisition, BG3, FF16, Assassin's Creed 2 trilogy, RDR2, Animal Crossing New Horizons ✨Fav game franchises: Witcher, Dragon Age, Pokemon
neutral · AI labelView post →There are games that entertain you for a few hours, and then there are games that stay with you for a lifetime. For me, Assassin's Creed II belongs firmly in the second category. I first played this game as a child, and over the years I've returned to it more times than I can count. Every playthrough feels like revisiting an old friend. While gaming has evolved tremendously since 2009, there is something timeless about Assassin's Creed II that continues to capture my imagination and emotions.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a shame they never developed an Assassin's Creed game set during The Troubles. It could have virtually the same ending as Assassin's Creed 2, but set in The Grand Hotel in Brighton.
neutral · AI labelView post →One simple sentence A game with god-tier music.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I’ve seen a lot of praise for this game, so I decided to give it a try. AC2’s story, characters, and soundtrack are peak, but that’s about it. The gameplay hasn’t aged well, the parkour and controls feel clunky, and the combat is mid or even below average at best. I understand that if you played this back in 2009, it would have been a masterpiece for sure, but unfortunately I’m experiencing it in 2025. The gameplay irritates me, and the only thing keep me going is the story. At least now I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm still here. Me! Ezio! Ezio Auditore! Peak game + huge improvement from AC 1. Looking forward to playing brotherhood next
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Duomo in Florence. It's surreal to visit somewhere in a video game and then to go there more than fifteen years later. I could have never guessed back in 2009 when playing Assassin's Creed 2 that one day I'd visit Florence let alone live in Europe. #photography
neutral · AI labelView post →#BlueZicos 🦋 #MusicChallenge 🎶 #JourneyAroundOST 🧳 Friday : A historical game or movie 📽️🕹️ Assassin's Creed 2 🗣️Jesper Kyd 🔊Earth
neutral · AI labelView post →Get to know me: Games edition 🕹 10 of my favorite games include: 1. Pokemon 2. Super Smash Bros Melee 3. Batman Arkham City 4. Spider-Man 2 Movie Game 5. Super Mario Sunshine 6. Yoshi's Island 7. Assassin's Creed 2 8. Star Wars The Force Unleashed 9. Luigi's Mansion 10. Lego Star Wars
neutral · AI labelView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ Reality looks disappointingly ugly in comparison ☐ Gorgeous ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don't look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Audio }--- ☑ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I am now deaf ---{ Story }--- ☐ It'll replace your life ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Average ☐ Barely any lore ☐ No Story ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☑ Grandma ---{ System…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Have you played modern ACs? Have you heard people saying that AC2 is the best? Do you worry if a 15 y o game still as good as it was? Fear not! Even though this game is much more basic and arcadey, its every bit is cleanly polished, well aged and still has everything that made AC such an enjoyable experience.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is magnificent and if anyone's got a problem with my opinion then they should take it up with my butt cause he's the only one that gives a crap
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I know I keep talking about it but like I am impressed at how it's been a really long time since I played a game that I don't want to put down and man Assassin's Creed 2 is just scratching an itch in my brain it's so good
positive · AI labelView post →I'm writing this review after having completed my 5th playthrough of the game, some 6 years after the 4th one. 17 years old, as old as Ezio himself in the opening sequence, but Assassin's Creed 2 has lost none of its charm. The locations, the excellent score, Ezio, the modern day storyline, the parkour, it is all still great. It remains a gaming classic, the one that kicked the franchise into higher gear after an innovative but ultimately stiff first entry. However, it is far from…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is still great a game after all these years. Great story, great soundtrack! I started the franchise from this one. I played it on PS and now on PC. It would be great if they remaster it. It is a masterpiece.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have played a lot of Assassin's Creed 2 today. Its really fun. I'm surprised at how well I am doing in the game.
positive · AI labelView post →I bought this just cuz I love it so much, Uplay is broken so I play the pirated version anyways, fck Ubisoft
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When I first played Assassin’s Creed 2 back in 2009 I absolutely loved the game without a doubt. But strangely enough I never replayed it or went on to buy any of its sequels leaving Assassin’s Creed 2 as my sole exposure to the long running franchise. Thanks to a (somewhat) recent collab with a gacha game I played I decided to revisit the series starting with my original entry into the series and I’m relieved to say the game is still incredible. One of the major aspects of Assassin’s creed 2…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played it a few years ago and planned to replay it lately. For some reason, my Ubisoft account that is linked to my Steam account (and required to play the game) doesn't show that I own it. And UBISOFT COULD NOT CARE LESS ABOUT IT. I contacted their customer support and I keep getting automated replies that do not address my issue. ♥♥♥♥ you, Ubisoft, this time and over until you're gone. If you purchase this game, be aware that you might be in for a rocky ride trying to get to play it,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played AC2 for the very first time now, at the end of 2025... What could I say? I am so happy I made this choice, what an amazing game! If you have never played it before, please do it, because you will live an amazing story.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →all though old, its still gold, and what assassins creed should be like
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love it, this is my first time trying the OG line of Assassin's Creed (my first was AC Origins). And oml, you OG fans were right asf. The original games are so much better in terms of gameplay, story, parkour, and it deadass needs more skills than Origins. I'm feeling passionate rn because damn, AC 2 is LITERALLY an Assassin's Creed game, unlike the newer games that slightly deviates from the assassin gameplay. Y'all were right, I get why you lot complain a lot about the newer games, they…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →3: Demon's Souls vs. Assassin's Creed 2 vs. a shitload of others. (2009 was an incredible year.) I fought hard for Demon's Souls and - well, the right game won.
neutral · AI labelView post →If you ever wondered what an "Assassins Creed" game meant, this is it - the game that defines the franchise. Beautifully designed and executed from start to finish on every front. It is a good life we lead. May it never change. And may it never change us. Pros Cons ✅ Instant Buy Modding Recommendation Install the following mods to get the best experience on modern hardware, while remaining faithful to the original vision.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A massive improvement over the first game. Ezio is a fantastic protagonist and Renaissance Italy is a stunning setting. The story is engaging and the gameplay is much more varied.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First time writing a review for a game because this game was absolute PEAK Assassin's creed 2 is like 20 years old but the gameplay and quality feels amazing, especially with the remaster. The fine detail on the wall in a random corner shows how much commitment the developers made. More importantly the story line, audio, and music was on point entirely through. Whoever wrote the script and story is an absolute legend. 10/10 MUST PLAY
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ezio Games still hold up 16 years later. Good characters, good story, gameplay still has enough to offer to keep the player engaged the entire time. Good stuff
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I see Ubisoft refuse to learn anything from past experiences Back when I lived a place with spotty internet, Assassin's Creed 2 crashed every time it dropped out - once completely corrupting my ~50% savefile. I pirated the game (that I had bought at full price) immediately afterwards
negative · AI labelView post →Assassin’s Creed II is a true masterpiece. You could easily call it the peak of the entire AC series — this was Ubisoft at its absolute prime, and they really cooked here. It’s one of the strongest entries in the franchise, no doubt. Years ago, I finished Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood (repack version), and I wanted to try AC2 as well — but like many pirated games, it didn’t even work. Later, I finally bought it and played it properly from start to finish… and yeah, this game fully deserves the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Assassin's Creed 2 with no spoilers, right after playing Assassin's Creed 1 is beyond imagination, I am too late for this masterpiece yet it's mind blowing even now in 2026. The first part introduced us to the legend Altair but failed to make the players align with him due to minimal storyline and gameplay with repetitive missions but this AC2 made it possible what Ac 1 couldn't. I loved the Ezio's journey of becoming an Assassin and the other supportive characters. There were great improvement…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ezio’s debut still hits hard. The world feels alive, the story has real momentum and the soundtrack is iconic. Parkour is smoother than the first game and the missions finally have some variety. Sure, a few mechanics feel dated now, but the charm of Renaissance Italy more than makes up for it. A classic that’s absolutely worth revisiting. [8.5/10]
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Best character and one of the best parkour mechanics in the franchise. Feels weird playing an Ubisoft game that isn’t copy-paste RPG slop, but rather an actually cool game with its own identity
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Peak assassins creed. Gonna replay it forever and pretend new ones don't exist.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DON'T BUY THIS GAME IF YOU DON'T HAVE A CONTROLLER i made the mistake of buying this game with no controller, and have been more or less unable to play. I've played it before, so I'm not to annoyed, but to any new players, this might ruin the game for you.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics }--- Decent: 5/10 The first game had better graphics. ---{ Gameplay }--- Good: 7/10 The combat is better than in the first game. ---{ Soundtrack }--- Eargasm: 10/10 Ezio’s family all the way. ---{ Difficulty }--- Easy: 7/10 I don’t think I actually ever died. ---{ Story }--- Lovely: 9/10 Best ac story. ---{ Game Time }--- Average: 9/10 Just the right amount. ---{ Bugs }--- Minor bugs Don’t really remember anything specific, I just remember that…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"We think we are unique because we think none has faced the same kind of situation." Did one of my fav characters from Assassin's Creed 2. Ezio Auditore da Firenze. This game has such a unique vibe and time set. my all time fav AC. Hope you enjoy! #assassinscreed #artwork #illustration #art
positive · AI labelView post →now, imagine this, what if we take what worked in the gameplay of AC1, but actually put in a protagonist and other characters, and also make the environments interesting and not a mixture of gray and brown?
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →THIS IS GAME BETTER THAN THE OTHER ASSASSIN'S SERIES Not gonna lie, this is one of the best Assassin's Creed i have ever played. The role, the story, even the combat. This game !!!!DESERVES A REMAKE!!!!, not a new game. I really hope the Assassin's Creed Ezio TRILOGY gets a remake. !!!!!!!!(EZIO AUDITORE DA FIRENZE)!!!!!!!! (Next Game AC Brotherhood)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After weeks of fans voting for their favourite Canadian games, Luigi's Mansion 3 has been named the winner of The Great Canadian Game-Off from ESA Canada and @mobilesyrup.com. 🇨🇦 🎮 Assassin's Creed 2 and Mass Effect 2 placed 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Congrats to Nintendo and Next Level Games!
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