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Assassin's Creed Brotherhood

Ubisoft Montreal

2010•Puzzle•PEGI 18•About 23 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventuredisasterfantasyscience fictiondetectivehistoricalrobots/ai/spaceteenvehiclesfastunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearglossybig & variedall consuming questcoming of agefighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeWide-ranging and otherworldly: a polished puzzle game, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

83 / 100

1,773 ratings

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About This Game

Assassin's Creed Brotherhood is an action-adventure game set in Rome, where Master Assassin Ezio Auditore takes on the Templar Order. Players recruit and command a Brotherhood of Assassins to dismantle the corrupt powers entrenched in the city. The game combines stealth, combat, and leadership as Ezio rallies allies to fight alongside him. The game also introduces a multiplayer mode to the series, where players choose from a roster of unique characters with distinct weapons and assassination techniques, competing against each other online.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Following the events of Assassin's Creed II, Ezio Auditore returns to Monteriggioni only to face a devastating siege led by Cesare Borgia and the Papal Army. With his uncle killed and a powerful artifact seized, Ezio travels to Rome, the center of Templar power in Italy, to rebuild the Assassin Brotherhood and dismantle the Borgia family's corrupt hold over the city. Alone in a hostile capital, Ezio must recruit citizens to the cause, restore the Brotherhood to its former strength, and systematically eliminate Cesare's allies and resources. In the modern day, Desmond Miles relives Ezio's...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureDisasterFantasyScience fictionDetectiveHistoricalRobots/ai/spaceTeenVehiclesAll consuming questComing of ageFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceRescue/escape/jeopardySocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

AssassinExplorationBloodyMedievalDetectiveMurderTycoonParkour

Where to play

Steam

Details

Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher: Ubisoft Entertainment
Released: 16 November 2010
Series: Assassin's Creed
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 14h rushed, 23h normally, 43h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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