By Matthew Dykstra
Ubisoft confirmed today that Assassins Creed II sold 1.6 million units worldwide since it’s launch on November 17th, 2009, up 32% from it’s first week. Sporting a new assassin and a new city, Assassins Creed II is on it’s way to being one of this year’s leading contenders for our Game of the Year awards!
Assassin’s Creed II has received an overwhelmingly positive reception from gamers around the world and from the video game trade press with over 91% average critics score according to GameRankings.com.
Assassin’s Creed II invites players to become Ezio, a privileged young noble in Renaissance Italy who’s been betrayed by the rival ruling families of Italy. Ezio’s subsequent quest for vengeance plunges players into a captivating and epic story that offers more variety in missions, surprising and engaging new game play elements, diverse weapons, incredible depth and lasting appeal and a profound character progression that will appeal to fans of the original Assassin’s Creed as well as entice players new to the brand.
Watch for the UCC Game of the Year awards in a coming episode to see if Assassins Creed II makes the cut.
