Assassin's Creed 2 is an epic story of family, vengeance and conspiracy set in the pristine, yet brutal, backdrop of a Renaissance Italy. Ezio befriends Leonardo da Vinci, takes on Florence's most powerful families and ventures throughout the canals of Venice where he learns to become a master assassin.

In a vast open world environment, the game invites players to incarnate 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 gameplay elements, diverse weapons 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.

Assassin's Creed 2 retains the core gameplay experience that made the first opus a resounding success and features new experiences that will surprise and challenge players.

Xbox 360 Achievements:

1. The Birth of an Assassin: Be reborn as Ezio Auditore Da Firenze. 20
2. Arrivederci Abstergo: Break out of Abstergo. 20
3. Welcome to the Animus 2.0: Enter the Animus 2.0. 20
4. The Pain of Betrayal: Complete DNA Sequence 1. 30
5. Vengeance: Complete DNA Sequence 2. 30
6. Exit the Son: Complete DNA Sequence 3. 30
7. Bloody Sunday: Complete DNA Sequence 4. 30
8. Undertaker: Discover the Assassin’s Tomb inside the catacombs under Santa Maria Novella. 20
9. The Conspirators: Complete DNA Sequence 5. 30
10. An Unexpected Journey
11. Complete DNA Sequence 6. 30
12. Bleeding Effect: Complete training and reenter the Animus. 30
13. The Merchant of Venice
14. Complete DNA Sequence 7. 30
15. The Impenetrable Palazzo
16. Complete DNA Sequence 8. 30
17. Masquerade
18. Complete DNA Sequence 9. 30
19. Bianca’s Man: Complete DNA Sequence 10. 30
20. The Prophet: Complete DNA Sequence 11. 30
21. The Vault: Complete DNA Sequence 14. 30
22. An Old Friend Returns: Escape the hideout. 100
23. Myth Maker: Find the 8 statuettes in Monteriggioni. 5
24. Vitruvian Man: Unlock all 20 pieces of Subject 16’s video. 20
25. Street Cleaner: Hide 5 dead bodies in a Bale of Hay. 10
26. Fly Swatter: Kick a Guard while using the Flying Machine. 5
27. Messer Sandman: Stun 4 guards at once by throwing sand in their face. 10
28. Doctor: Perform an Air Assassination on a Poisoned NPC. 20
29. No-hitter: Kill 10 enemies while remaining in conflict without being hit. 20
30. Kleptomaniac: Pickpocket 1000 Florins. 10
31. Lightning Strike: Sprint for 100 meters. 10
32. Sweeper: Sweep 5 guards at once by using a Long Weapon. 10
33. Venetian Gladiator: Discover the Assassin’s Tomb inside Santa Maria della Visitazione. 20
34. I can see your house from here!: Discover the Assassin’s Tomb inside the Torre Grossa. 20
35. Hallowed be thy name: Discover the Assassin’s Tomb inside the Basilica di San Marco. 20
36. Prison Escape: Discover the Assassin’s Tomb inside the Rocca di Ravaldino fortress. 20
37. Choir Boy: Discover the Assassin’s Tomb inside Santa Maria del Fiore (The Duomo). 20
38. Assassin For Hire: Complete your first assassination mission for Lorenzo Il Magnifico. 10
39. Macho Man: Defend a woman’s honor. 10
40. Steal Home: Win a race against thieves! 10
41. Show your Colors: Wear the Auditore cape in each city. 10
42. Handy Man: Upgrade a building in the Stronghold. 10
43. I like the view: Synchronize 10 View Points. 10
44. High Dive: Perform a Leap of Faith from the Top of Florence’s Giotto’s Campanile. 10
45. Mailman: Intercept a Borgia Courrier. 10
46. Tip of the Iceberg: Use your Eagle Vision to scan a Glyph in the environment. 10
47. A Piece of the Puzzle: Unlock a piece of Subject 16’s video. 10
48. Art Connoisseur: Buy a Painting from Florence and Venice. 10
49. Podestà of Monteriggioni: Reach 80% of your stronghold’s total value. 30
50. Perfect Harmony: Tint your clothes with those colors: Wetland Ebony and Wetland Ivory. 10
51. In Memory of Petruccio: Collect all the Feathers. 30
52. Red Light Addict: Spend 5000 florins on Courtesans. 10
53. Man of the People: Toss more than 300 florins on the ground. 10
54. Victory lies in preparation: Get all Hidden Blades, Item Pouches and Armor upgrades for Ezio. 10

PS3 Trophies

• The Birth of an Assassin: Be reborn as Ezio Auditore Da Firenze (Bronze Trophy)
• Arrivederci Abstergo: Break out of Abstergo (Bronze Trophy)
• Myth Maker: Find the 8 statuettes in Monteriggioni (Bronze Trophy)
• Vitruvian Man: Unlock all 20 pieces of Subject 16's video (Bronze Trophy)
• Street Cleaner: Hide 5 dead bodies in a Bale of Hay (Bronze Trophy)
• Fly Swatter: Kick a Guard while using the Flying Machine (Bronze Trophy)
• Messer Sandman: Stun 4 guards at once by throwing sand in their face (Bronze Trophy)
• Doctor: Perform an Air Assassination on a Poisoned NPC (Bronze Trophy)
• No-hitter: Kill 10 enemies while remaining in conflict without being hit (Bronze Trophy)
• Kleptomaniac: Pickpocket 1000 Florins (Bronze Trophy)
• Lightning Strike: Sprint for 100 meters (Bronze Trophy)
• Sweeper: Sweep 5 guards at once by using a Long Weapon (Bronze Trophy)
• Venetian Gladiator: Discover the Assassin's Tomb inside Santa Maria della Visitazione (Bronze Trophy)
• I can see your house from here!: Discover the Assassin's Tomb inside Torre Grossa (Bronze Trophy)
• Hallowed be thy name: Discover the Assassin's Tomb inside the Basilica di San Marco (Bronze Trophy)
• Prison Escape: Discover the Assassin's Tomb inside the Rocca di Ravaldino fortress (Bronze Trophy)
• Choir Boy: Discover the Assassin's Tomb inside Santa Maria del Flore (The Duomo) (Bronze Trophy)
• Assassin for Hire: Complete your first assassination mission for Lorenzo Il Magnifico (Bronze Trophy)
• Macho Man: Defend a woman's honor (Bronze Trophy)
• Steal Home: Win a race against thieves! (Bronze Trophy)
• Show your Colors: Wear the Auditore cape in each city (Bronze Trophy)
• Handy Man: Upgrade a building in the Stronghold (Bronze Trophy)
• I like the view: Synchronize 10 View Points (Bronze Trophy)
• High Dive: Perform a Leap of Faith from the Top of Florence's Glotto's Campanile (Bronze Trophy)
• Mailman: Intercept a Borgia Courrier (Bronze Trophy)
• Tip of the Iceberg: Use your Eagle Vision to scan a Glyph in the environment (Bronze Trophy)
• A Piece of the Puzzle: Unlock a piece of Subject 16's video (Bronze Trophy)
• Art Connoisseur: Buy a Painting from Florence and Venice (Bronze Trophy)
• Podestà of Monteriggioni: Reach 80% of the your stronghold's total value (Bronze Trophy)
• Perfect Harmony: Tint your clothes with those colors: Wetland Ebony and Wetland Ivory (Bronze Trophy)
• In Memory of Petruccio: Collect all the Feathers (Bronze Trophy)
• Red Light Addict: Spend 5000 florins on Courtesans (Bronze Trophy)
• Man of the People: Toss more than 300 florins on the ground (Bronze Trophy)
• Victory lies in preparation: Get all Hidden Blades, Item Pouches and Armor upgrades for Ezio (Bronze Trophy)
• Welcome to the Animus 2.0: Enter the Animus 2.0 (Silver Trophy)
• The Pain of Betrayal: Complete DNA Sequence 1 (Silver Trophy)
• Vengeance: Complete DNA Sequence 2 (Silver Trophy)
• Exit the Son: Complete DNA Sequence 3 (Silver Trophy)
• Bloody Sunday: Complete DNA Sequence 4 (Silver Trophy)
• Undertaker: Discover the Assassin's Tomb inside the catacombs under Santa Maria Novella (Silver Trophy)
• The Conspirators: Complete DNA Sequence 5 (Silver Trophy)
• An Unexpected Journey: Complete DNA Sequence 6 (Silver Trophy)
• Bleeding Effect: Complete training and reenter the Animus (Silver Trophy)
• The Merchant of Venice: Complete DNA Sequence 7 (Silver Trophy)
• The Impenetrable Palazzo: Complete DNA Sequence 8 (Silver Trophy)
• Masquerade: Complete DNA Sequence 9 (Silver Trophy)
• Blanca's Man: Complete DNA Sequence 10 (Silver Trophy)
• The Prophet: Complete DNA Sequence 11 (Silver Trophy0
• The Vault : Complete DNA Seqeunce 14 (Silver Trophy)
• An Old Friend Returns : Escape the hideout (Gold Trophy)
• Master Assassin: Unlock all trophies (Platinum Trophy)

Key Features

• Ezio Auditore da Firenze is a young Italian noble who will learn the ways of the assassins after his family was betrayed and he looks to seek vengeance. He is a lady's man, a free soul with panache yet has a very human side to his personality. Through him, you become a master assassin.
• Italy in the 15th century was less a country and more a collection of city-states where families with political and economic strength began to take leadership roles in cities like Florence and Venice. This journey through some of the most beautiful cities in the world takes place in a time in history where culture and art were born alongside some of the most auspicious stories of corruption, greed and murder.
• You will be able to perform missions when you want and how you want in this open-ended world that brings back free-running and adds elements such as swimming and even flying to the adventure. The variety in gameplay adds another layer for you to truly play through the game any way you choose.
• Discover a living, breathing world where every character is an opportunity for the player. Blending in with the crowd is easier, working with in-game characters provide ample rewards but can also lead to surprising consequences.
• Perfect your skills to become a master assassin where you brandish new weapons, learn to disarm enemies then use their weapons against them and assassinate enemies using both hidden blades.