Assassin's Creed Brotherhood

In the case of the PC edition of Brotherhood, Ubisoft managed to keep tradition - this time the delay time was exactly four months and one day. Was it worth waiting so long for the next installment of Ezio's adventures?

Brotherhood is a great game, but it’s hard to wholeheartedly recommend. This is really a title designed for fans of Assassin’s Creed II, as it’s a continuation of that story, but the reality is that people who finished that game want something new – or that at least represents a clear step forward. Brotherhood doesn’t deliver that. The game doesn’t advance the wider narrative very far, the new mechanics don’t really add a great deal and the mission designs rarely explore new gameplay possibilities. That said, Brotherhood really looks the part, with a step up in the graphics department – parti...

Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood is available now for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Where do you go after Assassin's Creed II? How can you top a game that took an established formula and expanded it in every conceivable direction? The answer is to expand it even further, adding new mechanics and features, while continuing the same story where it left off. So, anyone worried that Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is just Assassin's Creed 2.5 can leave their preconceptions at the door, as labelling it as such is an insult that undermines the clear effort that has gone into making ...