Game review: Assassin's Creed Brotherhood

Published on Tuesday 14 December 2010 15:29

Picking up exactly where Assassin's Creed II left off, Brotherhood is no mere add-on; instead it is a full-blown sequel that carries on the intricate plot before the third part of the trilogy arrives.

Master assassin Ezio travels to Rome, where the influence of the corrupt Borgia family threatens to tear the city apart.

Keen to overthrow this ruthless empire, Ezio sets about uniting the city's various factions and training a new brotherhood of assassins.

Meanwhile in 2012, Desmond Miles and the modern-day assassins continue to elude Templar organisation Abstergo and race against time to save the world from destruction.

The plot is strong, but the gameplay also stacks up nicely. Ezio is faster and more agile then before, which is lucky because developer Ubisoft has made Rome a complex playground to be explored.

Combat is even slicker, with the option to string together kill chains and call in your assassin students as backup.

Aside from the core plot, which sees Ezio hunting the remaining Borgia family members, there are plenty of tasks to complete.

The map is massive; littered with faction challenges, buildings to be restored, Borgia towers to be destroyed and much, much more.

It's the biggest campaign in the series yet, and while the sheer scale may prove daunting, it doesn't take long before the usual obsession kicks in and you're utterly captivated.

Assassin's Creed Brotherhood

44.99, PS3/Xbox 360

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This article was first published in The Scotsman, 8 January, 2011