Assassin's Creed II

Assassin's Creed II is an upcoming third person action-adventure video game being developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. The sequel to Assassin's Creed, it is set to be released on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in North America on November 17, 2009 and in PAL regions on November 20, 2009.The Windows version of the game was originally scheduled to be released at the same time, however Ubisoft later announced that it would be delayed until the first quarter of 2010.

Assassin's Creed II takes place in an open world with nonlinear gameplay, allowing the player to free roam within the four cities: Venice, Rome, Florence, and the Tuscan countryside and acquire weapons which the character may buy from vendors at will. Also available is colored dye used to change the color of the player-character's outfit. An article published in Game Informer revealed that Assassin's Creed II will grant the player the ability to swim and use the canals of Venice as hiding spots and will allow the player to drag city guards into the water as a means of assassination.At E3 2009, it was confirmed by the creative director that Ezio will be able to "drive small boats". A young Leonardo DA Vinci is present in the game, as an aid to the player who provides a host of weapons and contraptions available for use. At one point in the game, the player can access da Vinci's flying machine which he actually built, keeping airborne using thermals from fires lit by friends gathered previously in the game. The game will feature a host of new mission types for the player to complete.