Assassin's Creed Brotherhood review

Introduction
After the success of the first two games in the Assassin's Creed series, Ubisoft has released their highly anticipated game. Introducing a new setting, new characters, and new challenges, and an all new multiplayer mode, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood tries to raise the bar for the series.

Story
Brotherhood is set in the Italian renaissance, and it follows the character from Assassin's Creed 2, Ezio Auditore da Firenze. The game is set in multiple cities, including Rome, Venice, and Florence. Following his family's death, he is out for vengeance. Ezio is part of the brotherhood, meaning he is an assassin and serves to protect their order. The missions include taking out targets and helping others, all while on his personal quest. We would definitely recommend playing Assassin’s Creed 2 first, therefore, you will fully understand the story. The story continues progressing into something very big that we will not spoil in the review, but we can mention you will be in contact with Leonardo da Vinci, and you get to try out some of his inventions. (Hint, it might contain a human flight machine.)

Gameplay
Perhaps the best thing about the Assassin's Creed series is the gameplay. You are able to go wherever you want within the cities-- climbing buildings, jumping into haystacks, running around the streets, rowing gondolas, and even riding horses! You have so much freedom inside the game, and it opens up so many doors and opportunities for things to do. We can promise you will never get tired of exploring Rome, especially climbing around the Colosseum. The controls work great, and the music is very appropriate, either being very calming, or very engaging. The combat had also been improved from the previous games, allowing players to chain kills without having to stop in between. This provides for a much faster and fluent experience. Horse combat had also been introduced, allowing you to take aim and jump off your horse to take out your target. You can also recruit people in the world to be your Assassins, and you can call on them when in need. Ubisoft really notched the gameplay up in this game, and we love it.

Graphics/Design
The original Assassin's Creed was a gold mine for those who wanted the "latest and greatest" graphics. It was absolutely amazing; the level of detail and quality was astounding. Brotherhood carries of that tradition, and while it's not completely revolutionary, it does manage to polish and refine the whole world to make it more appealing. It is easy to get lost within the world because you are distracted by the beautiful landscapes. The developers have been careful to include accurate depictions of renaissance Italy, so you can really see back in time. The game runs amazing on the PC, while on the console counterparts it runs okay, at around 30 frames per second rendered in 720p. For the optimal experience we highly recommend playing this title on a powerful PC. We did encounter some graphical glitches here and there, such as the character appearing to walk while standing still, and people in the crowd disappearing, but we trust the developers will patch this over time.

Conclusion
All in all, we agree on the basis that this game has brought a whole new, more refined Assassin's Creed game to us. This game is exactly what we believe Assassin's Creed 2 should have been, and it has been an amazing ride throughout the whole game. To any action and adventure gamer, we highly recommend this title, and give it a solid 4.6/5 stars.