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| |name = Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
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| |image = Assassins_Creed_brotherhood_cover.jpg
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| |Developer = Ubisoft Montreal
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| |Publisher = [[Ubisoft]]
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| |US Date Released = 16th November 2010 (PS3, 360), March 17th 2011 (PC)
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| |UK Date Released = 19th November 2010 (PS3, 360), March 18th 2011 (PC)
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| |Genre = Historic Action-Adventure
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| |Game modes = Single-player, Multiplayer
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| |ESRB = M
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| |Platform = PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
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| |Media = DVD, Blu-ray Disc
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| |Website = http://assassinscreed.uk.ubi.com/brotherhood/}}
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| '''''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''''' is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_world sandbox style] action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by [[Ubisoft]]. The game was released on November 16, 2010 (US), November 18, 2010 (AU), and November 19, 2010 (worldwide) for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. The PC version was released on March 18, 2011 (worldwide) and March 22, 2011 (NA).
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| As a direct sequel to [[Assassin's Creed II|''Assassin's Creed II'']], the story once again focuses on [[Desmond Miles]] and the other [[Modern Times|modern-day]] [[Assassins]] as they flee to [[Monteriggioni]] to escape the [[Templars]]' attack. Once there, they establish a new [[hideout]] under the ruins of the [[Villa Auditore]]. Once inside of the [[Animus 2.0]], Desmond once again takes control of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], now a legendary [[Master Assassin]], as he strives to rebuild the [[Assassins|Assassin Brotherhood]] in [[Rome]], by bringing down the tyrannical [[Templars|Templar]] family, the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]], and bringing the city into the true wealth and wonder of the [[Renaissance]].
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| ==Gameplay==
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| ==Plot==
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| Using the Animus 2.0, Desmond attempted to relive one of the late memories of his ancestor, Ezio Auditore, hoping that it would reveal the location of the [[Sixth Apple|Apple of Eden]], which could allow them to prevent the foretold disaster. However, instead of entering the memory set in 1507, he was forced into a different one, occurring during a [[Siege of Viana|battle in Viana]]. From there, as Ezio looked upon the besieged [[Viana Castle]], he recalled the similar events of the siege of [[Monteriggioni]], subsequently forcing Desmond back further, into a memory from 1499.
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| [[File:Monterigioni.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Ezio destroying a siege tower during the Siege of Monteriggioni.]]
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| {{main|Fall of Monteriggioni}}
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| As Ezio left the [[Vatican Vault]] after listening to [[Minerva]]'s message, he discovered that [[Rodrigo Borgia]] was gone. Noticing too that [[the Staff]] had been left behind, he attempted to extract it from where it had been impaled into the floor; however, it descended and was sealed away.
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| [[Mario Auditore]] then called down to him from the entrance, and he and Ezio fought their way out of the Vatican. Ezio, unable to decide whether or not to cast the Apple into the [[Tiber River]], gave it to Mario for safe keeping. The two then rode back to Monteriggioni on [[horse]]back.
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| However, Ezio soon learned that the Templar threat had diminished little, when [[Cesare Borgia]], son of Rodrigo Borgia, laid siege to Monteriggioni. Cesare's army of soldiers, towers, and cannons attacked in full force, destroying much of the city and the Villa Auditore. The attack ended with Monteriggioni in ruins, Ezio wounded badly by [[arquebusiers]], and Mario killed by Cesare himself. Although Ezio attempted to follow his uncle's murderer on horseback, he passed out on the road to Rome from his injuries.
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| At that point, Desmond woke from the Animus stationed in the back of the Assassins' van, they having arrived at the Villa Auditore in modern Monteriggioni, their last safehouse in Italy. [[Lucy Stillman]] explained that they need to recover Ezio's Apple of Eden, as she suspected that Minerva had altered it somehow when she had touched it in the Vault.
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| Desmond, Lucy, [[Shaun Hastings|Shaun]], and [[Rebecca Crane|Rebecca]] then headed for the Villa, seeking the safety of the underground [[Sanctuary]], which would keep them hidden from [[Abstergo Industries|Abstergo]]'s cell towers. However, as the door was locked, Desmond and Lucy left to discover another way in. After making their way through the secret passage that Ezio and the citizens had used to flee the Borgia attack, they opened the way for Shaun and Rebecca.
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| [[File:Desmond_animus.jpg|thumb|250px|Desmond re-entering the Animus 2.0.]]
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| Inside the Sanctuary, Desmond saw an aged Ezio due to the [[Bleeding Effect]], and deduced that he must have returned to the villa many years after the attack, though for an unknown purpose. He also found a symbol that Ezio had drawn on the wall and, using [[Eagle Vision]], saw a series of numbers hidden underneath.
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| The four of them then set up the Animus 2.0, and Desmond returned to Ezio's memories, with Lucy believing that improving his [[Synchronization]] with Ezio would allow Desmond to access the memory revealing the location of the Apple.
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| [[File:Zw-acb-ezio-injured.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Ezio waking up after the siege.]]
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| {{main|Liberation of Rome}} Ezio regained consciousness in a small house in Rome, where [[Margherita dei Campi]], who had been tending to him, told him that a man had brought him there, and had supplied him with new [[armor]] and clothing. After leaving the house and receiving medicine from a [[Doctors|doctor]], Ezio left to meet with [[Niccolò Machiavelli]].
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| Through Machiavelli Ezio discovered that Rome was in disrepair, and that the citizens were being oppressed by the Borgia. Later, he would also stumble across the [[Followers of Romulus]], and explore one of their [[Lairs of Romulus|lairs]] inside [[Nero's Golden Palace]].
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| Basing himself on [[Tiber Island]] in the center of the city, Ezio began his mission to rid the city of the influence of Cesare and his generals. To do so, Ezio reestablished relationships between his [[Rome Assassins Guild|Assassins Guild]] and the other guilds in the city, namely that of the [[Courtesans]] (led by [[Madonna Solari]], and later [[Claudia Auditore]]), the [[Thieves]] (led by [[La Volpe]]) and the [[Mercenaries]] (led by [[Bartolomeo d'Alviano]]).
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| Ezio then began to rebuild the Brotherhood by recruiting [[Apprentices]], who were made up of both distressed citizens who wished to liberate their city, and young [[novice]] Assassins, such as [[Francesco Vecellio]]. After the recruits had completed their training, he placed them in teams and sent them on [[Contracts in Project Legacy|missions across Europe]].
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| Ezio then began to break down the Borgia influence in Rome by destroying several [[Borgia towers]] and their captains. He also sabotaged Cesare's forces by striking at their arsenal, their military funding, and their support from the [[France]] forces. To do so, he destroyed the [[war machines]] of [[Leonardo da Vinci]], and assassinated two of Cesare's key generals, his Banker, [[Juan Borgia the Elder|Juan Borgia]], and the French general, [[Octavian de Valois]].
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| Afterwards, he was informed that [[Pietro Rossi]], an actor and [[Lucrezia Borgia]]'s lover, possessed a key to the [[Castel Sant'Angelo]]. Knowing that he would need it in order to assassinate Cesare and Rodrigo successfully, Ezio tailed [[Micheletto Corella]], Cesare's personal assassin, who had been sent to kill Pietro. After Ezio had rescued him, both from being stabbed with a spear during [[Colosseum Passion Play|his play]], and from the ailments of [[poison]], Pietro handed the Assassin the key to the Castello.
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| Upon completion of these tasks, Ezio inducted Claudia into the Assassin Order, and was also elected by Machiavelli to be [[Grand Master of the Assassin Order|Il Mentore]] of the Assassin Order.
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| [[File:Assassini.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The Assassins standing against Cesare.]]
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| {{main|Fall of Cesare Borgia}}
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| Soon afterwards, Ezio infiltrated the Castel, where he witnessed the murder of Rodrigo by his son, Cesare. Cesare forced the location of the Apple of Eden from Lucrezia, and hurried to retrieve it from [[Basilica di San Pietro]]. However, Ezio successfully reached the Apple before Cesare, and subsequently used it to demilitarize the remnants of Cesare's army.
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| In one last battle, Ezio and his fellow Assassins fought Cesare and his surviving men at the gates of Rome. Cesare was then arrested by [[Fabio Orsini]] by the order of the [[Julius II|new Pope]], though not before commenting that he would not be in chains for long and that he would never be killed by any man.
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| Sometime later, Ezio, troubled by Cesare's comments, discussed them with Leonardo, who suggested using the Apple to find out if what he said was true. Ezio was hesitant, but decided to take his advice, and discovered that Cesare would indeed free himself from prison. Ezio declared that he needed to leave at once, reassuring Leonardo's concerns for the Assassin Guild he was leaving behind by saying, ''"I built this Brotherhood to last, with or without me."''
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| [[File:CesareThrown.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Ezio throwing Cesare off a wall.]]
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| {{main|Siege of Viana}}
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| In 1507, Ezio finally tracked Cesare down at the [[Siege of Viana]], [[Spain]]. Ezio fought through the infantry, and finally managed to corner Cesare on the castle wall. There, in a climactic battle, Ezio managed to destroy Cesare's armor and ultimately defeat him. Though Cesare insisted that he would not die in the hands of man, Ezio then left him to the "hands of fate," and threw him from the battlements to his death.
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| Afterwards, Ezio took the Apple of Eden into the [[Colosseum Vault|Colosseum ]][[Colosseum Vault|Vault]] under [[Santa Maria Aracoeli]], within the [[Temple of Juno]].
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| Desmond emerged from the Animus shortly after reliving this memory, listening to his teammates deducing a way to get into the Vault. Just as Rebecca mentioned that they needed a spoken password to enter it, a blackout occurred, cutting them off from using the Animus to find out. However, Desmond realized that the symbol he had seen on the door of the Vault was the same one he had seen drawn on the villa wall. Shaun discovered that the sequence of numbers hidden behind the symbol referred to the seventy-two names of God, meaning the password was [[72]].
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| The Assassins then drove to the [[Colosseo]] in Rome, and Desmond separated from the others to find a way into the Vault. As he travelled the underground passageway, he encountered another of [[Those Who Came Before]], [[Juno]], who spoke at length of the downfall of [[Humans|humankind]].
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| Arriving inside the Santa Maria Aracoeli, Desmond unlocked the door for his teammates and, shortly afterwards, witnessed a memory of Ezio free-running through the church. He followed him and activated a system of bars and levers, finally causing a small [[Vault pedestal|pedestal]] to emerge from the floor. Placing his hand on it, Desmond activated the floor, lowering the four of them down to the door of the Vault.
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| Desmond spoke the password, and the door opened to reveal a large empty chamber, with a tall platform raised in the middle, upon which the Apple awaited. Desmond activated the staircase up to it by jumping across a series of pillars; while Juno's voice echoed through the cavern as she spoke cryptically of humans, the [[Pieces of Eden]] and a ''"[[Eagle Vision|sixth sense]]."'' However, Desmond was apparently the only one who could hear her.
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| [[File:Welcome_to_the_Vault.JPG|thumb|left|250px|The Assassins inside the Vault.]]
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| Once the Assassins had access to the platform, Desmond touched the Apple, and a series of holographic symbols appeared.
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| Shaun mentioned that two of the most distinct ones, the Phrygian Cap and the Masonic Eye, only came together in one place; however, when Desmond picked up the Apple, time seemed to stop and he found himself controlled by Juno. Despite his resistance, Juno forced him to draw his [[hidden blade]] and stab Lucy in the abdomen. The two then fell to the ground unconscious, with blood pooling around Lucy.
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| Later, [[William M.]] and another unknown male could be heard speaking, saying that Desmond had gone into shock. William ordered the other man to put Desmond back into the Animus, despite the other's protests on how badly the Animus had affected Desmond already. Later Desmond entered a coma, though William claimed that Desmond would live through it.
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| ==Development==
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| ===Game Development===
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| ===Soundtrack Development===
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| ==Editions==
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| ===Codex Edition===
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| [[File:150910_detail.jpg|thumb|150px|The Codex Edition.]]
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| *Renaissance Collector Chest.
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| *[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad|Altaïr]][[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad| Ibn-La'Ahad]]'s [[Codex]].
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| *Strategic Map of Rome.
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| *Multiplayer character cards.
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| *DVD of the ''[[Assassin’s Creed: Lineage]]'' short-film (European version only).
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| *Game Soundtrack.
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| *Bonus Disc.
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| **Making-of ''Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood'' Video.
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| **Digital Sneak Peak at the [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall|comic book series]].
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| **Trailers.
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| *Two exclusive singleplayer maps ([[Aqua Gear]] and [[Trajan Market]]).
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| *Two exclusive multiplayer characters (The [[Harlequin]] and the [[Officer]])
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| *[[Helmschmied Drachen Armor]].
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| *Three [[Ubiworkshop]] artcards.
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| ===Auditore Edition===
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| [[File:4360.jpg|thumb|150px|The Auditore Edition.]]
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| *Transparent box with 3D thermoformed portrait of Ezio.
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| *Multiplayer character cards.
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| *Aqua Gear exclusive singleplayer map.
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| *DVD of the ''Assassin's Creed: Lineage'' short-film.
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| *Helmschmied Drachen Armor.
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| *Three ubiworkshop artcards.
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| ===Collector's Edition===
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| [[File:200894_ceLG.jpg|thumb|150px|The Collector's Edition (Harlequin).]]
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| *Collectible black package.
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| *The Harlequin Jack-in-the-Box (GameStop only) or the Doctor Jack-in-the-Box (other participating retailers).
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| *Harlequin multiplayer character (GameStop only).
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| *Two exclusive singleplayer maps (Aqua Gear & Trajan Market).
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| *Strategic Map of Rome.
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| *Exclusive Art Book.
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| *Bonus Disc.
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| **Exclusive Making-of ''Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood'' Video.
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| **Digital Sneak Peak at the comic book series.
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| **Trailers and Dev Diaries.
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| **Game Soundtrack.
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| *Helmschmied Drachen Armor (Amazon.com pre-order only).
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| ===Special Edition===
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| [[File:Ac_brotherhood_case.jpg|thumb|150px|The Special Edition.]]
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| *Exclusive Packaging.
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| *Trajan Market exclusive singleplayer map.
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| *The Officer multiplayer character.
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| ===HMV Exclusive Edition===
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| *Exclusive Packaging.
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| *Aqua Gear exclusive singleplayer map.
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| *The Harlequin multiplayer character.
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| ===Digital Deluxe Edition (PC Only)===
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| *Trajan Market & the Aqueducts.
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| *The Harlequin and Officer multiplayer characters.
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| *Helmschmied Drachen Armor.
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| *Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex.
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| *Multiplayer characters cards.
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| *Strategic Map of Rome.
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| *DVD of the ''Assassin’s Creed: Lineage'' short film.
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| *Making-of ''Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood.''
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| *Game Soundtrack.
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| <nowiki>*</nowiki>Available through [http://store.steampowered.com/app/48190/ Steam] for US $59.99
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| ===Da Vinci Edition===
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| [[File:AC_Brotherhood_The_Da_Vinci_Edition_News_-_-_Page_1_Eurogamer.net.png|thumb|150px|The Da Vinci Edition.]]
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| *Free [[The Da Vinci Disappearance]] [[DLC|downloadable content]] download.
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| *Two exclusive singleplayer maps (Aqua Gear & Trajan Market).
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| *The Harlequin, Officer, [[Dama Rossa]], [[Knight]], [[Marquis]], and [[Pariah]] multiplayer characters.
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| *Helmschmied Drachen Armor.
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| {{-}}
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| ==Sequel==
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| {{main|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}
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| ==Awards==
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| ===Won===
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| *'''Spike TV Video Game Awards'''
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| :*"''Best Action-Adventure Game''"
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| *'''British Academy Video Game Awards'''
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| :*"''Action''"
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| ===Nominations===
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| *'''British Academy Video Game Awards'''
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| :*"''Best Artistic Achievement''" - ''Lost to [[wikipedia:God of War III|God of War III]]''
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| :*"''Best Game''" - ''Lost to [[wikipedia:Mass Effect 2|Mass Effect 2]]''
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| :*"''Gameplay''" - ''Lost to [[wikipedia:Super Mario Galaxy 2|Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
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| :*"''Multiplayer''" - ''Lost to [[wikipedia:Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit|Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit]]''
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| :*"''Technical Innovation''" - ''Lost to [[wikipedia:Heavy Rain|Heavy Rain]]''
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| :*"''Use of Audio''" - ''Lost to [[wikipedia:Battlefield: Bad Company 2|Battlefield: Bad Company 2]]''
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| ==Trivia==
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| {{GalleryBox|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}
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| *The background of the game's title menu cycles between the blue of Abstergo's Animus (1.28), and the white of the Assassins' Animus 2.0.
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| *In the multiplayer mode, despite all the characters being Templars and using Abstergo's Animi, the desynchronization animation with the numerous white lines, and the blend animation with the white lines at the character's feet are from the Animus 2.0.
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| *[[Nolan North]], the voice actor of Desmond Miles, had admitted to be working on a new ''Assassin's Creed'' game before any official announcement, and game developers said that his story would "take an interesting turn."
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| *The covers of the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game show Ezio with dual Hidden Blades in an "X" pointing upwards, while on the PC version cover, the blades are facing downwards.
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| *As seen in [http://ubitv.de.ubi.com/index.php?vid=3782 this video], the PC version of the game is able to support 3 monitor gaming.
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| ==Videos==
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| <videogallery>
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| Video:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - Debut Website Teaser (HD)|Debut Teaser Trailer
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| [[Video:Assassins Creed Brotherhood Weapons Trailer HD|Weapons Teaser Trailer
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| Video:Assassin's Creed Brotherhood Rome Vignette|Presentation of Rome
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| Video:Shaun Hastings Teaser|Shaun Hastings' Reveal Video
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| Video:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - Enter Rome Trailer (HD)|Enter Rome Trailer
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| Video:Assassin's Creed Brotherhood Multiplayer Trailer|E3 2010 Multiplayer Trailer
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| Video:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - Multiplayer Beta Trailer (HD)|Multiplayer Beta Trailer
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| Video:Assassin's Creed Brotherhood - The Story Trailer|The Story Trailer
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| Video:Assassin's Creed Brotherhood - Exotic Gameplay Trailer|Exotic Gameplay Trailer
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| Video:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - Singleplayer-Gameplay|Singleplayer Gameplay #1
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| Video:Assassins Creed Brotherhood - Singleplayer-Gameplay #2|Singleplayer Gameplay #2
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| Video:What you get when you pre-order Assassin's Creed Brotherhood|Retailers Bonuses
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| Video:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood: Gameplay trailer - Character Desmond|Desmond In Asassin's Creed Brotherhood
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| Video:Assassin's Creed Brotherhood - Codex Edition|Codex Edition
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| Video:Assassin's Creed Brotherhood|Beta Gameplay
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| Video:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - launch trailer|Single Player Launch Trailer
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| Video:Assassin's Creed Brotherhood Walkthrough Part III|Recorded Footage
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| </videogallery>
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist}}
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| {{ACSeries}}
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| {{ACBrotherhood}}
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| [[es:Assassin's Creed:La Hermandad]]
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