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Assassin's Creed II: Official Game Guide is the strategy guide for Assassin's Creed II. Written by James Price and Zy Nicholson with a foreword by creative director Patrice Désilets. Published by Piggyback, it was released on November 17, 2009.

It tells mostly everything about Assassin's Creed II, including a walkthrough of all the sequences in the game, along with help with controls, side quests and a detailed analysis of all things inside the game.

Publisher's summary

We have spent thousands of hours exploring Assassin's Creed II's complex game world to create a book that is a must-have for anyone looking for a 100% complete experience. The result is a guide filled with beautiful artwork, tried-and-tested strategies and countless secrets laid bare. Written with exclusive contributions and assistance from the Assassin's Creed II development team, it has been designed for both newcomers and die-hard completionists alike.^[1]^[2]

Foreword
How to Play
- Commands
- Onscreen Display
- Basic Moves
- Free Running & Climbing
- Combat Commands & Techniques
- Essential Game Concepts
Walkthrough
- User Intructions
- Map: Florence
- Present 01
- Sequence 01
- Sequence 02
- Map: Tuscany
- Sequence 03
- Sequence 04
- Sequence 05
- Map: Romagna
- Sequence 06
- Present 02
- Map: Venice
- Sequence 07
- Sequence 08
- Sequence 09
- Sequence 10
- Sequence 11
- Sequence 14
- Present 03
Reference & Analysis
- Moves
- Weapons
- Equipment
- Shops
- Enemies
Extras
- Achievements & Trophies
- Free Missions
- Secrets
- Assassin's Creed: Story Recap
- Assassin's Creed II: Story Recap

Description

100% complete

Covers all missions and side quests, including those exclusive to the White Edition of the game.^[3]

All secrets included

Additional outfits, bonus weapons, achievements & trophies, hidden feather locations, and Glyph puzzles solutions – yes, it’s all in here!^[3]

Super-Visual Walkthrough

Mandatory actions are covered on the left-hand page while the right-hand page presents in-depth, advanced briefings plus side-quests. With detailed overview maps, the Walkthrough is perfect for both newcomers and die-hard completionists.^[3]

Extensive Story Recap

Complete series synopsis, with astounding insights on the most cryptic mysteries of the plot.^[3]

Reference & Analysis Chapter

Presents every aspect of the game design focusing on practical, high-level information: discover all of Ezio’s special techniques, guards’ weak spots and behavior patterns, equipment stats, and much, much more…^[3]

Collector's Edition

Contains an exclusive 32-page section features stunning Behind-the-Scenes material, not-yet-published revelations from the development team plus a unique Art Gallery, which the regular version lacks.^[2]

Gallery

Collector's Edition cover

References

↑ Assassin's Creed II - The Complete Official Guide. Piggyback. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved on 8 August 2016.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Assassin's Creed II - The Complete Official Guide - Collector's Edition. Piggyback. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved on 30 June 2017.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 Assassin's Creed II: The Complete Official Guide on Amazon. (backup link)

External links

Assassin's Creed series

Main games

Assassin's Creed • Assassin's Creed II (Battle of Forlì • Bonfire of the Vanities) • Brotherhood (Copernicus Conspiracy • The Da Vinci Disappearance) • Revelations (The Lost Archive) • Assassin's Creed III (Benedict Arnold • The Tyranny of King Washington) • Black Flag (Freedom Cry • Aveline) • Rogue • Unity (Dead Kings) • Syndicate (Jack the Ripper • The Last Maharaja • The Dreadful Crimes) • Origins (The Hidden Ones • The Curse of the Pharaohs) • Odyssey (Legacy of the First Blade • The Fate of Atlantis) • Valhalla (Wrath of the Druids • The Siege of Paris • Dawn of Ragnarök) • Mirage (Valley of Memory) • Shadows (Claws of Awaji) • Black Flag Resynced

Animus Hub

Shadows (Claws of Awaji) • Black Flag Resynced • Hexe • Invictus

Spin-off games

Altaïr's Chronicles • Bloodlines • Discovery • Multiplayer • Project Legacy • Multiplayer Rearmed • Recollection • Liberation • Pirates • Memories • Chronicles (China | India | Russia) • Identity • Arno's Chronicles • Rebellion • Freerunners • Jade • Assassin's Creed Netflix mobile game

Virtual Reality

The VR Experience • Escape the Lost Pyramid • The Temple of Anubis • Beyond Medusa's Gate • Nexus VR

Table Top

Arena • Monopoly • Vendetta • Top Trumps • Risk • Brotherhood of Venice (Roma • Tokyo XXI • Creed vs Crows • Apocalypse) • The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci • Universes Beyond • Roleplaying Game

Compilations

Ezio Trilogy • Anthology • Heritage Collection • The Americas Collection • The Ezio Collection • The Rebel Collection

Novels

Renaissance • Brotherhood • The Secret Crusade • Revelations • Forsaken • Black Flag • Unity • Underworld • Last Descendants series (Last Descendants | Tomb of the Khan | Fate of the Gods) • Heresy • The Official Movie Novelization • Desert Oath • Odyssey • The Ming Storm series (The Ming Storm • The Desert Threat) • Geirmund's Saga • Fragments (The Blade of Aizu | The Highlands Children | The Witches of the Moors) • The Silk Road • The Imperial Jade Seal (Chang'an Wang) • Sword of the White Horse • The Engine of History (The Magus Conspiracy • The Resurrection Plot) • Escape Room Puzzle Book • The Golden City • Daughter of No One • Dynasty

Audio

Renaissance • Brotherhood • The Secret Crusade • Revelations • Forsaken • Black Flag • Underworld • Last Descendants series (Last Descendants | Tomb of the Khan | Fate of the Gods) • The Official Film Tie-In • Desert Oath • Odyssey • Gold • Geirmund's Saga • The Ming Storm series (The Ming Storm • The Desert Threat) • Turbulence in the Ming Dynasty • Sword of the White Horse • The Engine of History (The Magus Conspiracy • The Resurrection Plot)

Comics

Assassin's Creed • The Fall • The Chain • Awakening • Brahman • Assassins • Templars • Last Descendants – Locus • Conspiracies • Uprising • Reflections • Origins • Bloodstone • Blade of Shao Jun • Dynasty • Song of Glory • Blood Brothers • Valhalla webcomic • Forgotten Myths • The Hidden Codex • Forgotten Temple • Visionaries • A Soar of Eagles • Tales of Iga

Non-fiction

Assassin's Creed guide/artbook/CE artbook • Assassin's Creed II guide/artbook/CE artbook • Brotherhood guide/artbook • Revelations guide/artbook • Encyclopedia • Assassin's Creed III guide/artbook • Black Flag guide/artbook/CE artbook • Rogue guide/artbook • Unity guide/artbook/CE artbook • The Complete Visual History • Syndicate guide/artbook/CE artbook • A Walk Through History • The Official Coloring Book • The Essential Guide • Movie Posters • Into the Animus • Incredibuilds • The Official Collection • Origins guide/artbook/CE artbook • Infographics • The Culinary Codex • Odyssey guide/artbook/CE artbook • Complete Character Guide • 2500 Years of History • Atlas • Discovery Books (Ancient Egypt | Ancient Greece | Viking Age | In the Heart of Baghdad | The Japan of the Samurai) • Where's the Assassin? • Valhalla artbook • Mirage artbook/CE artbook • Shadows artbook/CE artbook

Film & Television

Lineage • Ascendance • Embers • French Revolution • The Syndicate • Assassin's Creed (film) • Assassin's Creed (Netflix series) • Animated TV series • Anime series

Websites

Abstergo.com • Animus Next • Council • Crack The Code • Discover Your Legacy • Initiates • Project Legacy • Project Widow • Pirates Demo • Question the Creed • The Twelve Trials • Unlock the Animus Challenge • Who's In Your Blood? • Your Blood Is Not Your Own • XIXth Century Search Engine

Cancelled media

The Invisible Imam • The Eye of Heaven • Lost Legacy • Utopia • Bloodsail • Alliance • Covers Collection

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 '''''Assassin's Creed II: Official Game Guide''''' is the strategy guide for ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''. Written by James Price and Zy Nicholson with a foreword by creative director [[Patrice Désilets]]. Published by Piggyback, it was released on November 17, 2009.
 It tells mostly everything about ''Assassin's Creed II'', including a walkthrough of all the sequences in the game, along with help with controls, side quests and a detailed analysis of all things inside the game.
 ==Publisher's summary==
 ''We have spent thousands of hours exploring Assassin's Creed II's complex game world to create a book that is a must-have for anyone looking for a 100% complete experience. The result is a guide filled with beautiful artwork, tried-and-tested strategies and countless secrets laid bare. Written with exclusive contributions and assistance from the Assassin's Creed II development team, it has been designed for both newcomers and die-hard completionists alike.''<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.piggyback.com/en/guides/info/?id_guide=43|title=Assassin's Creed II - The Complete Official Guide|publisher=Piggyback|accessdate=8 August 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219175705/https://www.piggyback.com/en/guides/info/?id_guide=43|archivedate=19-02-2014}}</ref><ref name="CE">{{Cite web| url=https://www.piggyback.com/en/guides/info/?id_guide=43|title=Assassin's Creed II - The Complete Official Guide - Collector's Edition|publisher=Piggyback|accessdate=30 June 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219175705/https://www.piggyback.com/en/guides/info/?id_guide=52|archivedate=19-02-2014}}</ref>
 ==Contents==