Assassin's Creed II: Discovery

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Assassin's Creed II: Discovery is a video game that is part of the Assassin's Creed series. Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs revealed the development of the game in his keynote speech on September 9, 2009. The game was released for the Nintendo DS and iPhone OS. Both iPhone and DSi users are able to use their devices' camera function to display portraits as Wanted posters in-game.

Gameplay

Assassin's Creed II: Discovery is a side-scroller game wherein players assume the role of Ezio. Primarily set in Spain, Ezio must navigate through the levels and accomplish specific goals prior to the mission. Ezio is able to scale most buildings by its side only, and can also roll, jump, and swing through the environment. Likewise to the previous installments, enemy guards are present within the game, which Ezio can either avoid or confront, depending on the player's choice and the current situation.

Several guard archetypes are present within the game, such as the Halberd Guards (a stationary version of the Seekers), Captain Guards (a more agile variation of the Brute), archers, and many others. At Ezio's disposal is his father's Hidden Blade, a Sword, and Throwing Knives. Ezio can utilize all of these against hostile targets to dispose them, either in an overt or a concealed manner.

Mission Structure

There are several mission types set in a specific memory, in which defines how Ezio should approach the mission, else the mission will be dubbed a failure.

Plot

Main article: Discovery in Spain

"My name is Ezio Auditore da Firenze. It has been fifteen years since the Spaniard, Rodrigo Borgia, murdered my family, and drove me into exile"

―Ezio introducing himself in the prologue.

The game takes place during 1491 in Spain, in-between the events of the Battle of Forlì and the Bonfire of the Vanities in Assassin's Creed II. Ezio Auditore da Firenze was told to come meet his fellow Assassin Antonio de Magianis, leader of the Thieves Guild of Venice. He made his way to Antonio, to find him conversing with Luis Santangel, a Spaniard who needed the help of Ezio. Christoffa Corombo, Luis' accomplice, had a meeting with Rodrigo Borgia, who was interested in Christoffa's plans to sail west. Luis suspected that it was a trap and needed Ezio to protect Christoffa. Ezio rushed to the meeting, and found Luis' suspicions to be correct. Nevertheless, he successfully rescued Christoffa.

Ezio then traveled to Spain to rescue his fellow Assassins who were being held under the guise of the Inquisition commanded by Tomas Torquemada, only to uncover a plot by the Templars to discover the New World.

Gallery

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  Alhambra, under attack.
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  Barcelona.
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  Zaragoza.
• Venice.
  Venice.
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  The Virtual Challenge rooms.
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  Various sewer areas are encountered within the game.
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  Numerous palaces and indoor locations are infiltrated within the game.

Trivia

• The cover art of the game is a variant of a poster for Assassin's Creed II.
• Despite the storyline occurring between the two DLCs, Ezio does not sport the dual hidden blades. The single blade used in this game is the basic one, with no poison blade or hidden gun upgrade.
• Unlike in Assassin's Creed II in which Ezio can assassinate with his hidden blade while an enemy is facing him, in the game he can only assassinate from behind.
• Blocking arrow of an archer is a hard trick in this game, since it can only be blocked once the arrow has been launched.
• Archers can't face Ezio with melee attack. Once Ezio get close to an archer, the archer will surrender and ask for mercy.
• If an archer is attacking Ezio, attempting to assassinate him will result in Ezio grabbing an arrow from the archer and stabbing him with it, rather than using his hidden blade.
• Guard Captains appear, and resemble the Brutes in Assassin's Creed II, Brotherhood, etc. However, they are extremely fast, agile, and devastating. If Ezio attempts to jump onto a wall, they will also jump and try to pull him down.
• Counter-attacks are very effective when Ezio is surrounded by soldiers that deal light attacks (seekers, guards) but counter attacking cannot be used against Guard Captains, as Guard Captains can break Ezio's defense in one strike.
• Guards in Italy and Spain appear to be clearly informed of the presence of Assassins, and will immediately fight Ezio.
• No blood is present, only sweat, and there is no eagle vision within the game.
• Ezio is not connected with or will meet Leonardo Da Vinci in the game, and none of his war machines could be found in the game.
• Ezio does not face The Spaniard directly in this game.
• Unlike in Assassin's Creed II, there are no civilians crowd that Ezio can use for blending.
• There are new unit type that appears in the game that resemble Guard Captains (Some players opine that they look more like Papal Guards). They are only armed with pikes, and cannot chasing Ezio as they're stationed in one place for each one of them. However, they are extremely strong, defensive, devastating, and are able to block Ezio's path, which become major obstacles during free-running levels.
• Chances to performing Leap of Faith are scarce, as there are not many soft spots to land.