GameInformer writes: "We're only a week away from the release of Ubisoft's biggest holiday title. Assassin's Creed II is an incredibly ambitious game rooted in great ideas of the first game, but with some major changes to the formula established in that 2007 blockbuster. Whether you're eagerly anticipating the sequel or skeptical of it due to problems you had with the first game, it's worth your time to take note of the biggest changes to the second installment."