VirginMedia: Assassins Creed 2 Preview

There are dozens of nice touches that help to make combat a gratifying experience. Arrows that find their mark will visibly protrude from their target; guards swear in Italian as they circle and swipe at you, while melee combat is pleasingly heavy and solid in its sound and animation. But there’s a similar level of detail in your more subtle actions, too. AC1’s Altair had the ability to hide within groups of scholars, but Ezio can blend into any group of people that are heading in the same direction – just move slowly within the gaggle of bodies, and his outline will turn white, indicate his near-invisibility.