Assassin's Creed Brotherhood Review | GameState

"Brotherhood is essentially Assassins Creed 2.5, not Assassins Creed 3 which is weird. They seemed to have got this out in time for Christmas to make that extra sale or 2 cause Assassins Creed 3 is not ready yet or something.

To be honest, it’s not an after thought. It’s a well-crafted story using the same engine as Assassins Creed 2, with some pretty sweet additions like cannons, horse riding in the city and a gun mounted to your arm." - GameState

[WobblyOnion]

Glorified expansion pack, but a good one. should be lower priced though.

[granthinds]

I think I should've mentioned that. Very well said, bubble up from me!

[vhero]

I agree its like ODST again.. Thing is you can pick up the original game at half the price and it has twice the content..

[djhsecondnature]

Except there's twice the content in Brotherhood as there was in AC2...

[JonnyBadfinger]

I don't give a fucken rats arse what people say this is 1 of if not the best game of the year. Story had me from begining to end... fucking love it. Definitely worth the $79AUD i paid for it.

Yes it is a Assassins Creed 2.5 but better everything. Best and only game that hasnt let me down all year... actually to think of it in the last 3 years i have only enjoyed 4 games. Assassins Creed 2, Borderlands, Mass Effect 2 and Assassins Creed Brotherhood... funny how all the GOOD games are multiplats

i give it a 9.5 out of 10... it blew me away. and only looses .5 because of minor control disagreements... you know how you wanna jump 1 way but the game wants to go another? yeah that got me frustrated at times.

[Cregan4584onYouTube]

AGREED!

[BradyRuiters]

Really wanna get this game. Expansion pack or not. It still looks good

[RememberThe357]

I have the same feeling. I love Assassin's Creed, and I can't wait to play this game.

[Bobbykotickrulesz]

It's not an expansion pack. The reviewer is a douchebag.

[PS3Blog]

Still got to give this ago. But looks interesting

[Chuk5]

Just beat it. Fantastic game. Better than AC2 in every single way and a great multiplayer. Way more than an expansion pack.

[granthinds]

It's fun and it is better BUT, just because you release a game that's a little better than the last in one in a few areas and in many ways relies on you having played the first one, makes it a money making scheme. It's the same reason the Half-Life episodes were a real spit in the face for me but luckily they weren't full price. Here's a full-price retail game/expansion released shortly after the game (in time for Christmas mind you), with a couple of add-ons that could've been DLC. Just doesn't justify it really. That said, it is still an entertaining game, just wait for the price to drop to really make it worth your money.

[djhsecondnature]

Can't agree with you here. A sequel should be just that, an improvement on the game that came before it, fixing the flaws and adding extras. Brotherhood did this in every respect. It is far from a money making scheme.

[jimmins]

@granthinds

As a professional reviewer, you need to enter into this thing with an open mind. All that comes across here is that you were determined to judge it before you played it. I reviewed this game myself for a national magazine here in the UK. I spent 45 hours playing it for the review and to be totally honest with you, it wasn't until around 25 hours of side-questing the hell out of it that I had the epiphany of this being a 10/10 game.

It irritates me, because I knew at that point that unless other reviewers really play it like someone who's actually bought it would, they wouldn't see most of the cool stuff the game has to offer, most of which is off-piste from the main story.

You needed to spend a lot longer with this game. It has more content than AC2 and is better in every conceivable way. Your review is incredibly unfair on the developer who defied expectation to bring us something that is far more than a yearly outing. As many have commented here, ACB is one of if not the finest game this year. Your review is remiss, my friend.

[vrylstminute]

I think the addition of multiplayer makes it enough of a new game to warrant a big price-tag. Multiplayer changes everything.

[The_Gamer]

I have never really been into Assasins Creed, but the MP on this looks fun!

[BradyRuiters]

Multiplayer does look awesome! Can't wait to play it when I pick up this game

[granthinds]

The multiplayer is fun for an hour, but gets really boring and repetitive. Great idea, and i'd love to award innovation, but that innovation has got to be productive and actually make it good. They have so many things in here to make this work, i'm just hoping that AC3's going to tie it all together to make it worth while.

[BradyRuiters]

Always hated doing the whole viewpoint thing. Makes sense in terms of context but so repetitive. And I see they make a return

[BradyRuiters]

Well, I might be able to win a copy today. However, chances of that are very slim for me. Would be nice to get it free though :D

[ianfelmore]

Brotherhood is a safe game and is not a step forward. In my opinion it hasnt lived up to the hype and instead of something new, it is just a improvement on existing features. Zzzz...

[ultramoot]

It's an okay game. 7.5/10 is spot on.

[artsaber]

I think Assassin Creed 2 is what 1 should've been and ACBrotherhood is what 2 should've been. With that being said, ACB improves greatly on AC2.

- More weapons (variety)
- More/better armor
- You eventually get your own gang of assassins to send on missions or help you in your quests when called upon.
- Much more involved mini-quests that provide TRUE benefit to your character.
- Map Travel is easier and vastly improved
- Graphics are good and run smoothly
- good storyline

This game was able to provide all this and more, all the while keeping in the tradition and story supporting the last installment. ACB does not feel like a lazy sloppy development like so many other titles that rely on a name brand. You can tell when you play this game that the people really tried and cared about the game, and that in itself is very refreshing.

This is one of the better new games out right now, make no mistake about it. It offers plenty challenges and much content. If you missed Amazon's black friday sale on it today for $39, then you definitely missed out on a good one.

[PS360WII]

Don't forget the VR training... and the Raiden Outfit you get for doing them ^^

It's a great sequel to a great franchise. Sure it was made quickly but it was still developed well.

[ngecenk]

what kind of game got good mark form this site? ac:b is a great game. no it wont fit as an expansion pack. i never into ac before, but this game is really enjoyable. plus the new features is cool and the multiplayer... dont get me started with that. yes its not perfect but its really lots of enjoyable content.

this review is suck! bashing gt5 now this? what dyou expect? real life game?

[Kakihara]

My short(ish) review so far. I've played quite a bit of this game but haven't finished yet, it seems to be picking up it's pace at this point but I found the first few hours tedious.

I loved Assassin's creed 2 and this game is good in that it's pretty much just that game again but there's nothing in the campaign I've seen so far that couldn't have been done (maybe on a smaller scale admittedly) with DLC. Rome isn't as interesting so far as some of the cities in AC2, it's just a regular grey city full of grey buildings and ruins, nothing like the magic of hopping around Venice.

Also, as much as I liked Ezio as a character I do not see any point in continuing his story. At the end of AC2 we basically discover what part Ezio had to play in the overall Assassin's v Templars story. It was a great revelation but it made the further adventures of the character a little pointless. It's like making a final Star wars episode in which Luke, having finally defeated the Empire and brought down Vader, has to battle a group of raiders on Tatooine. It just seems smallfry and pointless by comparison (though all this could turn around near the end of this game, I hope it does).

I've had a lot of fun with the multiplayer so far, whenever I can get into a game. I don't know if it's just me but I find myself sitting there for half an hour at a time waiting for a game to get enough players. Often even with enough players it just seems to sit there for literally about half an hour without starting the game.

[granthinds]

I completely agree with you. Bubbling you up dude.

[robo3687]

"Brotherhood is essentially Assassins Creed 2.5, not Assassins Creed 3 which is weird. They seemed to have got this out in time for Christmas to make that extra sale or 2 cause Assassins Creed 3 is not ready yet or something."

the developers themselves said that this was not AC3 and was more of an AC 2.5, so you singling that out was pointless...i though journalists were supposed to research things...

[pr0digyZA]

Just ignore grants brotherhood and GT5 review he's going through a tough time after someone assassinated someone he knows by driving over them.

[Darranged]

It could have been worse, but it's a solid enough game to warrant a playthrough. Could have been priced lower, as an expansion pack instead of a full-price game. Nice review.

[kamisama]

i picked the game up at kmart yesterday for $39 they were having there thanksgiving sale