Bitmob: A study in stealth: How AI shapes the genre

Rob Haines writes: As impressive a technical achievement as Assassin's Creed 2 was, its artificial intelligence often left something to be desired. At first the guards' obliviousness was funny, but by the time I'd finished, it had become farcical. Any investment I had in Ezio's adventures crashed down with my suspension of disbelief as my opponents were revealed to be nothing more than thinly-veiled automata.