Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is a 2010
action-adventure video game developed by
Ubisoft Montreal and published by
Ubisoft. It is the third major installment in the
Assassin's Creed series, and the second chapter in the "Ezio Trilogy", as a direct sequel to 2009's
Assassin's Creed II. The game was first released on the
PlayStation 3 and
Xbox 360 in November and December 2010 and was later made available on
Microsoft Windows in March and June 2011.
The plot is set in a
fictional history of real-world events and follows the centuries-old struggle between the
Assassins, who fight for peace with free will, and the
Templars, who desire the same but through control. The framing story is set in the 21st century and features series protagonist
Desmond Miles who, with the aid of a machine known as the Animus, relives the memories of his Assassin ancestor,
Ezio Auditore da Firenze, to find a way to avert the
2012 apocalypse. The main story begins immediately after
Assassin's Creed II, and follows Ezio as he travels to
Rome at the start of the 16th century to rebuild the Assassin Brotherhood in
Italy and defeat his enemies: the
Borgia family.
Brotherhood features an
open world and is played from the
third-person perspective, with a primary focus on using Desmond's and Ezio's combat, climbing and stealth abilities to eliminate targets and explore the environment. As Ezio, players can freely explore Rome to advance the narrative, or complete a variety of side missions. The game introduces a multiplayer component to the series, in which players assume the role of a Templar in training.
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| ACB | August 16, 2010 | EGEXPO_Xenon_c40048_d40065_s4906_eng |
| ACB | October 11, 2010 | Preview_Tour_2nd_Submission |
