Assassin's Creed 2 will be on the cover of GameInformer's May issue as you can see by the image above. With it we hope will come a slew of new information regarding the highly anticipated sequel to a multimillion selling game. For now we have one trailer(via Gametrailers)with some setting and gameplay information courtesy of Screwattack.
Setting
- The playable character that you see is Ezio Auditore de Firenze and he is a nobleman of Florence. He too is an ancestor of Desmond's.
- The game takes place in 1476, while the previous game was in 1191.
- The game will include locations like Saint Marks Basilica, The Grand Canal, The Little Canal, the Rialto bridge, and Da Vinici's workshop. Tuscany's countryside will also be explorable.
- Historical figures like Machiavelli, Caterina Sforza, and Lorenzo de Medici will be in the game. The Lorenzo de Medici assassination attempt is in the game and you'll presumably get to do it.
- There will also be a day and night cycle-for sneaking in the shadows perhaps?