

Within the game, the player will be able to use Leonardo's flying machine (based on real-life plans by Leonardo) during one mission. A young Leonardo da Vinci is present in the game, aiding the player by creating new weapons from translated "Codex pages" that Alta�r, the original game's main character, left behind for future Assassins' analysis and insight. The player may now swim in water, and Eagle Vision�the ability to identify specific people and landmarks�can now be used in third-person view and while moving. Remastered versions of all three games were released for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on November 15, 2016, as part of The Ezio Collection. The game spawned a follow-up, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and its direct sequel, Assassin's Creed: Revelations. The PC version was met with some criticism in relation to the digital rights management system, and thus had the always-online DRM permanently removed. It is considered to be one of the best video games ever made, and it popularized the Assassin's Creed franchise. It has sold more than nine million copies. The game received praise from video game publications for its Renaissance setting, narrative, characters, map design, and visuals, as well as the improvements over its predecessor.

Using a newly updated Anvil game engine, Assassin's Creed II began development shortly after the release of Assassin's Creed.

It is the second major installment in the Assassin's Creed series, a sequel to 2007's Assassin's Creed. Assassin's Creed II is a 2009 action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft.
