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Analysis of Assassin s Creed 2
Introduction
The title of the game that I will analyse is Assassin s Creed 2
. The game has sold1.6 million copies since it has come
out(http://gamefocus.ca/?nav=new&nid=7593 ). The developers of
Assassin sCreed 2 are Ubisoft Montreal, who also makes such games
as the Tom Clancyseries, Prince of Persia, Naruto: The Broken Bond
and many more.
Character Control
Character control is how many players you can control in that
game. There are three typesof character control. The first one is
single player which is when you can only play as onecharacter in
that game. Example of this is in James Bond. Second one is multiple
characters(frequent change) which are when you can change the
characters every few seconds. These
are found mainly in sport games such as Fifa 11, NBA 11 and NFL
11. The last one is multiplecharacters (infrequent change) which is
when you can change the character either everylevel or in long
periods of time. Examples of this are in games such as Call of
Duty, FinalFantasy and Red Dead Redemption. The type of character
control in Assassin s Creed 2 ismultiple characters (infrequent
change). This is because you change characters in longperiods of
time. You start the game in the real world as a character named
Desmond Milesand you go into a memory machine which takes you to
the renaissance and you play as EzioAuditore Da Firenze.
Playing Method
Playing method is how you play the game whether it is only one
player, versus or co-operative. One player is when you play the
game by yourself. Examples of this are BatmanArkham Asylum and Lara
Croft Tomb Raider. Versus is when you play with someone next toyou
or someone online. Examples of this are Fifa 11 and UFC 2010. The
last one is co-
operative which is when you play missions with someone online or
friends online. Examplesof this are Halo 3 and Gears of War. The
type of playing method in my game is only oneplayer. You use this
type of playing method throughout the game in story mode. You can
tplay online and you can t do missions with friends.
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Game Space
Game space is how big the world in the game is and how you can
play in that world. Thereare five types of game space. The first
one is mapped which is when you see the whole mapfrom above and
this kind of game space is used in such games as World of Warcraft
and
Pokmon. The second is contained area which is when you can only
play in a contained areaand this is mainly used for games where you
v ersus an oppositions such as Fifa 11 and NBA11. The third game
space is free roam which is when you can go back and forth in a
missionand have an objective. This type of game space is used in
Call of Duty and Medal of Honour.The fourth game space is s
tructured level which is when you can only go forward or wherethe
camera tells you and you have an objective. This type is used in
Sonic and Little Big
Planet. The last game space is free roam massive and this is a
big world where you can dowhat you want and have an objective. This
is used is GTA IV. The type of game space inAssassin s Creed 2 is
only free roam massive as you can do little side missions if you
wantbefore you do the actual mission or you can go and run around
and do what you want.
Narrative
Narrative is how you can complete and there are four narratives
which are linear campaign,non-linear campaign, level objective and
single. Linear campaign you play the story in theway the game tells
you to play it in, examples of games are Football Manager 2011 and
Fifa11. Non-linear campaign you can do what you want, complete it
in what way you want to.Example is GTA IV. Level objective is when
you finish a level to move on to a harder level.Example is Crash
Bandicoot. The final one is single where you have only one
objective and
example of games are Street Fighter and Capcom Vs. Marvel. The
type of narrative inAssassin s Creed 2 is non-linear campaign as
you can do side missions and do what you wantbefore you do the
mission. Also it is lev el objective because when you do missions
or levelsthey get harder.
Camera View
Camera view is what camera view you have when you play the game.
There are four cameraviews. The first is bird s eye this is when
you re above the character and you can see a lot.Example in a game
is Sims 3. The second is extreme long shot and this is when you see
mostof the plating area or scene. These are mainly in sport games
for example in Fifa 11 and NBA
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11. The third one is third person which is when you are behind
the character and you see allof the character. Examples of games
are Resident Evil 5 and Lara Craft Tomb Raider. The lastone is
first person which is when you play in the view of the person.
Games with this are Call
of Duty and Medal of Honour. The camera view in Assassin s Creed
2 is only third personbecause you are always playing in behind the
character.
Genre
Genre is the type of the game. There are ten different genres
but I am only going to talk
about five. Firstly there is racing which is when you race
vehicles and try to win, you canhave a season mode. Examples are
Forza 3 and F1 2010. Second is sport genre which isgames that
simulate real life sport. Examples of this are Fifa 11 and NBA 11.
Third type isadventure which is when you play through levels
killing people. Examples of games are GTAIV and Fable 3. Fourth is
combat and this is when you are shooting things like people.
Examples of this are Call of Duty and Medal of Honour. Finally
there is music sim where youtap along to music that can be real or
made up. Examples of games are Guitar Hero andRock Band. The genre
of Assassin s Creed 2 is only adventure as you are an assassin and
you
have to kill people.
Conclusion
The main points that my essay has made about Assassin s Creed 2
is this game isadventurous and most teenagers like adventure so
they would by this game. Also becauseyou play as an assassin and
assassins aren t real like in the game, it makes you feel happy
asyou play something that isn t real and looks cool . I enjoy
playing this game a lot because
you can do so much and it also keeps you gripped in the story.
They story is like a film thatyou can play which makes it special.
The campaign makes you want to keep playing it andthe graphics are
really good as well.
