Only an Assassin's Creed 2.5?

About the series itself, the gameplay and what precisely makes this series of, you need not say much at ease. I would like to highlight the innovation and changes of Assassin's Creed Brotherhood rather Accordingly here.

Story:
The story continues right to the end of Assassin's Creed 2. Of course, it goes back to the Pieces of Eden in a beautifully packaged story. As the story one of the biggest attractions of this series of games is, I do not want to reveal too much. UbiSoft manages skillfully tell the tale. WHILE the Ezio story comes to an end here, the story ends by Desmond Miles again with a cliffhanger. Should I find this good or bad? I know it is not so pretty. The story of Brotherhood is very good. The cliffhanger makes immense pleasure to part 3. Nevertheless you just have to wait until then again properly. The series was originally at least, planned as a trilogy. So it would be nice if Part 3 is now worthy of the history brings to an end. UbiSoft but manages to bring to a new level, the story of Desmond Miles. The story of Ezio and Desmond are sent together, so now merge the events surrounding Altair and Ezio finally directly with the current happenings around Desmond Miles. There are just about all questions from the Altair / Ezio story answered here. In turn, many new questions thrown at the Desmond history. It will be interesting what will happen next.

Graphics:
Here has done very little in contrast to Assassins Creed 2. Nevertheless I had often felt that the Brotherhood often but a whole lot better looking as its predecessor.

Sound:
As in all Assassins Creed playing terrific. Ingenious background music and first-class speakers. Here there is absolutely nothing to complain about!

Gameplay:
The principle is still exactly the same as in the previous games. Moment during the first part very monotonous missions besitzte, was the immensely well topped by the second part. Brotherhood expands the types of missions even more. Again, there is absolutely nothing to complain about. The ingenious emissions from Part 2 were a little improved and expanded. Very good!
In addition there are many more tasks and integrate also stronger in the main story.
Instead renauvieren Monterrigioni their renauviert here the whole new scene: Rome.
Furthermore, there is the possibility to reduce the influence of the Borgia. For this purpose one must first kill a general, which often requires a lot of tactics. After this has been extinguished, it is necessary to climb a tower and destroying these. Always nice again in between!
Generally you have to let the developers that there is a tremendous amount to do on the side next to the (20-hour long) main story. I caught myself repeatedly doing, as I have done something else before the next part of the main quest.
Meanwhile, I have through the main story, and there is still a tremendous amount to do. Content I have in recent years not a game seen what so much and also provides first-class content.
Another innovation is the eponymous Brotherhood. You can build an Assassin Guild by her people hires that support you in the fight. Sightings short opponents, press and already you rush helpers to help. This can also be configured so that improve their skills. This is a very nice feature, a host of new opportunities, makes many things but also a bit too easy.
The battles were also changed somewhat. After a kill, you can until you get hit, destroy any opponent with one blow. This looks extremely stylish from, provides new tactical possibilities, makes the whole but again a trace more easily.
In order to provide something for the missions hardcore gamers, there is a secondary goal per mission. If you mitbewältigt this, the reward is new side quests that tell the story of Ezio eg childhood sweetheart.

Venue:
The new venue is the city of Rome. This is less than total of the entire world of Assassin's Creed 2. I'm running around but always personally in the two predecessors in only one city, when I had the game through, seems to me the world in Brotherhood still before larger.
In the construction of Rome, the developers have done a very great job. It's almost frightening detail. Anyone who has been in Rome, is many attractions, no even individual streets and alleys can accurately find to their correct location. Very good work.

Multiplayer:
Yes, Brotherhood has multiplayer. This is broadly of the following system: It is located on a map, on how the single-player, NPCs running around. You choose a character that looks just like one of these NPCs. Now it is through the map to run (or to flit over the rooftops) to find your sacrifices and eliminate. At the same time you have to be careful not to attract attention, because in most cases you are the victim of another player. So you have a wonderful cat and mouse game with varied game modes. Such a thing was not yet in the game world. Although he is no great revelation, but kurzweillig, interesting and fun! A nice and successful addition to an already incredibly extensive game, which invites to play again and again.

Conclusion:
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood is not Assassin's Creed 2.5, but not 3.0. For a 2.5, it provides too much scope (which is just truly immense) and many good innovations. For a proper third part, however, you miss the big differences to the second part. Nevertheless Brotherhood is one of the largest, most complete, most sophisticated and best games that I played the last few years. The story is great again, even if they once again ends at the end with a cliffhanger. The multiplayer is not a major breakthrough, but fun, well thought out and invites you to play again. One must not necessarily have him, Brotherhood is extensive enough without, but he really is so good that you do not want to do without it.
Thus the game gets such a large purchase recommendation, more than any other game in recent years. However, I would advise all potential buyers, at least to play the second part, because otherwise the story is much too incomprehensible despite a short introduction video. Who has time and has not yet played no part, should be quiet to start with Part 1, because Brotherhood everything is interconnected and led finally to the next level.

Finally, a note: Assassins Creed 2 for the beginning had a new copy protection, where you had to be always online. Was no internet connection available, nothing was to play with the single player. This was removed one of the last patches of the launcher and is therefore not in Brotherhood available. Only at the beginning has made a one-time Internet connection for activation!