It is
the second video game installment of the Assassin's Creed series, and is
a direct sequel to the 2007 video game Assassin's Creed. The game was
released for video game consoles in November 2009, and for Windows in
March 2010. Its direct sequel, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, was
released in November 2010.
The frame story is set in the 21st
century, with player-controlled protagonist Desmond Miles escaping from
Abstergo Industries with an employee, Lucy Stillman, after being forced
to relive the genetic memories of ancestral assassin Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad
through a machine known as the "Animus". After escaping from Abstergo,
Desmond enters a device which is more advanced than the original Animus,
the Animus 2.0, and relives the genetic memories of ancestral nobleman
Ezio Auditore da Firenze, who lived during the Renaissance period of the
late 15th and early 16th centuries in Italy. The player controls Ezio,
who becomes an Assassin after his father and brothers are murdered by a
traitor to their family. While controlling Ezio, the player can explore
game renditions of Italian cities, regions, and landmarks in open world
gameplay.
Experience the conclusion of the Spellforce 2 storyline with the
expansion pack Spellforce 2: Demons Of The Past, which features a new
single player campaign with 25+ hours of gameplay, in which nearly all
Races are playable -- Pact, Shaikan and even the Undead. Demons Of The
Past also features the popular free multiplayer game mode, where the
tales of the single player campaign can be experienced in a new way i.e.
with other players cooperatively. 
