<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2010	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
major	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
chapter	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Ezio	O
Trilogy	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
2009	O
's	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
November	O
and	O
December	O
2010	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
March	O
and	O
June	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
Brotherhood	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Assassins	O
's	O
Creed	O
II	O
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revelations	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
The	O
Ezio	O
Collection	O
compilation	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
February	O
17	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
during	O
the	O
Italian	O
Wars	O
,	O
spanning	O
the	O
years	O
1500	O
–	O
1507	O
,	O
and	O
continues	O
from	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
as	O
Ezio	O
takes	O
the	O
fight	O
against	O
the	O
Templars	O
(	O
led	O
by	O
the	O
powerful	O
Borgia	O
family	O
)	O
to	O
Rome	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
attempts	O
to	O
rebuild	O
the	O
Assassin	O
Brotherhood	O
in	O
Italy	O
and	O
liberate	O
the	O
city	O
from	O
the	O
Borgias	O
 '	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
packs	O
were	O
released	O
to	O
support	O
Brotherhood	O
,	O
including	O
The	O
Da	O
Vinci	O
Disappearance	O
,	O
a	O
story	O
expansion	O
set	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
narrative	O
was	O
also	O
positively	O
received	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
generally	O
seen	O
as	O
inferior	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Ezio	O
Trilogy	O
,	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revelations	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
,	O
stealth	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
and	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
estimated	O
to	O
provide	O
15+	O
hours	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
returning	O
protagonist	O
Ezio	O
Auditore	O
da	O
Firenze	O
from	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
;	O
at	O
predetermined	O
points	O
in	O
the	O
narrative	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
Desmond	O
Miles	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
reliving	O
Ezio	O
's	O
memories	O
through	O
the	O
Animus	O
in	O
the	O
modern-day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
,	O
this	O
made	O
the	O
player	O
wait	O
until	O
their	O
AI	B-Application
opponents	O
struck	O
,	O
which	O
slowed	O
down	O
the	O
pace	O
of	O
fighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AI	B-Application
in	O
this	O
game	O
is	O
thus	O
more	O
aggressive	O
and	O
enemies	O
can	O
attack	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Brotherhood	O
,	O
Ezio	O
gets	O
to	O
master	O
several	O
new	O
gadgets	O
,	O
including	O
Leonardo	B-Application
da	I-Application
Vinci	I-Application
's	O
parachute	B-Application
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
when	O
jumping	O
from	O
tall	O
buildings	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
poison	O
darts	O
,	O
a	O
faster	O
acting	O
poison	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
crossbow	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
side	O
missions	O
include	O
assassinating	O
Templar	O
agents	O
in	O
Rome	O
,	O
completing	O
challenges	O
for	O
the	O
three	O
ally	O
factions	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
Courtesans	O
,	O
Thieves	O
,	O
and	O
Mercenaries	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
exploring	O
underground	O
locations	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
keys	O
to	O
the	O
treasure	O
of	O
the	O
Followers	O
of	O
Romulus	B-Application
—	O
a	O
secret	O
cult	O
who	O
worship	O
Romulus	B-Application
,	O
the	O
legendary	O
founder	O
of	O
Rome	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
Monteriggioni	O
in	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
invest	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
witness	O
its	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
unlock	O
rewards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rome	O
is	O
larger	O
than	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
cities	O
seen	O
in	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
being	O
roughly	O
three	O
times	O
bigger	O
than	O
Florence	B-Application
)	O
and	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
five	O
districts	O
:	O
Vatican	O
(	O
Vaticano	O
)	O
,	O
Central	O
(	O
Centro	O
)	O
,	O
Trans-Tiber	O
(	O
Trastevere	O
)	O
,	O
Country	O
(	O
Campagna	O
)	O
and	O
Antique	O
(	O
Antico	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
previous	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
characters	O
based	O
on	O
historical	O
figures	O
are	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
Leonardo	B-Application
da	I-Application
Vinci	I-Application
,	O
Niccolò	O
Machiavelli	O
,	O
Caterina	O
Sforza	O
,	O
Rodrigo	O
Borgia	O
,	O
and	O
Cesare	O
Borgia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
use	O
the	O
animi	O
(	O
plural	O
for	O
animus	O
)	O
seen	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
to	O
access	O
memories	O
of	O
old	O
Templars	O
and	O
acquire	O
their	O
skills	O
using	O
the	O
"	O
bleeding	O
effect	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
eight	O
game	O
modes	O
(	O
Wanted	O
,	O
Alliance	O
,	O
Manhunt	O
,	O
Chest	O
Capture	O
,	O
Advanced	O
Wanted	O
,	O
Advanced	O
Alliance	O
,	O
Escort	O
,	O
and	O
Assassinate	O
)	O
and	O
different	O
maps	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
areas	O
from	O
the	O
second	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
like	O
Florence	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
maps	O
like	O
Rome	O
,	O
Castel	O
Gandolfo	O
,	O
Siena	O
,	O
and	O
Mont	O
Saint-Michel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
beta	O
,	O
exclusive	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
users	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
choose	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
21	O
available	O
characters	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
Courtesan	O
,	O
Barber	O
,	O
Priest	O
,	O
Noble	O
,	O
Prowler	O
,	O
Executioner	O
,	O
Doctor	O
,	O
Blacksmith	O
,	O
Captain	O
,	O
Smuggler	O
,	O
Engineer	O
,	O
Footpad	O
,	O
Thief	B-Application
,	O
Hellequin	O
(	O
a	O
female	O
Harlequin	B-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
available	O
through	O
uPlay	B-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
Mercenary	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
special	O
characters	O
were	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
selected	O
pre-order	O
editions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
the	O
Harlequin	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Officer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
these	O
two	O
pre-order	O
special	O
characters	O
are	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
The	O
Da	O
Vinci	O
Disappearance	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
as	O
are	O
the	O
formerly	O
pre-order	O
only	O
Trajan	O
Market	O
and	O
Aqueducts	O
special	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	B-Application
events	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
previous	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Desmond	O
Miles	O
(	O
Nolan	O
North	O
)	O
,	O
Lucy	O
Stillman	O
(	O
Kristen	O
Bell	O
)	O
,	O
Rebecca	O
Crane	O
(	O
Eliza	O
Schneider	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Shaun	O
Hastings	O
(	O
Danny	O
Wallace	O
)	O
escape	O
from	O
the	O
Templars	O
who	O
attacked	O
their	O
hideout	O
and	O
establish	O
a	O
new	O
base	O
in	O
the	O
ruins	O
of	O
the	O
Villa	O
Auditore	O
in	O
Monteriggioni	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Determined	O
to	O
rebuild	O
the	O
Guild	O
,	O
Ezio	O
convinces	O
Machiavelli	O
that	O
he	O
can	O
lead	O
it	O
,	O
recruiting	O
people	O
for	O
the	B-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
and	O
restoring	O
it	O
to	O
its	O
former	O
strength	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Desmond	O
enters	O
the	O
Temple	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
confronted	O
with	O
holographic	O
apparitions	O
of	O
a	O
woman	O
called	O
Juno	O
(	O
Nadia	O
Verrucci	O
)	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Minerva	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
credits	O
roll	O
,	O
two	O
men	O
are	O
heard	O
discussing	O
whether	B-Application
to	I-Application
put	I-Application
Desmond	I-Application
back	I-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Animus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1506	O
,	O
during	O
his	O
pursuit	O
of	O
Cesare	O
Borgia	O
,	O
Ezio	O
visits	O
his	O
friend	O
,	O
Leonardo	B-Application
da	I-Application
Vinci	I-Application
(	O
Carlos	O
Ferro	O
)	O
,	O
at	O
his	O
workshop	O
in	O
Rome	O
to	O
ask	O
for	O
his	O
help	O
in	O
securing	O
a	O
ship	O
to	O
take	O
him	O
to	O
Spain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Montreal	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
both	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
main	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
was	O
thus	O
chosen	O
to	O
lead	O
production	O
for	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
episode	O
featuring	O
multiplayer	O
was	O
announced	O
during	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
2009	O
fiscal	O
third-quarter	O
results	O
while	O
not	O
revealing	O
its	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
May	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
GameStop	O
employee	O
published	O
on	O
the	O
internet	O
some	O
images	O
of	O
a	O
pre-order	O
box	O
featuring	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
title	O
while	O
Ubisoft	O
was	O
teasing	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
Twitter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brotherhood	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
numbered	O
unlike	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
because	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
developers	O
themselves	O
would	O
have	O
expected	O
a	O
new	O
setting	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
ancestor	O
while	O
this	O
is	O
only	O
the	O
continuation	O
of	O
Ezio	O
's	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
was	O
mainly	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Annecy	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
responsible	O
for	O
creating	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
in	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Splinter	I-Application
Cell	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
Theory	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
also	O
announced	O
plans	O
for	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
sets	O
of	O
free	O
DLC	B-Protocol
have	O
already	O
been	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
names	O
"	O
Animus	O
Project	O
Update	O
1.0	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Animus	O
Project	O
Update	O
2.0	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
perspective	O
of	O
performance	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
have	O
commented	O
that	O
they	O
hope	O
the	O
gaps	O
between	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
will	O
be	O
even	O
smaller	O
with	O
Brotherhood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
reached	O
gold	O
status	O
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
has	O
Nvidia	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
Vision	I-Algorithm
and	O
multi	B-General_Concept
screen	I-General_Concept
support	O
through	O
AMD	O
Eyefinity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Jesper	O
Kyd	O
,	O
who	O
created	O
the	O
scores	O
to	O
previous	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
different	O
special	O
retail	O
editions	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
retailers	O
also	O
offered	O
the	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
beta	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
system	O
as	O
a	O
pre-order	O
bonus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
versions	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
feature	O
exclusive	O
free	O
additional	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
called	O
the	O
Copernicus	O
Conspiracy	O
which	O
became	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
on	O
November	O
16	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Akella	O
in	O
Russia	O
in	O
exclusive	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
featuring	O
6	O
metal	O
figurines	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
's	O
Uplay	B-Operating_System
system	O
enables	O
further	O
in-game	O
enhancements	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
redeemed	O
by	O
points	O
that	O
are	O
given	O
when	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
available	O
awards	O
are	O
a	O
Brotherhood	O
theme	O
or	O
wallpaper	O
for	O
PC	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Florentine	O
Noble	O
Attire	O
,	O
Armor	O
of	O
Altaïr	O
,	O
Altaïr	O
's	O
Robes	O
,	O
Gun	O
Capacity	O
Upgrade	O
and	O
Hellequin	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Copernicus	O
Conspiracy	O
is	O
a	O
free	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
for	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
,	O
initially	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
later	O
receiving	O
official	O
support	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
via	O
a	O
patch	O
on	O
May	O
23	O
,	O
2017	O
on	O
both	O
Steam	O
and	O
Uplay	B-Operating_System
and	O
later	O
being	O
automatically	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
Ezio	O
Trilogy	O
Collection	O
on	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Advanced	O
Alliance	O
is	O
also	O
packaged	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
while	O
the	O
Mont	O
Saint-Michel	O
map	O
is	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
one	O
DLC	B-Protocol
can	O
be	O
activated	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
,	O
so	O
players	O
will	O
either	O
be	O
missing	O
the	O
new	O
map	O
from	O
the	O
1.0	O
update	O
or	O
the	O
new	O
mode	O
,	O
new	O
map	O
and	O
Templar	O
Scoring	O
from	O
the	O
2.0	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Da	O
Vinci	O
Disappearance	O
,	O
originally	O
available	O
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Network	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
,	O
features	O
new	O
content	O
for	O
both	O
single	O
player	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
's	O
storyline	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
set	O
before	O
the	O
final	O
memory	O
sequence	O
of	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
follows	O
Ezio	O
as	O
he	O
investigates	O
the	O
disappearance	O
of	O
his	O
friend	O
Leonardo	B-Application
da	I-Application
Vinci	I-Application
in	O
the	O
year	O
1506	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
includes	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
free	O
(	O
it	O
must	O
be	O
activated	O
through	O
Uplay	B-Operating_System
)	O
along	O
with	O
both	O
Animus	O
Project	O
Updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Da	O
Vinci	O
Edition	O
"	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
,	O
which	O
includes	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
The	O
Da	O
Vinci	O
Disappearance	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
DLC	B-Protocol
doubles	O
as	O
the	O
technical	O
Animus	O
Project	O
Update	O
3.0	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
preorder	O
multiplayer	O
characters	O
,	O
the	O
Harlequin	B-Application
and	O
Officer	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
preorder-only	O
special	O
Drachen	O
Armor	O
for	O
Ezio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
websites	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
90.55	O
%	O
and	O
89/100	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
89.92	O
%	O
and	O
90/100	O
and	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
87.64	O
%	O
and	O
88/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
won	O
an	O
award	O
in	O
the	O
Action	O
category	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
the	O
category	O
for	O
Best	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
portion	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
was	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
gave	O
the	B-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
a	O
9.25/10	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
raise	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
followers	O
was	O
a	O
significant	O
enhancement	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
title	O
's	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
praising	O
the	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
as	O
something	O
never	O
before	O
seen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
praised	O
everything	O
about	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
10/10	O
,	O
and	O
particularly	O
noted	O
the	O
maturity	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
:	O
"	O
One	O
mission	O
sees	O
Ezio	O
disrupting	O
an	O
assassination	O
attempt	O
in	O
the	O
ruins	O
of	O
the	O
Roman	O
Colosseum	O
during	O
a	O
play	O
about	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
Jesus	O
Christ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2020	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
series	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
most	O
praised	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
move	O
to	O
remove	O
the	O
DRM	O
that	O
marred	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
include	O
all	O
DLC	B-Protocol
free	O
of	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
has	O
become	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
fastest-selling	O
European	O
title	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
5	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revelations	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
next	O
main	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
Constantinople	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
peak	O
of	O
the	O
Ottoman	O
Empire	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
major	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
feature	O
Ezio	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
,	O
and	O
follows	O
him	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
uncover	O
the	O
secrets	O
of	O
the	O
Assassins	O
and	O
unlock	O
a	O
library	O
built	O
by	O
Altaïr	O
Ibn-LaʼAhad	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Triton	O
Noir	O
announced	O
a	O
board	O
game	O
called	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
of	O
Venice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
1509	O
(	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
and	O
before	O
Revelations	O
)	O
and	O
features	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Ezio	O
,	O
Leonardo	B-Application
da	I-Application
Vinci	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Lucrezia	O
Borgia	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
characters	O
like	O
Alessandra	O
.	O
</s>
