<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Discovery	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2009	O
action-adventure	O
side-scrolling	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Griptonite	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
November	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
operating	O
system	O
in	O
January	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
to	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2009	O
)	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
during	O
that	O
game	O
's	O
events	O
,	O
between	O
Sequences	O
12	O
and	O
13	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
from	O
1491	O
to	O
1492	O
,	O
and	O
follows	O
Ezio	O
Auditore	O
da	O
Firenze	O
(	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
)	O
as	O
he	O
travels	O
to	O
Spain	O
to	O
help	O
his	O
fellow	O
Assassins	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
being	O
hunted	O
by	O
the	O
Templar	O
Order	O
under	O
the	O
guise	O
of	O
the	O
Spanish	O
Inquisition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
later	O
delayed	O
to	O
January	O
7	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
but	O
Ubisoft	O
did	O
not	O
comment	O
with	O
a	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
delay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Discovery	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
seen	O
as	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
previous	O
spin-off	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Altaïr	I-Application
's	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Discovery	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2.5D	O
side-scroller	O
game	O
wherein	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Ezio	O
Auditore	O
da	O
Firenze	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
shares	O
many	O
similarities	O
with	O
previous	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
later	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
games	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
Brotherhood	B-Application
,	O
all	O
memories	O
present	O
optional	O
objectives	O
that	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
met	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
achieve	O
100%	O
synchronization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
five	O
types	O
of	O
collectibles	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
memory	O
paths	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
in-game	O
guides	O
;	O
Renaissance	O
maps	O
,	O
which	O
unlock	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
challenge	O
rooms	O
;	O
knives	O
,	O
which	O
refill	O
Ezio	O
's	O
throwing	O
knives	O
supply	O
;	O
wanted	O
posters	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
torn	O
off	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
health	O
meter	O
once	O
the	O
required	O
amount	O
was	O
met	O
;	O
and	O
art	O
pieces	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
unlocked	O
by	O
finding	O
hidden	O
rooms	O
in	O
missions.The	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
integrate	O
their	O
facial	O
likeness	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
through	O
photos	O
,	O
replacing	O
Ezio	O
's	O
placeholder	O
image	O
in	O
the	O
wanted	O
posters	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
own	O
image	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
the	O
art	O
pieces	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
version	O
can	O
be	O
imported	O
for	O
use	O
as	O
wallpapers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1491	O
,	O
during	O
his	O
search	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	O
of	O
Eden	O
,	O
stolen	O
by	O
Girolamo	O
Savonarola	O
,	O
Ezio	O
Auditore	O
da	O
Firenze	O
is	O
summoned	O
by	O
his	O
ally	O
Antonio	O
de	O
Magianis	O
to	O
Venice	B-Application
to	O
meet	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
contacts	O
from	O
Spain	O
,	O
Luis	O
de	O
Santángel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ezio	O
retrieves	O
the	O
atlas	O
and	O
brings	O
it	O
to	O
Luis	O
,	O
who	O
before	O
leaving	O
,	O
reveals	O
that	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
Spanish	O
Assassin	O
Brotherhood	B-Application
has	O
been	O
arrested	O
by	O
Tomás	O
de	O
Torquemada	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Spanish	O
Inquisition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
to	O
Antonio	O
,	O
Ezio	O
announces	O
that	O
his	O
search	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	O
will	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
postponed	O
,	O
because	O
he	O
is	O
travelling	O
to	O
Spain	O
to	O
reform	O
the	B-Application
Brotherhood	I-Application
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Travelling	O
to	O
Granada	B-Application
next	O
,	O
Ezio	O
runs	O
into	O
Luis	O
de	O
Santángel	O
again	O
,	O
who	O
reveals	O
that	O
he	O
too	O
is	O
an	O
Assassin	O
and	O
is	O
working	O
at	O
the	O
King	O
's	O
court	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Assassins	O
begin	O
to	O
suspect	O
that	O
the	O
Templars	O
are	O
planning	O
their	O
own	O
expedition	O
to	O
uncover	O
the	O
New	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
,	O
Ezio	O
agrees	O
to	O
help	O
Luis	O
find	O
a	O
Templar	O
spy	O
and	O
a	O
passage	O
into	O
the	O
besieged	O
Alhambra	O
palace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
on	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
on	O
January	O
7	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Discovery	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
it	O
an	O
8/10	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
7/10	O
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
rated	O
it	O
a	O
7/10	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
Australia/New	O
Zealand	O
were	O
more	O
negative	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
giving	O
it	O
55%	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
switch	O
to	O
2D	O
and	O
the	O
character	O
animation	O
,	O
but	O
complaining	O
of	O
lackluster	O
missions	O
,	O
poor	O
level	O
design	O
and	O
fiddly	O
controls	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
Missed	O
opportunity	O
to	O
right	O
the	B-Application
first	I-Application
game	I-Application
's	O
wrongs	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
numbers	O
platforming	O
experience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
Natalie	O
Romano	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
8/10	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
An	O
impressive	O
game	O
true	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Discovery	I-Application
is	O
actually	O
an	O
entertaining	O
title	O
that	O
makes	O
the	O
best	O
companion	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
bought	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
then	O
you	O
really	O
must	O
buy	O
Discovery.	O
"	O
</s>
