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Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities

The Bonfire of the Vanities was the second of two downloadable content packs developed by Ubisoft for Assassin's Creed II. The DLC included access to the Oltrarno District of Florence, as well as three Templar…

18 February 2010

Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities is an adventure developed by Ubisoft Montreal, released 18 February 2010 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities is

Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities is an adventure game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and released in 2010. It was published by Ubisoft Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Anvil.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Bonfire of the Vanities took place nine years after the events of the Battle of Forlì. Florence had fallen under the rule of the monk Girolamo Savonarola, who controlled the city with nine lieutenants, and with the Apple of Eden he had stolen from a critically wounded Ezio Auditore. After traveling to Florence to retrieve the Apple, Ezio met with Niccolò Machiavelli in the city's Oltrarno District. There, Niccolò tasked him with assassinating Savonarola's lieutenants, who terrorized the people and kept them docile. After the nine lieutenants had fallen, the people of Florence rose up, and charged Savonarola's residence at the Palazzo Pitti. There, they drove him out, and though…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, historical and stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Assassin's Creed series

Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities is the 14th of 205 entries we hold in the Assassin's Creed series. The next entry was Assassin's Creed II: Multiplayer in 2010.

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What it launched against

Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities launched on 18 February 2010, within three weeks of BioShock 2, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Heavy Rain and Assassin's Creed 2 Deluxe Edition.

Released around the same time: BioShock 2, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Heavy Rain, Assassin's Creed 2 Deluxe Edition.

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When did Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities come out?
Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities was released on 18 February 2010 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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