Truth is Written in Blood... "I will seek vengeance upon those who have betrayed my family and uncover a conspiracy bigger than I could have imagined. I am Ezio Auditore da Firenze. I am an Assassin." The highly anticipated follow-up to Assassin's Creed features a new hero Ezio Auditore da Firenze a young Italian noble and a new era the Renaissance. Assassin's Creed II retains the core gameplay experience that made the first opus a resounding success and features new experiences that will surprise and challenge players. Assassin's Creed II is an epic story of family vengeance and conspiracy set in the pristine yet brutal backdrop of a Renaissance Italy. Ezio befriends Leonardo da Vinci takes on Florence's most powerful families and ventures throughout the canals of Venice where he learns to become a master assassin.