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Assassin's Creed II: Breaking Necks & Now, Guinness World Records

By GG-AngelThanatos 1 year, 9 months ago • 1 Comment

The hype surrounding Assassin’s Creed II was impressive, to say the least – now it appears that all that effort has paid off. This morning, (April 15, 2010) Ubisoft received the official news that their beloved game has broken a world record.

For what, you ask? Was it sales? Reviews? How many times gamers have slipped the “love knife” to someone’s kidney?

“Assassin’s Creed is one of our most well-loved brands,” said Alain Corre managing director EMEA at Ubisoft. “The worldwide interest for the brand, coupled with the energy and creativity of our press team made for a winning combination and I am proud of receiving this Guinness World Record.”

And the record is – MOST TIMES FEATURED ON A MAGAZINE COVER!

“Gaz Deaves, Editor of Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition, said: “The evidence submitted by Ubisoft was extremely thorough, with full details of every publication that featured the game. It’s been a pleasure researching this category and we were pleasantly surprised that Assassin’s Creed II took the record – I’m sure plenty of commentators (including myself) would have predicted another well-known game winning the title instead, and this achievement is even more impressive in view of the other 2009 releases that Assassin’s Creed II was able to beat”.

The franchise has been insanely successful: take a look at the official trailer:

Our own Ripepi delves deeper into the life of the assassin and reveals what sets this sequel apart from its predecessor. Combat, graphics and yes, there will be a love knife in there, too. ;-)

Click on the screenshot to read the official review!

And coming soon – Assassin’s Creed review for the PC!