New Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Details And Screens Revealed

Ubisoft has dropped a few shadowy details about their upcoming Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, following on the heels of the launch of a new teaser site for Ubisoft’s next iteration of their action-stealth franchise.

It has already been revealed that Brotherhood will follow Assassin’s Creed II star Ezio Auditore as he tries to wipe out the Templars on their home turf of Rome, and that the game will include multiplayer for the first time. And while the following list of new details touches briefly on some of the new features in the game, there are still plenty of questions that need answering.

Here’s what we know:

• Master the possibilities – As Ezio, a legendary Master Assassin, experience over 15 hours of single-player gameplay set in the living, breathing, unpredictable city of Rome. 
• Lead a Legendary Brotherhood – Recruit and train promising young Assassins. Deploy them across the city as you see fit, or call upon them to aid you in your quests.
• Experience a rich historical tapestry – Collaborate with real historical characters such as Leonardo da Vinci, Niccolo Machiavelli and Caterina Sforza.
• Win the heart of the city – Use your hard-won currency to revitalize the crumbling capital city. Rally the citizens to your cause and unlock extra factions and missions.
• Deploy secret weapons– Swiftly eliminate your enemies using tools such as poison darts, parachutes, double hidden blades, hidden guns, and an advanced flying machine at your disposal.
• Memorable multiplayer – Choose from multiple authentic character classes, each with their own signature weapons and killing moves. With richly-detailed maps and a wide variety of unique multiplayer modes, you’ll never fight the same way twice.

Having the ability to train and send out assassin’s of your own definitely sounds badass, even if I have no idea how that would actually work gameplay-wise. And while being able to choose from a variety of character types sounds like the big draw for multiplayer, I’m still sticking by my prediction that the game will include a templar vs. assassin’s mode (ala spies vs. mercs), especially since the Ubisoft studios responsible for developing the multiplayer for Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory are also lending a hand on Brotherhood.

Here's a closer look at some of the available characters:

Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood will launch this holiday on PlayStation 3, PC and Xbox 360.

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