Hot Toys Announces Assassin's Creed II License
Hong Kong-based toy-manufacturers Hot Toys announces their new video game series license with Ubisoft's "Assassin's Creed II" [www]. Earlier characters released in this series include Capcom's Biohazard 4 & Biohazard 5, as well as the coming "Prince of Persia" with Prince Dastan. While no specific character has been mentioned to be in production, HT teases "key character will be launched soon" ~ my bet's on Ezio!
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HOT TOYS-PRESS: 'We are proud to present the license of another masterpiece from the video game series, which is from the popular action-adventure video game Assassin's Creed II developed by Ubisoft. The collectible figure of the key character will be launched soon! Stay tuned!' [via]
GAME-STORY: The game is set in 2012, with player-controlled protagonist Desmond Miles escaping from Abstergo Industries with an employee, Lucy Stillman, after being forced to relive the genetic memories of ancestral assassin Altaïr ibn La-Ahad through a machine known as the "Animus". After escaping from Abstergo, Desmond enters a device which is more advanced than the original Animus, the Animus 2.0, and relives the genetic memories of ancestral nobleman Ezio Auditore da Firenze, who lived during the Renaissance period of the late fifteenth century in Italy. The player controls Ezio, who becomes an Assassin after his father and brothers are murdered by a traitor to the Auditore family. While controlling Ezio, the player can explore game renditions of Italian cities, regions and landmarks in open world gameplay. [wiki]
