At the conclusion of a decidedly uninspiring teaser trailer the phrase “HOLIDAYS 2009″ appears. Last time I checked 2009 was the current year. This is good news for those of us who assumed that we would have to wait until 2010 to grab the reigns of another robed assassin. Needless to say I loved the first game, warts and all. I can’t think of a game in recent memory in which the main character was such an acrobatic joy to control (yes, I include Prince of Persia which I thought was a lot of fun). The sword-play was great, the environments were expansive and felt alive, and the variety of missions (small as it was) were fun to partake in.

I know a couple of my compatriots here at eatsleepgeek were unimpressed by Assassin’s Creed the first, as were many others. But from what I’ve gathered about the sequel a lot of the complaints have been heard and addressed. And I mean, come on: Altair was essentially (wall-scaling, stealth) a medieval Batman (who, uh, kills people… moving on) and where else are you going to get an olde timey Batman? Actually, don’t answer that.

Check out the teaser if you like. Nothing earth shattering.