Where is Assassin's Creed II set?
2009 historical fiction action-adventure open world stealth video game
Assassin's Creed II (2009): 6 real places Wikidata records as its setting in Italy, Vatican City. Where the game takes place, not where it was made: a game is filmed nowhere, so this is the only kind of location it has.
Part of the Assassin's Creed game series
Where it is set
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Towns & cities
Florence
Italy
Italian city and commune, located in Tuscany
“Florence has appeared as a location in video games such as Assassin's Creed II.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Venice
Italy
capital city of Veneto, Italy
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Towns & cities
Vatican City
Vatican City
Holy See's independent state, an enclave within Rome, Italy
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Towns & cities
San Gimignano
Italy
Italian comune
“A 15th-century version of the town is featured in the 2009 video game Assassin's Creed II.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Monteriggioni
Italy
Italian comune and walled town
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Towns & cities
Forlì
Italy
Italian comune
“The city is featured in the 2009 video game Assassin's Creed II, where Ezio Auditore has to defend it against the Orsi brothers with Machiavelli and Caterina Sforza.” Wikipedia
Also per Wikipedia: setting categories
Wikipedia’s setting categories list 2 more places. A category is an editor’s judgement rather than a sourced statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
Filmed in the same places
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- The Dark Knight Rises 2012
- Hannibal 2001
- Inferno 2016
- Hannibal 2013–2015
- A Room with a View 1986
- I Vitelloni 1953
- Under the Tuscan Sun 2003
- Paisà 1946
- Tea with Mussolini 1999
- My Friends 1975
- Bobby Deerfield 1977
Set in the same places
- Tomb Raider II 1997
- Pokémon Heroes 2002
- Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures 2008
- The House of the Dead 2 1998
- The Typing of the Dead 1999
- Assassin's Creed III 2012
- Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo per its source work 2004
- Burnout Revenge 2005
- Cleopatra 1970
- Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines 2009
- Dante's Inferno 2010
More set in Italy
- Cars 2 2011
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 2012
- Porco Rosso 1992
- Euro Truck Simulator 2 2012
- Mafia II 2010
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Frequently asked questions
How many places is Assassin's Creed II set in?
6 places recorded on Wikidata, and 2 places from a Wikipedia setting category, labelled per Wikipedia, across 2 countries.
In which countries is Assassin's Creed II set?
Italy and Vatican City.
Which other productions are set in the same places?
Tomb Raider II (1997), Pokémon Heroes (2002), Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (2008), The House of the Dead 2 (1998) and 7 more, each listed on this page.
Was Assassin's Creed II filmed anywhere?
No. A game is filmed nowhere, so the places on this page are where its story is set, from Wikidata's narrative location and from Wikipedia's setting categories.
Where does this information come from?
Narrative location statements on Wikidata, and the setting categories Wikipedia editors file the work under, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is guessed from the plot.