Assassin's Creed Q

First pic of young Da Vinci as 15th Century spy gadget man

LEONARDO: First glimpse

HAND GUN: Musket

AIR WE GO: Ezio's wings

ARM-ED: Knife

By Owen Anslow, 01/11/2009

HE made the Mona Lisa smile . . . now he's gonna do the same for gamers.

Here's the FIRST picture of a young Leonardo da Vinci featuring in Ubisoft's upcoming smash hit Assassin's Creed II.

Leo plays the role of gadget man for the game's main character Ezio - he's what Q is to James Bond.

While 007 was given a jet-pack to fly around in Thunderball, Leo designs a flying machine for Ezio to glide above the rooftops and stalk his prey.

And when it comes to weapons, the young Italian nobleman doesn't need Pierce Brosnan's ballpoint pen gun or detonator watch. Instead da Vinci designs a hidden blade up the assassin's sleeve and a concealed mini musket.

Assassin's Creed II is the follow up to 2008's hugely successful third-person title.

The News of the World was the first national newspaper to have a hands-on a few weeks back and we were blown away by what we saw.

Cobbled

Set in Renaissance Italy, the new game's graphics are put to brilliant use rendering cobbled streets and ye olde buildings.

There's a new-found freedom for your assassin which allows him to perform missions whenever he likes (unlike AC1). The dynamic crowd is also a bonus.

It's out November 20 and, thanks to Leo, it's easily gonna be a high-flier.

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