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Fans have been expecting it, the rest probably didn't even know or care about it. And this DLC leaves it that way.
At first you've got a few new story aspects involving Leonardo Da Vinci and his student Salai. Those will lead you to hints on events from the end of the main game.
But except a reunion with a few old characters and an introduction of Salai and some new enemies everything has stayed the same.
You still tail, assassinate or beat up targets while mostly remaining undetected. Although the difficulty level has slightly increased you are still left with maximum 5 hours of gameplay.
It's not surprising but Ubisoft could have made this a bit more special and rich in variety when one has to actually pay money for it.
The second additions have been made in the multiplayer.
There are now 4 new characters available (Knight, Marquis, Pariah, Dama Rossa)
and also 2 new game modes with one new map come with it. Those are:
Escort= One group hunts a VIP and another group tries to protect the VIP from that certain group
Assassinate= like the mode „Wanted“, just with no fixed targets (everyone hunts everyone)
The new multiplayer features will probably gain popularity really quick but those of the singleplayer remain weak and just leave an even bigger desire for a real sequel behind.
The “Da Vinci Disappearance” costs Xbox360 owners 800 MP and people with a PS3 will have to pay 10$. The new PC-Version already contains all 4 DLCs.
So if you're not in the possession of a console you should get AC Brotherhood so that you can get the main game together with the DLCs (for free).
If you do possess a console you should think about buying the DLC again. 10$ is not that much but spending your money on this add-on may easily lead to a disappointment. And there are better things around to spend 10$ on. (Excepting you're a complete fan like me and just want to see Leonardo and some new cutscenes C;)
Ubisoft shouldn't rush things too much. They should take their time or else the sequel will be real bad... (I just wanted to say that out loud once.)
6/10
