AC I and AC II Welcome Pack, the saga's founding duo in one package. The first for its pioneering ambition, the second for its Renaissance perfection. Ideal for starting AC or gifting to a budding fan.
Your verdict
Category
Compilation4 players16+
Description
Japanese introductory pack pairing the first two Assassin's Creed games, ideal for discovering the saga. Published by Ubisoft, released in March 2010 exclusively in Japan. Combines Altair's Holy Land quest during the Third Crusade and Ezio Auditore's Renaissance Italy adventure, parkour, stealth, the Animus machine and hidden blade combat.
Assassin's Creed I + II Welcome Pack review
MAX
Art direction
★★★★★
"Iconic"
MAX
Music
★★★★★
"Legendary"
4/5
Story
★★★★★
"Captivating"
Historical recreations of astonishing breadth, from the rooftops of Florence to the sunlit Caribbean: each era lives again with a dizzying care for detail. The architectural coherence and worked-over light turn History into a sumptuous playground. This visual ambition, vast and polished, defines the historical open world.
Signed by Jesper Kyd, the music blends ambient pads, ethereal choirs and Renaissance sonorities to dress Ezio's Italy. The sublime "Ezio's Family", of a poignant melancholy, became an instant anthem. This refined, atmospheric sonic identity ranks among the finest of the saga.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Obsessive"
Scaling cathedrals and rooftops to unlock viewpoints, melting into the crowd, then striking with a hidden blade sets up a loop of urban freedom that always nudges toward the next objective. Contracts, chests and feathers to collect keep the exploration rolling. A few tailing missions wear thin, but the elegance of the parkour and the density of Renaissance Italy hold you for the long haul.
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Massive"
Ideal for starting the series, this welcome pack pairs the first two entries and runs the original crusade of vengeance straight into the dawn of Ezio's adventure. Both campaigns, their collectibles and the buildings to restore chain across a well-filled stretch. Owning the saga's foundation in one purchase remains a lastingly appreciated entry point.
Technical info
💾16,1 GB📅18/03/2010
Published by Ubisoft
Assassin's Creed I + II Welcome Pack (PS3) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
Q1 damagedQ6 completeQ10 new
Compare prices
Loading eBay listings…
Alert active — budget
$
Collector interest
A Japanese introductory pack pairing the first two Assassin's Creed games to bring the saga to the Japanese audience. Its limited Japanese distribution, in a market less won over by the franchise, makes it less common than the Western editions and of interest to local-version collectors. Its draw lies in this regional singularity rather than in any inherently rare content.
Better with friends
Beyond the solo adventure, the saga built a singular competitive mode where you stalk a human target by blending into the crowd rather than charging in. The tension springs from bluff and patience: spotting the real player among the extras delivers rare thrills. The online side relies on servers whose activity is no longer guaranteed, but the idea remains one of the genre's most striking.
Is Assassin's Creed I + II Welcome Pack still worth playing in 2026?
This pack brings together the first two episodes, the founding act and its masterful sequel, making it an ideal entry into the saga. The first AC is worth playing mainly to grasp the original ambition, despite a repetitive formula, while AC II unfolds Renaissance perfection with Ezio. Running through both gives a fascinating reading of how the series evolved in just two years. To gift, to start out or to complete a PS3 collection, the content-to-price ratio stays very favourable, provided you accept how dated the first game feels.
