Assassin's Creed 2 Walkthrough

You're dropped into your first mission, which requires you beat up a lot of dudes. Be sure to lock onto an enemy, which allows you to throw up your guard and block incoming attacks. You've got access to a counter move that's incredibly useful if you can get the timing down. Just hold up your guard and press the attack button as an enemy swings on you to put him down instantly.

After beating down the first group of enemies, another swarm comes at you. Stick to the same strategy of guarding and countering and you shouldn't have much trouble destroying the clowns that attack you. Eventually, you'll get a cut scene to interrupt the brawl. Move around to the myriad unconscious bodies and loot 'em for money. When you've collected 200 florins, the mission ends.

Talk to Federico and he'll lead you to the doctor. Lock onto Federico and chase after him—he runs fast—while holding the two free-run buttons. Before long, you'll reach the doctor. Approach him (he's the dude in the funny mask) and he'll patch you up, for 200 florins. Fortunately, future doctor visits won't cost as much.

Immediately, Federico challenges you to a race to the top of the church. You can simply run up the face of the building, moving toward hand holds along the way, and easily get to the top before Federico does. Run to the finish line, marked by a white wisp, and as long as you're there first the brief mission is over.

Walk to the glowing view point at the top of the tower and synchronize to fill out part of your map. Afterward, you're left to take a leap of faith off the top of the tower. Leap into the hay stack below and a quick cut scene briefly interrupts your play.

Hop out of the hay pile and a target shows up on your map to guide you to Cristina's window. Follow after, but watch out for guards along the way. They're marked with red dots on the radar and red arrows in-game, and they can be easily avoided. Walk up to the base of Cristina's window and then climb up to her for a lengthy cut scene.

The final bit of the mission requires you fully escape the wrath of the guards bearing down on you. Run away! The first thing you need to do is get out of the sight of the guards, either by running really far or by climbing a building. Beware that climbing leaves you vulnerable to a shower of rocks. When your radar stops glowing red, you can find a hiding spot which should be marked on your radar in blue. Successfully hide and the mission ends.