Assassin's Creed II Cheats - Xbox 360

Achievements
Complete each achievement to receive the allotted gamerscore:

The Birth of an Assassin (20) - Be reborn as Ezio Auditore Da Firenze.
Masquerade (30) - Complete DNA Sequence 9.
Bianca's Man (30) - Complete DNA Sequence 10.
The Prophet (30) - Complete DNA Sequence 11.
The Vault (30) - Complete DNA Sequence 14.
An Old Friend Returns (100) - Escape the hideout.
Myth Maker (5) - Find the 8 statuettes in Monteriggioni.
Vitruvian Man (20) - Unlock all 20 pieces of Subject 16's video.
Arrivederci Abstergo (20) - Break out of Abstergo.
Welcome to the Animus 2.0 (20) - Enter the Animus 2.0.
The Pain of Betrayal (30) - Complete DNA Sequence 1.
Vengeance (30) - Complete DNA Sequence 2.
Exit the Son (30) - Complete DNA Sequence 3.
Bloody Sunday (30) - Complete DNA Sequence 4.
Undertaker (20) - Discover the Assassin's Tomb inside the catacombs under Santa Maria Novella.
The Conspirators (30) - Complete DNA Sequence 5.
An Unexpected Journey (30) - Complete DNA Sequence 6.
Bleeding Effect (30) - Complete training and reenter the Animus.
The Merchant of Venice (30) - Complete DNA Sequence 7.
The Impenetrable Palazzo (30) - Complete DNA Sequence 8.
Venetian Gladiator (20) - Discover the Assassin's Tomb inside Santa Maria della Visitazione.
I can see your house from here! (20) - Discover the Assassin's Tomb inside the Torre Grossa.
Hallowed be thy name (20) - Discover the Assassin's Tomb inside the Basilica di San Marco.
Prison Escape (20) - Discover the Assassin's Tomb inside the Rocca di Ravaldino fortress.
Choir Boy (20) (The Duomo) - Discover the Assassin's Tomb inside Santa Maria del Fiore .
Assassin For Hire (10) - Complete your first assassination mission for Lorenzo Il Magnifico.
Macho Man (10) - Defend a woman's honor.
Steal Home: Win a race against thieves! 10) Street Cleaner (10) - Hide 5 dead bodies in a Bale of Hay.
Fly Swatter (5) - Kick a Guard while using the Flying Machine.
Messer Sandman (10) - Stun 4 guards at once by throwing sand in their face.
Doctor (20) - Perform an Air Assassination on a Poisoned NPC.
No-hitter (20) - Kill 10 enemies while remaining in conflict without being hit.
Kleptomaniac (10) - Pickpocket 1000 Florins.
Lightning Strike (10) - Sprint for 100 meters.
Sweeper (10) - Sweep 5 guards at once by using a Long Weapon.
Show your Colors (10) - Wear the Auditore cape in each city.
Handy Man (10) - Upgrade a building in the Stronghold.
I like the view (10) - Synchronize 10 View Points.
High Dive (10) - Perform a Leap of Faith from the Top of Florence's Giotto's Campanile.
Mailman (10) - Intercept a Borgia Courrier.
Tip of the Iceberg (10) - Use your Eagle Vision to scan a Glyph in the environment.
A Piece of the Puzzle (10) - Unlock a piece of Subject 16's video.
Art Connoisseur (10) - Buy a Painting from Florence and Venice.
Podestà of Monteriggioni (30) - Reach 80% of your stronghold's total value.
Perfect Harmony (10) - Tint your clothes with those colors: Wetland Ebony and Wetland Ivory.
In Memory of Petruccio (30) - Collect all the Feathers.
Red Light Addict (10) - Spend 5000 florins on Courtesans.
Man of the People (10) - Toss more than 300 florins on the ground.
Victory lies in preparation (10) - Get all Hidden Blades, Item Pouches and Armor upgrades for Ezio.

Unlock Abilities
Complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding ability:

Climb Leap - Complete Rosa's mission "Monkey See, Monkey Do" in Sequence 7. Use this ability to make longer jumps while climbing and get hand holds that would normally be out of reach.
Disarm - Complete Mario's "Evasive Maneuvers" mission in Sequence 5. Use this ability to counter incoming attacks from weapons that are normally too heavy to counter (for example, axes).

Defeating Larger or Harder Enemies
Note: This can only be done after learning the Disarm move. Sometimes you will run into the big "Golden Knights" or the men who just fight better than normal soldiers. These opponents usually have unique weapons such as lances or big axes. They can also deflect attacks and counter more often, resulting in you being killed. To take them out more easily, simply disarm yourself. Put your weapon away by pressing Down. When they attack, press [X] to counter and disarm them. This usually works in one attempt. Quickly press press [X] again to kill the unarmed man.

Smoke Bombs
When you unlock the smoke bombs, you can use them to kill guards quicker. Equip the smoke bomb, then throw it. Once the guards are coughing, switch to your hidden blade for quicker kills.

Medicines and Throwing Knives
Loot bodies to find free medicines or throwing knives.

Reuse Spears and Axes
If you lose a spear or axe inside an enemy while countering him, pick up your opponent's corpse then immediately drop it. You can now collect that weapon again and reuse it.

Santa Maria della Visitazione: Giant Squid
Go to assassin's tomb. Find the large water filled room before the room where you get one of the seals required for the Armor of Altair. This room has an obstacle course. Activate the lever before going through the course and stand on the edge of the floor and look at the water. Remain idle until a large shape swims across the water. Use the lever again after the timer resets and stand on at same location. After awhile, a giant tentacle will appear.

Fast Travel
You will start the game with only being able to go between cities or other locations via a horse. This becomes difficult once more locations are unlocked and you have to go back and forth between them frequently. You will be able to unlock and use fast travel stations in the game. These also appear on the map to make finding them easy. Using this option does have a cost of 100 Florins, but it is worth that amount to transport to your destination instead of a long horse ride.

Mario Series Reference
When Sequence 3 starts, you can hear Mario say "Itsa me; Mario!".

Run Through the Air
Note: This works on non-patched game. Equip the throwing knives and hold down [RT] + [X] while running off any roof. Ezio will continue running in a straight line off the roof in the air. When you want to get down release the buttons or switch to another weapon. If you drop down you won't throw the knife but if you rech another roof you will waste ammo so switch to another weapon instead to conserve your knives.