Assassin's Creed II/Controls

Animus puppeteering concept

When in the Animus, Desmond controls Ezio through your system's hardware. Different controls correspond to different parts of Ezio's (and Desmond's) body, for the purpose of making the controls more intuitive.

PlayStation 3/4	Xbox 360/One	Windows	Body part
		E	Head
		Shift	Unarmed hand
			Armed hand
		Space	Legs

General

These actions are used throughout the game, regardless of what profile Ezio is in.

PlayStation 3/4	Xbox 360/One	Windows	Action
		W   A  S  D	Movement
		↑  ← ↓ →	Camera
		Esc	Information menu
		Tab	Map screen, exit directly back to game from any menu
Hold	Hold		High profile
		F	Lock on
		Q	Weapon selection
		T	Contextual camera
		9	First-person view
		2	Hidden blade
		3	Sword
		4	Fists
		1	Take medicine
		E	Talk, interact, synchronize at the top of a Viewpoint
Hold	Hold	Hold  E	Eagle vision
		Shift	Interact, pick up body
Hold	Hold	Hold  Shift	Loot (body, treasure chest, codex page, etc.), pick up weapon
		Space	Mount horse

Low profile

Ezio is naturally in low profile, where most actions won't alert guards and he won't attract any undue attention.

PlayStation 3/4	Xbox 360/One	Windows	Action
			Draw or swing weapons or fists
		Shift	Gentle push
		Space	Fast walk or steal

High profile

When in high profile, Ezio can perform more athletic and aggressive actions. It is also easier to alert the guards when in high profile.

PlayStation 3/4	Xbox 360/One	Windows	Action
			Attack with equipped weapon
		Shift	Grab or tackle
		Space	Free run