The Godfather: The Game/Execution Styles

Only performing the execution styles on mobsters will count toward the execution achievements, You must perform all execution styles on mobsters which will get you 100,000 Respect and $150,000, You can review your progress in the Pause menu > Tom's Report > Rap Sheet/FBI Profile > Execution Styles. For executions that require you to press (Xbox) or psx: R2 (Playstation), note that your enemy must be low enough on health for it to work.


 * Back of the Head Execution: Using a pistol, stand in front of your enemy, and while they are standing, lock onto them and press.
 * Barehanded Kneeling Execution: Get your enemy on their knees by shooting them in the knee or beating them down. Then, without any weapons drawn, stand in front of your enemy, and while they are still kneeling, lock onto them and press.
 * Barehanded Standing Execution: Without any weapons drawn, stand in front of your enemy, and while they are standing, lock onto them and press.
 * Between the Eyes Execution: Using a revolver, stand in front of your enemy, and while they are standing, lock onto them and press.
 * Blackhand Execution: Kill your enemy with your fists without grabbing them.
 * Blackhand Grapple Execution: Kill your enemy with your fists while grabbing them.
 * Bombs Away Execution: Kill your enemy with dynamite, a bomb, an explosive barrel, or an explosive crate.
 * Bottle Execution: Kill your enemy by throwing a bottle at them.
 * Chin Up Execution: Using a 2x4, stand in front of your enemy, and while they are kneeling, lock onto them and press . 2x4s can be found by blowing up a burning barrel on the street.
 * Clavicle Crush Execution: Get your enemy on their knees by shooting them in the knee or beating them down. Get right in front of them while holding a tire iron, lock on to them, and press.
 * Cocktail Hour Execution: Kill your enemy with a Molotov.
 * Crooked Cop Execution: Using a police baton, stand in front of your enemy, and while they are standing, lock onto them and press.
 * Disarmed: Shoot your enemy in the shoulder to make them drop their weapon.
 * Double Play Execution: Get your enemy on their knees by shooting them in the knee or beating them down. Then, using a baseball bat, stand in front of your enemy, and while they are still kneeling, lock onto them and press.
 * Drowning Execution:Throw your enemy into an open sewer or hold them under a sewer pipe. Open sewers and pipes can be found in Hell's Kitchen and Hell's Kitchen Industrial Park.
 * Faceoff Execution: Get your enemy on their knees by shooting them in the knee or beating them down. Get right in front of them while holding a shotgun, lock on to them, and press.
 * Foot in Mouth Execution: Get your enemy on their knees by shooting them in the knee or beating them down. Get right in front of them while holding a magnum, lock on to them, and press.
 * Gut Shot Execution: Using a shotgun, stand in front of your enemy, and while they are standing, lock onto them and press.
 * Hard Head Execution: Kill your enemy by slamming their head into a counter or other low object.
 * Hats Off Execution: Get your enemy on their knees by shooting them in the knee or beating them down. Get right in front of them while holding a pistol, lock on to them, and press.
 * Headstrong Execution: Using a tommy gun, stand in front of your enemy, and while they are standing, lock onto them and press.
 * How's Your Leg Execution: Get your enemy on their knees by shooting them in the knee or beating them down. Get right in front of them while holding a golf club or shovel, lock on to them, and press.
 * Kneecapped: Shoot your enemy in the knee.
 * Last Gasp Execution: Strangle your enemy to death with your bare hands.
 * Look at Me Execution: Get your enemy on their knees by shooting them in the knee or beating them down. Then, using a revolver, stand in front of your enemy, and while they are still kneeling, lock onto them and press.
 * Magnum Execution: Kill your enemy with a magnum.
 * Melee Weapon Execution: Kill your enemy using any melee weapon.
 * Neck Boned Execution: Using a tire iron, stand in front of your enemy, and while they are standing, lock onto them and press.
 * Neck Kink Execution: Get your enemy on their knees by shooting them in the knee or beating them down. Then, using a police baton, stand in front of your enemy, and while they are still kneeling, lock onto them and press.
 * Over Cooked Execution: Throw your enemy into a furnace by pushing them against the furnace and holding them over the edge then use the to throw them in the furnace. Furnaces can be found in bakeries and funeral homes.
 * Pipe Down Execution: Using a lead pipe, stand in front of your enemy, and while they are standing, lock onto them and press.
 * Pistol Execution: Kill your enemy with a pistol.
 * Protect Ya Neck Execution: Using a golf club or shovel, stand in front of your enemy, and while they are standing, lock onto them and press.
 * Revolver Execution: Kill your enemy with a revolver.
 * Riddled With Lead Execution: Get your enemy on their knees by shooting them in the knee or beating them down. Get right in front of them while holding a Tommy gun, lock on to them, and press.
 * Road Rage Execution: Kill your enemy by running them over with a car.
 * Shotgun Execution: Kill your enemy with a shotgun.
 * Sicilian Candle Execution: When your enemy is standing up. Get right in front of them while holding a 2x4, lock on to them, and press . 2x4s can be found by blowing up a burning barrel on the street.
 * Silent Assassin Execution: Strangle your enemy to death using the garrotte wire.
 * Stained Glass Execution: Kill your enemy by throwing them through a window. Note: This execution is more easily obtained by lowering the health level of the gangster to about 1/4, pushing them against an unbroken window, holding them over the edge and using the to throw them through the window. Tried and true method.
 * Sure Shot Execution: Kill your enemy with a head shot.
 * Taste My Chamber Execution: Using a magnum, stand in front of your enemy, and while they are standing, lock onto them and press.
 * Tommy Gun Execution: Kill your enemy with a Tommy gun.
 * Traffic Accident Execution: Kill your enemy by throwing them in front of a moving vehicle. Do not stand in front of traffic or it will stop - stand to the side of the road. By far the most difficult execution to pull off.
 * Wallpapered Execution: Kill your enemy by slamming them against a wall.
 * Watch Your Step Execution: Kill your enemy by throwing them off a roof, ledge, two-story window, etc.
 * Wrenched Execution: Get your enemy on their knees by shooting them in the knee or beating them down. Get right in front of them while holding a lead pipe, lock on to them, and press.
 * You're Out Execution: Using a baseball bat, stand in front of your enemy, and while they are standing, lock onto them and press . Note that on the screen it will call this a "Melee Standing Execution" even though there is no such thing.

The Playstation 3 and Wii versions of the game include additional execution styles, for a total of 51 execution styles you must perform against rival mobsters.
 * Electrocution Execution: You must throw or push your enemy onto a power box. If you push, you risk damage from electrocution yourself.
 * Neck Snap Execution: You first need to acquire the garrote wire. You must approach your enemy from the rear, but enemies usually turn to face you. You can shoot a mobster in the leg and then circle around to approach from the rear, or you can approach a mobster busy fighting a member of your crew or the police if you have bribed them. Then execute with the garrote.
 * Pistol Whip Execution: You first need to get enough points in the Operator skill category to unlock melee moves with a gun drawn. While locked on to your enemy, make the pistol whip gesture by thrusting the Sixaxis controller forward/moving the Wiimote to the left.

Special note: On the Nintendo Wii, a simple summary to execute these moves is to press and follow the buttons or gestures. You have to exaggerate what's on display to make it work. The PS3 is similar but its controller motions may be limited so keep a sharp eye out for it.