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.

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

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

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.