Secret location

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The Secret Locations in Assassin's Creed II are Prince of Persia-like platform levels which must be completed through free running and some puzzle solving. These missions are optional. However, the first one must be done to discover a Templar conspiracy against the Medicis.

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Ezio about to enter an Assassin Tomb

Each location has several stages and each one has a different platforming objective, from climbing high towers from the inside to timed free running trials meant to test a player's abilities. 6 secret locations are also Assassin Tombs containing seals necessary to unlock Altaïr's Armor, which is the most powerful armor in the game and is necessary for Desmond to achieve full synchronization with Ezio. The first Assassin Tomb (the secret location mentioned in the first paragraph) does not count as a "secret" location, but does contain one of the 6 seals necessary to unlock Altaïr's Armor. In addition, the last secret location in the secret locations tab of the DNA menu is also an Assassin Tomb, but does not hold one of the seals necessary to unlock Altaïr's Armor.

List of Secret Locations

Assassin Tombs

• Basilica di San Marco in Venice
• Basilica Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence
• Torre Grossa in Tuscany
• Rocca Di Ravaldino in Forli
• Santa Maria Della Visitazione in Venice
• Santa Maria Novella in Florence

Templar Lairs

• Palazzo Medici in Florence (GameStop pre-order exclusive for US versions, Master Assassin and Black Limited Editions or by purchasing Bonfire of the Vanities DLC.)
• Santa Maria Dei Frari in Venice (GameStop pre-order exclusive for US versions, Master Assassin, White and Black Limited Editions or by purchasing Bonfire of the Vanities DLC.)
• Arsenal Shipyard in Venice(Included in Best Buy edition or Black Limited Edition or by purchasing Bonfire of the Vanities DLC.)

Other Secret Locations

• Auditore Family Crypt (Like an Assassin Tomb, the only one that does not hold a seal necessary to unlock Altaïr's Armor - Uplay downloadable content)

Trivia

• In the tomb hidden at Santa Maria Delle Visitazione, if you activate the lever, stand on the edge of the floor and stare into the water, you'll see a large figure in the water appearing after a minute, to swim across while staring at you with what appears to be a yellow eye. After the lever's time limit runs out, when you re-activate it and stand on the same spot and wait, a giant tentacle will shoot out of the water that Ezio dodges, before it manages to hit him.

Pre-release presentation video

thumb|400px|left|Ezio in Santa Maria Novella' Catacombs