3. Story walkthrough
Alright, let's start The Godfather 2!!
Credit for the Weapon Upgrade Videos goes to Kenny00712, xxPiLLz, ofekishay, tocgow & KevSniper
Warning: This walkthrough may contain minor spoilers. I've tried my best to keep it to a minimum, but for some achievements, I've had little choice!
Create a mobster using MobFace.
As soon as you put in the game and load it up, you will be sent to the Character Creation Room. Here, you can change the way Dominic facial looks, his weights, and his clothing. When you have made the final decision, proceed and allow the game to load up the next section. The achievement will then unlock. If you are unhappy with your character, you can change him anytime by simply pressing the Start Button, and selecting your face under "You're Family", then select yourself and then scroll to the far right!
You will start off at a balcony celebrating Hyman Roth's birthday on New Year’s Eve. This will be your training area. You will learn how to talk to people and then you will be sent downstairs to find Aldo Trapini. After you talk to Aldo, things get way out of hand and an ambush will commence. As you head outside, you will be in a gun battle against opponents. Whilst the game will teach you how to aim your weapon and shoot, remember to use the LB Button to pull your weapon and put it away. This is a new move in the game and it can get frustrating, especially when you want to change the gun! Also, get used to the Sprint Maneuver. This is a move which you will be frequently using in the game. You don't get tired and you can simply keep the fast pace going by tapping the A Button.
Eventually you will reach the Airport where your plane is waiting for you. This is where Aldo gets killed and you take off! It is also where you get your promotion and the game actually begins...
Recruit your first soldier.
This will be your 2nd achievement in the game. You will be back in the Corelone Compound in New York City, and you will be trained to assign a crew member for your family. When you start a new game, you will only have a "Basic" Group of crew members you can choose from. One of them is a Medic, the other is an Arsonist. You can chat to each of them and figure out their specialties before you decide, but only one of them can go with you. If you're having a hard time trying to decide, my personal suggestion would be to take the "Medic", simply because if you get Iced during your gunfights, he will be there to revive you! Once you've decide, this achievement will unlock!
After having another briefing, you will then be assigned to head out into the city and start some Rackets and Crimes. So head out into the city and start your quest. The game also features a collection of Tutorial Videos which can be accessed anytime via the Pause Menu. Even though it provides an explanation which can be understandable, first timers will still get confused. For that, I will explain in my own words certain requirements you do in the game as well...
Rackets: Rackets are the main source as to get money from other businesses. Families use these businesses to build up a daily sum of cash for themselves, and crew members, by allowing family member guards to protect the racket from being infiltrated or conquered by another rival family. To get a racket, the Don needs to confront the manager of the building and encourage him to hand the rights over to the Corleone Family. Usually they will say "No", so you need to turn up the heat. This is done by finding they're weak spot. A weak spot is usually destroying their equipment, grabbing and slamming them against walls, beating them down, or even pointing a gun at their head! If you find a weak spot, the bar on the right side of the screen, will go left to right. When it reaches a distance, it will turn green, and the manager will surrender and give you the racket. There is a catch, if you go too far, the manager will then disapprove you and may even attempt to kill you! If this happens, or if the manager gets killed accidently, it means the business cannot be taken, and you will then have to wait until the next day, to try again!
Remember, to even get to a manager, you've got to take out the rival families mobsters, which will be bodyguarding the place first. It isn’t a help yourself scheme! But an additional feature in this game is that when you do takeover rackets, it tells you how many enemies are holding the Racket.
Oh and one more thing. Once you've taken over a Racket. Rival Families may attempt to take it back, so you need to supply Guards to protect it from harm. When you've taken over a Racket, you are recommended to supply Guards. This is done by highlighting the building in the Don's View, and then assigning guards. The more that are placed, the more likely it will be protected. Be-aware that this also costs more money from your daily sum!
So with that explained, open up your Don View Map and head to the building the game wants you to takeover. Once decided, get a car with your Crew Member and drive to that building. Since this is an early point in the game, there is only one rival family you can takeover rackets from, which is Carmine Rosato's Family. This is the weakest family in the game.
If you crew member is too far behind you, simply tap the X Button to command him to come closer to you. B Button also allows you to send crew members to a spot of your choice, when facing a direction.
Well, let’s put it this way. Rival Mobsters holding Rackets won't go down without a fight, so you will have to take them out, before Rackets can be yours. With this in mind, you will most likely get 25 Kills during your first or second racket takeover, so expect this achievement to unlock anytime soon.
During your first Racket takeovers. You will also form up a Crime Ring. When you've got one, you get this achievement.
Crime Ring: With every Racket, there are at least 2 or more owned which have different specialties. These include Chop Shops, Drug Smuggling, Prostitution, and even Gun Supplies. If a family owns all of the Rackets under a specialty, they will receive extra money and a bonus. Bonuses include armor, extra fire-power, weapon attacks and much more. This is called a Crime Ring. Be-aware that if a rival family re-takes one of any of the businesses which forms the Crime Ring, the Crime Ring will break and you will lose the bonuses, until you re-take that business again!
Max out all guards at a venue.
An easy achievement. When you have enough money, taken over a Racket, and then supply the guards to protect it. Simply place the maximum amount of guards the building will take. Since its early days, the maximum would approximately be 12. Once you've accepted the Max amount, then this achievement will unlock!
Complete 10 execution styles.
You will probably get this achievement shortly after taking over a couple rackets. Executions count from weapon kills, weapon melee kills, melee kills, explosions, car kills and much more. So by now, you should have a kill with each weapon, and a couple melee kills. Remember to check the list regularly to mark off the ones which you haven't yet completed.
Eventually, after you have taken over a couple rackets, and forming up a Crime Ring, you will be allowed to recruit another family member. But in this situation, you are forced to hire a member which is Story Based in the game. You will notice that the family member will also contain a specialty, which is Demolitions.
In The Godfather 2, family members have specialties which you cannot perform. There are 6 types of specialties, Bruiser, Demolitions, Arsonist, Engineer, Safe-Cracker & Medic. When you start the game, family members will only have 1 of these specialties, but as you advance, and promote your family members, they will be allowed to have more than one specialty. Pick your family members wisely, because you are only allowed to have 3 family members in battle at one time. You may also, find members which have 2 specialties as you advance in the game!
Bruiser: A Bruiser is a very strong member and his specialty is taking down doorways or passages, which require some extra muscle. They can also perform a unique stealth kill, if you want to quietly take over a small racket.
Demolitions: These guys love blowing up stuff. If you need to blow up a business, a passage, or a compound, look no further than a Demolitions Family Member. Simply order these guys to blow up a Gas Pipe, or a Damaged Wall, and then they will set dynamite. Within seconds, explosions and blasts will commence. They are also the only family member which can successfully destroy a family member's compound or bomb a business, so make sure you have one of these guys at all times!!
Arsonist: Arsonists have the ability to burn things. They can usually burn passages, hedges, and most importantly... Gas Tanks. Order one to burn a Gas Tank whilst taking over a racket, and it will cause rapid explosions, building up your kill streak!
Engineer: Engineers are required to cut open wire which can give you access to rackets/buildings, and they can also cut a Power Supply. If you need help in taking over a Racket, these guys are useful, so ensure you have one in your crew, just in case.
Safe-Cracker: As the name implies. They have the ability to crack safes. As you travel through the cities, and take over Rackets, 95% of them have a Safe which needs cracking. It is essential you get a Safe-Cracker as soon as possible as you will need to crack all of the safes in the game, for an achievement!
Medic: A Medic is a must when you first start off the game. You will be a weak character, and you will die quicker. Usually, if you die, you will respawn at the nearest hospital. If you have a Medic though, and you get downed, he will automatically attempt to run over and revive you. If he revives you, you will get another chance in succeeding your task. A Medic will also revive crew members, if needed.
Eventually after you have taken over a couple Rackets, you will then be given a Safehouse for New York City. This is 1/3 Safehouses needed for the achievement. Don't worry. It's story related.
After you have been given your first Safehouse, you will then be given the ability to take down a Rival Member's Family.
Rival Crew Members: A rival family doesn't just have a leader only, they as well as yourself have crew members which form up a family, making them stronger and tougher. Rival crew members have a bad habit of infiltrating your controlled rackets, and attempt to take them over, along with the other mobsters which are in their team. But if you eliminate them one by one, you will weaken the family, and their leader. This is called Contract Hits.
All rival crew members have separate locations in the game, which are considered their hideouts. When they are not taking over family businesses or recovering, they are usually hiding around these places. To even figure out where they are though, you will have to complete a certain amount of favors in the game, which will eventually unlock the location and the kill requirement. I will explain this shortly.
Favors: Civilians in the game will have favors that you can do, and if accomplished, they will reward you with Money, Abilities, or a Kill Condition. A Kill Condition is the location and the kill requirement for a rival crew member. The favors the civilians will give you vary depending upon what their logo is showing above their head. Examples are if you have a Target with a Boxing Glove in the middle, it means they want you to beat up a person, without killing them. Another one is if the Target has a Crosshair in the middle. This means they want you to kill a certain person. There are a few in the game, but those are examples.
It's important that when you go after a rival crew member, you kill them with the kill requirement the game wants you to do. The reason is because if you kill them with the incorrect method, the rival crew member will be in recovery, and you will then have to try again. Sometimes, this has to be done, if a rival crew member is infiltrating one of your bases, so don't be alarmed if you missed your chance.
If you don't kill Rival Crew Members, and attempt to take over their compound, they will be waiting their as additional support. So keep that in mind if you want to prevent having more enemies at the rival families’ compound.
Corrupt Favors: In The Godfather 2, as well as standard favors by civilians, there is also Corrupt Favors. If you look at your map in Don's View, you may notice a couple of odd logos which represent people’s names. These are Corrupt People and will pay you back an additional Corrupt Payment, if you successfully complete their favor. The types of people you will meet in these situations are Police Chiefs, Governments, Union Members and other powerful people. They're favors are the same as what civilians do, but if you complete them, they award you with unique abilities. Police Chiefs award you with a "Call Of Police" award, which simply allows you to call off the police, if they are in your way. Governments and Union Members have the ability to put a rival crew member in Jail, keeping them out of harms way for a short period of time, and also they have the ability to quickly recover your crew members from hospital, if they are wounded. These are just examples of what you get.
Most of these special awards can only be used on one occasion, unless you complete more favors for them, so use their abilities wisely.
Lastly, there is an achievement which requires you to complete a favor from all of the Corrupt People in the game. The earliest time you would get this achievement would be when you go to the third city, so don't expect the "Accept As A Gift" achievement anytime soon.
Eliminate 5 made men with the appropriate kill condition.
One final point about this Favor and Kill Condition scheme is that, you will need to successfully kill 5 rival crew members with the correct requirements and methods. If you successfully do so, you will unlock this achievement.
By now, you should have this achievement in the game, but if you don't, don't panic. You will definitely have a lot more kills as you progress.
Upgrade one of your made men's skills or weapons.
You might have some spare money in your total carry-able sum, so if you know, perhaps now is the time for you to upgrade one of your crew members. To do this, simply press the Start Button and then select "You're Family", and then choose a crew member. Scroll a couple of pages to the right, and you will notice that the crew member can be upgraded in stages. This usually consists of speed, accuracy, weapon attacks and much more. Upgrading any of these will cost you money, but it will make them a strong member. Once you've accepted the changes, you will unlock this achievement.
You can also pay for a different weapon which they will carry as well, but it will replace their old one. A crew member can only carry one weapon!
After, you have had a situation with Carmine Rosato, you will be ordered to take over all of his businesses and hire a crew member...
Personally, in my opinion, now would be a good time to find a crew member who is a "Safe-Cracker". If you have a Safe-Cracker early, you can pick all of the Safes in the game as you go. By the time I got near the ending point in the game, I only had 5 or 6 Safes out of the many left to get the "Crack All Safes" Achievement. In the mean-time, take over the rackets and crack any safes you see in sight, using the Safe-Cracker. Crack 5 and you will get this achievement.
You don't have to have a Safe-Cracker this instant. If you prefer a crew member with a different specialty, the options available. Choose wisely though.
Weakening A Rival Family: To make a Rival Family weak, you will need to eliminate all of his rival crew members, and take over all of his rackets. If you successfully take over all of a Rival Members Rackets, they will retreat to their compound, and they won't bother attempting to take over anymore of your Rackets, since they will be extremely weak. Doing that alone though, won't settle the score. You will need to eliminate the rival crew members as well, otherwise they will be waiting at the compound, when you try and take it over. The less mobsters that are at a compound, the better (you will still get a good deal of mobsters to eliminate though). A suggestion when doing this is to multi-task and attempt to work on the rival crew members, and the family’s rackets at the same time!
Eliminate a rival family by successfully bombing their compound.
Compounds: A Compound is the home base for a rival family, and your own. This is also where the family leader stays (except yourself). These areas will be heavily guarded with mobsters, and they will require a strong team of yourself, and crew members for a chance of success. When a rival family has no more rackets, they retreat to their compound, and this is the time you need to take it out. To take over a Compound, you will need to eliminate the rival leader, and blow it up.
Carmine Rosato's Compound is the weakest among compounds, and once you've successfully killed him, and blown the compound up, you will get this achievement.
Note: To blow up a compound, you will need a "Demolitions" Crew Member. Make sure you have one during your battle at the compound!!
Find a level 2 firearm upgrade.
During your fight at Carmine's Compound, you should find a weapon located in the compound. It's one of the upgrades. Grabbing this one will upgrade your Magnum to Level 2. An upgrade not only gives you achievements as you collect a bunch, but will also increase the guns strength, making it a powerful weapon. Anyways, grab this gun, and you will get the "Gun Smuggler" achievement.
Here is the location if you need to see for yourself...
There is also one more Weapon Upgrade in New York City. It is located at the Corleone Compound. You will need an Arsonist, as he is needed to burn the hedge which the weapon is stuck behind of.
Here is the location of the weapon as well...
Send your men to attack a venue from the Don's View.
Protecting Your Rackets: The new family members will be tougher, and they will likely take over any of your former businesses in New York, whilst you’re in Florida. If you haven't noticed (and maybe already done it), you can actually send your crew members to attack an area from the Don's View. This is useful if you wish to take over a racket, but more importantly, to protect one of your own. A crew member who is sent to protect a racket is stronger than the Guards which are protecting it. Your chances of succeeding these Don View Takeovers/Protections, depends upon how many mobsters/rival mobsters the rival family sends, and your crew member's strength. This is why it's important to upgrade your crew members time to time!
Anyways, to send a crew member from the Don's View, simply press the Start Button and click on a building which you wish to take over or is under attack. Choose the "Send Defenders" option and select how many crew members, you want to send do that location. The more that go, the more likely you will succeed. Once you've sent them, this achievement will unlock.
You will more than likely be doing this a lot, so don't except this to be a one off occasion!
Send your men to bomb a venue from the Don's View.
Alternatively, if a family is having a hard time against you, you can weaken them by attempting to bomb their racket. You can do the same with yours, but this is not recommended (unless you have to). To Bomb a business simply go into the Don's View, and then select the location you want to bomb. Click it, and then click Bomb Business. Crew Members are needed in order to do this! Like the previous achievement, the more that goes, the better. Once done, this achievement will unlock!
Nice easy 10G isn’t it?
If you are using this walkthrough and playing the game at the same time, you will now be in Florida. Florida is the biggest city in the game, and it holds the most Rackets, Businesses, Families & Rival Crew Members in the game. As you complete a couple missions in Florida, you will notice that you will have 2 Rival Families up your sleeve. The Granados and Tony Rosato. Both these families are stronger than Carmine Rosato, and they can be a pain in the backside, when it comes to Rackets, simply because they will regularly send backup as you try and takeover some of theirs. Or they will just attempt to takeover you old Rackets back in New York! If you have the strength and firepower, send a crew member or two to protect a racket which is being compromised. If you're still not strong enough, don't panic, it's not the end of the world. You can always re-take it later, or even bomb one of their own businesses to shut them up!
WARNING: One of your first missions in Florida is to rescue one of Hyman Roth's men, which is kidnapped by the Granados. During this mission you will learn the "Garrote" maneuver. This is a manoever which is part of the Execution Style Achievement, and you must perform at least 1 kill with it as soon as possible. The simple reason is because if you upgrade the Garrote, you will get a new kill move called the "Neck Snap", which replaces the Garrote, and if you don't have a Garrote kill after you've bought the Neck Snap, you will likely miss out on the Execution Achievements. Make sure you also do the Neck Snap manoever once bought as soon as possible as well!
Finally, a weapon upgrade is available whilst you do this mission. It's the Level 2 Silenced Pistol (the video does show Level 3 Pistol Location but don't worry about that one for now).
Here is a video with the location...
After you have rescued Hyman Roth's family member, he will award you with a Safehouse located in Florida. This is Safehouse 2/3 towards the achievement.
Promote one of your made men to Capo.
At the same time, he will allow you to promote one of your crew members to a Capo. A Capo is a stronger member in the family, because not only will he be stronger, but he will be able to have another ability. You must choose the crew member wisely, because it will be a long while before you get to choose another one. On the other hand, as soon as you promote a family member to a Capo, you can choose another person for your crew!
Beside all this, promote one of your family members, and you will get this achievement.
You will now be taking over one of a rival family member’s crime rings each. With this in mind, they'll be a lot of killing going on. Expect this achievement during your quest.
Kill 150 mobsters only using firearms.
You should also get this achievement as well. You will most likely be doing more shooting than boxing!
Kill 25 mobsters only using BlackHand attacks.
And as you pull off a couple more moves to show-off, you may also get this achievement as well. This achievement does require you to kill the opponent using your Barehands. No weapons or executions, but at least it's only 25!
Control three crime rings.
As soon as you control a Crime Ring by one of the two outstanding family members, and manage to hold a previous one, this achievement will unlock. After you've got this achievement, Hyman Roth will allow you to recruit another family member to your crew.
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement. (Secret)
You will eventually have to return to New York to see Michael Corleone. After a long discussion (which I won't discuss), he will give you Tom Hagen as you Consigliore. From this point Tom Hagen will advise you of your chances of success and fail, when you send crew members to protect, bomb and takeover rackets. This achievement will also unlock.
After your missions in New York and you return in Florida, you will then have to takeover some more Rackets, which you may have either missed, or have just appeared. During your firefight, expect this achievement to pop. You will definitely have this, by the time you've taken nearly all of the Rosato's and Grenado's Rackets.
There is a racket building called "Emilio's Packing Company". It contains a Weapon Upgrade. When you've taken over the building, ensure you find the weapon before you leave. You will need an "Engineer" to cut the wire, as the weapon is stuck behind it.
Here's the video for help...
Control five crime rings.
During the battle of the Rackets, you will form up a whole collection of Crime Rings. Hold onto 5 and you will have this achievement. If you have too many rival families taking over you rackets, don't worry, this achievement will pop after you've progressed a little more in the game!
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement. (Secret)
Once you have weakened a family, and eliminate most or all of their crew members, you are ready to takeover their compound. Blast the compound away, and you will earn this achievement.
The Granados Compound has a Weapon Upgrade as well. It is a Level 2 MP38. It is located on the second floor of the compound. Sadly, I cannot provide you with a video of the weapons location by itself, as I cannot seem to find a video. I have however, provided the same video which was in the Hints & Tips, just in case...
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement. (Secret)
At the same time, you can also take out the other Rival Family by eliminating their compound, if they are weak and have no rackets. I personally saved this achievement for a little later, because I had a little fault with the game, but it got resolved, so feel free to obtain this achievement, now or later.
Find a level 3 firearm upgrade.
The first and only place you can takeover by the Mangano's Family is the "Global Storage Chop Shop". It is mission based in the game. It also holds a Level 3 Firearm, which is a Schofield Semi-Auto. Grab this weapon and it will award you with this achievement.
Here is a video to help you find it...
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement. (Secret)
By now, you will now be in the 3rd and final city in the game... Cuba. Cuba is the smallest city in the game, but it's the main home land for the last rival family member... The Almeida's. They are a tough family and have equal strength as the Mangano's.
When you arrive in Cuba, you will get a phone-call from Henry Mitchell. He will then want you to meet him at a location in Cuba. The location is the third and final safehouse in the game. Once you have arrived and talked to Henry Mitchell, you will at long last, get this achievement, since you now own all 3 Safehouses in the game.
At this moment in time, there won't be a great deal you can do in Cuba, since none of the buildings are open for takeover. To open up the buildings, you must form up a rivalry with the last rival family, by completing the mission which is provided in Cuba. Once you've completed the missions in Cuba, and return to New York, you will be able to take on the last rival family.
Promote one of your made men to Underboss.
When you return to New York, you will learn the truth about Hyman Roth, Henry Mitchell and the recent 2 Rival Families, but Michael Corleone needs your help in New York, since his trial is getting closer. When you talk to Tom Hagen, he will allow you to open a spot to promote one of your Capo Family Members to an Underboss. This is a one chance offer as you can only have 1 Underboss in the game. An Underboss is stronger than a Capo and they can hold a total of 3+ Abilities. Once you've made your decision, you will unlock this achievement.
Recruit a full family tree.
The Underboss promotion will allow you to promote a Soldier to a Capo and recruit another Soldier. This will be your last Soldier you can hire as a crew member, so choose wisely. Once you've decided and picked a person, you will unlock this achievement. This achievement can be done anytime, so it's optional if you want to unlock it now, or a little later. I actually saved it for a later.
After you have completed the Trial Missions in New York, Michael Corleone will then say the words... "I want them all gone!" This is it. It's now official. Michael wants all of the Rival Families and Henry Mitchell eliminated. You are now assigned with the biggest mission in the game. Takeover every enemies racket. Kill their leader and blow up their compounds, and kill Henry Mitchell! Whilst this sounds like... the most entertaining part about the game, it will also be the part where you will gain most of your achievements, so be sure to read a little more in this walkthrough, before you head to Florida and Cuba, and create a war!
Complete all execution styles.
If you haven't got all the Executions done in the game. Now is the time for you to do it. You will have at least 2 Rival Families to concentrate on, so if you have one or two spare enemies around, which are weak and need to be executed in a unique way. Do your worst. Make sure you check frequently to see what Executions you need by looking in the Don's View and under the Executions Section.
Note: Remember to perform a Garrote kill, before you perform the Neck Snap manoever. The Neck Snap manoever will replace the Garrote Kill when you buy it.
Here is a video of all the executions once again, if you are not sure how to perform them...
This could probably be your last time in New York City, since you will mostly be taking over rackets from Florida and Cuba. So with this mind, you should consider robbing the New York Bank, if you haven't done so already. You goal in robbing a bank is to break into the vault and steal all the sums of money, and deliver it to the nearest safehouse, before you get whacked by the cops! The easiest way to break into a Bank is to get a "Demolitions Crew Member" to blow up the brick wall, which is located behind the bank. Bring a "Safe-Cracker" with you as well, because each Bank also has a Safe, which needs cracking. Once you have the money, find a quick route into getting the money back to your Safehouse. Once the money has been delivered to the safehouse, the cops won't chase you, and you will successfully accomplish an escape. Your first Bank Heist will also unlock this achievement.
Tip: If you have a Corrupt Favor of "Calling Off The Police", you can use this to stop the police from chasing you, whilst you have the large sum of money and escaping from the bank.
Note: A Robbed Bank cannot be immediately robbed again for a short while, since the place will be closed off, as if it was Bombed.
Meanwhile, when you return to Florida and Cuba, you should also rob the banks in these cities as you pass by. Florida has 2 Banks and Cuba has 1. Successfully rob all 4 Banks at least once in the game, and you will earn this achievement.
You should also concentrate on the Corrupt Favors in the game, whilst you are travelling around all 3 cities. Cuba will now have rackets and features for you to explore, and this will also unlock 3 additional corrupt favors you can complete. If you manage to complete at least 1 favor by every Corrupt Person in the game, you will earn this achievement.
Note: This achievement is known to be a little glitchy. If it doesn't unlock at the time you expect it to do so, try completing a couple more favors by various Corrupt People. Hopefully, after you have completed an extra couple, the achievement should pop.
Control all extortable businesses.
Cuba will open up more rackets and businesses you can take over from the Almeida and the Mangano families. By now, you should have a couple Exorable Businesses owned in the game. Rival Families don't really attempt to takeover many of these places, so they should be in safe hands. Find any more of these which need taking over, and once you've got the last one, you will get this!
In my opinion, I actually decided to take out the Almeida Family first, before the Mangano's. I felt they were a bit easier to deal with, since they were mostly based within Cuba. The choice though is totally optional. But no matter which family you take first, your best bet is to weaken them both by conquering all the Rackets in the game. Cuba will have a lot, since it's only been unlocked, and Florida will still have a fair few which need to be dealt with. Eventually, after a long grind and firefight, the rival family will lose all their Rackets to you, and you will be awarded with this achievement, once you've got every single Racket in the game!
During your Racket takeovers in Cuba, you may want to consider finding the Weapon Upgrades whilst in this city. 2 of the Weapon Upgrades are located in a couple of Cuba's Rackets.
Here is a video of the two which you can take...
You will no doubt earn this achievement during your war against the remaining rival families. This is the last number of kills achievement in the game.
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement. (Secret)
This achievement can be done at any time now, but I would suggest you weaken the Rival Families Rackets, before you deal with Henry Mitchell. Mitchell is located in Cuba, and he will be on top of a balcony, which is nearby the Almeida's Compound. He won't be alone as he will be assisted by some of his Agents. Deal with them all, as you travel off the balcony, and finish off Mitchell once and for all! I personally did a single Shotgun shot, and that was the end of him. As soon as he's dead, the achievement will pop. Keep covered though as his agents will still attack you, despite that he is dead.
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement. (Secret)
You will now have 2 Rival Families to deal with, so pick the one, you think is bothering you the most and finish the family off once and for all. Once done, number 4 achievement will pop.
Note: Both the Almeida and the Mangano Compounds have 1 Weapon Upgrade each, you can obtain.
Here is a video link for both areas...
Collect all level 2 and 3 firearm upgrades.
If you have been following the walkthrough, and you have been taking note of where the Weapon Upgrades are, you should shortly/now have this achievement unlocked.
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement. (Secret)
Deal with the last family which is still surviving in the game, and you will have the final Takeover Achievement in the game. After you have eliminated all Rival Families and Henry Mitchell, you will be given a phone-call, and a new mission.
Before you start the new mission, after you have eliminated all the Rival Families, there is an achievement that I recommend you get out of the way, since all the mobsters are out your way. It's the Safecracker.
If you had a Safe-Cracker cracking safes throughout your entire quest, you will probably only have a few left to take care of. But if you didn't, don't worry, you will still get this achievement, but it will be time consuming. Use your Don's View, and check the Cracked Safes page to see if you have any which you have missed. Then, mark the map as to where the location is, and head there. This is a good way into finding the Un-Cracked Safes, without using any guides. Happy hunting!
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement. (Secret)
It all makes sense now doesn't it? This is the last mission in the game. Your goal... Kill Hyman Roth. He will be based at Florida Airport, but in order to get to him, you will have to eliminate a lot of cops, airport security, and a whole load of enemies, so be prepared for a firefight. You will definitely need a crew of 3 people with high to even maxed out upgrades. One of them must be a Medic, as you will most likely get shot a couple times!
Hyman Roth will be inside the Airport, but to get to him, you will need to bribe the Police Chief in the Airport. He can be bribed by money or request. Once you've reached the top of the stairs though, Hyman Roth will warn the guards and then the fight will start. He will flee to a small room. Fight your way through and then you will notice him in a small room with an open view behind it. Roth will be harmless, so you can kill him anyway you please. I actually did it a silly way. I thought there was a window behind the view and push him and myself, and we both fell. He died, but I survived, and my character was then placed behind the Airport, allowing me to avoid the police which are still in the Airport!
When Hyman Roth is dead, you will need to make a very speedy retreat to the Mangano's Compound in that city. It is located on the west side of the map, should you have no time to check. Make sure you take the bottom road whilst travelling as going up will bring more cops around that path. Once you've arrived at the compound, you will complete the last mission in the game and also the Story Mode in The Godfather 2!
Tip: A very useful ability which can help breeze this mission is if you have a "Call Off Police" Favor. When Roth is dead, and you're escaping in the car, simply activate the favor, and it will stop the police chasing you for a short period of time. By the time the bar empties, you will be near or at the Mangano's Compound!
Note: The achievement for killing Hyman Roth won't unlock until you complete the mission. Once you've returned to the Mangano's Compound, and watch the next cutscene, the achievement will then unlock!
Congratulations, you should now have 1000G and all the achievements in The Godfather 2. If you are missing a couple odd achievements, you can still gain them to finish off this game!
Conclusion
As I said before, compared to the first game, The Godfather 2 is a cakewalk. There are so many less features which are in The Godfather 2, compared to The Godfather 1. On the other hand, it did provide a good story, and I'm not fully disappointed with the game. If you're looking for a short, good third-person shooter, or simply, an easy 1000G game, then The Godfather 2 might be your cup of tea. If you're looking for something more entertaining, more time consuming, and even more achievements, consider trying The Godfather 1 first. It does have 1250G Gamerscore after all!
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