------------------------------------------------------------------------------ XBOX 360 ACHIEVEMENT GUIDE V. 1.01 .___ ___. ______ .__ __. _______ ___ ____ ____ | \/ | / __ \ | \ | | | \ / \ \ \ / / | \ / | | | | | | \| | | .--. | / ^ \ \ \/ / | |\/| | | | | | | . ` | | | | | / /_\ \ \_ _/ | | | | | `--' | | |\ | | '--' | / _____ \ | | |__| |__| \______/ |__| \__| |_______/ /__/ \__\ |__| .__ __. __ _______ __ __ .___________. | \ | | | | / _____|| | | | | | | \| | | | | | __ | |__| | `---| |----` | . ` | | | | | |_ | | __ | | | | |\ | | | | |__| | | | | | | | |__| \__| |__| \______| |__| |__| |__| ______ ______ .___ ___. .______ ___ .___________. / | / __ \ | \/ | | _ \ / \ | | | ,----'| | | | | \ / | | |_) | / ^ \ `---| |----` | | | | | | | |\/| | | _ < / /_\ \ | | | `----.| `--' | | | | | | |_) | / _____ \ | | \______| \______/ |__| |__| |______/ /__/ \__\ |__| By: neeker Gamertag: Optimus Neeker ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DISCLAIMER AND LEGAL STUFF ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This FAQ can be posted on: - GameFAQs.com - Neoseeker.com - 1UP.com - SuperCheats.com and their associates only. Please do not ask whether you can post this on your site if you are not from the above. It's getting too difficult to keep track. If you happen to see anyone other than the above hosting this, please let me know so that I can feed them to the sharks, torture their feet with a feather and throw them into a mall infested with zombies. Also, please note that, as with most gaming guides: + + + THIS GUIDE CONTAINS SPOILERS! + + + If you can get offended by spoilers, please don't use a guide. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Contact Information 2. Introduction 3. Achievements Conclusion Version history Credits ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. CONTACT INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi, I'm Lestor Wong. I post on GameFAQ.com/ GameSpot.com by the username "neeker". Feedback for this document can be directed to lestor underscore wong at yahoo dot com. You may check out my other works here: http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/52881.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. INTRODUCTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Just when I thought that nothing could top DeathSpank this year as the Xbox Live Arcade GOTY, on came Monday Night Combat (MNC). MNC is a class-based multiplayer shooter with its graphics obviously referencing Team Fortress 2. It's easy to pick up and perhaps a little hard to master. It does, however, has a list of easily attainable achievements. This guide will tell you how to net all 200GS. Meanwhile, I'm the first in the tiny island of Singapore to 200/200 this game. Not much of an achievement, considering there are only like 10 players who bought this! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. THE ACHIEVEMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ There are 12 achievements with a total of 200GS. To get most of the points easily, you may want to plug in a second controller. I'll describe them in the sequence that I unlocked them. MVP (20) -------- Description: Achieved Most Valuable Player in a Crossfire Match Crossfire works something like a deathmatch. You go into a match with your team-mates, and try to destroy the opponent's moneybag. The first team to destroy the bag wins the game. During the process of trying to win the match, you'll inevitably earn money in several ways. To become MVP, you must end the game as the player that earns the most money, regardless of whether you win or lose. These are some ways that you can try to rack up the cash: - kills/ killstreaks - assists - build/ upgrade turrets (their kills count towards your performance) - shoot bullseye (a coin-generating character who appears from time to time) - taunting This achievement could be easily unlocked by using a second controller though. Once you enter a Crossfire lobby, press X to switch it to a private game. Press Y on your second controller to join, and sign it in as "Guest". Once the game starts, walk both charaters close to each other, and let your main character repeatedly kill the dummy for cash. Shouldn't take you more than a couple of tries to get it. CAUGHT 'EM NAPPIN' (20) ----------------------- Description: Achieved a kill on an opposing player while they were upgrading skills in a Crossfire match You press the "up" button on your D-pad to upgrade your personal skills. When doing so, your character would be stationary for a moment, and is extremely vulnerable to attacks. What you need to do for this achievement is to spot an opponent being in this state of upgrade, and then kill him/ her. Sounds tough? Well, perhaps. But this could be done with a second controller as well. Again, do a private game and walk both characters close together. Press "up" on the second controller's D-pad, and then quickly use your main profile to perform the kill. HOT STREAK (10) --------------- Description: Achieved a 3 kill streak in a Crossfire match Unless you're really poor in this sort of thing (like me), and your internet connection somehow experiences severe lag all the time (like me), you should get this one sooner or later just by playing normally. Note that the kills must be performed on a "human" player, not on the tons of bots lurking around. If, however, you're you're really poor in this sort of thing, and your inter- net connection somehow experiences severe lag all the time, you may want to consider using the trusted second controller for this one. Again, get both characters close, and then use the main profile to get the kills. I'd suggest both players to stand in some obscure corners where there are no bots or turrets. There are only two maps in Crossfire, and both have areas where you could easily "store" both players without anyone bothering you. To make things easier, you may also want to select your main profile's class as a Gunner, and use his "B" move to perform grapple kills. To do this, shoot the second controller until its health is a whisker away from death, then press B to grapple kill him/her. This is because... GRAPPLER (20) ------------- Description: Achieved 10 grapple kills in a Crossfire match ... there's an achievement for amassing 10 grapple kills in a Crossfire match! The reason I suggest using the Gunner is because his grapple move could be easily achieved even when he's using his primary weapon, by simply pressing B. If you definitely have to use another class, take note that the following characters' grapple moves are mapped to LT, and it can only be used when you switch to a secondary weapon (press LB): - Assault - Tank - Support Other easy characters with primary weapon grapples: - Assassin (LT) - Sniper (B) BUT, I'd still suggest you use a Gunner. This is because... FLAPJACK MASTER (20) -------------------- Description: Achieve a pancake on an opposing player using the Gunner's Ground Slam ability ... there's an achievement specific to the Gunner only! The Ground Slam move could be performed by pressing X. This achievement is rather tricky. "Pancake" is the key word here, meaning you must flatten your opponent. You must shoot the opponent until his/her health is down next to nothing, then press A to JUMP, before quickly unleashing the X move to GROUND SLAM the bugger to death. This sounds really hard to do against real humans, no? Don't worry, you can do this with a second controller, as with Grappler. If you fail to unlock it, keep trying. It's all about the timing. OUTTA MY HOUSE! (20) -------------------- Description: Achieve a Ring Out during a Crossfire match To get this, you must shoot an opponent until he/she gets knocked out of the ring. Try using the Assault's charged run (B) move or the Tank's rush move (B) to knock an opponent out. Or, shoot your second controller a few times, and then use it to jump out of the ring. A ring out counts towards a kill as well, just if you need to know. SACKER (10) ----------- Description: Achieved 15 kills in a Crossfire Match 15 kills in a single game! That's really tough for someone with a poor inter- net connection! Why not Use a second controller? In fact, how about using a second controller and get all the above in one game? :P You've gotta be fast though, since Jackbots will be deployed by the A.I. to destroy the moneybags. You'd want to get the 15 kills before any of the Jack- bots rip either of the moneybags apart. EXHIBITOR (10) -------------- Description: Completed "Exhibition" Blitz mode Blitz Mode works like a tower defense game. You've a moneybag to protect, and enemies come in waves to try to destroy it. The Exhibiton mode is the easiest one. It consists of 10 rounds, so just fight through the 10 rounds and you're good to go. This is easily achievable regardless of what class you use. Just take note of that Jackbot in Round 10. Note that you earn money for personal upgrades, as well as building turrets. Do not save the money. Use the cash and build laser turrets whenever you can. Upgrade most, if not all of them, to Level 3. It costs $25 to build a laser turret, $50 to upgrade it to Level 2, and $100 to upgrade it to Level 3. You'll also pick up purple bottles of juices from dead enemies. These fill up your "juice" meter. Once full, press LB+RB to go into juiced mode. Your shots hit harder in this mode, and (I think) you take lesser damage. Always save juice for the Jackbots though. As long as you've these turrets with you, going through Blitz mode should be quite a breeze... solo. Now, I understand that this game is built for multiplayer, and it's tempting to do the Blitz achievements with a few friends. My suggestion, however, is don't. This is because the enemies get considerably harder when there are more players involved. I was playing the Season mode with four players, and we had our butts kicked so badly, and it took us three attempts to finally clear it. When I did it solo, I managed to go through all the rounds without even remotely close to dying. You can still play with your friends if you want, and it's really fun to do so. But do the achievements alone to save your TV from being damaged from a flying controller. As for class, I'd use a Gunner due to his high damage. With match earnings, you could also unlock a custom class. It costs $10000 to unlock the first class, and honestly it's all you need. I choose the Gunner as a base for my custom class, and equip him with the sponsors (perks) that offers armor, regen and critical shot. I don't know what they actually do, but they worked for me. SEASONED VETERAN (15) --------------------- Description: Completed "Season" Blitz mode There are 20 rounds in Season. The first 10 rounds are easy, even though a Jackbot appears in Round 10. From Round 11, beefed up enemies appear. But use the same method I described earlier (level 3 lasers, juice for Jackbots, and SOLO), and you should be good to go. ALL STAR (15) ------------- Description: Completed "Playoff" Blitz mode 30 rounds here. Beefed up enemies appear from Round 21. Again, same method of level 3 lasers, juice for Jackbots, and solo. I did it in my first attempt playing alone. In certain rounds, don't even bother shooting enemies. Let the turrets do the job, while you run around building and upgrading more. Trust me, it works. For both "Seasoned Veteran" and "All Star", take note of the enemy Gap Shot. It's crab-like thing that shoots rockets towards your turrets. He only appears from the area with two gates. Kill him immediately when he appears. ELUSIVE (20) ------------ Description: Completed "The Scramble" Blitz mode There are only 10 rounds here, but the intensity is set to "insane". The Gremlins are the most irritating enemies here. Firstly, they cloak. Secondly. they move fast and attack in hordes. Thirdly, their voices are awful! I suppose you could still solo this with the same method, but I haven't tried it yet. I did this with one friend, and it was pretty hellish. The Gunner's grapple move is useless against the Gremlins, but still works well against the Bouncers. Be careful though as the Bouncers will grapple you when you're close too. For the Gremlins, use X for Ground Slam with the Gunner when they get too close for comfort. Level 3 lasers still work very well. Keep building and upgrading them when you can. Expect the turrets to be ripped apart by the Gremlins regularly though. ADDED: Ok, I've solo-ed The Scramble. The tip is to add some ice turrets to the usual lasers routine. In fact, add quite a number of ice. They slow down the Gremlins and make it easier for you to target them. Their cloak will also be nullified once frozen in ice. 3-FER (20) ---------- Description: Achieved a Triple Kill This one should be done in Crossfire. You'd need to kill three "human" players in quick succession, within a few seconds between each kill. It's extremely difficult to do if your internet connection is slow (cough). So, go grab two friends with an Xbox Live account (and who has this game, obviouly) for help. All three of you should have a second controller. Sign the second controller in as "Guest", and start a private match. The game will make the game a 3-vs-3. Simply run all six players to a secluded spot, and take turns to do the triple kills. And there you go, you've completed Monday Night Combat! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONCLUSION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I consider the guide complete at this point in time. I hope it's a good help for people who're stuck, and a good read for those who just wanted to read something. Feedback/ better ways to do achievements are welcomed at the usual email address. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VERSION HISTORY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 1.00: Guide completed (8/16). Version 1.01: Added a tip to complete "The Scramble" solo (8/20). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CREDITS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Uber Entertainment GT: BrutalGuitar - for the help in "Elusive" and "3-Fer" GT: JKD Hombre - for the help in "3-Fer" And several others who played with me ASCII Generator (@ http://www.network-science.de/ascii/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTRIBUTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I'd like to say that I've done better than Prima/ Bradygames/ anyone else that publishes game guides, but I know that a text document can never look as appealing as a thick book with colorful pages. Nevertheless, if you like this guide, and would like to contribute to my continued existence in this world, you may send Paypal to the following email: lestor underscore wong at yahoo dot com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Copyright Lestor Wong 2010.