Assassin Trick Guide

[Y0UNIK0RN]

The Assassin trick is the trick where you play on trainee till near the end of the level then you quit out and switch the difficulty to Assassin, just go to continue level and you can switch it. Also make sure you start a new campaign because if you load a level up on replay it won't save it.

Also on Assassin and other difficulty's I used a trick to kill people and that’s to press X and Y at the same time over and over it works every time for me on pretty much everybody dies even bosses don't get a chance.

[Dangerous Beginnings] Level 1-When you get to the part where you are timed eventually you will get to a boss fight in a small room, fight him until he jumps through a window. You will get a checkpoint now quit out and switch and finish the level.

[Shipyard Infiltration] Level 2- Play the game until you get on a boat and you’re alone, save and quit and finish the level then. There is a boss fight here so just try your best. There is a fight beforehand where you fight 2 people just fight them and save your power and the next fight has 3 people use all your power and kill them. Then there’s the boss fight just play it smart on him and you’re done.

[Assassinate Wombosi] Level 3-After the control room you will go through a corridor meet Solomon again save and quit and fight him again and that’s it.

[Eliminate Divandelen] Level 4-On the plane after the final fight where he pulls a knife just kill him then a cut scene will come up, and you will get a save quit out then and load it back up on assassin easy as that.

[Escape the Embassy] Level 5- When you kick the door in on the guard and get a timer of 2 minutes you will walk through a door and get flash banged save and quit and finish the level really short really easy.

[Silence Rurik] Level 6- Play up until you are in a building that’s on fire and it give you a timer to escape when you get the timer, quit out then and then load it back up. You will get the checkpoint way before the timer but it’s the only checkpoint and I wanted to make sure you know where to quit out.

[Castle Fight] Level 7- Just play him and beat him and when your fight is over a scene with buttons will appear go ahead and quit out once it saves and switch.

[Paris Chase] Level 8- After the last level just leave the difficulty on Assassin and play or if you want to play on trainee to make things easier for you [not much of a difference drive until she says get ahead of that train and you do a jump and a scene starts save and quit out there and switch it.

[Disarm Renard ] Level 9- In the Museum play until your outside and a timer starts when you get that checkpoint quit out switch, play this entire part being very careful the snipers are a real pain so just don’t worry so much about the timer, focus on the killing.

[Survive the Professor] Level 10- The Famed Professor level, easiest level ever. Play until where you fight him spam the X and Y at the same time and don’t let up just keep pressing them together over and over. With that method I beat him in 48 seconds. After that part you will get a check point and jump out of the barn, it saves, quit out and there you go, load it up and just button that man after that.

[Treadstone Safehouse] Level 11- Play until you get to a church, you will throw a guy out of the window and fight him, beat him then it will save and a cut scene appears where you have to press buttons. Fail the button pressing then load it up on assassin super easy.

By Y0UNIK0RN

[KiA Filth]

Thanks that helped alot.

[h3liumX]

i was about to put one of these together...thanks man

[dethklok]

nice guide. But I rather play assassin all the way through without the need for this trick, more satisfaction! I have been playing on assassin since i poped the game into my 360 and TBH (To Be Honest) it isnt that hard at all!!! its pretty easy!

[h3liumX]

nice guide. But I rather play assassin all the way through without the need for this trick, more satisfaction! I have been playing on assassin since i poped the game into my 360 and TBH (To Be Honest) it isnt that hard at all!!! its pretty easy!

yea, but i find the hand-to-hand combat to be extremely repetitive and boring. i started playing on assassin at first too, but i stopped because it takes 800 punches to take someone out.

[dethklok]

yea, but i find the hand-to-hand combat to be extremely repetitive and boring. i started playing on assassin at first too, but i stopped because it takes 800 punches to take someone out.
to me thats the who fun of it, that makes you better at it if you do it more and more on the hardest difficulty, but that just me. Dont get me wrong, i am dont dissing anyone who wants to do it the other way. "to each their own"

[Hammer 5O2]

so when you get to that point you indicate you drop out to the menu and switch to assasing difficulty and finish the level that way?

[dethklok]

so when you get to that point you indicate you drop out to the menu and switch to assasing difficulty and finish the level that way?
thats the idea, yes

[Darth Jafo]

Frick, u have to do it on each level? I thought it was just on the final level... I'm on mission 5 i think, don't wanna start over right now. Maybe I'll do a second run after.

[vaughany2]

Im on level 9. Got the checkpoint were the timer starts. Do I then quit and do it in trainee, get the next checkpoint then put it on assassin?? Strugglin with this lvl

[h3liumX]

Frick, u have to do it on each level? I thought it was just on the final level... I'm on mission 5 i think, don't wanna start over right now. Maybe I'll do a second run after.

you might as well as start doing it now. i did the same thing as you and had to go back and do the first couple of levels. so it's fine if you do them out of order.

Im on level 9. Got the checkpoint were the timer starts. Do I then quit and do it in trainee, get the next checkpoint then put it on assassin?? Strugglin with this lvl

yes, if the timer is going then quit out and resume on assassin. in this part just be sure to stay in cover so your health regenerates.

[Y0UNIK0RN]

you might as well as start doing it now. i did the same thing as you and had to go back and do the first couple of levels. so it's fine if you do them out of order.



yes, if the timer is going then quit out and resume on assassin. in this part just be sure to stay in cover so your health regenerates.


Thanks for answering their questions and helping me out, sorry I wasn't home to answer them thanks.

[dethklok]

this game really isnt that hard on assassin. I have just played till the paris car case without a problem on assassin. Your I might had to do a few boss fights a few times. The assault car took me litterally 3 tries. But i do give props to the person who made this thread, much love :drunk

[Matt Jo]

so ur saying if you do this trick then you will still get the achievement for beating it on Assassin? all you have to do is put it on Assassin for the last part of the level and you still get the achievement for beating it on Assassin??

also is Assassin available from the start of the game or do you have to play on another difficulty first to unlock it?

[mailmanchris]

Assassin is available from the start and yes, you can choose trainee, run the level and then change at the abovementioned points in time to assassin and get all 3 achievements. You do have to do this from the beginning though, otherwise you have to start over because you can't save the missions that you replay so they don't count.

[Matt Jo]

ok so its a checkpoint system then right? and once you get that last checkpoint you'll know and you can quit out and save. is tht right?

also how long will this take, like how long will one playthrough of the game take?

[Y0UNIK0RN]

ok so its a checkpoint system then right? and once you get that last checkpoint you'll know and you can quit out and save. is tht right?

also how long will this take, like how long will one playthrough of the game take?

took me 6 hours to get 900 out of 1000

[dethklok]

took me 6 hours to get 900 out of 1000

yea it wont take long at all, with like 3 days of playing, at like 2-3 hours at a time, i gotten almost 700, its really an easy 1000 just alittle time consuming thats all

[Triple W 72]

Just unlocked all three difficulty achievements thanks to this guide. Excellent work!

[Matt Jo]

[Silence Rurik] Level 6- Play up until you are in a building that’s on fire and it give you a timer to escape when you get the timer, quit out then and then load it back up. You will get the checkpoint way before the timer but it’s the only checkpoint and I wanted to make sure you know where to quit out.

Im confused, is there two checkpoints, one before the timer and one when it gives you the timer?? Which checkpoint do I quit out at the one before the timer or the one when it gives you the timer. Could you be more specific? Thanks!

[Whatley2]

[Silence Rurik] Level 6- Play up until you are in a building that’s on fire and it give you a timer to escape when you get the timer, quit out then and then load it back up. You will get the checkpoint way before the timer but it’s the only checkpoint and I wanted to make sure you know where to quit out.

Im confused, is there two checkpoints, one before the timer and one when it gives you the timer?? Which checkpoint do I quit out at the one before the timer or the one when it gives you the timer. Could you be more specific? Thanks!

From what I remember it's only a single checkpoint, he's just telling you to go a little bit past the last one for a more distinct location to quit out.

[RevenantSeraph]

It's only a single checkpoint. The checkpoint itself is long before the part he tells you about, so I'll elaborate a bit for you on his behalf.

The checkpoint itself is when the guards outside the bottling plant or factory or whatever it is start shooting in at you through the windows. If you miss that, you won't miss the bit he pointed out - the whole freaking building being on fire. Listen/look/watch your life bar for the explosion of the machinery, that's a pretty dead giveaway.

Enjoy this on Assassin - one round from outside those windows you must run past will get about a quarter of your lifebar. I recommend lots of cover and either a shotty or your trusty sidearm for some quick kills on the 4-5 guards (can't remember how many) in the building, as these guys stopped being slouches on Assassin and started meaning business about this point.

[Matt Jo]

ok but don't I have to quit out at the checkpoint, how can you go past the checkpoint, it doesn't make sense, cuz if you quit out after the checkpoint it will still start you at that last checkpoint right? so do I quit out when the guards start shooting at me through the window, is that the last checkpoint/the last available time i have to quit out?

[Y0UNIK0RN]

ok but don't I have to quit out at the checkpoint, how can you go past the checkpoint, it doesn't make sense, cuz if you quit out after the checkpoint it will still start you at that last checkpoint right? so do I quit out when the guards start shooting at me through the window, is that the last checkpoint/the last available time i have to quit out?


Trust me just when you walk into the building keep playing until a timer appears at the top of your screen just quit out when the timer comes, yes you will go all the way back to when you first came in the building but its the only checkpoint in that whole part.

[drakehellsing]

I'm so going to try that when I hire the game out again and get my 360 fixed.

I was reading around about this trick, but reading that, that's going to be really hepful indeed, cause I hate harder difficulties indeed :P

[rhemelious]

near the end of the level then you quit out and switch the difficulty to Assassin, just go to continue level and you can switch it. Also make sure you start a new campaign because if you load a level up on replay it won't save it.

Do i go to Continue Campaign and choose Assassin, or New Campaign?
As wen I choose new, it asks me If I want to overight my checkpoint :S

[dethklok]

Do i go to Continue Campaign and choose Assassin, or New Campaign?
As wen I choose new, it asks me If I want to overight my checkpoint :S[/left] choose continue and choose assassin. it shouldnt ask you about overwriting a checkpoint unless you choose to replay a certain mission/chapter from the start

[rhemelious]

Thanks !! :)

[BZerk0r]

Nice! One question though, does starting a 'new' game reset the stats (takedowns, shooting takedowns)? I still need the shooting takedown achievement.

oh... I also need the 200 ppl without takedown.

[Y0UNIK0RN]

Nice! One question though, does starting a 'new' game reset the stats (takedowns, shooting takedowns)? I still need the shooting takedown achievement.

oh... I also need the 200 ppl without takedown.


Everything is saved overtime.

[BZerk0r]

Thanks for the info, and much thanks for the quick reply.

[mrbonelly]

I'm asking the following because I haven't received the game yet. So... when you do the switch and you beat a stage on Assasin does the game reset back to trainee(or your original difficulty) when the next stage starts? Or you have to choose Trainee again for the new stage?

[silvernightmare]

I'm up to the Castel Fight, up till now I have played on assassin all the way through. My question is cause I am having problems beating him, can I do it on trainee and after the fight switch back to assassin?? Only asking cause I have yet to do it and was wondering if I would still get the level finished in assassin or not?? Thanks...


Edit: It does work even though I havent done it the whole time.

[ThePain11]

so if you do it by switching to assassin then you can just switch it back to trainee at the beginning right?

[X Dboi X]

For everyone thats still confused.

Start Campaign on Traniee when you get to the parts the origianl Poster mentioned save and quit.

Go to Campaign, Countinue Campaign and select Assasin.


Enjoy..

[DeZmonD88]

Someone mentioned that you can do it out of order:

If you completed the game on Trainee up to level 3 and started using this trick and completed the other levels on Assassin, can one then go complete the first 3 levels later on Assassin to get the achievement?


If not, I'll restart from the beginning, I'm trying to complete this game quickly because the camera is giving me motion sickness.

[JC]

Thanks for the tip! :)

[X Dboi X]

Someone mentioned that you can do it out of order:

If you completed the game on Trainee up to level 3 and started using this trick and completed the other levels on Assassin, can one then go complete the first 3 levels later on Assassin to get the achievement?


If not, I'll restart from the beginning, I'm trying to complete this game quickly because the camera is giving me motion sickness.

You need to restart from beggining, as replays levels doesn't save..

I had same problem.

[DeZmonD88]

Ok, thanks for clearing that up, I guess is back to the docks for me =/

[Dude Rain]

Thanks for the guide. I was getting a little batshit after trying the final sequence of Disarm Renard, but I finally nabbed it.

Man, add a timer to anything, and I'll instantly suck at it.

[ppbb]

thanks so much do i have to press x and y at the same time or keep going betreen x and y???

[JC]

Thanks mate!

But the boss fights on assassin are pretty tough and you have to do them really slowly and carefully. :(

[BlackyBhoy]

Do you need to it on every level yes?

Also can you start doing it through a campaign or do you need to start again?

P.s how do you know when your near the end of a level thanks

[Taker447]

Do you need to it on every level yes?

Also can you start doing it through a campaign or do you need to start again?

P.s how do you know when your near the end of a level thanks

Yes you do need to do it on every level. it is best to start with a new campaign and go through every level that way other wise if you miss a few levels without doing the assassin trick then you will have to replay that level all the way through on assassin.

When your playing the level and get to the point in which is said in the first post you will know then to quit out and change to assassin.

i.e.

Play through the mission *Dangerous Beginnings* and you reach this point of the level:

When you get to the part where you are timed eventually you will get to a boss fight in a small room, fight him until he jumps through a window. You will get a checkpoint now quit out and switch and finish the level.

You will then know when to quit and change to assassin. ;) just follow the guide and it will work. ;)

[BlackyBhoy]

Thanks, I panicked though for a bit.

It said Tradestone Safehouse unlocked i was expecting to see 4 for 215 G then they all came seperately.

Brilliant thanks alot
:woop::woop::woop:

[zzjj]

thanks for the tip man this will help me out a lot

[say4ct]

yea it wont take long at all, with like 3 days of playing, at like 2-3 hours at a time, i gotten almost 700, its really an easy 1000 just alittle time consuming thats all

True. I'm hovering just a little over 700 and I haven't even played this game very much. I'm gonna try to finish the full 1000 up today though. Thanks for the extremely helpful guide, it's gonna save alot of headaches.

[Blind x360a]

So after you beat it on Assassin you quit and start the next level on Trainee?

[Taker447]

So after you beat it on Assassin you quit and start the next level on Trainee?

That is correct, yes.

[Blind x360a]

Ok one more question, if you mess up on say level 5, can you just re-play that whole chapter and it still count?

[JC]

Ok one more question, if you mess up on say level 5, can you just re-play that whole chapter and it still count?
What do you mean mess up Blind? ;)

[Blind x360a]

Forgot to switch :/

[Taker447]

Forgot to switch :/

You will have to replay the whole level on assassin.

[HitmanIV]

Not a bad tip here. Although I think that I may well just play the whole game through on the Assassin difficulty to give myself a little more of a challenge. Exept if I find the final boss battle too hard then I may use this little trick, haha.

[Zach ZL]

I'm a bit confused on the X and Y trick, what does that do? And when/ how often do you use it?

[Taker447]

I'm a bit confused on the X and Y trick, what does that do? And when/ how often do you use it?

its just a fighting combo move. and use it when ever your in a fight, quick way to defeat the bad guy(s).

[Zach ZL]

Thanks, so is it effective against bosses? (only part i'm worried about =P)

[WhiteKnightMike]

I don't know why you people are even using this guide. The game is PISS EASY LOL!

[Taker447]

Thanks, so is it effective against bosses? (only part i'm worried about =P)

yes it is. ;) works effictive against anyone.

[martin88]

Just got this, on my second playthrough.
Easiest 100g ever.

[FUZZY KILLER 24]

once you get all the passports in the level you can go to extras and replay the boss fights can you put those on assassin and get the assassin and agent achievements

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[Taker447]

once you get all the passports in the level you can go to extras and replay the boss fights can you put those on assassin and get the assassin and agent achievements

http://card.mygamercard.net/FUZZY+KILLER+24.png (http://profile.mygamercard.net/FUZZY+KILLER+24)

No you need to re-play the whole story or re-play the levels one by one (if you have already completed the campaign) to get the assassin and agent achievements. if you complete it on assassin then you will also unlock "agent" at the same time. i would suggest you play through on "normal" and do the assassin trick. its very easy and quick to do it.

[buck wyyld]

OK, I've got everything you said before.

Now, if I lose to the boss, do I have to restart the whole thing? Do I quit out? Do I have to load the last checkpoint or should I reload it from the main menu? I've beaten 2 levels now (on a restart, then switch method) but haven't gotten anything.

EDIT: OK, I'm dumb as bricks--the achievements only unlock after the final mission. Gawd.

[boofarama]

sweet i just rented this game from blockbuster I need an easy game thank you..

[Red Rowdy 360]

Game looks very nice, are the achievements hard?

[Taker447]

Game looks very nice, are the achievements hard?

Nope. there all easy as hell. just follow the achievement guide and you'll get them no problem. ;)

[LanEvo]

Thanks mate, i got 1000 today, thanks to this guide. Otherwise, it would take ages

[HitmanIV]

Does it matter f I haven't used this guide from the begging as I am gonna start using it now and I am roughly half way through the Eliminate Devandilin mission if that helps.

[Taker447]

Does it matter f I haven't used this guide from the begging as I am gonna start using it now and I am roughly half way through the Eliminate Devandilin mission if that helps.

if you start doing it from the mission you are on now then you will need to re-play the levels you didn't do on assassin, on assassin so that you can unlock the achievement.

[HitmanIV]

I already did the levels before it on assassin, but without doing the trick.

[Taker447]

I already did the levels before it on assassin, but without doing the trick.

Well then yes you will complete the game on assassin if you do the trick from now on. :)

[HitmanIV]

OK thanks for the help.

EDIT = Just completed on assassin thanks for the guide and helping me out earlier.

[martdude16]

If I got off the game in a middle of a mission still not up to the switching part, could I just continue on trainee up till it then switch or would I have to replay the level?

[Taker447]

If I got off the game in a middle of a mission still not up to the switching part, could I just continue on trainee up till it then switch or would I have to replay the level?

yes you can still continue on then switch at the point you need too.

[martdude16]

yes you can still continue on then switch at the point you need too.

Ok thanks im up to the last checkpoint (Boss Fight and his 5 peeps). Do you have any tips on how to beat them?

[Taker447]

Ok thanks im up to the last checkpoint (Boss Fight and his 5 peeps). Do you have any tips on how to beat them?

i can't remember what level that is. but the only advice i can offer, is to take as much cover as you can, shoot when possible, and when in a mele fight, use the X,Y,X combo, as that will kill them quicker than any other combo.

[martdude16]

i can't remember what level that is. but the only advice i can offer, is to take as much cover as you can, shoot when possible, and when in a mele fight, use the X,Y,X combo, as that will kill them quicker than any other combo.

Ok thanks i'll try that later.

[spitefac3]

this guide is great! thanks.

[Z| Hitman |Z]

Thanks to this guide i managed to get 1000/1000
Thanks a lot!

[LiamW92]

Mission 3 Help..

It says when you see soloman .. do i fight him then switch .. or switch then fight him ?

[HitmanIV]

Switch as soon as you are on the boat by yourself, before you fight the other guys who come before Solomon. Then you should do it on assassin from there.
Hope this helps you.

[worldsk8r]

Ya thats when you switch but its still pretty hard to beat the guys before solomon then solomon on Assassin difficulty. I just kept switching up the combos and using block a lot and I eventually beat them. Save your adrenaline until the 3rd or 4th guys if possible and you should do fine.

[HitmanIV]

I would say that Solomon is maybe the hardest boss that you will need to fight on Assassin, apart from the professor on the second last mission, but even he is easy if you just se the X,Y,X,Y combo to beat him quickly.

[Chapsman]

perfect guide, cheers. just unlocked all the difficulties.

[sum1_superior]

Hi there. Probably already mentioned above somewhere but i was so busy reading where all the passports where, that i completed a level at trainee instead of switching to Assassin! Can i carry on as usual then restart on trainee and on the mission i missed JUST do that one on Assassin to get the achievement?

Sorry if its already been answered, kinda P*#sed i messed up!! lol

[Piccolo549]

getting this game in a couple of days this will definatly help. thanks.

[Taker447]

Hi there. Probably already mentioned above somewhere but i was so busy reading where all the passports where, that i completed a level at trainee instead of switching to Assassin! Can i carry on as usual then restart on trainee and on the mission i missed JUST do that one on Assassin to get the achievement?

Sorry if its already been answered, kinda P*#sed i messed up!! lol

Yes you can do that. ;)

[sum1_superior]

Yes you can do that. ;)

Thank god! Cheers for that, your a star!

[ConclusionZ]

Is this game difficult to beat on Assassin legit?

[ReD S1X]

smooth as butter

[benbam87]

Thanks it saved me a lot of time

[SoaringEagle]

Yes you do need to do it on every level. it is best to start with a new campaign and go through every level that way other wise if you miss a few levels without doing the assassin trick then you will have to replay that level all the way through on assassin.

When your playing the level and get to the point in which is said in the first post you will know then to quit out and change to assassin.

i.e.

Play through the mission *Dangerous Beginnings* and you reach this point of the level:

When you get to the part where you are timed eventually you will get to a boss fight in a small room, fight him until he jumps through a window. You will get a checkpoint now quit out and switch and finish the level.

You will then know when to quit and change to assassin. ;) just follow the guide and it will work. ;)


ok, just for clarification cuz im an idiot.

i did this trick for the first 5 levels or so, but i FORGOT TO do it in the embassy level, and finished it on trainer or w.e, so am i screwed now? do i have to start a new game for the assasin achs? or as stated above, can i just finish the game using this trick, then play just this mission on assasin and get it?


nvm, just saw taker's post , but clarification just to make me feel better would be nice:)

[Taker447]

ok, just for clarification cuz im an idiot.

i did this trick for the first 5 levels or so, but i FORGOT TO do it in the embassy level, and finished it on trainer or w.e, so am i screwed now? do i have to start a new game for the assasin achs? or as stated above, can i just finish the game using this trick, then play just this mission on assasin and get it?


nvm, just saw taker's post , but clarification just to make me feel better would be nice:)

yes, all you need to do is replay the level on assassin.

[Farrant]

Dude i accidently finished a level on easy, will i have to completely start over? or can i continue doing the assassin trick way and replay that one level later?

EDIT : Thank God, I just saw the post above, Dude i did the exact same thing on the embassy level.

[matty2k71983]

great guide save me a lot of time and frustration played only one time throught

[colburn]

just finally brought out this game from my collection and i was reading up on this thanks for the tips and trick i will try this cause i dont enjoy playing a game with doing each difficulty. specially if i can get all three in one play:D

[hide_cafe22]

i just wana know sth... u start of as trainee and at the end of the level, u quit and continue on assassin... on the next level will i be on trainee or assassin? Or after that level has been done can i quit and choose trainee until the end, then quit and choose assassin?? so i just keep repeating this process would be ok to get the all 3 achievements?

[Taker447]

yes play the level trainee, quit and switch then when you start the next level quit out and select trainee, then at the end quit out switch to assassin and so on.

[GuitarGuruXXX]

Worked like a charm. thx alot!!

[Law]

Thanks, worked very well.

[Reaper_Grim]

Can't wait to play this one. Nice guide. Should be very helpful.

[kizwiz]

Does this still work? They havent fixed it by now have they?? Im doing it all on Assassin first unless it gets to a point when I get really pissed off, but just done the first 3 levels are fairly easy.
EDIT: Tried it and still works

[connorc_8]

Ok so i accidentally beat escape the embassy on trainee. How do i go back and beat it on assassin without starting from first mission?

[Taker447]

Ok so i accidentally beat escape the embassy on trainee. How do i go back and beat it on assassin without starting from first mission?
once you have completed the game you can re-play any mission. But you will need to play the whole mission on assassin.

[VileBabas]

Worked a treat....
Thanks a lot............

[S IIVII O K 3 Y]

Great job. thanks.

[B4KER94]

Hey,
I was just wondering does completing the game on assassin also net you the achievements for trainee and agent.
I would be grateful for an answer
Thanks
B4KER94

[Jack Bauer Jnr]

Hey,
I was just wondering does completing the game on assassin also net you the achievements for trainee and agent.
I would be grateful for an answer
Thanks
B4KER94

I believe this is correct - the achievements for difficulty are stackable.