Achievement Guide and Roadmap

[mr wong tong]

Originally Posted by Lord Montymort

My god this game is fucking hard. I've been trying to kill Big Bull for ages but he's impossible. I got him down twice to needing just one hit to kill but when I do that he just goes into "pissy boss mode" and is just impossible to hit, with the second of those two attempts him taking two of my lives off while i'm unable to even touch him or evade any of his attacks.

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/f...d.php?t=414459

Tips for anarchy reigns the last post. If you don't want tips skip to bottom for big bull fight tips to beat big bull piss easy. It gets easier after him its extremely tough for a first boss fight.

[mr wong tong]

Originally Posted by Dark Anaconda

So let`s say i am about to die, should i go to dashboard then or use the option " Retire "?

About to die? retire. Actually die and hear the death scream? dashboard.

[mugginyouoff]

Originally Posted by Dark Anaconda

So let`s say i am about to die, should i go to dashboard then or use the option " Retire "?

I would dashboard. I was retiring on my normal playthrough and the achievement didn't pop for me.

[Tremoctopus]

Originally Posted by mugginyouoff

Nope, pick new game it just deletes your last saved state (probably the final boss). You wont lose any data like medals, kills, etc.

Thanks. That's what I thought but was too nervous to test out.

[DarkReign2021]

Just wanted to confirm that "Backyard Barbeque" can in fact be completed on Black Side Stage 2, Free Mission 1. Most of my kills were from sporadic use throughout my first playthrough, but the last dozen kills or so were from playing this side mission, so it definitely counts those kills toward it.

Other than that, great guide. Fortunately most of the anonymous achievements have free missions that lend themselves really well to obtaining them, but there are a few cheevos that this guide has definitely helped with. Plus the pre-set chart for Rampage and Overkill Boss Fights was really helpful on the go. Saved me the trouble of having to trust my memory to remember everything.

Edit: One question regarding the achievement for killing all bosses with Rampage. How do you get Rampage mode in Red Side Jack/Leo fights? I can only ever fill up about half of the gauge.

[Vindicator51]

I have to admit the ''bosses'' in the game is actually a challenge. Some of them are more cheap than others, but that's to be expected. Cthulu and Zero in the same level is pretty annoying.

I'm playing on Hard mode btw.

[Tremoctopus]

Originally Posted by DarkReign2021

Just wanted to confirm that "Backyard Barbeque" can in fact be completed on Black Side Stage 2, Free Mission 1. Most of my kills were from sporadic use throughout my first playthrough, but the last dozen kills or so were from playing this side mission, so it definitely counts those kills toward it.

Other than that, great guide. Fortunately most of the anonymous achievements have free missions that lend themselves really well to obtaining them, but there are a few cheevos that this guide has definitely helped with. Plus the pre-set chart for Rampage and Overkill Boss Fights was really helpful on the go. Saved me the trouble of having to trust my memory to remember everything.

Edit: One question regarding the achievement for killing all bosses with Rampage. How do you get Rampage mode in Red Side Jack/Leo fights? I can only ever fill up about half of the gauge.

Try playing on easy and letting them smack you around. It might take a while though.

All I have left are the boss killing achieves and they are lame.

[Lollipopper]

What difficulty should I do the massage with an anarchy ending on, I tried all 3 and I dont know which would be the best to use

[CyberEvil]

Just ejected my disc after losing to Durga and Garuda's bullshit tag team on hard for the 20th time in a row. Get to the fight without a scratch, then my teammate is worthless (regardless of which character I choose) and I get tag teamed to death. Instant guard break into juggle where I literally can't survive. Very nearly snapped my disc in half. Pretty sure I'm done with the game at this point, which is sad, because it is so fun on Normal. The 1000GS isn't worth being stressed and I should really finish Dishonored before DmC drops anyway.

[Kai Freefall]

Originally Posted by CyberEvil

Just ejected my disc after losing to Durga and Garuda's bullshit tag team on hard for the 20th time in a row. Get to the fight without a scratch, then my teammate is worthless (regardless of which character I choose) and I get tag teamed to death. Instant guard break into juggle where I literally can't survive. Very nearly snapped my disc in half. Pretty sure I'm done with the game at this point, which is sad, because it is so fun on Normal. The 1000GS isn't worth being stressed and I should really finish Dishonored before DmC drops anyway.

^ I hear you man, just got to this fight on my black side starting on hard playthrough, WTF

Don't get my wrong guys and gals, this is another awesome game courtesy of sega/platinum, but i too am finding my enjoyment of it severely lessened due to the large number of cheap deaths. Go ahead say i suck, maybe i do, maybe i don't, either way anarchy reigns is a good game, my patience however isn't at this point, i like achievements as much as the next gamer, but, at this point i would rather just have fun playing through the game then worrying about 1king it

Will give the fight another go later, as i see some tips have surfaced for it, and i know there is a platinum medal video for it aswell.

[Doopliss SWE]

I actually carried a signpost up there during freeroam which I was then able to use during the fight, making it a lot easier. First you nail one of them by throwing the signpost and beat the **** out of him, which should leave him at about 50% health iirc. then you activate rampage, pick the signpost up again, and walk over to the same character again (who should just stand there blocking), using the melee hit of the signpost point blank which should lead to a grab animation of you ramming it into his skull, then you proceed to finish him off with the rampage. Now it's 2v1.

Should also work with the tires.

[MattyHustedUk]

durga solo is kicking my arse

[Vindicator51]

I just got to Durga and Garuda on White...Goddamn this fight is cheap. Durga alone was bullshit.

Edit: Wow, that fight pissed me off to no end. I finally got Durga with a Rifle and Shield as Sasha. Leo helped me making him defenseless, then i took down Garuda afterwards.

Frustrating fights at its finest.

[mr wong tong]

i cant believe none of you went up there with 2 rocket launchers and a super bar. its piss easy then. Unless you picked white first then i completely understand. once you learn how the game works with tires and weapons its bearable.

[MattyHustedUk]

ok ive finished the game on hard but on stage select can i can only choose up to stage 3 white side ive read the guide but im confused do i just start a run on normal white side?

[Doopliss SWE]

Originally Posted by MattyHustedUk

ok ive finished the game on hard but on stage select can i can only choose up to stage 3 white side ive read the guide but im confused do i just start a run on normal white side?

Yes, start on the other side on normal, then you can stage select the remaining missions on both difficulties for the remaining achis.

[Ryamus]

I have a question about the difficulty achievements. I started off on Black/hard and I'm now on act 2 of white/hard. After I finish white and the extra missions, I'll get the Black/hard achievement, but not the white/hard, correct? does this mean I have to START white/hard right after and run through that, continued by a black/hard run as well? If that's the case, aren't there 4 playthroughs needed?

[Doopliss SWE]

Originally Posted by Ryamus

I have a question about the difficulty achievements. I started off on Black/hard and I'm now on act 2 of white/hard. After I finish white and the extra missions, I'll get the Black/hard achievement, but not the white/hard, correct? does this mean I have to START white/hard right after and run through that, continued by a black/hard run as well? If that's the case, aren't there 4 playthroughs needed?

No, after Black/Hard you play White/Normal, and then you've unlocked all the missions in mission select. So you mission select the last few missions and White-Red Side on hard for the white/hard achi, and then the same for black on normal for the black/normal achi. So 2 playthroughs+a few more missions.

[MattyHustedUk]

normal is a breeze finished up normal white in about 2 hours

[SideshowN]

Originally Posted by CyberEvil

Just ejected my disc after losing to Durga and Garuda's bullshit tag team on hard for the 20th time in a row. Get to the fight without a scratch, then my teammate is worthless (regardless of which character I choose) and I get tag teamed to death. Instant guard break into juggle where I literally can't survive. Very nearly snapped my disc in half. Pretty sure I'm done with the game at this point, which is sad, because it is so fun on Normal. The 1000GS isn't worth being stressed and I should really finish Dishonored before DmC drops anyway.

I just dont see beating this fight possible if you dont have any items stored before starting the mission. Trully the biggest cheesefest I have ever encountered for the enemy AI.

[Illicit]

Originally Posted by iNf3Rn0 Lan

Massage with an Anarchy Ending - 15
Evade 5 throws. (Campaign Mode)

This is one of the more frustrating and annoying achievements in this game. This requires you to press almost immediately as you are grabbed. The problem is that enemies do not grab very frequently. The best way to unlock this is by playing White Side 4-1 where you fight Nikolai. Constantly circle around him until he grabs you, then quickly press . Do this 5 times to unlock this achievement. You can watch me unlock it here:

I found that Douglas grabs a lot more. I got one fighting Nikolai in 3 tries but got the remaining 4 fighting Douglas in 2 tries. Just as an alternative if that isn't working for people.

[Tremoctopus]

Can anyone else confirm that the overkill and rampage bonuses pop for the Douglas fight? I can't seem to get either to show before the cutscene. The boss achieves are prolly the worse in the game

[Illicit]

Originally Posted by Tremoctopus

Can anyone else confirm that the overkill and rampage bonuses pop for the Douglas fight? I can't seem to get either to show before the cutscene. The boss achieves are prolly the worse in the game

It counts. the only reason I know this is because I got the Anarchy's Executioner right as I killed him. It did not give me the bonus kill points but right before the cut scene where the mutants come out my killer weapon achievement popped. I killed him in rampage mode earlier (and was thinking the same thing as you).

[xxxxHolic]

Originally Posted by Tremoctopus

Can anyone else confirm that the overkill and rampage bonuses pop for the Douglas fight? I can't seem to get either to show before the cutscene. The boss achieves are prolly the worse in the game

I can also confirm that the rampage bonus does indeed pop up right before the cutscene. It just did for me tonight.

A few questions... When replaying missions for the Rampage/Overkill achieves on bosses, I'm assuming I can just select the stage via the main menu but do I have to save before exiting back to the main menu or do auto saves keep track of the bosses I've done?

Also, I just completed the game starting with Black. Do I select the new game option and start from white to get the achievement for it & unlock Gargoyle?

Finally, regarding difficulty achievements can they be obtained via stage select or do you have to (again) select your difficulty at the start of the game via the new game option? Oh, and aside from Elite Force of Anarchy & Chasing Anarchy achievements, which clearly state you're required to complete all free missions as well. Am I correct in assuming that I can simply just complete the main missions on each difficulty and skip the free missions?

Any help with these questions would be greatly appreciated.

[CyberEvil]

You cannot get any progression achievement via stage select that doesn't explicitly mention stage select. Found that out the hard way, myself. In other words, play Black all the way through until you finish Red, then play White all the way through until you finish Red. Otherwise you screw yourself over pretty badly like I did and get to redo almost the entire game on Hard. Fun times.

[admeister]

With the Max Anarchy achievement, do you need to play through both the Black and White story mode without dying, or just one of them?

[Doopliss SWE]

Originally Posted by admeister

With the Max Anarchy achievement, do you need to play through both the Black and White story mode without dying, or just one of them?

You have to play from the beginning until you've finished red side.

[MattyHustedUk]

ok ive done every mission on both sides normal and hard but Elite Force of Anarchy hasnt popped

[Doopliss SWE]

Well, if you really have done 'em all incuding side missions, maybe just do a quick white side playthrough on easy? Maybe the achi is a little glitchy.

[MattyHustedUk]

went back and did a free mission on easy