Achievement Guide & Roadmap

[TealPavelski]

NBA Jam: On Fire Edition
Achievement Guide and Roadmap by TealPavelski.

Overview:
- Price: 1200
- Estimated achievement difficulty: 5/10
- Offline: 10 (170)
- Online: 2 (30)
- Approximate time:15-20 Hours for 200
- Minimum number of games needed: 150+
- Missable achievements: None
- Does difficulty affect Achievements? N/A
- Unobtainable achievements: None
- Avatar Awards: None
- Unlockable Gamerpics: None


Introduction:
HE'S ON FIRE! NBA JAM: On Fire Edition from EA SPORTS™ is heating up and available for download! NBA JAM: On Fire Edition is everything you love about NBA JAM, dialed up to 11! Featuring bigger rosters, 30+ unlockable secret teams, legendary players, monster dunks, all-new online modes, and so much more. Of course, the voice of NBA JAM – Tim Kitzrow – is back with tons more original commentary. Download today, you’ll be on fire in no time!


Step One:
Your first step is to watch the credits entirely. This can be done by selecting Help and Options from the Main Menu and doing this will unlock ‘Thanks for the Love'.


Step Two:
Next step will be to play 5 JAM Now Games to unlock 'JAM Sesh'. Remember to change Quarter Length to 2 MIN and Number of Quarters to 1.


Step Three:
Next step will be to complete Road Trip mode to unlock 'Road Trippin'. Along with 'Road Trippin', you will unlock 'Half-Time' for winning 60 Road Trip games, 'Bronzed Out' for upgrading 5 JAM Challenges to Bronze level, 'Platinum Plus' for upgrading 3 JAM Challenges to Platinum level, 'Iced Out' for upgrading 1 JAM Challenge to Diamond level, 'If You Wanna Be a Baller' for reaching level 5, 'Shot Caller' for reaching level 25 and 'Razzle Dazzle' for making 5 Razzle Dazzle Shots.


Step Four:
Your final step will be to unlock the two Online Achievements. You must win 5 Online Arena Games to unlock 'Arena Noob' and win 50 Online Arena Games to unlock 'Arena Vet'.


Single-Player (Offline) Achievements (10):

Bronzed Out - 5
Upgrade 5 JAM Challenges to Bronze level.

This Achievement can easily be done in your first Road Trip game. In my opinion, these are the 5 easiest JAM Challenges to get to Bronze level.

'Alley, Oops!' - Make 2 Alley Oops.
'Sharing is Caring' - Get 5 Assists
'Feelin' The Flow' - Make 2 Jump Shots.
'Long Range Bomber' - Make 3 3-point shots.
'Big Winna!' - Win 1 Road Trip Game.

*Note: You can check your progress in-game by pausing the game with and selecting Jam Challenge Progress. Remember that Jam Challenges can only be done in Road Trip and Arena modes(s).

Platinum Plus - 25
Upgrade 3 JAM Challenges to Platinum level.

Simply get any 3 JAM Challenges to Platinum level. In my opinion, these are the 3 easiest JAM Challenges to get to Platinum level.

'Feelin' The Flow' - Make 150 Jump Shots.
'Long Range Bomber' - Make 450 3-point shots.
'Brick' - Miss 500 3-point shots.

*Note: You can check your progress in-game by pausing the game with and selecting Jam Challenge Progress. Remember that Jam Challenges can only be done in Road Trip and Arena modes(s).

Iced Out - 50
Upgrade 1 JAM Challenge to Diamond level.

In my opinion, the easiest and quickest JAM Challenge to get to Diamond level is 'Feelin' The Flow', which requires you to make 250 Jump Shots. You can see all the Challenges by pressing to enter JAM Central, followed by to view Jam Challenges.

*Note: You can check your progress in-game by pausing the game with and selecting Jam Challenge Progress. Remember that Jam Challenges can only be done in Road Trip and Arena modes(s).

Thanks for the Love - 15
Watch the Credits until the end.

From the Main Menu, select Help and Options > Credits. Watch the Credits until the end for the Achievement to unlock.

Half-Time - 15
Win 60 different Road Trip games.

See 'Road Trippin'.

Road Trippin - 20
Complete Road Trip.

Road Trip requires you to play each of the 30 NBA Teams in different types of Challenges, with each challenge getting progressively more difficult. The 30 Teams are split up into 6 Divisions. You must beat each team in a division a total of 5 times a piece (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Boss Challenges). You unlock Platinum challenges by finishing the Bronze, Silver and Gold Challenges in a single division and you unlock Boss Challenges by finishing the Platinum Challenges in a single division.

*Note: Press or to switch between Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Boss Challenges.

Divisions:

Pacific:
Warriors
Clippers
Lakers
Suns
Kings

Northwest:

Nuggets
Timberwolves
Blazers
Thunder
Jazz

Southwest:
Mavericks
Rockets
Grizzlies
Hornets
Spurs

Central:
Bulls
Cavaliers
Pistons
Pacers
Bucks

Southeast:
Hawks
Bobcats
Heat
Magic
Wizards

Atlantic:
Celtics
Nets
Knicks
76ers
Raptors

If You Wanna Be a Baller - 5
Reach Level 5.

See 'Shot Caller'.

Shot Caller - 25
Reach Level 25.

You rank up by winning games and finishing JAM Challenges which give you varying amounts of XP. It requires 62,300XP to be ranked a 25. Example, getting a JAM Challenge to Diamond level awards you 5000XP. By the time you finish Road Trip you should be past level 25. You can earn XP towards your rank in any Game Mode, not just Road Trip.

*Note: There is a glitch in the game to get as much XP as you want. Here are the step-by-step instructions:

1. Get any JAM Challenge to within 1 of finishing it to Platinum. Example, make 249 Jump Shots (Platinum Level Challenge is 250).
2. Now enter a Road Trip Game and make 1 Jump Shot to bring your total to 250 Jump Shots made, now pause the game and select Restart Match.
3. Repeat step #2 as many times as needed to reach 62,300XP (Level 25). Example, you are at 10,000XP, so you need 52,300XP to reach level 25. So what you need to do is repeat step #2 11-times because each time you make a Jump Shot and restart the match, you will be given 5,000XP because the game thinks it is the first time you finished the JAM Challenge.

You do not need to wait until Platinum Level to do this, it can be done at any level, but in my opinion, it is faster this way.

My thanks to saurus for bringing this glitch to my attention!

Jam Sesh - 5
Participate in 5 JAM Now games.

Select Jam Now from the Main Menu. Select your sides followed by your Teams and Players. Once you have selected your Teams and Players, under the Privileges menu, press or to bring up the Gameplay options. Using the , change the option for Quarter Length to 2 MIN and the option for Number of Quarters to 1 to unlock this Achievement faster. Once you have set your options, press to enter the game. Complete 5 JAM Now Games for this Achievement to unlock.

Razzle Dazzle - 5
As a team, sink 5 Razzle Dazzle shots in Road Trip or Online Arena.

Razzle Dazzle shots are performed by holding and and pressing . Simply make 5 in a Road Trip or Online Arena game to unlock this Achievement.

[TealPavelski]

Multiplayer (Online) Achievements (2):

Arena Noob - 5
Earn 1 Arena Medal.

See 'Arena Vet'.

Arena vet - 25
Earn 10 total Arena Medals.

You earn Arena Medals by winning Online Arena games. You earn 1 Arena Medal for every 5 Wins. You can boost this Achievement by inviting friends to Online Arena games. Please use the Achievement Trading Thread for help.

[jamal2807]

WTH 30 Playthorugh?
YOu have to beat one time Road Trip mode?^-^Lol I dont get it

[BANNED!]

I have a question regarding Road Trippin' - Complete Road Trip.
According to your guide you only have to win bronze, silver, and gold medals against each team. So it is not necessary to win the platinum medals (beat the bots) to completer Road Trip then?

[jamal2807]

Yo Banned this is not a good guide i dont get it there was a guide and he have to make a guide too lol.

If you would look in my guide all your question will find an awnser .

But im so friendly and tell you.

You have to beat The Platinum Challenges too only that way you will unlock the hidden final boss , after you beat the boss you will unlock this achievements.

[TealPavelski]

Originally Posted by BANNED!

I have a question regarding Road Trippin' - Complete Road Trip.
According to your guide you only have to win bronze, silver, and gold medals against each team. So it is not necessary to win the platinum medals (beat the bots) to completer Road Trip then?

I updated the Guide. Thanks for the heads up!

Originally Posted by jamal2807

Yo Banned this is not a good guide i dont get it there was a guide and he have to make a guide too lol.

If you would look in my guide all your question will find an awnser .

But im so friendly and tell you.

You have to beat The Platinum Challenges too only that way you will unlock the hidden final boss , after you beat the boss you will unlock this achievements.

Your guide is not a guide, you yourself did not even call it a guide, you called it a Roadmap. My guide is easier to understand and goes more in-depth. If you are going to write a guide it should have the same layouts as other guides on here that fellow Achievement Hunters have come to depend on and expect. I am sorry but your guide is full of typos, is hard to understand and gave false information.

[jamal2807]

Yeah whatever-.-

[TealPavelski]

Originally Posted by jamal2807

Yeah whatever-.-

I apologize if I upset you writing another guide, but if you are going to write a guide it needs to be complete and you have to be able to understand it. Because you are German, you have a ton of typos and sentences that don't make sense. We needed a guide that gamers who come to this site are accustomed to.

I am sorry if I upset you.

[BANNED!]

Jamal and Teal, thank you both for the clarification regarding the platinum medals.

It is unfortunate that you two are having a dispute about the guides. All I can say is there are plenty of games that have multiple achievement guides. If you both want to create one then by all means do so. More information only benefits the achievement hounds on this site.

Jamal, I do not think Teal meant any disrespect to you by creating a guide. He just has more experience in guide creation, and understands the layout and format better than you at this point. Instead of being quick to criticize, a better approach may be to ask questions so you can learn how to create a good guide structurally. I think when you get a understanding of this you will make some great guides in the future.

Good luck to both of you. Thanks.

[TealPavelski]

Originally Posted by BANNED!

Jamal and Teal, thank you both for the clarification regarding the platinum medals.

It is unfortunate that you two are having a dispute about the guides. All I can say is there are plenty of games that have multiple achievement guides. If you both want to create one then by all means do so. More information only benefits the achievement hounds on this site.

Jamal, I do not think Teal meant any disrespect to you by creating a guide. He just has more experience in guide creation, and understands the layout and format better than you at this point. Instead of being quick to criticize, a better approach may be to ask questions so you can learn how to create a good guide structurally. I think when you get a understanding of this you will make some great guides in the future.

Good luck to both of you. Thanks.

Thanks. You are right, I did not mean any disrespect creating my own guide. I just wanted to make a guide that is helpful and easier to understand. I hope everyone finds my guide helpful!

[jamal2807]

Yeah but maybe he could ask me to make a guide together or somethink like that

[PsychoNinjaFlea]

Does that level up challenge glitch definitely work?

[JLogan27]

Excellent guide, Teal...much more clearer with more information than the other one. I do have a question:

Complete Road Trip.

Road Trip requires you to play each of the 30 NBA Teams in different types of Challenges, with each challenge getting progressively more difficult. You must beat each Team in a Bronze, Silver and Gold Challenge. Once you beat each team in these Challenges, you will unlock Platinum Challenges for each Team. Once you beat the Platinum Challenges, you will unlock a Boss Challenge for each Team.

We will have to beat every team at gold first before the Platinum unlock? IE, I can't beat say...the Hawks Bronze through Platinum then move on to beat the Celtics Bronze through Platinum...etc.

[Turbojugend LA]

You have to beat an entire division to unlock their Platinum challenges, but not the entire league. For example, you have to beat all Atlantic Division challenges to unlock the Celts' Platinum challenges, etc.

[TealPavelski]

Originally Posted by PsychoNinjaFlea

Does that level up challenge glitch definitely work?

Yes, I have done it.

Originally Posted by JLogan27

Excellent guide, Teal...much more clearer with more information than the other one. I do have a question: We will have to beat every team at gold first before the Platinum unlock? IE, I can't beat say...the Hawks Bronze through Platinum then move on to beat the Celtics Bronze through Platinum...etc.

I updated the guide. I am sorry for the confusion.

[Hydrocannon]

There's a boss after platnuim- my head's gonna 'splode!

[TealPavelski]

Originally Posted by Hydrocannon

There's a boss after platnuim- my head's gonna 'splode!

Yeah. The platinum bots are hard enough without a boss battle!

[Jamal114]

This guide isnt good its really poor.
Bad guide.Why you dont tell us that there come a really hard final boss after the 30 Games??You dont even complete all the achievements and then you make a shitty guide like this LOL Wth?
You thought you need 10 weeks for the Achievements,so you wrote this "wannabe GUIDE"before you even got all achievements,Really unprofessionell, Next time u should complete the game so you dont write wrong informations.
Thats the most badest guide i ever saw.

[jamal2807]

I agre my brother he think hes the best but his guide is really really bad .Sry i guess thats why your Guide only got 2 Stars from 5 :S I mean thats show us,how bad your guide is.

[JLogan27]

Jeezuz Jamal(s), let it go. Your guide is subpar. The only reason Teal's guide has less stars is because both of you most likely voted poor on it while voting high on yours.

[DROGTURIST]

Bumping since it's ridiculous that the horrible guide is on the first page of the forum and this one is not. Good guide!

[MrLukifer]

Quick comment on the time estimate -- I'm not sure how it's possible to get 200G in this game in 15-20hours.

Each game lasts 8 minutes on the clock, plus stoppages; you need to win 125 SP games and 50 MP games. Even if you boost the MP, you're talking 20-25 hours just to play through the SP campaign -- if you never lose.

Unless I'm missing something obvious, like the ability to change game length...

[macgyver893]

Uhhh Road Trip is soooo long! 3 games for each team would have been perfect!

[rikib004]

Considering the other guide reads like a 4 year old wrote it, this one is comfortably better, then the creator of that guide came in her eto slam this much better guide? What a moron. Anyway, it looks like it was long ago but thanks for the guide Teal.