Overview:
+ Estimated achievement difficulty: 6/10
+ Offline: 41 (850)
+ Online: 9 (150)
+ Approximate time: 40 hours
+ Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 5+ (Player Seasons, 10 Ranked Live Matches, 1/2 MLB Today Games, 1 League Game & utilizing Franchise Mode or Quickplay)
+ Missable achievements: 1 (Mid-Summer Classic, can only be obtained on the day of the actual All-Stars Game)
+ Does difficulty affect Achievements? Yes (Play on Pro to avoid missing achievements)
+ Unobtainable achievements: 0
+ Extra equipment needed?: None
You can do a lot of these achievements in League games, however unlike previous incarnations two controllers in Quick Play won't work.
Introduction:
MLB 2K10 provides a somewhat lengthy road to complete every achievement. My Player requires you to put in many hours and other tasks require some luck or situations that can't always be replicated. Boosting achievements in League games will help ease some of the pain, but the game can be done realistically without one. The achievement guide explains in detail how to get the achievements, use this map as a guideline in what order to get them.
Step #1: Franchise
Franchise is a great place to start. In order to get the season oriented achievements, you are required to play 20 games. Make sure to win your first game. During the remaining 19 games, you should hammer out a lot of those situational achievements (Example: get a two-out RBI, get a leadoff home run). After 20 games, you can sim to the end of the season. Make an extra save file first, them sim to the playoffs. Hopefully you are in them. If not, reload your save, and repeat. Now sim to the end of the postseason, reloading your save if necessary. Once you have won the World Series you can move on. You will have other opportunities to gain the situational achievements (League Games, Step #4)
Step #2: My Player
My Player is the main attraction, however it doesn't give you much gamerscore for how long you will be playing it. Use the achievement guide to aid you in making it to the big leagues, raising your player rating, making the All-Star team, and eventually making it to the Hall of Fame. Unfortunately, all of the situational achievements are not obtainable in this mode. Only ones specifically for My Player can be achieved here. To reach the Hall of Fame, you will need to accomplish several HOF goals, and play at least 5 seasons. You can simulate games, but the game requires you to play key games.
Step #3: Ranked Matches
You will have to play as 10 different teams, so during these ten games win three times in a row, beat the Yankees, play as the Nationals once, a hopefully catch the viral achievement. If you are crafty and play during low traffic times, you could possibly boost ranked achievements. Something to help you in online matches, there is a slight lag when you hit swing and when you actually swing. This will some getting used to.
Step #4: Online League games (and whatever you missed in Step #1)
While the ability to get achievements with two controllers isn't possible in MLB 2K10, the way around it is getting them in a League game. As opposed to ranked matches, you can set up your own league and start times, and control who is in your league. A lot of user created leagues never kick off, so for this one it would best to form a league with friends or other x360a users. Use the Achievement Trading Thread in the MLB 2K10 sub-forum to find others. If you missed anything in Step #1, you can boost them or earn them in League games. Make sure you win once too!
Step #5: Exploring the remaining game modes
Earn gold in all the training drills, win the Best of the Best HR Derby challenge, and finally play a game of MLB Today. Kill two birds with one stone by making that game of MLB Today the All-Star game, which requires you to play the actual day of the All-Star game in real life.
Step #6: Player Cards and Milestones
You earn a players card by completing specific tasks with or against players. Look in your card collection to see how to unlock certain players. Playing on different teams help. Play Quick Games, Franchise, or League games to get your 200 strikeouts and 250 RBI.
Conclusion:
Three things make this game a relatively hard 1000: Ranked Matches, specifically winning three in a row, the High Crimes achievement, and the length of My Player mode. Get past those three things and you should be golden. As with a lot of games, boosting eases this difficulty.
[x360a would like to thank litepink for this Road map]