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How To: Get the 'Jaws' Achievement in Battlefield 3
A quick note before we get to any achievement talk. To get the 'Jaws' achievement in Battlefield 3, you'll need the Back to Karkand DLC. There are two ways to get it, though. Either you payed for it, or you got it for free because you pre-ordered the game.
How To: Get the 'Nein' Achievement in Modern Warfare 3
Having trouble getting the 'Nein' achievement in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3? Then let the Achievement Hunters help you out! What seems to be a pretty simple 20G Xbox 360 achievement, or bronze PlayStation 3 trophy, is actually pretty tough to get. I wish I had this video last night as I finished the game, as it took a few tries to get this achievement.
How To: Get the 'Pay Your Respects' Achievement in Batman: Arkham City
This has to be one of the most heartbreaking achievements to get in any game. In Batman: Arkham City, there's an area of the city where you can visit the place where Bruce Wayne's parents died. Not only do you have to go to the alleyway and see the chalk outline, but to get the achievement, you have to watch Batman bend over and mourn for a full minute. During that time, you get a real sense of who this dude is: a lonely guy trying to do the right thing.
How To: Get the 'Serrated Edge' Achievement in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Big fan of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's Spec-Ops mode? Then boy do I have the achievement guide for you. In what looks to be a pretty tough to get achievement to get, 'Serrated Edge' asks of you to take down a Juggernaut with your knife. Luckily, you're allowed to use as many flash grenades and pump him with as much lead as possible, as long as the final blow is with your knife.
How To: Get the 'Monster Dance' Achievement in Assassin's Creed: Revelations
This one goes perfectly with the 'Mosh Pit' achievement I posted about earlier today. To get the 'Monster Dance' achievement in Assassin's Creed: Revelations, you have to get a guard to incapacitate three civilians.
How To: Get the 'Tax Evasion' Achievement in Assassin's Creed: Revelations
There's a certain achievement in Assassin's Creed: Revelations that springs up whenever the games chooses to. The Tax Evasion achievement is only worth 10G on Xbox 360, or a bronze trophy on PlayStation 3, but boy is it fun.
How To: Get the 'Show Off' Achievement in Assassin's Creed: Revelations
Today, I'm dedicating to the Assassin's Creed fans out there. Yesterday saw the release of the latest in the series, Assassin's Creed: Revelations. In honor of that release, we here at Achievement Arcade would like to give the fans every advantage you can get.
How To: Get the 'For Whom the Shell Tolls' Achievement in Modern Warfare 3
If you're a good shot, this is the achievement for you. In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 on the "Back to the Grid" level, you gain access to a mortar to hold off a few waves of enemies. But the trick to getting the achievement and 20G, or bronze trophy if you're on PlayStation 3, is to take out all of the bad guys using only four shells.
How To: Earn the 'Passive Aggressive' Achievement in Rage
If you're playing Rage on the Xbox 360, you'll find that your sentry bot is very helpful. For example, if you want to unlock the 'Passive Aggressive' achievement, you can head into the mutant game show and activate your bot. If it gets three kills, you'll get the achievement. Just make sure it doesn't die!
How To: Get the 'Who You Gonna Call?' Achievement in Metal Gear Solid 2 HD
To understand how mind-blowing this achievement is for me, it should be known that Metal Gear Solid 2 is one of my favorite games ever made. Like, in the history of video games, this is probably my second favorite game of all time. I know every where secret, item, and Easter egg is in this game. So when I saw the footage for this achievement in the video below, you'll understand why I screamed like a girl.
How To: Get the 'Mind Over Matter' Achievement
If you were to read the achievements list for Infinity Blade II, you'd come across a rather peculiar one called 'Mind Over Matter'. To get this one, you have to defeat an enemy without attacking him. Say what?
How To: Get the 'Sandstorm' Achievement in Batman: Arkham City
I'm pretty sure every villain Batman has put away over the years makes an appearance in Batman: Arkham City. If that fact weren't so awesome, it'd be freaking ridiculous. To get the 'Sandstorm' achievement, you have to defeat Ra's al Ghul in some sort of magical sand land.
How To: Get the 'Complete Warior' Achievement in Battlefield 3
Today marks the release of the first piece of Battlefield 3 DLC, Back to Karkand. If you preordered the game, you got this for free. But for those of us who didn't manage to preorder it, we'll need to shell out $15 for this.
How To: Get the 'Catch' Achievement in Batman: Arkham City
This is probably the weirdest, most vague achievement in all of Batman: Arkham City. So don't feel bad consulting a guide to find it, I did. In order to get the 'Catch' achievement, you have to play a game of catch with your remote controlled Batarang.
How To: Get the 'Like a Boss' Achievement in Battlefield 3
Here's another Battlefield 3 Back to Karkand achievement for you. Remember, only try this if you have the Back to Karkand DLC, otherwise you won't have access to the maps required.
How To: Get the 'Cardiac Arrest' Achievement in Fallout: New Vegas
Okay, a bit of a disclaimer before we get to the achievement talk. To do this one, you'll have to have bought the Old World Blues DLC for Fallout: New Vegas.
How To: Get the 'In the Nick of Time' Achievement in Battlefield 3
Here's a good achievement for Battlefield 3 players who are tackling the co-op campaign. In the last level of the campaign, "The Eleventh Hour", you're tasked with diffusing a bomb before it blows up a subway station.
How To: Get the '50x Combo' Achievement in Batman: Arkham City
Talk about a tough challenge with very little reward. The '50x Combo' achievement in Batman: Arkham City is hard to get. Like, stupidly hard. What you have to do to get this achievement is get a 50x combo without taking any damaged.
How To: Get the 'Hide and Seek' Achievement in Batman: Arkham City
Another great thing about Batman: Arkham City? The rogues gallery! Every great villain from Batman's history shows up in the game, and it's always awesome when they do turn up. Even Mr. Freeze, my least favorite of Batman's enemies, is kind of cool in the game (see what I did there?).
How To: Get the 'Gotham Base Jumper' Achievement in Batman: Arkham City
Look, Batman: Arkham City is a wonderful game. I mean, you really feel like Batman when you play it, and that alone makes it the best superhero game I've ever played. But you're not here for my rambling thoughts on video games! Let's talk achievements.
How To: Get the 'Iron Boy!' Achievement in Super Meat Boy
YouTuber sockcornnoodles is a punk. Not only does he have the best user name ever, but he's able to make it through a single chapter of Super Meat Boy without dying. Which also got him the 'Iron Boy!' achievement, worth a measly 10G on Xbox 360.
How To: Get the 'Lightning Strike' Achievement in Assassin's Creed: Revelations
This looks like a nice little challenge for any Assassin's Creed: Revelations players out there. To get the 'Lightning Strike' achievement, you need to take out five guards in five seconds or less using your hidden blades.
How To: Get the 'Twofor' Achievement in Battlefield 3
Here's an easy one for you Battlefield 3 fans out there. This is the achievement 'Twofor', and it's the easiest 15G, or bronze trophy you could ever get. Load up the level Night Shift, and you'll see two guards standing right next to each other. All you need to do is take them both out with one shot. It's that easy!
How To: Get the 'No Fly Zone' Achievement in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
Continuing the theme of "Let's get a bunch of achievements on the 'Halo' level", the 'No Fly Zone' achievement should be cake for seasoned Halo veterans. All you do is destroy three out of four banshees on the level "Halo", as demonstrated by the Achievement Hunters below.
How To: Get the 'How Pedestrian' Achievement in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
Here's a nice little challenge for you to try this weekend. For those of you with Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, and are looking to make an easy 25G, this is for you. The 'How Pedestrian' achievement asks you to walk the entirety of the level "Halo". You know, the massive second level of the game. However, there's one big obstacle standing in your way, and that's where the Achievement Hunters come in. See, you have to grenade jump your way across a pretty large gap. I'd try to explain it, ...
How To: Get the 'Iron Curtain' Achievement in Assassin's Creed: Revelations
Today continues an overload of Assassin's Creed: Revelations posts, so let's begin! This is a lengthy video guide that comes from PowerPyx to get the Iron Curtain achievement. What seems like a herculian task will only net you 20G on Xbox 360, or a bronze trophy on PlayStation 3. What gives, Ubisoft?
How To: Get the 'Bully' Achievement in Assassin's Creed: Revelations
To be honest, I haven't played an Assassin's Creed game since the first one way back in 2007. So, the fact that there is a character named Duccio kind of makes me want to play the new one, Assassin's Creed: Revelations. Add to that, the fact you can get 20G if you're playing on Xbox 360, or a bronze trophy on PlayStation 3 if you beat the tar out of him...well, color me interested!
How To: Get the 'What Goes Up...' Achievement in Modern Warfare 3
I remember playing this part of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 fondly. Not because you take control of an awesome remote-controlled grenade shooting robot, but because I died toward the end of the level and had to restart back at the beginning of the robot section. Stupid checkpoints.
How To: Get the 'Flight Attendant' Achievement in Modern Warfare 3
Remember going to see Inception last summer and dreaming of playing a game where you'd fight dudes in zero gravity like Joseph Gordon-Levitt? Well, you can in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3! Not only that, but there's 20G on Xbox 360 or a bronze trophy on PlayStation 3 in it if you complete that section of the game taking out all of the bad guys.
How To: Get the "Kill Box" Achievement in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Having trouble getting the 'Kill Box' achievement on "Return to Sender" in Modern Warfare 3? Here, let Ray and Michael from Achievement Hunters help you out. Oh, and the best part? This is good for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC versions of the game. Personally, this one took me a couple tries to get, and I can only assume this gets harder on the higher difficulties. The reward for your efforts are 20G for 360 players, or a swanky bronze trophy for PS3 folks.
How To: Get the 'Danger Close' Achievement in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
The guys over at Achievement Hunter have a really great compilation of Modern Warfare 3 achievement guides. I mean, why else would we showcase them here? This one is for 'Danger Close' on the "Bag and Drag" level, and will net you a cool 20G, or a bronze trophy if you're on PlayStation 3. Basically, you have to target a helicopter so your buddies up in the AC-130 will shoot it down for you. I haven't even thought of trying this one out, so I guess I know what I'm doing when I get home today.
How To: Earn the "Checking In" Achievement and Trophy in Ace Combat: Assault Horizon
Players have been soaring through the skies in the popular Ace Combat series of games for a long time. The latest title, Ace Combat: Assault Horizon comes complete with several different unlockable trophies and achievements including the incredibly impressive, "Checking In." The achievement will require you to fly through a hotel in order to unlock it.
How To: Earn the "Chasing the Game" and "The Take" Achievements in Dragon Age II: Mark of the Assassin DLC
The Mark of the Assassin DLC for Dragon Age 2 has opened the door to even more achievements in the popular series by Bioware. In this Achievement Hunter segment, the hunters show you how to unlock both the "Chasing the Game" achievement, as well as "The Take" in the Xbox 360 version of the game.
How To: Earn the 'Hat Trick' Achievement in Rage
Mind control is always awesome, and it's even more awesome when you can use it to unlock achievements. Take the 'Hat Trick' achievement, for example. In Rage, if you manage to kill three enemies using just one mind controlled enemy, you'll unlock 'Hat Trick' on the Xbox 360 version of the game.
How To: Earn the 'Dev Graffiti' Achievement and Trophy in Rage
THe next time you're headed through Subway Town in Rage, take a look behind Jani's Supplies. Once you accept the quest from the man back there, head to the Abandoned Distillery. This video walkthrough will show you where to find the secret room with developer artwork and signatures in Rage. Finding the room will reward you with the 'Dev Graffiti' achievement and trophy on the Xbox 360 and PS3 respectively.
How To: Earn the 'It's Good!' Achievement and Trophy in Rage
The 'It's Good!' achievement and trophy available on the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of Rage is obtained while driving the ATV in the game. You will need to jump through 3 different posts located at the Ark Emergence site, the Bash TV station, and the Northern Watch tower. This video tutorial will show you where to find all of them.
How To: Earn the 'Jetpacker' Achievement in Rage
The next time you're playing through Rage on the Xbox 360, try killing an authority troop before they land on the ground. If you manage to take it out quickly enough, you'll be able to unlock the 'Jetpacker' achievement for your Xbox Live profile. Just be sure to use a weapon with a lot of stopping power.
How To: Get Three More Achievements in the RAAM's Shadow DLC for Gears of War 3
Hopefully by now, you've played a good chunk of RAAM's Shadow for Gears of War 3. I've just now started to get to it, as my buddy and I have just completed the main campaign on co-op. For today, we've got three achievements for the newly released DLC. Just make sure you have this downloaded before diving in, okay?
How To: Get the 'Storyteller' Achievement in Batman: Arkham City
This is one of the coolest achievements/easter eggs I've seen in a while. Batman's foe Calendar Man has a disposition for, you guessed it, calendars. And with that comes an unnatural fascination with the major holidays, which is the basis of the achievement 'Storyteller'.