There are 50 achievements with a total of 1000 points. | |||
 | Green as Grass | 10  | |
| Train the rook (any difficulty) | |||
After the initial cutscene you will be given an option of training the new recruit or skipping straight into the story, much as you did in the prisons of the first game. Hit RT when the choice shows up and complete this small section for the achievement. | |||
 | It's a Trap! | 10 | |
| Story progression in Act 1, Chapter 2 | |||
See "Suicide Missionary" for more information. | |||
 | Escort Service | 10 | |
| Story progression in Act 1, Chapter 4 | |||
See "Suicide Missionary" for more information. | |||
 | Girl About Town | 10 | |
| Story progression in Act 1, Chapter 6 | |||
See "Suicide Missionary" for more information. | |||
 | That Sinking Feeling | 10 | |
| Story progression in Act 2, Chapter 4 | |||
See "Suicide Missionary" for more information. | |||
 | Freebaird! | 10 | |
| Story progression in Act 2, Chapter 5 | |||
See "Suicide Missionary" for more information. | |||
 | Heartbroken | 10 | |
| Story progression in Act 2, Chapter 6 | |||
See "Suicide Missionary" for more information. | |||
 | Longitude and Attitude | 10 | |
| Story progression in Act 3, Chapter 3 | |||
See "Suicide Missionary" for more information. | |||
 | Tanks for the Memories | 10 | |
| Story progression in Act 3, Chapter 4 | |||
See "Suicide Missionary" for more information. | |||
 | Water Sports | 10 | |
| Story progression in Act 3, Chapter 6 | |||
See "Suicide Missionary" for more information. | |||
 | There's a Time for Us | 10 | |
| Story progression in Act 4, Chapter 2 | |||
See "Suicide Missionary" for more information. | |||
 | Better Wrapped in Beacon | 10 | |
| Story progression in Act 4, Chapter 3 | |||
See "Suicide Missionary" for more information. | |||
 | Have Fun Storming the Castle | 10 | |
| Story progression in Act 4, Chapter 6 | |||
See "Suicide Missionary" for more information. | |||
 | And the Horse You Rode in On | 10 | |
| Story progression in Act 5, Chapter 1 | |||
See "Suicide Missionary" for more information. | |||
 | You Are the Support, Son | 10 | |
| Story progression in Act 5, Chapter 2 | |||
See "Suicide Missionary" for more information. | |||
 | Brumak Rodeo | 10 | |
| Story progression in Act 5, Chapter 4 | |||
See "Suicide Missionary" for more information. | |||
 | Does This Look Infected to You? | 10 | |
| Story progression in Act 5, Chapter 5 | |||
See "Suicide Missionary" for more information. | |||
 | Tourist of Duty | 25 | |
| Complete all campaign acts on Casual Difficulty | |||
See "Suicide Missionary" for more information. | |||
 | Guerilla Tactician | 50 | |
| Complete all campaign acts on Normal Difficulty | |||
See "Suicide Missionary" for more information. | |||
 | Artist of War | 75 | |
| Complete all campaign acts on Hardcore Difficulty | |||
See "Suicide Missionary" for more information. | |||
 | Suicide Missionary | 150 | |
| Complete all campaign acts on Insane Difficulty | |||
To unlock Insane difficulty you will have to first beat the game on Casual, Normal or Hardcore. Beating the game on a difficulty will also unlock any lower difficulty, so starting on Hardcore will unlock Casual and Normal, then you will need to play through a second time for the Insane achievement. If you have a friend willing to, playing co-op with one person on Casual and the other on Insane makes it go very quickly as the person on Casual can just mow everything down while you (on Insane) just stay in cover and take it easy. Tips:
Note: You can get all the "story progression" achievements on any difficulty including Casual, and in solo or co-op. Warning: Make sure you are personally set to Insane or you will not get this achievement. A friend can join and play on Casual to help you get it easier (let them do all the work) but only you on Insane will get the achievement. Your friend on Casual will not. Also, if at any time you play in single player on Casual (to boost kills for Serioiusly 2.0 or look for collectbiles) be sure to double-check your difficulty when going back to your co-op game. It may have set itself to Casual and you won't get credit for any work you're doing toward this achievement. If the game seems easy when playing on Insane, you might not be on Insane! | |||
 | Collector | 5 | |
| Recover 5 collectibles (any difficulty) | |||
See "Completionist" for more info.
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 | Pack Rat | 15 | |
| Recover 20 collectibles (any difficulty) | |||
See "Completionist" for more info. | |||
 | Completionist | 30 | |
| Recover all 41 collectibles (any difficulty) | |||
Use this thread to find all the collectibles in the game. As soon as you pick something up, it will be saved into your War Journal once you back out to the main menu. You do not have to hit a new checkpoint for it to save. You can check which ones you are missing from your War Journal and simply load those chapters on Casual for anything you may have missed. Note: In co-op, if one person picks something up, you both get credit for it.
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 | One-Night Stand | 10 | |
| Complete 1 chapter in co-op on any difficulty (Marcus or Dom) | |||
See "Friends With Benefits" for more info.
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 | Open Relationship | 30 | |
| Complete 10 chapters in co-op on any difficulty (Marcus or Dom) | |||
See "Friends With Benefits" for more info. | |||
 | Friends with Benefits | 50 | |
| Complete all acts in co-op on any difficulty (Marcus or Dom) | |||
I would suggest coupling this with your Insane difficulty run as this will make it much easier. If for some reason you have to do this out of order, that will not affect the achievement. You do not have to be the second player like in the first game, both players will get these achievements. | |||
 | Once More, With Feeling | 10 | |
| Perform 30 perfect active reloads (any mode) | |||
An active reload is performed by hitting RB to reload your gun, then hitting RB again while the sliding bar is in the small white space along the reload bar. This reloads faster and gives a damage boost. You should be doing this all the time anyway so this won't be much work. This image says it all:  | |||
 | Takes a Licking | 30 | |
| Melee 30 Tickers (any mode) | |||
Tickers are the small scampering creatures that run up to you, shake, then explode. They stand still in front of you for a second or two before exploding, so just let them run to you and whack them by hitting B (not with your lancer though, this will chainsaw). There are plenty of these in Act 1, Chapter 5. Reload the same checkpoint until you get the achievement if need be. | |||
 | Organ Grinder | 10 | |
| Kill 30 enemies with a cover mounted Mulcher (any mode) | |||
The Mulcher is a heavy turret-type gun. For these kills, you will need to have it equipped, take cover by pressing A near a low wall, hold LT to mount the gun and RT to shoot it at your second controller player. Simply shooting with RT does not count as you are carrying it, not mounting it. For this and any other weapon achievement, if you don't get all your kills in the campaign, the easiest way to get the rest is to setup a Local Multiplayer match with a second controller (or nine bots) and change all the guns to whichever one you need. This will be referred to as the "Organ Grinder method of boosting" in many following achievements. | |||
 | Shock and Awe | 10 | |
| Kill 30 enemies with the heavy Mortar (any mode) | |||
| The mortar is another heavy weapon with a long tube that will rain down fireballs when shot. You will need to hold LT to aim and press RT to shoot it off (hold RT to shoot further). You can use the method described in "Organ Grinder" to unlock this as well. | |||
 | Said the Spider to the Fly | 10 | |
| Kill 10 enemies with a planted grenade (any mode) | |||
Use the same method as for "Organ Grinder" but with this you will need to use Frag or Ink grenades. Grab some and "plant" them in a wall by hitting B to melee the wall. This turns it into a proximity mine. Move your second controller character near the frag-in-the-wall and he should die no problem with a Frag, it may take some weakening for an Ink to do the job though. | |||
 | Crowd Control | 10 | |
| Melee 10 enemies down with the Boomshield equipped (any mode) | |||
The Boomshield is first seen in the campaign carried by Boomer-esque enemies with a giant flail called Maulers. Once they die you can pick it up with X. It will shield you extremely well, allowing you to get in close to enemies. Once in close, use B to melee them down with your pistol. Can be done using the "Organ Grinder" method as well. | |||
 | Smells Like Victory | 10 | |
| Kill 30 enemies with the Scorcher Flamethrower (any mode) | |||
The scorcher is yet another heavy weapon, first found in the COG facility in the campaign. There are a large number of wretches in this facility which will die quickly in the fire. Can be done using the "Organ Grinder" method as well. | |||
 | Variety is the Spice of Death | 30 | |
| Kill an enemy with every weapon in the game (any mode) | |||
You will need to use 15 different weapons for this achievement. Use the same method as for "Organ Grinder" to get anything you didn't use in the campaign.
The Ink Grenade and Hammer of Dawn are almost always the last ones people need. For the Ink kill, it will take two to kill an enemy. Chances are if you think you got it but are still at 14/15, they bled out instead of dying from the Ink. Try tagging them with one and throwing another at their crawling body. | |||
 | Seriously 2.0 | 50 | |
| Kill 100,000 enemies (any mode) | |||
This may seem like a larger task than the first game, but it really isn't. This includes all kills from the campaign, Horde mode, or multiplayer (ranked, unranked, local, system link). To get this insanely fast, first do all your other achievements, then load one of two points in the campaign: Act 1, Chapter 4 (Tip of the Spear, The Big Push) Get on the turret and blast away the Locust spilling out of the ground, then reload your checkpoint and repeat. Act 5, Chapter 5 (Aftermath, Closure) Using the Brumak, blow up the two squads of Locust coming toward you, then reload your checkpoint and repeat. It is pretty much for sure that the Brumak method is faster, but do whichever one you like better, or switch between the two for some variety. Reportedly 12-16 hours total if you do nothing but boost for it. You should have almost 5k by the time you finish two plays of the campaign and all your Public match achievements and Horde mode though. WARNING: Your progress will not fully save until you go back to the main menu. Do not simply shut off your Xbox or join an online match before doing so or all kills will be lost. | |||
 | Standing Here, Beside Myself | 10 | |
| Win 3 matches of Wingman (public) | |||
Wingman is a gametype of two-player teams fighting to the death. The winner is the first team to get 15 points, giving one point for each kill and another point for being the surviving team for the round (only one person has to live but all other teams must be dead). I would suggest getting a good co-op partner and working on these, or just search for a match and hope for a good partner. If you're really bad, it is only three wins so just keep at it and you'll get it eventually. Must be done in a Public Xbox Live match. | |||
 | Beat the Meatflag | 10 | |
| Capture 10 meatflags in Submission (public) | |||
You will need the Submission game mode for these. The meatflag is a human that will need to be downed, grabbed and dragged back to the base of capture. He will fight back until downed and you will have the other team trying to stop you, so get a good team around you to help. Must be done in a Public Xbox Live match. | |||
 | It's Good to be the King | 10 | |
| Win 10 rounds of Guardian as the leader (public) | |||
Guardian is what used to be called Assassination. However, now the other team will spawn until the leader is killed. If both teams are playing defense, the games will go on forever, so find a good offensive team (but stay toward the back of them if you're the leader) and go hunt the enemy leader. You must be the leader for these wins so this will take a bit longer. Must be done in a Public Xbox Live match. The first round a leader will be chosen at random, then to become the leader you will need to either be the one to kill the opposing team's leader, or the person on your team with the most overall points if you lose the round and their leader lives. You can't be leader twice in a row, even if you kill their leader while you are leader. In this case leader will go to the person with the most points. If you are the leader, have most points and have killed their leader, it will go to the person on your team with the second most points. | |||
 | You Go Ahead, I'll Be Fine | 10 | |
| Win three matches of King of the Hill (public) | |||
Again, getting a good team together is key for these. To win King of the Hill, your team will need to take over the objective ring and get your score up to whatever the goal is before the other team can. Must be done in a Public Xbox Live match. This is by far the easiest one of the Public achievements. | |||
 | Back to Basic | 10 | |
| Successfully complete the 5 lessons of multiplayer Training Grounds | |||
From the main menu, select "Training Grounds" and simply complete all five tutorials. | |||
 | Party Like It's 1999 | 30 | |
| Play 1999 rounds of multiplayer (any mode) | |||
I would first suggest finishing off all the achievements that require public matches since those rounds played will go toward this. Once you're done with all those, get all the weapon/execution achievements (if boosting those by yourself) as those will also count. Now the easiest way to get the remaining round played is to setup a match with the following settings:
Now you will need to have either a wired controller, Plug n' Play recharge kit or a guitar/drums controller. This way your controller will not shut off and the game will keep going. Because of the short time and large map, the bot (if using only one) probably won't find you before the one minute runs out, which will end the round in a stalemate. If for any reason he does find you, that is only one win out of fifteen that he needs, but it won't happen often. You might question the use of the Mulcher as the weapon, but this way if he chooses to pick it up, he will move much slower and take that much longer to find you. If you try the nine bot method, the two teams shouldn't have enough time to kill the entire other team. Again, whichever works best for you. | |||
 | Around the World, Again | 30 | |
| Win a multiplayer match on each map (any mode) | |||
You will need to win on ten maps to get this. Can be done using the "Organ Grinder" boosting method.
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 | Dirty, Dirty Horde | 20 | |
| Survive the first 10 waves of Horde (any difficulty, any map) | |||
See "Hoard the Horde" for more info.
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 | Hoard the Horde | 30 | |
| Survive all 50 waves of Horde (any difficulty, any map) | |||
This can be done on Casual and should be if you're just looking to get the achievement. You can also do it with up to five people over Xbox Live which is also suggested. You have to finish every wave at some point, though they can be done in any order and at any time. You do not have to do all 50 in one sitting as you can start at the highest wave you completed previously. If for some reason you were invited to multiple games and your achievement tracker shows xx/50 waves and you don't know which you missed, hosting a game and looking at the "wave start" section should help you find which one you're missing. The list will only show waves that you have completed. | |||
 | Crossed Swords | 10 | |
| Win 10 chainsaw duels (any mode) | |||
A chainsaw duel will occur if you and an opponent both have your chainsaws raised at the same time when you run into each other. From there, you will need to tap B faster than your opponent to win the duel and kill him. Can be done during campaign or any multiplayer mode, as well as using the "Organ Grinder" method. | |||
 | A Parting Gift | 20 | |
| Kill 10 enemies with a grenade while down but not out (any mode) | |||
This is best done using the "Organ Grinder" method of boosting. First grab some Frag grenades with your profile (can't use the starting grenade, it doesn't kill) and equip them by hitting Up on the D-pad. Then use your second controller to knock you down. Move in close with the second controller and an explosion icon will appear on the bottom of your profile's screen. Hit RT with your profile and you will set off the grenade you were holding, killing both players. | |||
 | Pound of Flesh | 10 | |
| Use a meatshield to save your life 10 times (any mode) | |||
First you will need to take a hostage by downing someone and hitting A to pick them up as a shield. From there, you will need to use that shield to survive an attack that would otherwise kill you. The easiest way to get this is to tag the downed opponent with a grenade, then quickly pick them up. The grenade will explode, blowing up the meatshield but leaving you intact. Use the "Organ Grinder" boosting method for this as well. | |||
 | Photojournalist | 10 | |
| Submit a spectator photo | |||
In any multplayer match (or the training exercises), when you die you will be in photo mode. Press B at any time to take a picture. Then go back to the main menu and into your War Journal. Select "photos" and press Y on any of them to upload. | |||
 | Kick 'Em When They're Down | 10 | |
| Perform all 11 unique executions on a downed enemy | |||
When an enemy is "downed" they have taken too much damage and fall to their knees/crawl away. You will need to use a variety of weapons to get all 11 executions, some having two different ones depending on the button used.
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