Dead Rising 2 (Xbox 360/PS3)

[JSR]

I actually haven't played Off The Record (if the question was aimed at me). Looks interesting, taking the locales of DR2 and adding a more interesting protagonist with his unique camera game feature. A place had it super cheap once, I didn't pick it up, went back a while later and it was sold out. So will probably pick it up the next time I find it super cheap. Though I fear the game could be too similar to the main game once the novelty of the camera runs out, as I've heard all the missions and the story remains unchanged. I must add that Zero is much, much shorter than DR2 though, so that is in DR2's favour.

[ETC]

I prefer DR2 over OTR but I found Chuck pretty likeable whereas having played DR1 a lot he was his same old obnoxious self but his ccamera game was as good as it always was, DR2 by a whisker for me purely for the chaos you could cause with a certain glitch I won't describe so as not to spoil if for Jazzy

[QualityChimp]

k0pp0, let's go from here as there's no OTR First Play thread.

I'm over doing boring achievements in games, but the ones in the DR series have always been pretty fun, so I think we'll like going through these.

Here are our outstanding achievements:
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Overview:
-Estimated achievement difficulty: 4/10
-Offline: 45(900)
-Online: 5(100)
-Approximate amount of time to 1000: 30-40 hours
-Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 1 (2 recommended) Story + Partials & Sandbox
-Number of missable achievements: None
-Glitched achievements: Purewal Memorial Cup (See achievement)
-Do cheat codes disable achievements: No cheat codes
-Does difficulty affect achievements: No

Introduction
Welcome to Dead rising 2: Off The Record, a spin-off from the Dead Rising 2 story with Frank West as the main protagonist. Once again the setting is Fortune city, but with a new area and a few new little places. You will need two story playthroughs to level up & to get specific achievements as well as completing challenges in sandbox in both single-player and co-op. This guide will guide you through each step needed to get all the achievements. Click here for help on the gameplay and making things easier & more fun.

Step 1: Story Mode
Any story or survivor related achievements can be unlocked in single player or co-op. So start story mode in either/or and get to grips with the game, make combo weapons and complete the story & try to save all the survivors needed for the achievements - this will net you the story & survivor related achievements. This will level you up and make you stronger, making the game much easier. Once you're a high enough level you can start a second story playthrough and go straight for the Purewal Memorial Cup & Alpha Vs. Omega achievements, this means consuming no meat, dairy or alcohol & keeping Denyce with you until Case 7-2. See the individual Achievements for further detail. Once you have that done you can start partial playthroughs to get any miscellaneous story or survivor related achievements you missed.

Step 2: Sandbox
This is where you’ll want to get your PP sticker achievements as there is no time limit. You can also go for any miscellaneous zombie or photo related achievements here. However, mainly you will be working on completing every challenge to Gold, see the 'Challenge Domination' achievement for a full in-depth guide on how to get gold on all challenges.

Step 3: Co-op
Now you will want to get a co-op partner & get the 5 co-op achievements. If you need a co-op partner click here. You will need to complete all co-op challenges in sandbox to gold, 'See the Even More Help From My Friends' achievement for further detail. The other co-op challenges are simple and can be done in co-op or single-player

Step 4: Six Digits
Complete all other achievements before going for this as it will make it less of a grind. Once you have, go into sandbox mode and keep getting kills. For the fastest way possible to get the achievement see the 'Six Digits?!?' achievement.

Conclusion: Dead rising 2: Off The Record is much easier than its predecessor and will be fun for the most part, but it will take that extra push to be willing to grind for the final 100,000 kills.

Raw Emotion 20
Take a photo of a survivor in a very dramatic situation. (15)
If you go to the Yucatan Casino during Story Mode you will find Ted & Snowflake there. Kill Ted and then you will need to tame Snowflake. To do this you will need 4 steaks, so go to food court and go to the Wild West Grill - it is to the left as you come into the food court from the slot ranch side - pick up the the steaks from the kitchen and go back to the Yucatan, in the tiger cage are two other steaks.

Once you have the four steaks, lay them out on the floor apart from each other & wait for Snowflake to go and eat a steak, as snowflake is eating the steak take a photo as up close as you can get, this should net you the achievement.


Photo Album 20
Photograph 25 PP stickers. (13)
See "Award Winning Photography."

Award Winning Photography 20
Photograph 75 PP stickers. (29)
You should do this in Sandbox mode as it has no time limit. Use the ninja costume if you want to do this quickly as no zombies will not disturb you too.

Challenge Addict 20
Get at least a bronze medal on 10 different single player challenges.
See "Challenge Domination."

Help From My Friends 20
Get at least a bronze medal on 10 different co-op challenges. (7)
See "Even More Help From My Friends."

The Challenge Experience 20
Get at least a bronze medal on all single player challenges. (1)
See "Challenge Domination."

More Help From My Friends 20
Get at least a bronze medal on all co-op challenges. (2)
See "Even More Help From My Friends."

Challenge Domination 20
Get a gold medal on all single player challenges. (1)
This is not as hard as it sounds, simply just use the outfits that give you special abilities, mix quickstep (wine + wine) for the races and make the Super BFG (amplifier + blast frequency gun) for getting kills quickly.

Even More Help From My Friends 20
Get a gold medal on all co-op challenges. (69)
This doesn't have to be done with the same co-op partner. You just have to achieve gold in every co-op challenge. Use the same guide for the single-player achievements, but each player needs to have what is listed. Remember to mix juices and use the costumes to make it all a little bit easier.

Save the Girl 20
Rescue a damsel in distress from the Twin Terrors. (7)
Progress through the story and complete the cases. It unlocks after defeating the Twins in Case 5-2.

Save the Girl... Again 20
Save the damsel in distress a second time. (3)
Progress through the story and complete the cases. It unlocks after defeating Sgt. Boykin in Case 7-2.

Technological Terror 20
Destroy a "harvester". (7)
Play through the story to unlock this. This unlocks during 'The Facts' mission.

True Colors 20
Defeat the mastermind of the Fortune City incident. (18)
Play through the story to unlock this. This unlocks after completing 'The Facts' mission.

Save the Girl... Yet Again 20
Save a damsel in distress for the third and final time. (13)
For this you must unlock 'Overtime' mode

You unlock overtime mode by giving TK Zombrex after he is bitten. Simply complete the story until TK is bitten, then go to the medical room and give him Zombrex. This will unlock 'Overtime' mode & will start after the credits. Complete the objectives TK gives you then go to the arena and fight him. You lose all your weapons/health so don't bother preparing for the fight. Once you defeat TK you will get the achievement.

No Zombies In The Vents 20
Unlock the secret shortcut. (5)
For this you need to complete the 'Wilted Flower' mission given to you on Day 2. Give the woman something to drink and then follow your arrow to the shortcut and unlock the achievement.

Team Player 20
Avert a mutiny. (8)
First you will need to complete the mission 'Hunger Pains,' which will appear on Day 3 between 5-6 AM. For this you need to save Richard from Chris's Fine Foods on the second floor of the Palisades Mall. Complete the mission and bring Richard back to the safehouse.

Later on day 3 you will get the mission 'Snake in the Grass' at about 3pm off Richard in the saferoom. Simply take his mission, go get the erotic magazine, bring it back and your achievement will pop.

Powered Up 20
Restore power to the Yucatan Casino. (5)
After taming or killing Snowflake, go behind the help desk in the Yucatan casino and go through to the back room and talk to Lenny. He will take you to a room by the toilets where you can turn on the power, simply turn it on and this will net you the achievement.

Out With the Old 20
Defeat the motorcycle-riding psychopath. (35)
On Day 1 you will get the mission 'People Like Us.' i would recommend waiting until you are a higher rank until trying to defeat this psychopath though as it's difficult.

To defeat this psychopath, take a lot of health and two pairs of knife gloves (boxing gloves + bowie knife), usually found in the Royal Flush or in the maintenance room next to the giant blue ball game in Fortune Park. Try to stand outside the railing around the water feature, diving out of the way making him crash; then, when he's down attack him as much as you can, then rinse and repeat.

Elite Killer 20
Kill 1337 zombies. (4)
This can be done in Story or Sandbox mode. For a quick killing method see See "Six Digits?!?"

Luggage Code 20
Kill 12,345 zombies. (4)
This can be done in Story or Sandbox mode. For a quick killing method see See "Six Digits?!?"

Six Digits?!? 20
Kill 100,000 zombies. (82)
Note: This must be done in Sandbox mode and only the host's kills will count.

Start going for this once you have all single player & co-op challenges done, as this will mean less kills for you to grind. To do this method you will need the SUV.

To get the SUV, grab the two gambling mags. The first is on the second floor of the BBQ Shack in the Americana Casino and the second is on the second floor of the Grotto in the Palisades. Once you have them go to the Slot Ranch Casino and bet on the large slot machine next to the large corridor leading to the food court. Now just sit here betting until you hit $2,500,000. Once you have that much, go to the pawn shop on the Silver Strip and buy the SUV key.

You will then want to go get the driving magazine too so that makes the SUV last 3 times longer. It is located on the roof of Paradise Platinum Screens on the Platinum Strip. You have to climb the snack machine right next to Cash Gordan's Casino and climb up, then you follow the walkway all the way round. You will then need to jump to the roof of Jugz Bar & Grill, then jump to the roof of Paradise Platinum Screens.

Once you have the magazine go and get the SUV. Then drive the SUV up and down the strip running over zombies. As soon as the SUV begins to smoke it's a good idea to go into the underground then come back, so another spawns. Simply then use the SUV until it breaks and get the new one when it does. Rinse and repeat. This will take you a while and will be a grind. It'll also most likely be the last achievement you get.

Dominoes 20
Use the Jump Kick to knock down 100 zombies. (7)
Just run around as you play the story, jumping & hitting as you go, which will do a Jump Kick. Try and do it to groups of zombies for maximum effect and this will come very quickly.

Prestigious PP 20
Get over 2,000 PP from a single zombie kill. (10)
You will need the combo card for the Boomstick to get this. You can get the combo card from getting gold on the first challenge on the roof of the Atlantica Casino in Sandbox mode. See "Challenge Domination" if your having trouble.

You will then need to create a Boomstick. It is easily created in the Palisades Mall, from the entrance to the Palisades from the Atlantica Casino there's a pitchfork in the dirt in between the two escalators. The gun shop upstairs, High Noon Shooting Range, has a shotgun in it. Combine them both in the combo room downstairs to create the Boomstick and use the heavy attack by holding while next to a zombie. This will net you 2,500 PP.

Card Archive 20
Collect 50 combo cards. (10)
You collect combo cards through saving survivors, leveling up and completing challenges in Sandbox mode. There are 65 combo cards to collect so this will come while going for other achievements.

However, there are quite a few combo cards hidden in Fortune City that will help you get this achievement quicker.

Hands of Doom 20
Unlock all skill moves. (3)
You unlock skills through leveling up. You will unlock all skills by level 50.

Best of Friends 20
Defeat 5 psychopaths in co-op. (17)
Psychopaths are the human enemies in Story mode & in Sandbox mode. You can come across them randomly or meet them throughout the story.

Simply defeat 5 psychopaths in one sitting. FYI, it is easier in Story mode, all you have to do is simply just complete missions until you kill five. Like I said, it can be done in sandbox also, just free roam to find them. And yes, you have to do it in co-op... the clue's in the achievement description.

Cramped Quarters 20
Get 8 survivors into a vehicle. (17)
If you are doing Story mode, when you go to the safehouse, leave the survivors in the bathroom of the Royal Flush or the maintenance room outside of the saferoom. You can do this with the first 8 survivors.

First get Denyce.
Then go kill Ted - you must kill or tame Snowflake. If you choose to tame Snowflake you must leave Denyce in the bathroom and take Snowflake back to the saferoom as tigers can't go in cars.
Then once you are back in the Royal Flush after dealing with Snowflake, Lashwandra & Gordan will be there, save them too.
Then go back to the Yucatan and save Lenny - he is in the back room behind the help desk in the Yucatan.
Next mission should be "Welcome to the Family" with Jack and Kenneth.
And then 'Lush-ous Lady' with Kristin.
Finally you can save Randolph in the 'Art Appreciation' mission.
Finally, the location of the clown car (for me, anyway) was in the Uranus Zone next to the snack kiosk. For some it may be on the Silver Strip next to the wedding chapel. Get all 8 survivors in the car and net the achievement.
Tips
- Get the leadership magazine from Rag Mags' second floor in Royal Flush Plaza.
- Carry health to heal survivors.
- Try not to hit the survivors, they may defect.
- Don't just run ahead as the survivors can get constantly bitten by a zombie & lose most of their health.
- Give the survivors weapons. They don't take combo weapons though.

Party Time 20
Get a survivor drunk. (11)
To get a survivor drunk you have to give them 3 lots of alcohol. For example, with Denyce, the first survivor, rescue her and get her to join you, then go through to the Slot Ranch and go to the bar. Give her three alcoholic drinks (beer/wine/whiskey/vodka) and you'll get the achievement. This will also make her throw up.

Frank West: Cross Dresser 20
Dress up completely in women's clothing. (7)
To do this you will need to dress Frank up in a women's dress, shoes and hat. It's easy to get this in the Palisades Mall as you come in from the Atlantica. Go up the escalator, go into the shop Que's Hats and put on a woman's hat. Then go next door to Brand New U and put on a woman's dress shoes and a summer dress. Boom!

Purewal Memorial Cup 20
Don't consume any meat, dairy or alcohol until the military arrives. (59)
Note: For some this has been glitchy. To make sure that this doesn't happen to you play through the campaign in single-player and do not go into Sandbox mode while you're playing through the game for this achievement, as some have reported drinking in Sandbox has affected the achievement, as well as co-op partners drinking alcohol has cost them the achievement.

For this achievement orange juice is your best friend. You have to play though the campaign as you need the cutscene to appear at the end of the first 72 hours for the achievement to pop.

Tips

- Always carry at least 4 orange juice, ideally half your inventory should be health.
- Be a high level, the more inventory slots the easier this is.
- Wear the ninja costume, it allows you to move through zombies with stealth.
- You can consume any juice so have some quick step/ painkiller ready, especially during the fight with the Twins.
- Only consume orange juice, fruit, soda and snacks, nothing else.

You will get the achievement when the military arrives in Case 7-1.

Tiger Tamer 20
Have Snowflake attack and damage a psychopath. (20)
To get this out of the way easily, in Story mode wait to tame Snowflake until you get the message 'People Like Us' in Fortune Park. Then tame Snowflake using the method in the "Raw Emotion" achievement guide description and then take him with you to go fight the psychopath.

Alpha Vs. Omega 20
Have Denyce attack and damage Sgt Boykin. (66)
Denyce is the first survivor you encounter and you have to keep her with you for the campaign until Case 7-2 when you fight Sgt Boykin to unlock this achievement.

Try to be a high level when you do this and always carry lots of health. You should get the leadership magazine from Rag Mags on the second floor of the Royal Plaza. Give Denyce the LMG - it is found in the Yucatan Casino in the elevated grassy area across from the tiger enclosure and next to the restaurant.

Leave her outside of the area when you fight psychopaths during the story (i.e. the Twins in Case 5-2). When you have to go to the roof of the Fortune City Hotel to fight TK, leave her in the Royal Flush Plaza bathroom. To get the mission done quickly mix 2 Quicksteps beforehand (wine + wine or coffee + coffee creamer) and try to beat TK quickly. Use the Protoman Arm Cannon against the helicopter if you have it unlocked as it is very effective. Once TK is defeated you will be teleported to the safehouse, head out to the Royal Flush and heal Denyce.

It will makes things easier if you don't fight many psychopaths during this playthrough. Try not to hit Denyce much either as she may defect. Save often too so if she does die or defect, you can reload the save. Good luck!
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[k0pp0]

This game is great - I reckon we should try and get the challenge dominator on the go - as that will be a good start for everything else..

[QualityChimp]

Here's the list of PP stickers.

I've included the whole list because I've not had any achievement pop yet and I've heard that it only saves as the host, not the guest.

Still, these were fun to do and I'm sure you'll be happy to do them all again!

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Royal Flush Plaza - 10
- On Exit sign over Safe House vent entrance. (P)
- On workbench inside Maintenance room outside Safe House. (P)
- On the 'r' of the stand's giant marquee. [The Dark Bean, R120] (P)
- On the Flaming Craps sign. (P)
- On the 'O' for the Casino Cup simulation machine's sign. [SporTrance, R112] (P)
- On the tip of the planter jutting out of the center of the giant sign for the store. [Antoine's, R203] (P)
- Stand outside Wily Travels, look up over the pawnshop across the way, and it's on the blimp's cockpit. (P)
- On the eastern beam of the sports car's display. (P)
- Center of 'M' in Roy's Mart sign. [Roy's Mart, R109] (P)
- Center of Zombrex "Health and Safety" poster in pharmacy backroom. [Roy's Mart, R109] (P)

Americana Casino - 9
- On the television monitors in the security room. (P)
- On the wall behind the 'n' in giant neon 'Rock n Roll' sign on northern end of casino. (P)
- Between the top of the wings of the orange biplane suspended just northeast of Bennie Jack's BBQ Shack. (P)
- Along top edge of Cash Me If You Can machine just north of Shots & Awe. (P)
- Along the inside of the closed cashier windows, inside the cashier room. (P)
- On the Snowflake poster, located to the left of the Platinum Strip exit between the Van Toolseng and Slot Ranch casino posters. (P)
- On the southern corner Purse Daddy machine among the group of them with the giant guitar on top, next to the blackjack tables near the Platinum Strip exit. (P)
- Atop the 'I' in Americana Casino sign outside casino near maintenance room. (P)
- Atop the 'I' in American Historium sign. [American Historium, A103] (P)

Slot Ranch Casino - 10
- Located in the palm of the statue next to the Cash Me If You Can machine near the entrance from the Platinum Strip. (P)
- In the middle of the counter behind the bar. (P)
- On Bibi's poster to the left of the stage. (P)
- On workbench inside Maintenance room backstage. (P)
- On restroom sign outside restroom hallways. (P)
- On the bulletin board in the security office, inside the cashier's office. (P)
- On the Monster Moolah machines south of the stage near the blackjack tables. (P)
- On a Barnyard Bonanza machine's logo just south of the entrance to the food Court hallway. (P)
- On a directory sign hanging from the ceiling just before Food Court hallway. (P)
- On ceiling, in the center of starburst pattern in halllway leading to Food Court. Coming from Food Court, it's the 5th one. From the Casino, 2nd one. (P)

Food Court - 10
- In the middle of the Food Court globe atop the information booth. On the side facing the Slot Ranch Casino hallway. (P)
- On the sign at the Slappy statue's feet on the central stage. (P)
- On Buffalo Gals poster outside kitchen. [Wild West Grill House, F101] (P)
- On a box in the freezer. [Cucina Donnacci, F102] (P)
- On top of the cake display near the cash register. [Cheesecake Mania, F103] (P)
- As you enter, it's on the decorative orange lollipop along the top of the left-hand candy display. [Lombardi's, F104] (P)
- On knight statue in back. [Hamburger Fiefdom, F105] (P)
- Behind the Fancy Picture on wall. [Rojo Diablo Mexican Restaurant, F106] (P)
- On the Hungry Joe's Pizzeria sign over counter. [Hungry Joe's Pizzeria, F107] (P)
- On the soda fountain behind the counter. [Speedy Expresso, F108] (P)

Platinum Strip - 9
- On the Fortune City directory map outside the Arena's doors, to the right. (P)
- On the souvenir stand's sign, between the 'V' and the 'E', outside the Arena. (P)
- Look up between the giant 'TIR' flag, the smaller 'Special Event' flag, and the 'Y' in the Fortune City Arena neon letters. It's in the window, near-invisible to the naked eye. (P)
- On signage for the first group of machines as you enter from the Strip. [Cash Gordon's Casino, S102] (P)
- On the edge of the counter below the blender behind the bar. [Juggz, S103] (P)
- On the decoration on the middle of the cinema's marquee. [Paradise Platinum Screens, S104] (P)
- On the cardboard display for Megaman 2. [Paradise Platinum Screens, S104] (P)
- On the 'A' of the Moe's Magination sign. [Moe's Maginations, S105] (P)
- On the stamp of the postcard-shaped sign for the store. [From Fortune with Love, S107] (P)

Fortune Park - 4
- On Fortune Park sign between Fortune Park and the Platinum Strip, located above the reflecting pool. (P)
- On the nose of the alien marking Uranus Zone's entrance. (P)
- Atop the Atlantica Casino sign. (P)
- On the 'N' of the Fortune City sign on the south side of the stone path in the center of the area. (P)

Silver Strip - 3
- On the 'V' on the Silver Strip sign between the Strip and Fortune Park. (P)
- On the stage behind Angel Lust's sign. (P)
- Above the 'Yucatan' in Yucatan Casino's sign. (P)
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[k0pp0]

Thanks Chimpo!

New best bit in game - the aftermath of the 'massager' collection challenge. DILDOS AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE!

[QualityChimp]

You keep freaking me out every time I join your game!

Day 1: Just wearing pants
Day 2: American football helmet and mankini
Day 3: ninja outfit and surrounded by DOZENS of dildos!

What the heck is wrong with you, man?!

[k0pp0]

Missing PP's are in Uranus Zone, underground and Fortune City Hotel picked them up last night.

[QualityChimp]

List of combo card posters.

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Blambow
Food Court south side of Cucina Donnacci.
Revenginator 7

Freedom Bear
Yucatan Casino outside the men's bathroom
Stop or my bear will shoot

Holy Arms
Atlantica Casino near the fortune park entrance.
Pit Viking

Laser Sword
Paradise Platinum Screens
Laser Knight

Paddlesaw
Platinum Strip in front of Slot Ranch Casino
Paddle Party Massacre

Snowball Cannon
Palisades Mall - second floor, between Ned's Knicknackery and Brand New U
Dr. Brainfreeze

Tenderizers
Royal Flush Plaza outside of Casual Gals
Blood Round 4

Laser Eyes
Uranus Zone
Uranus Invasion
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	Food Court south side of Cucina Donnacci.	Blambow	Revenginator 7	Clint RockfootHalf Man. Half Machine. All Revenge. Revenginator 7 ... Coming Soon
	Yucatan Casino outside the men's bathroom	Freedom Bear	Stop or my bear will shoot
	Atlantica Casino near the fortune park entrance.	Holy Arms	Pit Viking	Pit Viking his enemies are in a hole lot of trouble... Now Playing
	Paradise Platinum Screens	Laser Sword	Laser Knight	12.25.2011 He came from the past to protect the future...from the present 2114 1953 2011 Clint Rockfoot as Laser Knight...12.25.2011
	Platinum Strip in front of Slot Ranch Casino	Paddlesaw	Paddle Party Massacre	Chuck can watch this movie.
	Palisades Mall - second floor, between Ned's Knicknackery and Brand New U	Snowball Cannon	Dr. Brainfreeze
	Royal Flush Plaza outside of Casual Gals	Tenderizers	Blood Round 4	Blood Round 4He only answers with his fists ... Now Playing
	Uranus Zone	Laser Eyes	Uranus Invasion	Clint Rockfoot...Uranus Invasion...Now Playing

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[QualityChimp]

Magazine locations:

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Americana Casino

(Drinking) - (HEALTH +) Drink multiple alcoholic drinks without getting sick. = On the ledge after Jumping across the square lights from Beenie Jack's BBQ Shack, Next to a Money Case, Battleaxe, Orange Juice and Giant Stuff Rabbit
(Gambling 2) - (GAMBLING +) Significant increase when playing Gambling Games. = Beenie Jack's BBQ Shack A101, 2nd Floor on the counter near the Square Lights.

Atlantica Casino

(Juice Boost) - (ITEM +) Consumed Juices effects last twice as long. = On top of the Jelly Fish walkways next to a Training Sword, by the Poker Room.

Fortune City Arena

(Hand to Hand) - (SKILL +) Bare-Handed attacks have a significant boost in power. = In the Security Room on the left hand side next to a dead Security Guard.

Fortune City Hotel

(Domestic) - (ITEM +) Furniture items have three times the durability. = On a small table on the left hand side of the lobby.

Fortune Park

(Horror 2) - (PP +) Get a 25% boost from defeating zombies. = On top of the scaffolding next to the main doors to the Fortune City Hotel.

Palisades Mall

Ground Floor
(Skateboarding) - (ITEM+) Gain ability to do a new trick while on a Skateboard. Skateboard durability lasts 3 times longer. = Ultimate Playhouse P103, near the main counter next to a Giant Stuffed Bull.
(Gambling 2) - (GAMBLING +) Significant increase when playing Gambling Games. = On the second floor of the Grotto on the rear left hand side table near the Slide.

2nd Floor
(Health 1) - (ITEM +) Food item's health restoration boosted by 50%. = Stan's Large Print Books and Mags P206, Near the front of the store.
(Psychos) - (PP +) Get a 25% boost from defeating psychos. = Stan's Large Print Books and Mags P206, In the middle isle of the store.
(Combat 2) - (ITEM +) Get a 10% boost to PPs earned from weapon kills. = Stan's Large Print Books and Mags P206, In the right hand side isle of the store.
(Photography 2) - (CAMERA +) Get a 10% PP boost from Photographs. = Robsaka Mobile P217, On the counter next to the Cash Register.

Platinum Strip

(Driving) - (ITEM +) 4 Wheel vehicle durability will last three times longer. = Paradise Platinum Screens S104, On top on the Showtimes Sign for the Paradise Platinum Screens.

Royal Flush Plaza

Ground Floor
(Bargaining 1) - (ECONOMY +) Will lower the cost of tiems in the pawn shop by 10%. = Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow R114, On the front end of the kiosk on the counter.
(Blades) - (ITEM +) Edged weapons have three times the durability. = Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow R114, on the right hand side of the kiosk on the floor.

2nd Floor
(Leadership) - (SKILL +) Survivors are more effective while in Frank's party. = Rags Mags R212, In front of the Fiction Book Case.
(Sports) - (ITEMS +) Sports items have three times the durability. = Rags Mags R212, In front of the Self Help Book Case.
(Game) - (ITEM +) Entertainment items have three times the durability. = Rags Mags R212, Up against the main Book Shelves on the left side of the store.

Silver Strip

(Combat 1) - (ITEM +) Get a 10% boost to PPs earned from weapon kills. = Luaii Wauwii N105, on the outside rear mini bar.
(Rescue) - (PP +) Get a 25% boost to PP from survivor related activities. = One Little Duck Bingo N102, at the rear of the bingo hall by the Bingo Ball Cage.
(Erotic) - (PP +) Get a 10% boost to PP from female survivor related activities. = Hot Excitorama N110, on the shelving on the right side of the store.

Slot Ranch Casino

(Erotica) - (CAMERA +) Get a 100% boost from erotica photograph PP. = In the Mens Bathroom in the open stale at the end.
(Combat 3) - (ITEM +) Get a 10% boost to PPs earned from weapon kills. = On the couch in the Security Room by the Vault.

South Plaza

(Building) - (ITEM +) Construction items have three times the durability. = On the upper walkway across from Ultimate Playhouse.

Underground

(Horror 1) - (PP +) Get a 25% boost from defeating zombies. = In the Americana Casino's Underground Loading Dock, by some Construction Hat's, Folding Chair's and a working Cash Diet Slot Machine.
(Bikes) - (ITEM +) Bike durability will last three times longer. = Near the Yucatan Casino Ramp, On some boxes in the left hand corner.

Uranus Zone

(Photography 1) - (CAMERA +) Get a 10% PP boost from Photos. = On a small table in the First Aid Station at the side of the UFO CRASH Ride.
(Bargaining 2) - (ECONOMY +) Will lower the cost of items in the pawn shop by 10%. = Fortune City Bank U109, Inside the Vault in Security Box #145.
(Gambling 3) - (GAMBLING +) Significant increase when playing Gambling Games. = Fortune City Bank U109, Inside the Vault in Security Box #304. The key is on the platform in front of the Fortune City Hotel

Yucatan Casino

(Amusement) - (ITEMS +) Toy items have three times the durability. = Baron Von Brathaus Y101, On the bar by the Employees Only sign by the kitchen.
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[QualityChimp]

Challenges guide:

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Rooftop Massacre
Difficulty: 6/10
Inventory: Ninja Outfit, 2x Super BFG
Guide: This, as well as all the zombie kill challenges are deceivingly easy with the right weapons. You will probably struggle to do this when you first start sandbox, but one you have created a Super BFG, this becomes a breeze. Simply stand at one end, blast the BFG a few times, move to the other end of the roof, blast it again and you should have 40 kills with half the countdown left!
Alternate Solution: Use Queens to take out large groups.


Silver Strip Smackdown
Difficulty:6/10
Inventory: Tesla Ball (Combo Card needed), Boomstick (Combo Card needed)
Guide: Create or buy a Tesla Ball from the Pawn shop on the strip (to create, grab the Bingo Ball from One Lucky Duck Bingo, and combine it with the Battery in the MR to the right of the Pawn shop). Once you start the challenge, throw the ball above the zombies heads and chase after it - rinse and repeat. If you aim for large groups, you will get 350pp per kill and the Tesla Ball should expire around the 30k mark. If you need more PP, use the heavy attack with the Boomstick to earn a quick 2,500pp per kill.


Balloon Man
Difficulty: 3/10
Inventory: Ninja Outfit, Quickstep
Guide: Start the challenge and immediately drink the Quickstep. Run and jump up the stairs, go forward and right through the phone stall, take a left at the triangular signboard and climb the telephone booth at the wall up to the ledge. Go forward and jump to the next ledge, then immediately turn around and jump to the awnings. Run along and make a jump to the balloon. The Ninja costume will reduce the Zombie’s interest in eating you considerably.


Crowd Pleaser
Difficulty: 4/10
Inventory: Firecrackers, Zombait
Guide: Not as difficult as it seems, as the game will spawn a ton of zombies within a pace of the stage. If you have firecrackers (found outside at Red Rocket stand), chuck these at the bottom of the stage and watch the zombies flock. Not a lot to this one really. If you find the zombies aren’t responding, try downing a Zombait at the same time to attract their attention..


Chop Suey
Difficulty: 6/10
Inventory: Plate Launcher
Guide: Create a plate launcher in the South Plaza. Now start the challenge and look for large groupings of zombies - each plate should take out 7-8 zombies and you should find easily enough by heading out towards the Arena exit. If you have any issues, try creating a second Plate Launcher for more ammo.


Rumble in the Jungle
Difficulty: 5/10
Inventory: Ninja Outfit, 2x Super BFG
Guide: Same as Rooftop Massacre, the Super BFG’s should make this a breeze. Just point and shoot at the large crowds of Zombies and you’ll get your total in no time.


Stiff Back
Difficulty: 10/10
Inventory: Massagers (x12), Quickstep (x3)
Guide: This is probably the hardest challenge of the lot to master. I strongly suggest viewing the video guide and following that as it is far too complicated to describe the lengthy process of finishing the challenge off. The idea is to bring as many massagers as you can carry to the challenge start point, then create 3 quicksteps using the Wine at Leigh's Fine Liqueur and the blender in the bar underneath the challenge. Drinka Quickstep, pick up all the massagers you bought with you, then start the challenge and drop them all. Run to the furthest point and work your way back to the challenge point. View the video for the best route. Good Luck!


Killing Floor
Difficulty: 3/10
Inventory: Boomstick (x2) (Combo Card Needed)
Guide: You will earn 2,500PP per kill by using the heavy attack with the Boomstick. This is a better method than the Tesla Ball on this task simply because of the massive time limit. If you have the Combat and Horror books, the PP will increase to around 3,000pp, meaning less kills needed. You will get 10 kills per Boomstick, so 2 should be ample.


Murder on the High Seas
Difficulty: 5/10
Inventory: Ninja Outfit, 2x Super BFG
Guide: Again, follow the Rooftop Massacre guide using the BFG’s. Large crowds give you 10-15 kills per hit.


Rule #1
Difficulty: 7/10
Inventory: Ninja Costume, Quickstep
Guide: Although this is straightforward enough, I have given it a high rating because Quickstep becomes a major hindrance when you get to the lights, you will need it to get there on time though. From the start drink the Quickstep and then head across the left escalator, stick left and work around the zombies in to the restaurant, head forwards and up the stairs. Now comes the tricky part. Vault the wall on your left and make a jump for the lights, you need to get across all the lights and on to the platform on the other side. Quickstep can make this difficult, but you should have ample time to pace yourself after getting there so quickly.


Do Not Try This at Home
Difficulty: 2/10
Inventory: Boomstick (x2)
Guide: Possibly the easiest of all the challenges to complete as the time limit is so high. Grab a few boomsticks as with Killing Floor and let loose with the heavy attack. you’ll get this by half time.


Thirst Quencher
Difficulty: 5/10
Inventory: Alcohol (x11) & Drink Book or Alcohol (x12) and Sports Outfit
Guide: Make sure you have the drinking book or the sports outfit in order to drink unlimited alcohol without throwing up. From where you start, chug all you have in your inventory, then head around to the Poker room - you should find 8-9 drinks in here. Once you have found and chugged them all, head over to the magicians room (where you fight Roger & Reed) to find an additional 6-7. If you still don’t have enough, run to the bar in the middle for the remainder of the drinks. If you are running out of time, down a Quickstep before starting.

Co-op notes: Mission: (The co op version of Thirst Quencher)Requirements: Drink 60 booze in 3 minutes
Don't try to dump all the booze on one player who's holding the drinking magazine, it wont work, you'll literally run out of time due to the player drinking animation and picking up new items.


You also cannot duplicate the drinking magazine, have one or both of your players wear the sports fan outfit, this will speed your running rate up and make you immune to alcohol induced vomiting.


Ijiek Motors Presents
Difficulty: 5/10
Inventory: N/A
Guide: Start the mission, jump on the motorbike and head off towards the top of the map. the only thing that makes this difficult is the terrible camera angle, but other than that it should be a breeze, just stick left and follow the paths.


Party Hard
Difficulty: 5/10
Inventory: Zombait
Guide: Drink a Zombait and start the challenge. Go to either side of the path and stand in front of the zombies. The Zombait will lure the whole horde towards you - just keep edging back in to the path making sure they follow you, and you should have 25 in no time. Go to the opposite side and repeat if you are having trouble getting 25 from one group.


Extreme Off Road
Difficulty: 6/10
Inventory: SLICYCLE!
Guide: Grab the chainsaw from the maintenance room next to Hot Excitorama, take it to Chucks’ trailer and create a slicycle. Head down the road, start the challenge and have fun. You can go as far as the steps to Silver Strip one way, and up to the entrance of the Yucatan and across to the underground. There are about 800+ zombies here so this should be a breeze.

Co-op notes: Requirements: 800 Kills
Even with the slice cycle and the SUV, you will find yourself running out of zombies very very fast. The best method to get your 800 kills is to have both players use a pair of Super BFGs each, these will easily street sweep the area and ensure that you dont miss any zombies.


Using the vehicles, even the slice cycles and SUV will end up thinning out the zombie numbers too much to be effective and you'll be lucky to hit 800 before the end of the time limit.


Scaffolding Shuffle
Difficulty: 7/10
Inventory: Ninja Outfit, Quickstep, Maintenance Car
Guide: From where you start look right, you will see a maintenance car sitting by the alcove. Before starting, get this in front of the star. When you start, hop in an drive through the crowds until you reach the scaffolding - you should see a workbench to climb on, followed by 3 levels of woodwork. Go left on the first, turn and jump to the second, follow it forward and jump to the third, then go across the planks to the finish. This is a tough one as if you lose your footing you will have to start again.


Killer Rides
Difficulty: 6/10
Inventory: Firecrackers (x3)
Guide: First a bit of prep - find the Alien UFO ride and remove the barriers. Now grab some Firecrackers from the Red Rocket stand and start the challenge. Head over to the UFO ride and throw some firecrackers at the base to lure the zombies in. Once you are happy, flick the switch to the right of the ride to activate it and watch the zombies fly! Repeat this 3-4 times and you will get an ample amount.


Fast Food
Difficulty: 5/10
Inventory: Ninja Outfit, Quickstep
Guide: Down your Quickstep and make a break across the casino floor towards the Food Court. Go across the escalators for a speed boost and go forward and to your right. Once you get to Lombardis, you will see some snack machines on the left of the entrance. Jump up on these, jump to the awnings on your right to get to the second floor. Now run all the way across and you will see the finish marker on the furthest awning.


Shutter Bug
Difficulty: 5/10
Inventory: Firecrackers
Guide (EDITED): Ok, seems there is an easier way for this - go to the souvenir kiosk in the Uranus Zone and you will see a set of "Alien Probes" - pick up as many as you can and drop them in a few seperate piles on the floor. Go back and do the same again until you have 2 large piles ready for the challenge. Start the challenge and take various photos of the probes - your Erotica score will go through the roof!

Mission: Picture Perfect Partners
Requirement for Gold: 11000PP from Photos
There is very few ways of getting PP effectively in this. Because of the double-exposure issue with photos, two players cannot run the same single player tactic of using the brutality shot from the alien UFO crash ride.


Co-op notes: The best way to get the PP easily is to ensure you have the Erotica Magazine from the Slot Ranch Casino's mens room (Doubles PP from Erotic photos) and the two photography magazines. Give these to one of the two players and have him photograph the anal probes on the path to the alien crash ride. The first photo should net around 6000PP for a close up shot of all of them, second one will net 3000, then 1500, etc. etc...


In 60 seconds, this will be hard to ensure that you get all the XP since hte photo cooldown takes time, but two photos plus ones like the BFF shot, or the space probe brutality should push you over the 11,000 mark.

For "Picture Perfect Partners", we got 11,000pp moments after the start. We grabbed 24 anal probes from the souvenir store nearby, and dropped them into 2 piles of 12 onto the ground near the challenge. Once started, we each took a picture of our own pile of 12 probes. We then took a photo of the other 12 probes, followed by our own. Rinse and repeat. We got about 6,000pp per shot initially, and towards the end, about 4,500pp per shot. We had way over 20,000pp at the end.


PS: This method doesn't require any use for magazines.


Pawned Prestige
Difficulty: 3/10
Inventory: Boomstick (x2)
Guide: Same as “Do Not Try This at Home”, the Boomstick is your best friend. 2,500pp per heavy attack without any Combat or Horror books, you should get this way within the time limit!


Robot Race
Difficulty: 6/10
Inventory: Ninja Outfit, Quickstep
Guide: This inventory should be familiar by now - Down a Quickstep and start the challenge. From the start point, head forward and right slightly, around the huge spinning ride (Orbital Oscillator), behind it you will see a grey metallic hexagonal opening (to the right of the save point) - head through here, go up the stairs, past the carts and out the window. You should now be on a platform - head right and you will see the robots arm, leapfrog it to the finish. If you’re having trouble finding the opening, it appears on the map as “Coming Soon!” at the southern most point.


Burn the Bodies!
Difficulty: 5/10
Inventory: Laser Eyes (x2), Flamethrower (optional)
Guide: This sounds really difficult, but with the Laser Eyes it is a breeze. To make laser eyes, grab an alien mask from Astonishing Illusions in the Uranus Zone, and Gems from the jewellery store in Royal Flush. Combine, and you have a deadly weapon. I would suggest making two to be safe. Now start the mission, stand by the crowds and blast them away. You should get 10+ with each hit, and you’ll get 9-10 uses out of each mask.


Lightning Never Strikes Twice
Difficulty: 7/10
Inventory: Tesla Ball, Electric Crusher (x2)
Guide: Make two electric crushers and a Tesla Ball and head to the start of the mission. Time is against you on this one, so be quick and know where the groups are. From the start, head right (facing the maintenance room) and get the two large groups next to the Hotel, from here, work in circles up towards Royal Flush and back around to the Atlantica. When the Tesla Ball runs out, use the heavy attack with the crusher for 10-15 killls per hit.

Co-op notes: Mission: Lightning Strikes Twice
Requirements: 300 Kills
Don't even bother with the electric crushers, you'll never be able to get enough kills in time. Have you and your partner buy a pair of tesla balls from the pawn shop, stack them in the maintainance room behind the challenge star, then buy two more. The 4 tesla balls will easily net you close to 400 electric kills before the time limit runs out.


Tunnel Vision
Difficulty: 3/10
Inventory: Chuck’s Bicycle
Guide: Grab Chuck’s bike from the garage outside the Yucatan and head down to the tunnels via the back entrance (right of the Yucatan behind the scaffolding). Now drive to the challenge, point the bike left so you can slip besides the train cart, start the mission and bomb it all the way around to the left - you should get there on about 37 seconds.


Mad About Hats
Difficulty: 6/10
Inventory: Dinosaur Masks (x12)
Guide: Grab as many Dino masks as you can carry from the toy shop next to the challenge. Start the challenge and put the masks on all the zombies in sight - now grab a full inventory again from the shop (which has an unlimited supply) and continue in the same fashion. Use Quickstep if you are not making it back to the store quick enough.

Co-op notes: Mission: (The co op version of Mad Hats)Requirements: 30 hats on Zombies at once
Be quick with this one, and dont stop planting hats on zombies even after you hit your 30, the hats WILL FALL OFF and you need to keep up the hat stacking right up until the last minute. The rate that hats fall off is random, so you'd need to keep going to ward off the slipping under gold that can occur if you dont focus.

For the co-op version of Mad Hats, you can make it a lot easier if you don't do anything for the first 40 seconds. Before you begin the challenge, both of you should fill up your inventory with hats. Jump back over the barrier and drop all of your hats near the challenge start point. Fill up your inventory again and start the challenge.


Now wait until you have about 40 seconds left, then start placing the hats on the zombies as quick as you can. You will hit 30 with about 5 seconds to spare, making it so that no hats will come off of their heads.


No Thanks, I’ll Stand...
Difficulty: 7/10
Inventory: Remote Mines (x11), Quickstep
Guide: Before this method was found by the wonderful TheLordMaim, this challenge would have been a 10/10 for difficulty. Go to the roof of the safehouse and look behind the elevator, you will find 3 remote mines, go up and down until your inventory is full. Now some prep - go to the Atlantica and start placing the mines in front of groups of chairs, each one should take out 4-5 depending on placement. Now start the challenge, detonate the mines and you will get a silver straight off. Simply destroy the remaining ones however you like, and you’ve got a (moderately) easy gold.


Tunnel of Blood
Difficulty: 6/10
Inventory: SLICYCLE!
Guide: Another moderately easy one thanks to the wonderful Slicycle. Try not to hit too many zombies on the way down to the challenge, as the bike can only handle 600-650 kills before it breaks. Start the challenge and work in a clockwise direction. There is no space limitation on this one, so use the whole underground tunnels at your leisure - there are more zombies in the starting tunnels than there are in the outer tunnels, so focus on these first.


One Armed Bandit
Difficulty: 5/10
Inventory: Money Hacker (x2)
Guide: As soon as the challenge starts, head for the various Cash Machines littered around the casino (one next to you, and one outside the cashiers office). Once you have hacked those for 40k, start hacking the individual slot machines for 3k+ a go. 2 hackers should be enough.


Double Trouble
Difficulty: 7/10
Inventory: Laser Sword, Pain Killer, Quickstep
Guide: As soon as you start drink the Pain Killer and Quickstep, then pick a twin and stick with them, you only need to kill one of them, so don’t waste time. You will get knocked down but Pain Killer will ensure you take little to no damage and Quickstep ensures you can catch back up with the designated twin. Slice and dice with heavy attacks until they go down.


Rooftop Massacre: Part 2
Difficulty: 4/10
Inventory: Ninja Outfit, 2x Super BFG
Guide: You know the drill, Super BFG’s will blast away even the stronger Gas Zombies. Just head for the crowds and remember that there are more down the sides of the helipad, and on the outer ring from there as well. Use the Ninja Outfit so you don’t get caught by the stronger, more agile zombies.

Mission: Twin Terrors
Requirement: Kill one twin in 50 seconds
Rather then using the laser sword, have both players use the drillers instead, quickstep and driller, pick a twin and focus on her, your and your buddy will be able to keep them from escaping because of the rapid attacks and when you both gang up on the one twin, you do as much damage as the laser sword but at a much faster rate. On average you should kill one twin in under 30 seconds.
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[k0pp0]

DAVID. The Tesla ball is the best way of boosting PP. Got to level 45 in the space of an hour.

[QualityChimp]

At what point did you get the Tesla combo card? It's one of the last levelling-up gifts.

[k0pp0]

Just posted the PP boosting method I used here: http://www.trueachievements.com/a155...chievement.htm

[k0pp0]

Think it was about level 40 or 41... Just realised if I grabbed the horror mags I'd get even more pp.. Try that tonight.