Level Specific ChallengesFor Halo:CE Anniversary the achievements have been really inventive, focusing on some of the most enjoyable (and also some of the most frustrating) parts of the campaign. Personally i remember doing some of these for fun in the original so its nice to get some reward for them the second time around. It also shows just how great and well rounded the original game was that the things many people did for fun and to add replay have now been turned into achievements!! Using this guide will hopefully make getting through these much easier but be prepared for slow creeping gameplay, running like crazy dodging plasma left right and centre, and of course... lots and lots of WTF moments!!
Walk it Off (25G) - Complete the level "Pillar of Autumn" on Legendary without picking up a health kit
Overshields are for Sissies (10G) - Complete the level "Pillar of Autumn" on Legendary without picking up an Overshield
Bring the Paaaaaiiiinnn!!! No seriously, this is a lot easier than it sounds. The health kits are littered all over so just avoid accidently picking one up. If your shields are down just hide for a while and wait for them to re-charge. You can pick up the over shields for this achievement to help you out a little
The overshields are in the back of the Covenant boarding crafts about half way through the level so just leave them be. Follow the Legendary tips guide above and you should be fine. Activating the Bandana and Boom skulls for both of these will make things easier, just watch out for those explosions
No-Fly Zone (10G) - Destroy three of the four Banshees on "Halo" on any difficulty during a single play-through
How Pedestrian (25G) - Complete the level "Halo" on any difficulty without entering a vehicle
There are 2 Banshees that will start to attack you when you get a certain distance out of the escape pod (over the bridge or close to the waterfall) give equal damage to each of them until they are smoking then finish them off. If you blow one up the other will abandon the attack and bug out so equal damage is a must to make it easy. The second 2 Banshees attack when you exit your first area where you save marines. You will have the Watrhog by now so use the same tactics as before with the Chaingun. Just be careful not to get flipped if they send a bomb your way! If your doing this co-op only 1 player can take out the three Banshees, it is not cumulative
These boots were made for walking... lucky you've got augmentations. Dont get in the Watrhog the entire level and just walk it. Your going to need to in the underground tunnel. Pretty boring this one
Close Quarters Combat (25G) - Complete the level "Truth and Reconciliation" with at least four rounds left in your Sniper Rifle
All According to Plan... (10G) - Kill all the enemies in the first encounter of "Truth and Reconciliation" without being detected
With good aim and an eye on your ammo gauge you should easily be able to do this on normal with no skulls. There are many many ammo drops with sniper rounds and you have a huge sized clip (TWSS!!). If not just activate the Bandana skull and go crazy
OK, so first hit the back button for retro-graphics mode. As the Legendary tips mention above this is what the AI sees so this is what you need here. It also makes it much clearer for you. Just go slow and . They will run around and hide but unless they spot you your ok. I love the smell of Napalm in the Morning... well not quite Napalm but alternatively activate the Bandana, Boom and GFP skulls and turn yourself into a Spartan Mortar to shell those poor suckers from behind the cliff when you exit the Pelican... its a method that is very crude but with enough fire power you should clean up. Do this on Easy for easier kills. You only have to kill all the enemies in the first area up to the shade turret
Beachhead (10G) - Storm the beach of "The Silent Cartographer" with no marine casualties on Heroic or Legendary
Grenadier (25G) - Escape the map room in "The Silent Cartographer" without firing a shot on Heroic or Legendary
Go go go!! The trick here is to , take the group of Grunts on your left out with a grenade then throw a second straight ahead where the first Elite is. Mop up the enemies in the first dip as quickly as possible then just bombard the next area under the Forerunner structure with grenades and pistol fire. Move quick. Of course activating Bandana and Boom skulls is helpful here. Just watch those Marines as despite their enthusiasm to get ahead they die REALLY easily
Not much to say except dont shoot!! You can of course so activate the Bandana and Boom skulls to hurl those 'nades that pack a little extra punch. Kill as much as you can on the way down and leave the overshields. Once the Cartographer has been activated turn around and go out the way you came in avoiding the Elites. Just run as quick as you can, you could even detour and get the Active Camo for the final part. Tactics of Running, Jumping and Strafing are your friends here with well placed Grenades. Easier than it seems
I'll Be Taking That! (25G) - Pilot a Banshee on the level "Assault on the Control Room"
Wraith Hunter (10G) - Destroy four Wraith tanks in "Assault on the Control Room" with the Scorpion tank, in a single play
Wow, this will take some of the grizzled Halo Veterans back. About 3/4 of the way through the level you will come to a natural stone bridge with the Forerunner pyramid structure on your left. There are 2 ways to do this just dodge all the enemies and run straight for the Banshee. Or aim one at the first Elites face and then the second to the left of the Banshee where the second Elite will emerge. Just be careful not to knock it off the bridge. Easy, enjoy raining green plasma death down from your new toy (the only game where the Banshee has a hover function too!!)
Tank beats everything... wait wrong game. This can be done on any difficulty but be sure to ignore the first Wraith that sits on the frozen pond in the first open area you come to (tempting as it is to nail it with a Rocket). Instead go past in the Warthog on the right side then follow the cavern walls and drop down the little ledge to . Turn it around and go back to shell the first Wraith that follows you. As you progress through the level the second is located on the frozen pond in the second open area. The third above the entrance to the tunnels (may need to back up quite some way to hit it). The final wraith is on the other side a large open area with a central column.
This One's for Jenkins! (10G) - Kill 50 Flood Combat Forms on the level "343 Guilty Spark" on Heroic difficulty or higher
Breaking Quarantine (25G) - Escape the Forerunner facility on the level "343 Guilty Spark" in 21 minutes or less
Ahh Jenkins, poor guy. The combat forms are the large former Elites and Marines (like Jenkins). You'll take down quite a few on your way out but at the end of the level when your in the swamp they will attack you for ages (it is not an infinite spawn though). You will notch up 50 kills easily with your trusty shotgun. Just keep moving and strafing so you dont get overwhelmed by the sheer numbers they attack in
This will come with practice and really the undergorund structure. Most fights can be avoided and in some cases the flood will be distracted by some poor covenant anyway. Keep moving, keep your shotgun fully loaded at all times. Pick up the overshields where possible (or take them on your way down into the underground structure and try not to lose too much of the overshield charge. As many times before this is made much easier by activating the Bandana and Boom skulls. The invisible timer will finish when you exit the structure not when you are running around the swamp.
That Just Happened (10G) - Complete the level "The Library" on Heroic difficulty or higher without dying
Speed Reader (25G) - Complete the level "The Library" on Legendary difficulty in 30 minutes or less
Give your shotgun a name and make this battle with the flood a little more personal. You'll be using this as a weapon of choice for all flood battles (though the rockets and grenades are of course pretty handy). Just make sure you kill everything and take it slow. Moving only a couple feet can spawn 20 more enemies in some areas. A good trick is to throw a grenade into the vents that Flood are going to emerge from. There is a clue as to when they will emerge, a green "dust" falls from the vent before they spawn there. Throw your grenade a few seconds after this clue can be seen. Activating the Bandana skull makes this much easier but it is advised NOT to activate the Boom skull as the Flood carrier forms detonation is devastating and they are everywere!! There is also a trick to this if you do happen to die. You need to "save and quit" from time to time before you die. When restarting the level (from the home screen) if you do die, then go to the Dashboard instead of using "revert to last save". Your save game will start from the last time you saved and the game won't know that you died!! Check out the video guide below for a more comprehensive step by step walk through
This will hurt just a little bit. OK so i lied its going to be a complete pain in the a**e. Being very competant at grenade jumps make this much much easier and of course activating the Bandana skull is a must but NOT the Boom skull. Keep trying, . As stated in the Legendary tactics above just keep moving, pick your battles. Oh yeah, stay away from the Flood Carrier forms. They can be a real pain on Legendary and although the infection forms are easy to kill their sheer numbers will eat away your shields REALLY quickly... death by a 1000 pricks style. It is useful to know that the timer is not just from "start to finish". If you die, the time you spent since your last checkpoint is reset so you can go at it again from that last chekpoint. Check out the video guide below for a more comprehensive step by step walk through
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Look Out for the Little Guys (10G) - Complete the level "Two Betrayals" on Heroic difficulty or higher without killing any Grunts
Leave It Where It Lay (25G) - Complete the level "Two Betrayals" on Legendary difficulty without picking up a new weapon
This. Is. Annoying. Grunts you may well be aware are descendents from Lemmings and as such by their very nature like to get in the way of your bullets, grenades, Warthog Grill and ocassionally (to mix it up a bit when your not looking) jump off cliffs. Try as you might you will hit them, they will fall, you will laugh. Anti-grunt KIA tactics are mainly avoidance and running past them. Focus on the Elites as when they are killed Grunts will temporarily run away, use the time to get past them or around them. Vehicles are of course another viable option, just go slightly slower giving them enough time to jump out the way. If doing this co-op you can have a second player (who needs the achievement just hang back or idle) and they will still get it. Be sure to check out the below video for a more comprehensive step by step walk through
Like Sly Stallones career sometimes the only option you have left in life is to go Rambo again. As such uour only real option here to make this achievment possible is to activate the Bandana skull. Stick with your starting weapons tempting as it may be to pick up some shiny new ones. Use the Legendary tactics above (those that are applicable) and just take your time. There is no urgency. When in a vehicle you can use the weapons on those so once you've "borrowed" a ghost be sure to keep it going as long as possible.
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Popcorn.gif (25G) - Kill 100 Flood Infection Forms on the level "Keyes" on Heroic difficulty or above
Tying Up Loose Ends (10G) - Kill every Elite on the level "Keyes" on Heroic difficulty or above
This is easy. The infection forms are the tiny little Flod forms that chase you down and try tu get inside your armour to turn you into Flood. The ones that send your radar crazy and become very annoying. There are plenty throughout the level so shoot on sight and this will pop in time
Wort Wort Wort!! Elites, officially the universal this light year. They like nothing more than to hide in the most unlikely of places for no apparent reason so check those corners, dead ends and every inch of the level. Activate the Bandana and Boom skulls to make it easier. Also, make sure that you kill those Elites on the other side of the hangar bay before you drop down into the swampy outside area. When back in the ship also be sure to check every side passage, corridor and room VERY thoroughly. There are many many spawns and if your not careful you may overlook a corridor and miss an Elite. The achievement will not pop when you kill the last elite but when you steal the banshee and fly out the hanger door
This Side Up (10G) - Complete the Warthog ride on the level "The Maw" without being forcibly ejected from your vehicle
Never Tell Me the Odds (25G) - Escape "The Maw" on Legendary with at least a minute left on the count down
Ahh the trusty Warthog, the all purpose attack vehicle turned escape vehicle. The best way to keep the Warthog level is to stay central on paths, avoid all the little raised edges and tiny ramps in the tunnel sections, and of course steer WELL clear of the Flood Carrier forms. If you do feel the 'hog is going to flip you can exit the vehicle yourself before getting forcibly ejected. If you do this each time you should be ok
Just punch it man just punch it!! This is not as difficult as it seems so long as you leave Miss Daisy at home and know the route well. There is a definate way to approach this for the best time and that is by taking a specific route as follows. Get Warthog, Central, Left Ramp, Tunnel (with shortcut to the left), Left Ramp, Tunnel, Central, Tunnel, Bridge (Foehammer gets shot down), Tunnel (shortcut to the right), BIG JUMP and little jump (so keep your speed up), Run to the Longsword shooting your way out in a blaze of glory worthy of a Spartan!!
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