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10-24-2011, 07:38 AM
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Batman: Arkham City Trophy Guide and Road Map
 Overview - Estimated Trophy Difficulty: 8 out of 10 - Offline: 51 (1  , 1 , 15  , 34  )- Online: 0 - Approximate time to Platinum: 50-70 hours - Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 2 - Number of missable Trophies: 1, Catch - Glitched Trophies: 2, Pay Your Respects, Storyteller - Does difficulty affect Trophies?: Yes. - Do cheat codes disable Trophies?: No Cheats are Available Introduction Batman: Arkham City is the sequel to 2009's Batman: Arkham Asylum, AKA "I'm Batman: The Game." Batman has kept his arsenal of gadgets since then, and now sets his sights on Arkham City, a new penitentiary built by Mayoral-Elect Quincy Sharp, which is being overseen by Hugo Strange. Batman must stop the evils within Arkham City, and there are 51 Trophies in Arkham City to persuade you to stop them all, along with 10 additional DLC Trophies, which this guide won’t cover. Catwoman Every new copy of Arkham City has a code for the Catwoman story episodes. While the Catwoman DLC is not required for getting all of Batman’s Riddles, it seems beneficial to have her for certain Riddles. On the flip side, some Catwoman Riddles can only be acquired with Batman’s help. Missable Trophy Arkham City has 1 missable trophy, Catch, but can be earned very early on by starting a new game. If you complete the Mystery Watcher Side Mission, you can no longer earn this Trophy in your current game. It doesn’t count towards your Perfect Knight 2.0 status, so it’s best just to start up a new game on Easy and get it in 10 minutes at the point where you can start the Side Mission. Glitched Trophies There have been a few reports of glitched Trophies, but two are concrete: Pay your Respects and Storyteller. Remember to let the music finish for Pay for Your Respects, or keep trying since it will only waste a minute of your time at a time. For Storyteller, this falls under the spectrum of 'may delete your save data' if you try and use the date switching workaround. It's highly recommended that you backup your Save File and trying to get it on a different file than your main one. Walkthrough Step 1: New Game Start up a New Game and play through the game on Normal since it's the lowest difficulty that unlocks New Game Plus. Here, you can go through the story. You can earn Catch, AR Knight, and Gotham Base Jumper very easily in addition to all of the Story trophies. Step 2: Cleanup After beating the Main Game, you should go ahead and do all of the Side Missions, Riddles and get all of Batman's upgrades before tackling a New Game Plus, which ups the Game's Difficulty from the Difficulty you originally chose. Step 3: New Game Plus This is a more difficult playthrough of your first playthrough, and is set to one level above Hard, regardless of difficulty. Keep in mind that you also need to do all of the Side Missions for Perfect Knight – Day 2 here as well. The only difficult one will be the Assaults since they appear randomly. Step 4: Riddler’s Revenge There are 2 parts to Riddler’s Revenge: #1 – 24 Ranked Maps, consisting of 12 Combat and 12 Predator Challenges (6 Normal and 6 Extreme for each) #2 – 12 Campaign Maps, each consisting of 3 Maps Combat Challenges - These were the bane of many players for Arkham Asylum, but thanks to the Bat Swarm Combo, they are now a breeze. Predator Challenges – These are a step up from Arkham Asylum, and require much more precision and luck to get done quickly. Campaigns – 3 Maps each, being a mixture of Combat and Predator Challenges. You must get 3 Medals on each in 1 sitting to get all 9 for a Campaign (You’re allowed 3 total restarts throughout a Campaign excluding the first map). In addition to this, you’re given Modifiers that you must use throughout a Campaign. You choose where to use them, but be careful and try to plan ahead when using them. Don’t forget to get all of the extra Combat Trophies here as well, and can be done with any Map or Mode, DLC included. Special Thanks PowerPyx – Thanks for all of the videos he’s provided Wozamil - Thanks for the videos he made Manifest Density Pt. 2 – Help with the Storyteller Maldron - For his tip on Flawless Freeflow Fighter 2.0 Xx Overkill VR (over at xbox360achievements.org) - Thanks for the 3 map photos and Riddler videos ReverendSID - For his map of all Aggravated Assault Locations Last edited by Wozamil; 04-23-2013 at 11:43 AM. Reason: Title Change |
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10-24-2011, 07:39 AM
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 Platinum Congratulations! You'll earn this Bat-Tastic Platinum for earning every non-DLC Trophy  I'm Batman Become the Bat This is story related and can't be missed.
 Acid Bath Save a damsel, but is she in distress? This is story related and can't be missed.
 Savior Save the medical volunteers This is story related and can't be missed.
 Chimney Sweep There is only one way in This is story related and can't be missed.
 One-Armed Bandit Hammer the point home This is story related and can't be missed.
 Communication Breakdown Clear the airwaves This is story related and can't be missed.
 Gladiator Last Man Standing This is story related and can't be missed.
 Wrecking Ball Stop the unstoppable This is story related and can't be missed.
 Lost And Found Uncover the secret of Arkham City This is story related and can't be missed.
 Sandstorm We are legion This is story related and can't be missed.
 Hide And Seek A deadly game of hide and seek This is story related and can't be missed.
 Ghost Train Fight for Survival This is story related and can't be missed.
 Freefall Don't look down This is story related and can't be missed.
 Exit Stage Right All the world is a stage This is story related and can't be missed.
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 Forensic Expert Collect enough evidence to locate the gun for hire See Contract Terminated for more details.  Contract Terminated Stop the contract operative This is a Side Mission called “Shot in the Dark.” You have to find details for 3 different Shootings, starting with the point of the dead body and bullet hole, followed by tracing the shot back to its' origin for a clue.
 Serial Killer Track down the serial killer This Side Mission begins just south of the entrance to Wonder Tower in the Bowery. While you can find these bodies throughout the game, which are unmarked by the way, the game won't allow you to pursue them until you have a specific number of Riddles done.
 Mystery Stalker Reveal the mystery watcher There are 4 parts to this Side Mission. If done in the post-game, enter/exit a nearby building first before each encounter.
 Distress Flare Answer the call for help See Broken Toys for more details.  Broken Toys Destroy it all This Mission starts by entering a building where a Distress Flare is on top of it to get Distress Flare, and is located south of the GCPD building on your map. For this Side Mission you are asked to destroy 6 Titan Containers scattered throughout Arkham City. All of them are located on your map, with 1 of them being right inside the Steel Mill's back entrance. After destroying all 6, go back to where you started for a final confrontation and the Trophy.  Ring Ring Answer a ringing phone See Dial Z for Murder for more details.  Dial Z for Murder Stop the phone booth killer This Side Mission involves a few things. First, you must answer a ringing phone to start it and get Ring Ring. You are then given 12 phone locations. Phones ring randomly, but never ring again after they are picked up. When you pick one up you must race to phone icon highlighted on your map. Doing so will allow you to hear part of the killer’s story, but at the same time you must move  to follow the dotted circle to trace it. It takes at least 8 calls to find out and enter his hideout. After finding the location, go and take him down. This requires the Freeze Mine Upgrade or Line Launcher to complete. Stop the clock Time is running out This is earned by finishing the Mission “The Tea Party.” It should be listed on your map as "Cure Drop-Off Point."  Bargaining Chip Reunite the separated couple
 AR Knight Complete all augmented reality training exercises There are 8 of these, all of which involve the Glide mechanic. By completing the first 4 you unlock the Grapnel Boost. After that, you have 4 more advanced challenges that involve Dive Bombing, turning and maneuvering in tight cooridors, which requires precise gliding. My advice is to just let go of  early instead of pulling back on at the same time since you’re likely to overcompensate and hit something, causing you to fail automatically, forcing you to restart. Fully Loaded Collect all of Batman's gadgets and upgrades All you have to do is buy and upgrade all of Batman’s Batsuit abilities, gadgets, combat abilities, Predator upgrades and Story Related Items to get this Trophy. So at the earliest you get this Trophy before entering the final portion of the game. You do not need to buy Catwoman’s upgrades in order to get this.  Aggravated Assault Stop all assaults in Arkham City There are 16 of these that happen in the world at random times, and occur whenever you are near them. They’re indicated by pentagon shaped outlines on your map. A good way to find them locally is to use Detective Mode  and look for 2 blue figures that are close to one another. This will speed up the process. Otherwise, you should hear these on Local Surveillance or see a small flashing icon on your map if you are close to one. Save all 16 Political Prisoners for the Trophy.
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10-24-2011, 07:40 AM
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 IQ Test Solve the first riddle There are 400 Riddles for Batman to Solve in Arkham City (in addition to 40 for Catwoman), whether it involves Collecting Trophies, lining up symbols or looking at various nostalgic Batman set pieces. The more you solve, the more Hostages you can attempt to save. See Genius for video guides of all 6 hostage rescues, or read each individual trophy for a written walkthrough. Games Radar has a guide for all of these which is extremely useful since it breaks down everything by type and has a map to accompany it. But before you can get the location of these in-game, you must start here:
 Conundrum Rescue the first hostage from Riddler Go to the building on your map that’s marked with a “?” and break down the wall.
 Mastermind Rescue the second hostage from Riddler This one unlocks once you’ve solved 80 Riddles.
 Puzzler Rescue the third hostage from Riddler This one unlocks once you’ve solved 160 Riddles.
 Intellectual Rescue the fourth hostage from Riddler This one unlocks once you’ve solved 240 Riddles.
 Brainteaser Rescue the fifth hostage from Riddler This one unlocks once you’ve solved 320 Riddles.
 Genius Rescue all the hostages from Riddler This one unlocks once you’ve solved 400 Riddles.
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10-24-2011, 07:40 AM
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 Bronze Revenge Obtain 24 medals on the original Arkham City ranked maps (as Batman) See Gold Revenge for more details.  Silver Revenge Obtain 48 medals on the original Arkham City ranked maps (as Batman) See Gold Revenge for more details.  Gold Revenge Obtain 72 medals on the original Arkham City ranked maps (as Batman) Here is a link to PowerPyx's Challenge Guide which gives details on how to get 3 Medals for every Ranked Challenge. For the Combat Challenges, I recommend trying to get a 5x Combo as quickly as possible, mostly by  and then  over and an enemy until you get it. After that, press + for the Bat Swarm combo. What this does it increases your combo by 2-4 hits, and stuns everyone in the vicinity. This way, you don’t really have to worry about getting hit for almost every Challenge since you’ll have more than enough points by the end of Rounds 2 or 3.For Predator Challenges, patience and luck are essential. While some may want to get a fast time for rankings, they aren’t required for getting all 3 Medals.  Campaign Bronze Obtain 36 medals on the original Arkham City ranked maps (as Batman) See Campaign Gold for more details.  Campaign Silver Obtain 72 medals on the original Arkham City ranked maps (as Batman) See Campaign Gold for more details.  Campaign Gold Obtain 108 medals on the original Arkham City ranked maps (as Batman) Here is a link to PowerPyx's Challenge Guide for help on all the Challenges. What’s different for Campaign Challenges is that you are given a 3 room combo where you have to get 3 Medals on each room consecutively for all 9 Medals for each Campaign. You can restart a total of 3 times throughout the Campaign as well; keep in mind that failing on the first Map does not count against your Retry total. Each Campaign also has Modifiers that you must use throughout the Campaign, so you must choose wisely. There are 12 in all for 108 Medals. Here is the post I made in PowerPyx's Challenge Guide in regards to Campaign Modifiers, and which ones I used and why: Quote:
 Flawless Freeflow Fighter 2.0 Complete one combat challenge without taking damage (any character) Thanks to Maldron for this tip: Go to Riddler's Revenge, then Custom Custom Challenges, select any map (preferably the first one) and add the "Takedown Projectiles" Modifier, which knocks out enemies with a single quickfire Batarang  Spam it for 4 rounds, perhaps with some light evading and the Trophy will be yours.Here's a video from Wozamil using this method: Last edited by Wozamil; 04-23-2013 at 12:03 PM. |
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10-24-2011, 07:41 AM
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 Twice Nightly Complete New Game Plus New Game Plus is unlocked when you beat the game on Normal or Hard. The difficulty here is set to Extreme. Riddles and Upgrades carry over, while Side Missions don't, so you can do those again. In addition to this, you don’t see any Counter symbols above enemies’ heads when they attack, so make sure you know your timing or simple evade/redirect them.  Gotham Base Jumper Jump off the tallest building in Arkham City and glide for 1 minute without touching the ground. This video is brought to you by PowerPyx You have to jump from the Tower portion of the Wonder Tower. Jumping from the Observation Deck will always result in Batman firing his Batclaw to save himself at some point. Make sure to jump out and U-turn when appropriate since Batman will automatically turn around when hitting the edge of the Restricted Area on the Map.  Pay your Respects A moment of rememberance
 Storyteller Have 12 murderous dates with Calendar Man Semi-Glitched. You have to visit Calendar Man in his cell below the Courthouse on 12 different holidays. Dates match up with your PS3’s date settings. Next to his cell is a calendar with the 12 circled dates you have to visit him on to get this Trophy. Thanks to Manifest Density Pt. 2 who figured out that you can switch the date on your PS3 in order to get this Trophy quickly. Here are the dates you can visit him in 2011: January 1 - New Year's February 14 - Valentine's Day March 17 - St. Patrick's Day April 1 - April Fool's Day May 8 - Mother's Day June 19 - Father's Day July 4 - Fourth of July August 16 - St. Roch's Day September 5 - Labor Day October 31 - Halloween November 24 - Thanksgiving December 25 - Christmas Here's 2012 also: January 1 - New Year's Day February 14 - Valentine's Day March 17 - St. Patrick's Day April 1 - April Fool's Day May 13 - Mother's Day June 17 - Father's Day July 4 - Fourth of July August 16 - St. Roch's Day September 3 - Labor Day October 31 - Halloween November 22 - Thanksgiving December 25 - Christmas CAUTION: Make sure to backup your Save Data before trying this. There is a chance this will corrupt your Save Data. This is why it's being categorized as 'Semi-Glitched.' NOTE: This Trophy is date dependent, so some of the dates change from year to year. Also make sure you leave the Courthouse after each visit so your game saves.  Catch Find someone to play remote Batarang catch with Missable. After leaving the Courthouse at the beginning of the game, pull out your Remote Batarang and throw it to a person standing on top of the roof to your right to get this Trophy. This is also your chance to start the Side Mission that will get you the Mystery Stalker Trophy.  50x Combo Complete a combo of 50 moves (any play mode, any character) This helpful video comes from PowerPyx: This was done on the second Combat Challenge, Survival of the Fittest, and is done in Round 3. This is very simple: Use once, jump over a guy, repeat. Use Bat Swarm + if necessary. Perfect Freeflow 2.0 Perform a perfect combo including all of Batman's combat moves (any play mode) Here is a list of all 12 moves you need to get this Trophy: 1 – Strike 2 – Stun  3 – Evade/Redirect 4 – Counter  5 – Special Combo Takedown + 6 – Special Combo Bat Swarm + 7 – Special Combo Disarm and Destroy + 8 – Special Combo Multi-Ground Takedown + 9 – Aerial Attack + + 10 – Beat Down Finisher + (x8)11 – Ultimate Stun (x3)12 – Ground Pound + 13 - Any 1 Gadget* * - It's unclear if a specific gadget adds to the combo or not, as there have been multiple reports about what does and doesn't add to the variation bonus. Get all Combat Upgrades before attempting this Trophy. Moves 5-8 can only be done if you have done 5 or 8 hits in a row and your Combo Meter is flashing Yellow. Survival of the Fittest Round 4 or the Joker’s Carnival DLC Map is preferred as well.  Gadget Attack Use 5 different Quickfire gadgets in one fight (any play mode) Here are the 5 gadgets you need in order to get this Trophy: - Batarang + - Freeze Blast + Batclaw + REC + (x2) Explosive GelAll 5 must hit an opponent in order to count. They do not need to be in the same combo.  Perfect Knight 2.0 Complete every challenge in Arkham City - Main Story, Side Missions, Upgrades, Collectibles, New Game Plus and Riddler's Revenge (as Batman) This is what you need in order to get this Trophy. You must do all of this on a single save slot from the 4 the game gives you.
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10-24-2011, 07:52 AM
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This post will be used later if necessary.
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10-24-2011, 08:09 AM
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Pretty sweet! "Mystery Stalker" has the wrong YouTube video linked, by the way, just one little thing that caught my eye.
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10-24-2011, 08:17 AM
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Okay, I fixed it. I didn't actually have a video for it so I had to type it out.
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