Achievement Break DownThis section lists the achievements of this game, sorting them into several groups. It might also be useful to check what type of achievements you are still missing.
It might be worth mentioning that you can also unlock achievements in local co-op play. It seems that many achievements can be also unlocked in co-op. But achievements that have to be done in Banchou mode must be done without co-op, since this mode doesn't support co-op play.
Storyline AchievementsThese achievements can be unlocked by finishing the normal mode with each of the three characters. Continues are allowed. Please note that some boss might escape if you couldn't defeat it for a long time.
(17 achievements, 305 gamerscores)
(start a game with Zen-ichi)
(start a game with Yun)
(start a game with Sadaharl)
(finish normal mode with Zen-ichi)
(finish normal mode with Yun)
(finish normal mode with Sadaharl)
(defeat stage 1 mini-boss A)
(defeat stage 1 mini-boss B)
(defeat stage 1 boss)
(defeat stage 2 mini-boss)
(defeat stage 2 boss)
(defeat stage 3 mini-boss)
(defeat stage 3 boss)
(defeat stage 4 mini-boss)
(defeat stage 4 boss)
(defeat stage 5 mini-boss)
(defeat stage 5 boss)
Task AchievementsThese achievements requires you to perform some tasks during the play. The difficulties differ with each achievement. Majority of them are quite easy to get, but "100 million in a playthrough" or "lock-on for 30 seconds" have higher TA ratios.
(10 achievements, 140 gamerscores)
(no bomb clear)
(bomb run out of stock)
(bombed just in time)
(10 bonuses within a stage)
(1000 kills within a stage)
(speed kill for 70 enemies)
(10 million bonus for shooting)
(100 million in a playthrough)
(500 kills with cross shot)
(lock-on for 30 seconds)
Bonus AchievementsThis game features many hidden bonuses. Achievements in this section are unlocked by discovering such bonuses. Once you know how it can be unlocked, it's not very difficult to get these hidden bonuses once.
(8 achievements, 70 gamerscores)
(bonus: destroy in a pair)
(bonus: stage 1 building)
(bonus: stage 2 base split)
(bonus: stage 2 OTSU)
(bonus: stage 3 Gunfrog wreck)
(bonus: stage 3 Gelge peeling)
(bonus: stage 4 battleship)
(bonus: stage 5 bridges)
Cumulative AchievementsThese 2 achievements requires a good number of playthroughs to unlock. The better your play is, the faster you get these.
(2 achievements, 100 gamerscores)
(500 bonuses cumulative)
(2,000 mulitplier cumulative)
Medals AchievementsAt the end of each stage, your play is evaluated and you can get medals if you played well. The achievements in this section are related to these medals. Of these, the first 3 are rather easy to unlock, but to get a platinum medals, you need a good understanding of the game and its stages.
(4 achievements, 65 gamerscores)
(earned your first medal)
(5 silver medals earned)
(5 gold medals earned)
(5 platinum medals earned)
Banchou Platinum AchievementsNow these are the advanced level achievements of this game. To unlock them, you need to play Banchou mode and get platinum medal on each stage, showing you have truly mastered that stage. If you want to know how hard they are, just take a look at their ratio (the 5 achievements worth 30 gamescore each, the last is a 0 pointer).
(6 achievements, 150 gamerscores)
(platinum on Banchou stage 1)
(platinum on Banchou stage 2)
(platinum on Banchou stage 3)
(platinum on Banchou stage 4)
(platinum on Banchou stage 5)
(platinum on all 5 Banchou stages)
2nd Loop AchievementsAnother group of advanced level achievements. By playing normal mode brilliantly, you might be allowed to play the 2nd loop of this game. These achievements are related to this 2nd loop.
(3 achievements, 170 gamerscores)
(proceed to the 2nd loop)
(defeat the True Final Boss)
(1cc 2 loops)
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