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Tactical challenges
Successfully complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding challenge:
| Challenge 2 | Successfully complete Act 2 on the Normal or higher difficulty. |
| Challenge 3 | Successfully complete Act 3 on the Normal or higher difficulty. |
| Challenge 5 | Successfully complete Act 5 on the Normal or higher difficulty. |
| Challenge 4 | Successfully complete Act 4 on the Normal or higher difficulty. |
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| Challenge 1 | Successfully complete Act 1 on the Normal or higher difficulty. |
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| Challenge 6 | Successfully complete all five challenges. |
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Avoid losing weapon upgrades
When you die, you will lose a portion of your weapon upgrades. To prevent this from happening, simply choose to return to the 'Title Screen' instead of retrying after you die. Then, choose to 'Continue' your game from the title screen to keep all your weapon upgrades.
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Trophies
Successfully complete one of the following tasks to get a trophy:
| Bronze Trophies |
| Piece by Piece | Destroy the arms, head, and back of an KNRB-0 Argus robot. | | | Stormng Grand Hill | Finish Act 2. | | | Space Normandy | Finish Act 1. | | | Hurry the #@$% Up! | Destroy five or more enemy transports from atop the Kreon in Act 3-7. | | | King of the Hill | Level a weapon up to maximum operational capability. | | | Flyswatter | Destroy all the floating turrets in Act 3-4. | | | 40 Yard Dash | Maintain a Boost dash to the limit of the ARS reactor without overheating. | | | Fight or Flight | Manually trigger AR Mode and destroy an enemy robot. | | | Mission Accomplished | Finish Act 5 on Hard difficulty or above. | | | Robots Tend to Blow Up | Destroy three enemy robots at once with one hand grenade. | | | Romanov This! | Destroy a Romanov with a melee attack. | | | Knight in Shining White Armor | Revive 20 friendly troops. | | | Guardian | Do not allow any friendly armor to be destroyed during Act 3-5. | | | I Don't Speak Kreon! | Finish Act 3. | | | Two Birds with One Stone | Destroy two or more enemy robots at once with the LFE gun. | | | My Way | Finish Act 4. | | | Short Circuit | Destroy ten enemy robots that have been disabled with an EMP emitter. | | | Smoke 'em if ya got 'em! | Destroy 10 enemies distracted by cigarettes during one mission. | | | Home Run God | Destroy ten incoming missiles or grenades. | | | Gun Runner | Scan and acquire all weapons. | | | One Day at DARPA | Finish all DARPA training exercises. | | | Operation Overlord II | Finish Act 1 on Hard difficulty or above. | | | Trick Shot | Destroy three enemy robots at once with rocket launcher splash damage. | | | Helloooo, Nurse | Revive a friendly troop. | | | Buzzard Clearer | Destroy the Buzzard without allowing it to reach ground level in Act 5-1. | | | Cry on, Kreon! | Finish Act 3 on Hard difficulty or above. | | | Adrenaline Rush | Manually trigger AR Mode and destroy three enemy robots sequentially. | | | Hole-in-One | Destroy a Chicane with a hand grenade. | | | Failure Breeds Success | Destroy two Argus robots in Act 2-3 while they are in bipedal mode. | | | End to Major Combat Operations | Finish Act 5. | | | Leibniz Defense Agency | Defend the Pangloss statue in Act 3-2. | | | Brutality Bonus | Destroy a Romanov's arms and legs, then finish it with a melee attack. | | | Death Wish | Destroy three enemy robots while in damage-triggered AR Mode. | | | Ain't Life Grand? | Finish Act 2 on Hard difficulty or above. | | | Tightrope Walker | Destroy two cannons in Act 3-3 and complete the mission. | | | Going in for the Kill | Destroy two enemy robots with melee attacks. | | | That Ended Up Working Nicely | After taking control of the enemy transport in Act 2-2, do not let a single enemy escape. | | | Fisher is the Other Sam | Proceed on the monorail in Act 3-4 without being spotted by the enemy troops or searchlights. | | | Home Run | Destroy an incoming missile or grenade. | | | Civil Disobedience | Ignore the elevator begin order in Act 4-1. Instead, keep pushed position and destroy all reinforcements. | | | The High Way | Finish Act 4 on Hard difficulty or above. | | | Auld Land Syne | Destroy two enemy robots who have been distracted by a cigarette. | | | Silver Trophies | | A Heartbreaker and Lifetaker | Destroy 100 enemy robots with melee attacks. | | | Survivor | Finish all Acts. | | | The Hand of God | Destroy two Romanovs sequentially using only melee attacks. | | | Flash! King of the Impossible | Destroy four enemies simultaneously with the Lock-on Laser. | | | The Best of All Possible Worlds | Find and fire open all of the Pangloss statues hidden on the colony. | | | Gold Trophies | | Living Legend | Finish the game without dying, regardless of difficulty level. | | | ARS Operator | Finish all Acts on hard difficulty or above. | | | Platinum Trophies | | Platinum | Gain all available trophies in Vanquish. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gold Trophies |
| Tactical Challenger | Finish all of the Tactical Challenges. | | |
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Easy 'Living Legend' trophy
If you die, simply choose to return to the 'Title Screen' instead of retrying, and the death will not count. Then, choose to 'Continue' your game from the title screen.
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God Hard mode
At the title screen, rotate the Right Analog-stick clockwise or counterclockwise twenty times to unlock the God Hard difficulty. If you entered the code correctly, you will hear a sound. Alternately, successfully complete the game on any difficulty.