Alpha Protocol

Alpha Protocol

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Shotgun Crowd Control

Shotgun Crowd Control

You scored 100 Critical Hits with the Shotgun.

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How to unlock the Shotgun Crowd Control achievement in Alpha Protocol - Definitive Guide

With the Shotgun equipped, simply hold LT until the circle is completely red and fire at an enemy. You do not need to kill the enemy, nor do you need any points in shotgun at all. Getting 2 or 3 enemies in the circle will also count as multiple criticals, making it go much faster. Seeing them getting knocked down is a good indication that it worked.
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05 Jun 2010 19:53

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Aww you beat me to it. Lol thought I'd be the first to post on this one was just doing it last night. If you play on hard and fill the circle all the way then shoot there body they'll fall down for long enough to charge it again.
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By gambitwes on 10 Jun 2010 05:48
One addition: you can do the CQC achievement (Black belt) with the shotgun, as when the enemies are down from your critical shotgun shot, you can trample them (B). This way you can get two achievements relative easily.
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By Leon121X on 15 Nov 2010 07:31
I was able to get this in a single mission. If you fire from far away, you can score a critical hit but do very little damage. You can also do the same thing on a boss/mini-boss character. Since their shield/armor will recharge, you can keep going without killing them.
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By Trombonafide on 26 Oct 2012 21:12
Thank you for the Negative vote, have a nice day
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By DeathR0T on 28 Oct 2012 05:30
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A couple of things to know:
--I don't think the circle needs to be completely red. About half charge is usually sufficient to earn a critical.
--must be completed in one playthrough
--playing on easy and using damage-lower items will give you more opportunities to earn this.
--I didn't need to put any points in shotgun skills to earn this. I did for SMG and pistols.
--you'll receive a perk for 50 criticals with the shotgun, and again when you get this achievement. The 50 perk is a good way to know you'll doing it right.

The best way to earn this is to charge up a critical, find a lone enemy, stand at just below maximum range, and knock him down with only a little damage. You'll have more than enough time to charge a new shot while he stands up. Now be careful. If you shoot him before he stands up, you'll get credit for the critical, but he'll immediately stand up and resume shooting at you. Instead, wait for him to stand up, let him fire a single shot at you, then knock him down again. Move back if needed, and repeat until he stays down. You can easily get 8 or more criticals on a single enemy with this method and earn the achievement in one or two missions. This will ruin any stealth attempts, but if you're using a shotgun, you probably won't care.

If you have any questions, further advice for this achievement, or ways to improve this solution, please post a comment.
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23 Jul 2011 19:50

A couple of things to know:
--I don't think the circle needs to be completely red. About half charge is usually sufficient to earn a critical.
--must be completed in one playthrough
--playing on easy and using damage-lower items will give you more opportunities to earn this.
--I didn't need to put any points in shotgun skills to earn this. I did for SMG and pistols.
--you'll receive a perk for 50 criticals with the shotgun, and again when you get this achievement. The 50 perk is a good way to know you'll doing it right.

The best way to earn this is to charge up a critical, find a lone enemy, stand at just below maximum range, and knock him down with only a little damage. You'll have more than enough time to charge a new shot while he stands up. Now be careful. If you shoot him before he stands up, you'll get credit for the critical, but he'll immediately stand up and resume shooting at you. Instead, wait for him to stand up, let him fire a single shot at you, then knock him down again. Move back if needed, and repeat until he stays down. You can easily get 8 or more criticals on a single enemy with this method and earn the trophy in one or two missions. This will ruin any stealth attempts, but if you're using a shotgun, you probably won't care.

If you have any questions, further advice for this achievement, or ways to improve this solution, please post a comment.
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20 May 2018 16:29

See Pistol Mastery for more info.

The shotgun handles critical hits almost exactly like the pistol. Whenever you're aim is zoomed in with , you will see two bars, at the top and bottom of the crosshair's respectively, begin to circle around the crosshair's. Once they've completely circled around, your shotgun will perform a critical hit with your next shot. You'll know you've done it right if the shot knocks down whoever it hits.

If you have invested into the shotgun tree, the Room Sweeper ability will make this achievement much easier. For the duration of the skill, every shot will be a critical hit, so you can get this achievement very quickly with it.

You will unlock the perk "Shotgun Rampage" after scoring fifty critical hits with the shotgun.

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While holding the button to aim at an enemy with a shotgun, your reticle will slowly turn red. Once the red meters along the edge form a complete circle, fire with to score a critical hit. Or cut out the wait, and activate the Room Sweep ability to automatically critical with every shot. After 100 critical hits, the trophy will unlock. To mark the halfway point, at 50 critical hits you'll earn the "Shotgun Rampage" perk.

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To score a critical hit with a shotgun, you need to aim while holding down and wait until the sight itself turns red, and the red arcs flowing around it converge to form a circle. Again, it doesn’t matter where you shoot and whether you kill the enemy with one hit, the aiming process itself is important.
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27 Aug 2010 17:24