Assault Suit Leynos
35 Achievements
Old Tricks
Completed stage 1 with a score of exactly 2800 pts (Arcade or Classic mode)
2.5%
How to unlock the Old Tricks achievement in Assault Suit Leynos - Definitive Guide
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The only enemy you are allowed to shoot down to end the stage with exacatly 2800pts is oviously the enemy attack vessel (the stage "boss"). As you progress towards its destruction, be extra carefull you don't hit any of the enemies small, blue bomber ships. The problem is, sometimes enemies randomly seem to die (from friendly fire) for no good reason at all and you get "awarded" points for that.
Also I can confirm that earning this trophy IS NOT POSSIBLE TO EARN when playing stage select. This as well as dying + continuing seem to be the main reason for trophies NOT TO POP in this game even if the requirements have been fullfilled
So you'll have to start a new game in classic mode from the options menu. If you fail you will have to quit, leave and restart it.
Here is a video for a rough approuch on this trophy
I used a partially different approach on my attempt(s). I waited at the beginning of the stage for about 28-30 seconds, before I dashed all the way to the end of the stage. In this phase, you have do evade all the enemy Zaku Units (the green enemy mechas) heading to you (sometimes walker units as well). Dashing to the end takes about 15 seconds, so the enemy ship spawns around ~45 seconds after the start of the level.
Imidiatelly spam the ship 5-6 times with your "DD" weapon, before the enemy units catch up to you. Fly back a bit towards the start of the stage, so the enemies will follow you, then head back to the end. This will allow the attack vessel to approach the base a bit. Repeat this back and forth hopping for a couple of times. When the attack vessel is about 18 miles near the base, catch up to it and completely shoot it down. Distance to base at the end does not matter for this achievement.
Two more things to avoid:
1. When the attack vessel takes to much damage in the first part, it will start shooting its giant rotating gun. Dodging those bullets AND the bullets from the Zaku units will give you a hard time.
2. In the second phase watch out you don't accidentally shoot down a blue bomber ships, that may randomly spawn.
I recommend using your standard light machine gun only for phase 2.
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This is almost certainly the most difficult trophy in the game. Destroying the boss ship at the end of stage 1 will earn you exactly 2800 points. This means that you need to do it without killing any other enemies in the process. Despite what the trophy description says, this can only be accomplished in Classic Mode, because Arcade Mode forces you into a mini-boss battle with one of the large walking tanks and you can't proceed until you destroy it.
The real problem is that the boss ship can land on the smaller enemies when it crashes. To avoid this you will need to jump and hover over the enemies, keeping them grouped together and repeatedly leading them away from the boss ship so they aren't underneath when you bring it down. You'll also want to avoid standing in front of the walking tanks for too long, as their charged shots can take out the smaller enemies, which will add to your score. In addition, be mindful of where you land as there are a few tiny robot enemies running around and you can kill them just by stepping on them. Whenever you're firing on the boss, make sure you don't hit any of the plane enemies by mistake. So yeah, there's a lot to keep track of here.
Start by hovering back and forth over the smaller enemies, making them chase you so you get them grouped as closely together as possible. Then head all the way to the right, as far up the mountain as you can go, and start firing the D-D at an angle up and to the right, before the boss appears. When he does, keep firing on him until the smaller enemies are almost upon you, then jump and hover left, away from them, shooting the boss with the LG-GUN and blocking his shots with your shield. You'll need to lead the enemies all the way back to the right a few times to keep them safely out of the way, taking shots at the boss ship whenever you have an opening. There will be two large pieces that will fall from the back of the ship as you shoot it. Make sure there are no enemies underneath when this happens.
The boss is almost destroyed at this point, so lead the enemies all the way back to the right and wait for an opening with no planes (they respawn constantly throughout the level). Then boost back to the left and, when you're certain it's clear, fire the last barrage of shots at the boss and take him down.
Here is an excellent video by YouTube user DeadPixel showing exactly how to do it.
