Beijing 2008

Beijing 2008

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Hardcore Olympian

Hardcore Olympian

Completed Olympic Games mode without quitting or failing a day.

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How to unlock the Hardcore Olympian achievement in Beijing 2008 - Definitive Guide

You have to start up a NEW GAME in Olympic Games Mode (ALL STATS AT ZERO), then play through it in a SINGLE PLAYTHROUGH WITHOUT TURNING OFF YOUR CONSOLE OR QUITTING TO THE MENUS (2-3 hours est.) AND WITHOUT FAILING A DAY. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE CHALLENGE DAYS. You simply have to get the quota for every basic day to clear it.

For example: if the game tells you to get 2 silver and 1 bronze medal, you can simply get the required medals on any event that day and you'll go through. However, my advice is to go for the gold and Olympic or World Records as often as you possibly can, because it gives you much needed stat boosts. If you're good at a particular event, go for the gold. Like a true champion :) Table Tennis is a great event for bonus points, I've gotten as much as 9,500 points out of a single Table Tennis championship event. You'll want to try and get your stats full for the final day.

Challenge days ARE NOT required to get this achievement (they are optional AND I got the achievement having failed one of them), but you might as well do them to the best of your ability to get your stats up for the last day.

Realistically speaking, doing the whole playthrough isn't that hard. All the difficulty in this achievement is basically to be found in the final day, because the requirement for this one is to get no less than 4 gold medals. On most days it's not that hard to get gold medals for nearly every event, especially the ones that involve a lot of swimming or gymnastics. But basically, you can have an absolutely flawless run with maxed stats and then easily screw it all up on the very last day. Here are the events for the last day:

* Swimming: 50m Freestyle (Men)
* Parallel Bars (Men)
* Long Jump (Men)
* 100m (Men)
* 25m Rapid Fire (Men)

Get plenty of practice in for these events before heading into Olympic Games. Swimming and 25m Rapid Fire both have very easy mechanics, so those should be guaranteed gold medals. If you haven't been able to max out your stats by now (it takes quite a few gold medals and record bonuses), be sure to give absolute priority to Speed, Accuracy, and your Slow-motion meter. You might need the slo-mo for the 100 meters if you suffered a rocky start, and it's always a good idea to have a scrap of it left for the Long Jump, as it can be extremely hard to get a perfect angle for a gold medal jump. There's a sequence in the Parallel Bars regarding to how you should move your LS and RS to balance out your athlete. Be sure to practise this event LOTS, as it could definitely be your downfall, Long Jump being so random to nail perfectly as it is.

The achievement unlocks during the custom fireworks display. Good luck!

(NOTE: You really HAVE to start a NEW GAME with stats AT ZERO. I did a complete playthrough without quitting or failing a day with existing stats and the achievement didn't unlock. After starting a new game and thus resetting my stats, it did.)
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18 Apr 2009 09:13

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are you sure you have to start with stats at zero?
why don't you just do the last day of one olympic games with full stats and then go thru the whole next olympic games without quitting or failing.
the last day is by far the worst ;s
i lost it on the long jump. got 3 golds 2 silvers :@
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By DongleKing on 17 May 2009 11:15
Don't worry, I'm sure you have to start at zero stats. I did it with all the stats I used to have from a previous game, and it didn't unlock.
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By dennoman on 17 May 2009 14:29
To get this achievement you MUST START WITH ZERO STATS. Also, you must play the whole thing through (about 2 and a half hours) and be competent at most of the events. I have got 1000G on this game and it was probably the most time consuming of all the achievements i've got. Getting the final achievement was such a buzz!
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By Captain B 76 on 27 May 2009 08:47
how i can start with zero stats : o ? just take "start a new game" in olympic mode?
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By Szakal oO on 19 Sep 2009 08:57
Its not a time consuming game if your good lol this is my second time doing this damn game. Heptathlon is by far the hardest of all the challenges as to get the female shotput power adequate enough is a right pain. Also when i started to continue career mode my stats were already reset. Its a shame no one plays it online i fancy kicking some ass
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By SSCP on 22 Sep 2009 05:04
how many days are in the olympic mode : O ?
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By Szakal oO on 02 Oct 2009 07:15
Day 1: Opening Day (Launch Fireworks)

Day 2: Qualifying Day

Qualify for 1 Final:
Triple Jump (Women)
400m (Men)
Swimming: 50m Freestyle (Men)
Shot Put (Men)

Day 3: Qualifying Day

Qualify for 2 Finals:
Javelin Throw (Women)
100m (Men)
Swimming: 100m Backstroke (Men)
Long Jump (Men)

Day 4: Challenge Day

Throw for over 200m in total:
Javelin Throw (Women)
Shot Put (Men)
Hammer Throw (Women)
Discus Throw (Men)

Day 5: Qualifying Day

Qualify for 3 Finals:
Hammer Throw (Women)
1500m (Men)
Swimming: 100m Breaststroke (Men)
200m (Women)
Table Tennis: Singles (Men)

Day 6: Qualifying Day

Qualify for 4 Finals:
Discus Throw (Men)
Swimming: 100m Butterfly (Men)
110m Hurdles (Men)
800m (Women)
Judo: 81-90 kg (Men)

Day 7: Challenge Day

Jump for over 30m in total:
Long Jump (Men)
Triple Jump (Women)
High Jump (Women)
Pole Vault (Men)



Day 8: Finals Day

Win a Medal:
Cycling: Team Pursuit (Men)
Table Tennis: Singles (Men)
Diving: 3m Springboard (Women)
High Jump (Women)
Beam (Women)

Day 9: Finals Day

Achieve 4th place or higher in 4 events:
Canoe Kayak K1: Kayak Single (Men)
Floor Exercise (Women)
400m (Men)
Uneven Bars (Women)
Swimming: 100m Butterfly (Men)

Day 10: Challenge Day

Swim for a combined time under 200 seconds:
Swimming: 50m Freestyle (Men)
Swimming: 100m Backstroke (Men)
Swimming: 100m Breaststroke (Men)
Swimming: 100m Butterfly (Men)

Day 11: Finals Day

Win at least 2 Medals:
110m Hurdles (Men)
Triple Jump (Women)
Swimming: 100m Backstroke (Men)
Archery: Individual (Women)
Judo: 81-90kg (Men)

Day 12: Finals Day

Win a Silver or Gold Medal:
Hammer Throw (Women)
Pole Vault (Men)
1500m (Men)
Shotgun: Skeet (Men)
Vault (Men)

Day 13: Challenge Day

Shoot for over 500 points:
10m Air Pistol (Men)
25m Rapid Fire Pistol (Men)
Shotgun: Skeet (Men)
Archery: Individual (Women)





Day 14: Finals Day

Win a Gold Medal:
Swimming: 100m Breaststroke (Men)
Weightlifting: 105 + kg (Men)
200m (Women)
Rings (Men)
Discus Throw (Men)


Day 15: Finals Day

Win 3 Silver or Gold Medals:
Shot Put (Men)
Diving: 10m Platform (Women)
10m Air Pistol (Men)
Javelin Throw (Women)
800m (Women)

Day 16: Challenge Day

Run for a combined time under 100 Seconds:
100m (Men)
110m Hurdles (Men)
200m (Women)
400m (Men)

Day 17: Finals Day

Win 4 Gold Medals:
Swimming: 50m Freestyle (Men)
Parallel Bars (Men)
Long Jump (Men)
100m (Men)
25m Rapid Fire (Men)

Closing Ceremony (Launch Fireworks)
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By Basmare on 31 Jul 2010 18:59
Just to give some perspective, it took me over 4 hours (probably closer to 5) to complete. Its a long session thats for sure.
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By Adalon88 on 30 Jun 2012 23:48
unbelievable. Got 3 GOLDS and 1 SILVER with just the 100 metres left with full slo mo and i fucked up by getting disqualified with 2 false starts. What a idiot.
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By Virtuous Panda on 17 Aug 2012 21:11
u can get ther in two hours if you skip most challenge days and the events your not good at or take long like ping pong or judo and still have everything maxed out
just don't mess it all up on the parallel bars like i did
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By Ben Online NL on 07 Oct 2012 17:48
I can confirm that saving did not hurt me getting the achievement. i accidently saved twice on the first 2 days and i kept going and got it on my first try , allbeit tying for 1st place in the parallel bars. but anyways it popped for me so saving does not influence it if you ask me.
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By daveLuxXx on 18 Oct 2012 15:14
Thanks for the feedback Dave, I removed the Save thing from the solution.
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By dennoman on 09 Nov 2012 11:29
I haven't got this yet but should be a piece of piss,by my reckoning the most important things are speed,strength and stamina,not accuracy as only need it for the shooting on the last day

If your like me and use the sticks,i recommend doing as little racing as possible,just do enough to qualify,save your hand and fingers for later on

In the jumps and throws nail a good qualifying jump or throw leave the rest alone as you get another 3 jumps in final
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By FanciestDragoon on 05 Mar 2014 11:07
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This shouldn´t be too hard until the last days. All of the annoying disciplines like the Vault or Judo can be easily compensated. Whatever you do , just make sure you dont quit out off the Olympic mode.

ANd another thing: Make sure you´re able to get 17,9+ scores on parralel bars, it helps a lot in case the AI comes up with some magical jump in the Long Jump.( What helped me most was : when you need to direct the circles onto the hands, instead of going left and right i pressed up on both off the Sticks and adjusted very slowly and this gave me loads of stabilty. This way i was able to get mostly "Good" on them and getting excellent or perfect on the trigger taps , should prove to be more than enough for 17,9+ scores.

Doing every challenge and not even gold medalling a lot i still managed to get my stats maxed out and i could attack the last day:

Whatever you do, make sure you spread your weakest events apart , as you slow-mo will recharge if you dont use it for an event. In my case i did it this way and it seems fairly logical to do :

100m : used my slow-mo for great start then use bits of it , if your button-mashing or stick-waggling skills have left you like they left me after 4 hours of non-stop grind.

then onto the easiest event :

25m Quickfire: just make sure you get at least excellent on breathing, which shouldn´t be too hard, and it makes this event a breeze.

This allows your slow-mo to load up and you will only need a little bit for the next event:

50m Freestyle:
Just make sure you get a good start and give it your all. Shouldn´t be too hard,

then getting onto the final straight:

Parallel Bars:
If your struggling with this one, make sure you practice it extensively before you try this achievement. It can be done without , but its so much easier with it. 17,9+ score are needed( look at my guide above)

Long Jump:
Now if your lucky like me , you have won your 4 events by now ( I had a tie for 1st in the Parallel Bars(17,9 score)) and you can lay back.
Otherwise, you should have a full Slow-mo bar to work with .
Sprint up to the 3 markers that are close to the end of the run-up and start your slow-mo. make your guy get close to full speed but especially to have excellent if not perfect jump and very near to 45% angle. If you fail , you should still have enough slow-mol for the 2 other tries. Rinse and repeat.
Dont rush it, even if you mess up one try, stay calm , get the slow-mo right and just jump.

Et voila:

After you completed the day , just before the fireworks ceremony, the achievement pops.

Congratulations to you ! :)
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19 Oct 2012 11:24

To start with I would get some gloves for this achievement or an ice pack for your hand because your going to need. Most of the days are either really easy or very hard. The last is the hardest out of the 16 when you have to get 4 out of 5 golds and the A.I. is at the top of their game.Those are the events you need to practice most.
1.100m use the slow down to get off blocks perfect and the lean in at the end.
2.Long Jump Angles is the most important you can get a ok launch and will max speed and 44 degree angle usually you will get gold.
3.Multishoot-by far the easiet of the day just go straight across and fire when you think it crosses the center of the target.
4.50m Swim-like the 100 meter run you need to use slow-mo to get a good start and then its up to you to finish strong.
5.Parallel Bars-Just practice in training alot until you can get 17.90 or higher to get the gold.

Other events that suck are judo- all you do is press the arrow direction with both sticks and then press Y Twice then instant win. Ping Pong just move the stick in the direction you want and hit A before the ball gets to the paddle like way before. Kayaking,Vault,and skeet don't worry about because those events come up with legit events on those days.Work on Uneven Bars,High Jump,Rings,and pole vault and you should be suffiecient to get the achievment. I would reccomend doing everyday and getting the highest score on every event because you will need the points to make things easier. In training you are already max out so you can get achievements or work on the last 5 events knowing how strong you will be by the last day.
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16 Oct 2010 04:55