Bionic Commando Rearmed
12 Achievements
200
Xbox 360
Cat burglar
Get to the boss of Area 05 within one minute and thirty seconds.
20
How to unlock the Cat burglar achievement in Bionic Commando Rearmed - Definitive Guide
RavenBlackthorn
Ok, so this is Rearmed's Speed Run based achievement. The time threshold to make it from the start of the level to the door of the Siege Machine Boss is pretty tight. With that in mind, you really have little time to kill any of the enemies, or fail one of your claw grabs. If you practice the level a few times you will see that there is a path that you can take that is not only efficient but also allows you to bypass pretty much all of the enemies including the Propellor Droids.
The path that I found useful for not only grabbing Cat Burglar, but also grabbing Pacifist Pride is as follows:
As you are parachuting into the Area, start holding Right on the Analog Stick. When you get to the Blue Barrel pause for just a second by releasing the Analog Stick, and press B. This will default to an upwards angled Claw. Hold Right on the Analog Stick and continue to tap B so that you swing along this lower roofline (this will shave a second or two).
Once you get to the second roof (where you encounter your first enemy) aim upwards and proceed to spam the B button as quick as you can. You should pass 5 levels until you reach a set of 2 small yellow search lights. Grab the closest search light and continue to climb up. After two levels you should see a purple foot soldier almost directly above you. Slide right just a bit to avoid the concrete barrier above him and continue to tap up and B. Once you get to the two short search lights proceed right until you reach the tall search light. Grab this search light and then aim for the corner of the building near by. If the enemy that is crouched behind the block shoots you and knocks you off, you may want to consider Calling for Extraction and starting over. If you make it past without getting shot than continue to tap up and B. If you grabbed close enough to the corner of the previous roof you should be able to slide right past the pipes that block you from above.
Once you hoist yourself up you will see a blue wrecking ball of sorts painted on the side of the building on the left side of the screen. Once you see this, drop down from the roof that you hoisted yourself onto, crouch and fire 3 shots (or toss a grenade if you are also working on Pacifist Pride). This should kill the enemy crouched on the left of the screen and allow you to proceed. Stay as tight as you can to the enemy above and begin tapping up and B again. You should pass 7 floors and 1 red turret that fires outward.
Once you reach the second turret slide right a bit (to bypass the pipes that block you) and continue up two more levels.
Once you reach the two tall search lights, slide right and try to grab onto the right one quickly before the Propeller Droids catch up to you. Hoist yourself straight up and onto the ledge above. You should pass 3 levels and reach another tall search light. Grab this one and again aim for the corner of the roof as before.
If you can grab the corner you should be able to again dodge the blockade above (in this case Blue Barrels). Climb up two levels and slide left under the enemy that is firing at you. Proceed up 3 levels and run into the Comm Room that you see. (This should be the second Comm Room). Entering this Comm Room is important. Unless you Contact HQ the door to the Siege Machine Boss will not open. You don't have to spend much time here. Simply enter the room hit up to access the Terminal. Hit A as quick as you can to Contact HQ and then immediately hit B to leave before listening to any dialog.
Leave the room, slide left just a bit, Climb, and bypass this foot soldier. I like to hug the left side of this platform as I'm coming up so that I can angle my shot to the next platform. From here you will continue to make a sort of a zig zag pattern (Up, Up, R, L, R, R, L, Up) after passing the soldier, and make your way all the way to the top. If you time it right you can avoid getting hit by the Propellor Droid that spawns here, or you might be able to take him out with your Iron Boots. If you can enter the opened door leading to the boss within one minute and thirty, the achievement should pop during the hexagon loading sequence.
The path that I found useful for not only grabbing Cat Burglar, but also grabbing Pacifist Pride is as follows:
As you are parachuting into the Area, start holding Right on the Analog Stick. When you get to the Blue Barrel pause for just a second by releasing the Analog Stick, and press B. This will default to an upwards angled Claw. Hold Right on the Analog Stick and continue to tap B so that you swing along this lower roofline (this will shave a second or two).
Once you get to the second roof (where you encounter your first enemy) aim upwards and proceed to spam the B button as quick as you can. You should pass 5 levels until you reach a set of 2 small yellow search lights. Grab the closest search light and continue to climb up. After two levels you should see a purple foot soldier almost directly above you. Slide right just a bit to avoid the concrete barrier above him and continue to tap up and B. Once you get to the two short search lights proceed right until you reach the tall search light. Grab this search light and then aim for the corner of the building near by. If the enemy that is crouched behind the block shoots you and knocks you off, you may want to consider Calling for Extraction and starting over. If you make it past without getting shot than continue to tap up and B. If you grabbed close enough to the corner of the previous roof you should be able to slide right past the pipes that block you from above.
Once you hoist yourself up you will see a blue wrecking ball of sorts painted on the side of the building on the left side of the screen. Once you see this, drop down from the roof that you hoisted yourself onto, crouch and fire 3 shots (or toss a grenade if you are also working on Pacifist Pride). This should kill the enemy crouched on the left of the screen and allow you to proceed. Stay as tight as you can to the enemy above and begin tapping up and B again. You should pass 7 floors and 1 red turret that fires outward.
Once you reach the second turret slide right a bit (to bypass the pipes that block you) and continue up two more levels.
Once you reach the two tall search lights, slide right and try to grab onto the right one quickly before the Propeller Droids catch up to you. Hoist yourself straight up and onto the ledge above. You should pass 3 levels and reach another tall search light. Grab this one and again aim for the corner of the roof as before.
If you can grab the corner you should be able to again dodge the blockade above (in this case Blue Barrels). Climb up two levels and slide left under the enemy that is firing at you. Proceed up 3 levels and run into the Comm Room that you see. (This should be the second Comm Room). Entering this Comm Room is important. Unless you Contact HQ the door to the Siege Machine Boss will not open. You don't have to spend much time here. Simply enter the room hit up to access the Terminal. Hit A as quick as you can to Contact HQ and then immediately hit B to leave before listening to any dialog.
Leave the room, slide left just a bit, Climb, and bypass this foot soldier. I like to hug the left side of this platform as I'm coming up so that I can angle my shot to the next platform. From here you will continue to make a sort of a zig zag pattern (Up, Up, R, L, R, R, L, Up) after passing the soldier, and make your way all the way to the top. If you time it right you can avoid getting hit by the Propellor Droid that spawns here, or you might be able to take him out with your Iron Boots. If you can enter the opened door leading to the boss within one minute and thirty, the achievement should pop during the hexagon loading sequence.
