BioShock 2 Remastered

a seemingly simple cheevo but take heed!

Ok the Bioshock 2 camera differs from B1.

It's found in the Paupers drop level and is required as a goal in the game.

Whip it out o_o, turn it on when your target is in view and you automatically switch back to your last gun.

Now dispatch your foe in a creative and varied manner for more research points.

Big sisters (and to a lesser extent Alpha Daddy) pose an issue as there are a severe limit to their numbers - they appear approx every three sisters that you "deal with".
To maximise your score, (whip the camera out again to film) electrobolt, then drill melee (no need to use fuel - hit B), and repeat until dead - bolt n drill

I post this as I didn't get the Sisters researched until the last couple. I changed my strategy using the tip above and got loadsa points.

Obviously when you spot a new enemy try your very best to snap every one and max your score as soon as. Certain enemies (such as thuggish) fritter out towards the end of the game. If you're half paying attention like me then only the sisters will pose an issue.

Thanks to Renton for pointing out that if you fail to max a certain research track by the end of the game you can start a new game and finish the subjects your still need to max eg thuggish splicers and the cheevo should pop.

Any negs, please comment.
Any other solutions, please explain why mine isn't good enough ^_^

These guides nail the basics, but none include the one thing I HAD to know, where do certain enemies spawn? Did I screw myself by missing my chance? Now you will know.

Enemies
Helpful Tonics

The best method for completing this achievement is using the Shotgun with Phosphorous Buck Shot. You will pick up the Research Camera in Pauper's drop, but you will not find Phosphorus Buck Shot until Siren Alley. Use any preferred method of research until you find Phosphorus Buck Shot.

One other thing that will help is the Keen Observer Tonic found in Pauper's Drop, or bought later at a Gatherer's Garden for 40 Adam.

Before starting any research, equip the Shotgun with Phosphorus Buck Shot as your weapon, then switch to the Camera. When you start the Camera, you will automatically switch back to your last equipped weapon. When you shoot the Phosphorus Buck Shot at an enemy it will stick to them and then explode a couple of seconds later. For some reason this causes your research score to increase exponentially. You will be able to achieve an A or A+ rating during each session. Using this method you should be able to complete all research before Persephone.

On thing to note is you will only research a subject until the next level, and then the Camera will stop. An example would be a Leadhead Splicer with only 200 points until the next level. This will probably only take one shot of Phosphorus Buck Shot to gain the next level, keep this in mind to conserve ammo when needed.

Have fun and enjoy Rapture's many strange inhabitants...

To earn this achievement, you will need to max out research for:

Thuggish splicer
Leadhead splicer
Brute splicer
Big Daddies (Rosie and Rumbler work together with this one)
Big Sister
Houdini Splicer
Alpha Series
And finally the security (cameras, turrets and bots work together with this one instead of them having to be individual like the first game)

Keep changing up how you defeat an enemy when you are researching them. If you continuously defeat them the same way, you will have lower scores.

When you are in the inner Persephone (last level), you will get kind of a mix of all the different enemies so if you are missing something you might be able mop up a little bit.

Some gene tonics to make sure you equip:
Extended reel- which will run the camera longer, allowing you to get more points. Can be found in Dionysus Park in the projector room on the top floor of the Triton Theater, or bought at a Gatherer's Garden.

Keen Observer- Increases players research score by damaging enemies. Can be found in Pauper's Drop on a table with a microscope near Grace Holloway's room, or bought at a Gatherer's Garden.

Keen Observer 2- ( I honestly don't know if they stack like the first game) Increases the research score even further. This can be picked up at a gatherer's garden for 50 ADAM.

To complete on the other fine solutions:

I maxed out everything but the Thuggish Splicers, which mostly only appear in Pauper's Drop (same level as where you get the camera). Since they very rarely appear in Siren's Alley and not at all after that, I thought I was screwed (seems like it is only doable in 1 playthrough, not multiple).

Simply reload a save that you have made in Pauper's Drop (even if you've finished the game). That save should be on the same playthrough. Finish off the Thuggish research (and/or any others you haven't finish) and the achievement is yours.

I just wanted to add my experience with the Big Sisters which are so rare it is difficult to get a full research score for them so you can get the Research Master achievement.

By the time I finished the Futuristics section I had already finished the research on all the other 8 research subjects except for Big Sister. They are so rare it is hard to get get enough research points for them and for some reason the ones I have killed in the past wasn't giving me good scores.

This despite the fact I had the Keen Observer 1 and 2 and Extended Reel tonics enabled which I recommend everyone to do by the way ASAP.

By the time I got to the Persephone section I was still nearly 2 research levels below what was required for the Big Sisters to get the Master Research achievement.

However near the beginning of the Persephone section you will face 2 Big Sisters simultaneously which is supposedly one of the more difficult challenges of the game.

I decided to make a save and pushed the button to open Sofia Lamb's chamber that would trigger the spawning of the 2 sisters to see where they usually spawn. I found out that it usually takes nearly half a minute before they spawn since you have to listen to Sofia's speech first .

I then went back to my save and laid traps and explosives in the area where they would spawn and got ready my camera and weapons before triggering the event.

After I pushed the button that would eventually cause the Big Sisters to spawn, I moved away from the area where I laid the traps and placed a Decoy(be aware they don't last long depending upon the upgrades you have on the plasmid) near the center of it to distract them.

When the Big Sisters eventually showed up, I turned the camera on and started throwing hypnotize plasmids at them so that they will turn on each other. For this I got more than 400 research points on my first subject which got me one level up.

I then turned on the camera on the 2nd Big Sister and again threw hypnotize plasmids at both of them so that they will ignore me. After moving away I then turned on my level 3 Electrobolt plasmid and hit both sisters after which I used my level 3 Incinerator plasmid at them using the fire generated at both of them as targets for my heat seeking rockets which destroyed them quickly.

Somewhere in the middle of those moves I got another 400 plus research points giving me the points I needed to get the Master Research achievement and killed both Big Sisters easily without getting too much damage to myself.

I never even had to use the armor piercing machine gun on them like I did on past battles which might have accounted for the low scores. The game apparently rewards you higher scores for creativity.