Child of Eden

Child of Eden

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Genius Play

Genius Play

Cleared the Matrix Archive on Normal Difficulty and achieved 100% purification.

6.9%

How to unlock the Genius Play achievement in Child of Eden - Definitive Guide

General tips:
Spam A
Forget Octo-lock
Go for smaller enemies first
Don't be afraid to take some hits, killing enemies is more important and theres a fair bit of health on the level.
Practise a lot

USE A CONTROLLER
*It's worth pausing and checking your progress against this guide
Again huge thanks to Cormac who worked out the start (for some reason I really struggled with this bit).

Wave 1-1:
4 enemies (4 hits each) = 8%
5 enemies (4 hits each) = 18%
5 enemies (4 hits each) = 29%
4 enemies (4 hits each) = 37%
4 enemies (1 hit each) = 39%
4 enemies (1 hit each) = 42%
4 enemies (1 hit each) = 44%
8 enemies (1 hit each) = 51%

Health Orb

8 enemies (1 hit each) = 56%
8 enemies (1 hit each) = 61%
8 enemies (1 hit each) = 65%
8 enemies (1 hit each) = 70%

Euphoria Orb

8 enemies (1 hit each) = 75%
8 enemies (1 hit each) = 80%
2 enemies (24 hit each) = 100%

Make sure you blast the final two enemies, they explode if you get too close so it's easy to think you have them when you don't.

Wave 1-2:
2 worms kill them quick along side the 2 hit enemies from above = 17%
1 purple worm = 32%

*with these purple worms you have to blast each section with the purple gun then blast each section with A

Health orb and them more 2 hit enemies come from above = 45%

Look Up!!

Once you see the purple worm dispatch of the 2 hit enemies = 58%
Kill the purple worm = 73%

Look Down!!

More 2 hit enemies
Health Orb = 87%
Final round of 2 hit enemies = 100%

Mid way boss:
By far the hardest part due to the end, when you do hit the orb spam A as much as you can!!

Blast red box's as quick as they appear.
10% when the Euphoria Orb appears
23% for first boss orb appearance
More red box blasting and a Health orb = 37%
53% for the second appearance (don't worry too much about the bullets better to hurt him)
Continue blasting the box's and enemies within
84% third and final appearance

*At this point you have to hit him hard and fast after a very short while use your bombs to finish him (I used two to be sure)

YOU MUST WATCH THE PURFICATION COUNTER: it's very hard to see but it will quickly flash 100% at the end

Wave 1-3:
The doors

This is annoying, blast with A everything quickly.
The easiest way to much up is to miss a red box on the doors be quick with them. The purple worm before the 5th door can be nasty don't be afraid to use your final bomb here to make sure he's dispatched quickly.

Be quick
Spam A

Kill door 1 = 19%
Kill door 2 = 43%
Kill door 3 = 55%
Kill door 4 = 74%
Kill door 5 = 87%
Kill door 6 = 100%

Final Boss:
Not too bad, during the first section make sure you hit all enemies before the boss orbs and you should sail through.
When he changes tidy up the moving squares they should be fairly easy.
The boss will move, keep blasting with A.
Again blast the box's quickly and by the time you get to the purple planet.

Move onto the planet part 1 simply hit with purple gun the batter with A.
Blast the squares with A
Next are some big worms nice and easy A blasting
Finally you should enter planet part 2 with 90%
Blast away quickly with A for your final 10%

Even knowing all of the above this was very hard to unlock in one playthrough.
Learn each section, hope and pray.

Hope this guide helps, any questions or complaints just let me know.

Good luck!!
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22 Jun 2011 19:32

14 Comments
A shame the ratio will drop because of it!
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By Cormac on 22 Jun 2011 22:42
Couldn't of done it without you pal ;)
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By Darklights on 23 Jun 2011 07:48
Thanks for the guide, got it first try actually going for this achievement.
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By Fatal RusH on 04 Jul 2011 21:44
Glad it helped Fatal RusH
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By Darklights on 05 Jul 2011 07:48
Good guide, although I would recommend tiding up the wording from"mid-way boss"! Bombs = euphoria for example. Great Job nonetheless, thanks.
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By Oerion on 14 Jul 2011 20:02
Damn this is much harder than the evolution archive.
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By sirbradenwalker on 07 Jan 2012 04:55
Yeah these do get tough but practise, practise, practise and youll get there ;)
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By Darklights on 07 Jan 2012 09:39
Just managed this two minutes ago. Nice guide, although, I will mention, I didn't use any euphoria on the boss orb. Instead, I used mine when the purple worm and co. appear above you, then again on the last two walls. For some reason, I struggled like hell with them. I can't think who would give you a thumbs down though.... it's a big "up" from me !!!!
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By Multip1eSarcasm on 30 Jul 2012 23:25
Nice one https://www.trueachievements.com/hoLLowPoint75.htm glad it helped...
It's very hard I guess thats why I got a negative vote.
Good luck on the other levels!
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By Darklights on 31 Jul 2012 07:48
why just don't use turbo controller instead of mashing A ? ^^
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By L0RDXFLACK0 on 02 Mar 2013 06:56
I wanted to let everyone know(and I've also posted this on the other 100% guides) that Child of Eden(at some point) has been updated, and it NOW shows Purification progress for each area!! So in addition to using these guide to help you, instead of guessing and thinking about a certain percentage, you'll know FULL well whether you've completely cleared that area or not! Spread the word!! smile
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By Morpheus414 on 24 Apr 2013 03:52
I had the same problem as Guirec730, I decided to wait a couple of seconds before firing at both the boxes and 2 hit enemies and the boss was no problem at all for me
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By Plasma Teardrop on 13 Mar 2019 15:24
A rather lengthy guide but useful all the same.

The problem area is the third section right after the three waves of red boxes. You should be on 84% when the boss re-emerges. The level can end if you take too long to kill the boss and it will still appear that you have defeated him. As mentioned you will only have killed him if the Purification counter hits 100% before the "cutscene". To ensure this happens use Euphoria either once or twice if you're uncertain.

Nice work guy.
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By Cormac on 22 Jun 2011 22:41
Just want to add something here...

I just got this, and two things I was doing wrong during the red boxes/miniboss section.

Make sure you don't kill the red boxes before the enemies some out, just like the flowers in the Beauty archive. I was coming up a percentage point short at the checkpoints.

The other, is make sure you don't kill the boss before phase three! I was going so fast that I was only netting like 60% because I kept killing him too quickly during phase 2!

So slow down and try to octo-lock...you are going to need to do it for the 800,000 points anyway and it's pretty easy to get all the red boxes and their enemies if you take your time.
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By Guirec730 on 12 Nov 2012 00:34
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This is very difficult, took me many many tries, but it definitely can be done.

General Tips:

I recommend using a controller to play, the kinect may be more fun, but you can fire faster with the controller.

Spam the A button like mad on a lot of these enemies, you need to kill them quickly before they dissapear off screen.

Always keep a sharp eye out for any enemies you may have missed, move the cursor around the screen to adjust the camera and keep a good look out.

*EDIT* The minnow like fish do NOT count towards your purification percentage, however, if you follow this guide, you should be able to nab the achievement easily

Ok, the following is a walkthrough of the trouble spots in the Matrix, where its easy to miss a few enemies:

1. After the tutorial area youll be inside a large blue area with many enemies in it. When the first purple worm appears, give it a few seconds then use a euphoria bomb (hit B), this will remove all the minnows and any other enemy currently on screen. Next, look up as a few more enemies will appear from here, once theyre dispatched look down...give it a few seconds and more schools of minnows will appear, wait for them to fully come into play then hit B again.

2. The next section will be where you face a grid that the boss will repeatedly move in and out of. This was the part where I kept missing enemies due to a simple mistake. Boxes on the grid will turn red, release a few enemies, rinse and repeat. The trick here is to kill the enemies first! If you kill the boxes it will jump to the next section (where the boss appears) and dissolve the enemies which will not count as you killing them. Remember, wait for the red boxes to spawn enemies, kill them, then kill the boxes.

3. Next area will the the "hallway" scene where you have to destroy the gates to make it through. Obviously if you fail to destroy a gate and it hits you, that will not count as you killing it, and will ruin your achievement. Around the 4th or 5th gate youll have a purple worm spawn, have your tracer ready, remove his shield and spam A as fast as you can, he will not be on screen long before the next gate hits. On the final gate youll have 2 smaller worms that fly away from you, again spam A on both worms, you only have seconds before they dissapear and the next gate appears, possibly ruining your achievement again.

4. The last trouble area is the cylinder type mini-boss in the next room, where you have to destroy several spheres that slowly open up to move on. The key here is to kill all the enemies around the cylinder before removing every sphere. At about the time the 2nd sphere opens up, several schools of minnows will have fully spawned in the background. Use your final euphoria (press B) here. Continue to kill the enemies and pick off the spheres, on the last sphere, 2 purple worms spawn, you MUST kill the worms before you kill the final sphere.

Everything beyond should'nt be too difficult.

Don't expect to get 100% on your first play through of the level, but as you keep playing, memorize where enemies spawn, give them no mercy, and remember to follow the guides on the troubled areas above.

Good luck, and happy hunting!
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21 Jun 2011 20:00

5 Comments
Was stuck on how to kill all the "minnows" I was totally overlooking the euphoria attack! I expect I'll be able to get it now, as have hit 97% without it. So much for the 50k bonus' per unused euphoria though.
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By Hampshire Vegan on 22 Jun 2011 17:05
Yeah for this achievement try not to worry about score, its not likely to happen :)
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By ArmaggedonPSA on 22 Jun 2011 20:14
The minnows do not count towards purification.
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By Fatal RusH on 04 Jul 2011 21:38
Quick question:

On the section with the spheres, I have had 2 of the "purple" monster guys appear, but on my current run, I only had 1 appear.. do you have any thoughts why only 1 appears, and not 2? ( I had 1 sphere left, the most bottom one, and did not use euphoria in this section).
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By undergr3nades on 14 Jul 2011 22:01
I never seen only one appear, when you get to the last sphere, two should come from either side of the screen, perhaps you went through the section too quickly, take your time, but not too long or it will skip through the section regardless of how many enemies are left
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By ArmaggedonPSA on 17 Jul 2011 01:10
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I just wanted to add to Darklights' solution, because I was stumbled a bit with the "Final Boss" part. I seemed to be only getting 99% on this part, so I counted all the enemies and here is the break-down.

After the 6-doors tunnel you arrive at the final boss. Disregarding the little blue fishes that are a distraction (but also a way to get points while perfect-octo-locking them!):

====== 4 red orbs area ========
1 blue snake = 1%
3 red enemies = 2%
1 blue snake = 3%
5 red enemies = 5%
1 blue snake = 8%
3 red enemies = 9%
1 last blue snake = 10%
*** At this point it's important to kill the last blue snake in time, otherwise u will not get two purple worms, but only one ***
2 purple worms = 15%
4 red orbs of the actual boss = 24%
======END of red orbs area = 24% (if you have 23%, that's not a problem yet, you can still make up for it later, this happened to me twice)

====== Moving red boxes area ======
This place is pretty self-explanatory, just kill all the boxes in time
====== END of moving red boxes area = 61%

====== Purple planet area ======
Here is where I was able to make up the last percent difference. Make sure to remove the purple boxes with the tracer before hitting the main target. But beware, the boxes fall back on it, so you have to clear them, then octo-lock, then again blast the boxes, then octo-lock the main thing. By performing octo-locks you can kill it up to the point where you will gain no more points even if you are octo-locking. The way I was able to get the last 1% (so from 71% -> 72%) was to just spam A until u see the percentage at 72%.
For me, without having 72% at this point it was impossible to clear the whole thing with 100%.
====== END of purple planet = 72%

The last parts are completely self-explanatory, spam A (or perform perfect octo-locks, if you are going for golden star)

16 red boxes = 80%
three snakes = 90%
last planet = 100%

Hope this helps! I know I was going crazy with this when I was going for the golden stars achievement.
Let me know if you have any comments/concerns! :)
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25 Feb 2012 19:40

The below solution is brilliant so Kudos to Darklights.

I just wanted to add that this achievement is made 10x's easier with a turbo controller using turbo on A.

One other thing. Make sure you DO NOT kill the Mid way boss the second time you see him. I played through it 6 or 7 times ending with 93% only to find I destroyed the boss before the third set of boxes spawn.

Good luck
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29 Oct 2011 21:46

This is are excellent guide for this level, for the Gold Star (100% + 800k) rank you definitely need some practice, but you can get the 100% on your first try. Just follow the video, this is very detailed and useful guide.

All credits goes to SajikoSakura
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08 May 2013 12:24

See video under Pulse-Pounding trophy.

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For this, you simply have to purify all enemies. This level is pretty straight forward, so you should have no trouble getting all of them.
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01 Aug 2021 07:26

When knocking out 100%, you will need phenomenal reaction and attentiveness, since particles and all kinds of creatures will move in all directions and, after waiting for some time, simply fly away. To obtain 100% purification, you must destroy absolutely all infected creatures, particles and squares, and how you do this - by purification or captures - does not matter. The storage consists of several segments, at the bottom left of the screen you can see what percentage of purification in this segment you have; upon completion, each of them must be 100%, otherwise you will not add up the percentage in the final result. I advise you to study each segment thoroughly.

video to help https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe3jWk2kbxQ
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14 Mar 2012 22:51