Clash of the Titans

My Guide from X360A - http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/showthread.php?t=23...

Firstly, massive props to SoZuu, without whom I would have probably smashed my Xbox the fuck up getting these done

Hopefully this will help you on your way to Height of Olympus. I unlocked it after 120 hours gameplay. (15 hours story, 45 hours Surpass Hephaestus, 60 hours S Rank)

This isn't going to give you a step-by-step guide to every level; these are the times/damage/kills I got to S Rank the level. They are not set in stone but as the game provides you with ZERO indication of what you need to do to gain S you'll at least now have something to aim for.

Some levels do not have any stats against them - this is because I completed them during my Surpass Hephaestus playthrough and I wasn't recording the stats at that time - this should mean they are fairly straight-forward and can be S Ranked without much trouble.

General Tips
95% of the levels were completed using Axe Of Themis. When charged with Battle Song III (Piscium Harp) it destroys most bosses in 6 to 8 hits and disposes of higher enemies very quickly too. Axe Of Themis also has Automatic Perfect Sub Weapon Seize - so you'll never miss if you've got it equipped (ie it's visable on your back)

Learn Boss Battles - you will need to dispatch every boss as quickly as possible - tips below

Satyros are a total ball-ache. They do not die easily. Learn to dispatch them quickly or use them to boost Chain Seize.

Chain Seize is your friend - learn when to use it, and more importantly, when NOT to use it. No point wasting it clearing a couple of enemies if you've got 8 waiting round the corner or filling you Soul bar up when it's already full!

If you complete a level and haven't got enough kills - farm them. Find a nice enemy spawn and boost your kills to the levels indicated.

Did I mention Axe Of Themis??? USE IT!!

Do not expect to S Rank on your first go. Even with some stats to aim for you're going to need some trial and error to get there.

Story Quests
You'll unlock statues in the Realm Of The Gods as you playthrough. These are listed in clockwise order, starting with the statue of your family directly behind you.

Quest / completion time / damage taken / kills

The Siren's Song - 0:42 / 0 / 10
Finding Tekla - 1:14 / 0 / 7
The Undead Swarm - 1:48 / 25 / 20
A Few Good Men - 2:33 / 0 / 18
On The Home Front - 0:37 / 0 / 5

Fall In - 1:29 / 35 / 5
The Spoken Word - 1:12 / 60 / 6
Night Raid - 3:06 / 70 / 16
Divide And Conquer - 7:44 / 164 / 24
Inflitration - 6:21 / 190 / 18
Out Of The Frying Pan - 5:27 / 0 / 22
Into The Fire - 6:01 / 95 / 13

Eye For An Eye - 0:07 / 0 / 0
Something To See - 3:46 / 55 / 10
Gift Horse - 3:44 / 250 / 10
Higher Learning - 3:38 / 50 / 12
The Beast Within - 3:25 / 165 / 7
The Gods Are Watching - 4:13 / 110 / 10
Face Your Destiny - 3:29 / 45 / 13

A Human's Strength - 10:20 / 265 / 31
Disillusion - nil / nil / nil

Protect Pegasus - 2:00 / 25 / 9
Rise, My King - 1:29 / 27 / 6
Taking Out The Trash - 3:35 / 203 / 18
The Reunion - nil / nil / nil
To The Lighthouse! - 4:28 / 60 / 34
Clash Of The Titans - 7:08 / 435 / 9

This Is Only The Beginning - nil / nil / nil

Daughter Of Fate - nil / nil / nil
Above The Underworld - 2:10 / 105 / 8
Scales - 3:34 / 30 / 1
The Three Keys - The Evil Lizard - 4:34 / 63 / 19
The Three Keys - The Watchdog - 3:16 / 110 / 25
The Three Keys - The Giant - 6:06 / 155 / 17
The Gate Opens - 1:37 / 145 / 14

Taming Pegasus - 3:35 / 0 / 29
God Or Man? - 2:08 / 0 / 15
Fisherman's Son - nil / nil / nil
Herb Hunt - 2:55 / 0 / 54
Path Finder - 3:14 / 29 / 18
Calibos! - 0:56 / 90 / 0
Tracking Calibos - 1:55 / 0 / 29

The Circle Of Hades - 1:19 / 43 / 11
Monsters In The Street - 1:08 / 30 / 14
Guiding Light - 0:59 / 5 / 10
Pacifism - 1:26 / 0 / 0
Rivalry I - 2:30 / 8 / 133
Coliseum I - 1:00 / 20 / 7
Night Watch - 4:04 / 45 / 22
Rivalry II - 2:30 / 32 / 159
Coliseum II - 1:55 / 20 / 8
Swords Speak Louder - 3:11 / 160 / 1
Departures - 0:38 / 25 / 2

Challenge Quests

Free Roam Challenges
These are a pain if you don't know what you are doing. Kills tend to be the key factor so I've included details of where to farm them.

Quest / completion time / damage taken / kills

Mount Of Idols - nil / nil / nil
You come across 4/5 skeletons, then a left turn with another 5 skeletons. Rinse this 5 or 6 times - I think I finished with about 80 kills

Streets Of Argos - 9:37 / 28 / 72
Level = 4 x Stone ; 5 x Skeletons ; 5 x enemies outside. Boost Chain Seize with the 5 skeletons and use it on the 5 x enemies outside. Repeat 5 times and head back

Miasmic Swamp - 8:59 / 10 / 100
Get the area with the 2nd pillar and 4 x enemies will spawn. Kill them, run up the hill a bit and they respawn. Repeat 25 times.

Desert Of the Djinn - 8:54 / 160 / 57
Use the enemy spawn downstairs, inside the caves, to boost without taking too much damage

Norn Mountain - 8:43 / 140 / 42
Use the first 3 hounds you come across to boost kills.

The Underworld - 6:51 / 115 / 80
Use the undead at the bottom of the stairs to boost Chain Seize and rinse the Skeleton/Worm spawn 5 times

Medusa's Temple - 3:52 / 10 / 120
First room you get locked in - Skeleton spawns x 20ish - repeat 5 times

Argos Castle Area - 8:48 / 35 / 57
I used the same method as Streets of Argos here

Other Challenge Quests
Rivalry III - 2:00 / 50 / 106
Mating Season - 3:00 / 0 / 113
Glutton Of Miasmic Swamp - 2:36 / 40 / 52
Enemy Remnants - nil / nil / nil
Revenge Of The Satyros - 12:31 / 885 / 55
Looming Skeleton - 1:35 / 0 / 108
Sand Wormania - 6:55 / 100 / 25
Giant Glare - 6:23 / 55 / 22
Poison Wildlife Territory - nil / nil / nil
Stand Your Ground 1 - 7:15 / 175 / 81
Stand Your Ground 2 - 8:41 / 260 / 62
Gladiator 1 - 0:22 / 0 / 1
Gladiator 2 - nil / nil / nil
Gladiator 3 - 2:47 / 145 / 17
Gladiator 4 - 4:35 / 191 / 44
Gladiator 5 - 4:39 / 471 / 51
Here's how:-
Round 1 - spam for Chain Seize and use it = (15 seconds)
Round 2 - personally I prefer using Target + Forward + Y then Y to smash the eyes into the air. Spam for Chain Seize, use once, spam again and SAVE IT! (60 seconds)
Round 3 - keep your NPC healed if possible - he'll take some of the flak. Ignore the 2 flying bitches unless you need to boost Chain Seize. BS + AoT, run around the back of Polyphemus and unload. Either use Chain Seize to refill your Souls or suck them from Polyphemus. You'll need at least 6 fully charged hits before he'll start flashing for SWS (90 seconds)
Round 4 - spam for Chain Seize and use (30 seconds)
Round 5 - use the skeletons for souls or Chain Seize if needs be. Only attack the King's legs using BS + AoT. Make sure you suck his Souls when flashes blue. If done correctly the first time he collapses you'll get a Sub Weapon Seize to kill him. If you take out his arms it is very likely he will rebuild himself and screw up your time. (90 seconds).
Use the Boss Challenges to practice if needs be.

Boss Battle Challenge Quests
Battle Song III + Axe Of Themis is absolutely key here for quick take-downs. Axe also gives you automatic SWS so no cock-ups to ruin your times! Once you've mastered these Quests it'll make the Gladiator Quests a bit easier. Most have no stats - they should be easy (hahahaha!) Remember to drain souls from all the bosses when they flash blue.

The biggest pain in the ass - Cyclops & Polyphemus. Two huge clubs and a nasty triple pounding make him a nightmare to finish off quickly. Try and use your NPC as bait and nip around the back to unload BS + AoT, then use him to recharge using Soul Seize.

The Stubborn Squad Leader - nil / nil / nil
The Cursed King - 0:49 / 112 / 0
Blood-born Demons - nil / nil / nil
The Blue One-Eyed Giant - nil / nil / nil
Beast-man And Giant - 2:39 / 270 / 2
Chthonic Terror - nil / nil / nil
Twin Blades In The Mist - 1:32 / 397 / 3
The Desert Rowdy - nil / nil / nil
Death-Eating Snake - 2:38 / 0 / 1
Avoid all energy balls and the snake will eventually stop flying around and the camera will pan around and show it looking at you out of the water. Dodge/avoid the 3 rounds of energy balls it fires at you and you've got about 60 seconds to hit all 4 yellow "eyes" on it's tail before it flies away. Do so, and the snake flies away from you, turns around and comes back. You'll get a Sub Weapon Seize chance. Take it! After the SWS the snake will try and coil round you - 2 hits with Axe Of Themis and it's a goner. Time for another SWS and you're done.

Evil Lizard Of The Underworld - nil / nil / nil
Twin-Headed Hellhound - nil / nil / nil
Son Of Poseidon - 1:32 / 270 / 2
Skeleton King - 1:43 / 113 / 10
The trick here is to use Battle Song + Axe Of Themis on it's LEGS only. If you destroy the arms too there is a much higher chance of it rebuilding itself and thus taking too long to kill.

Celestial Beauty - 5:51 / 712 / 1
Even Snake-face is no match for Battle Song + Axe Of Themis!

The One-Armed King - nil / nil / nil
Twin Bladed Cavalry - nil / nil / nil
Shadow In The Depths - nil / nil / nil

I'm posting only just a few of the missions I had trouble with. I wasn't planning on doing this but I put so much effort into it that it would be a waste not to share some knowledge. I wish I had done this earlier so I could have tackled more missions.

General Tips:
- Use Axe of Themis (AoT) most of the time.
- When attacking Bosses, use the Piscium Harp with Battle Song III. Try to time it. If you get hit while playing it, the effect will go away and you would have lost precious Souls (blue gauge). Also, try to get really close to the Boss when hitting them with AoT. Sometimes you will land 2 hits with one swing.
- When fighting Bosses, try to roll around instead of moving. Just hold down RT and roll in the direction you want to go. This will help you move around and avoid most attacks.
- When I wanted Chain Seize, I would equip AoT and use regular Sword Attacks on weaker enemies. If you do enough, it will charge your Chain Seize, which you can save for when you have a lot of enemies on the screen or when you need Souls. Don't get hit or use a sub weapon, as this will reset the counter for getting Chain Seize.
- Some missions put more emphasis on Time, others on Kills or Damage Taken. Try to figure out which one to focus on. Sometimes, it is a combination of all 3.
- Sozuu and HWNDarkside have excellent guides. Check them. I got S ranking on some of the missions and didn't do as well on them as they did, so keep trying.
- Bow - I used the Bone Bow most of the time. If you are close enough to an enemy you can lock on it with LT and just hit B a few times. You can also go into Aim/Sniper mode by selecting your Bow and just hit B once. This will help you take out artifacts or enemies that are far away.
- Sirens and Phantoms - Use fire to get them into Sub Weapon Seize, and then use LB.
- Always have the AoT equipped when using Sub Weapon Seize. You will never miss. And don't hit any buttons during the animations as this could interrupt the Seize and you will have to start over.
- When using AoT don't smash the button as each press will consume Souls. Only hit it once, when you know you will make the swing.
- Healing will not take away the damage received during the mission. So don't bother carrying a healing item. If you get hit that much, you probably won't get an S anyway.
- If you have the Axe of Themis equipped when you die, you will respawn, although this will probably ruin any chances of getting and S rank on the smaller missions.
- Let this be your last Achievement, so you have all your weapons maxed out, or at least the Axe of Themis, Bone Bow, Iliotropio, Flame Core, and Piscium Harp.

Hardest Missions for me:

1) Protect Pegasus - Equip Flame Core. When you see the Harpies fly over the balcony, lock on them with LT then jump and hit B. It will fire 3 flames, which will rise from the ground, surprisingly taking the harpies down. If they don't die right away, use RB to absorb Souls. If they don't die, land a couple of regular hits with X, and then do RB again. You can tell if they are going to die with the first Soul Seize (RB) by the color they are flashing. Lighter orange means they are ready to go. Equip Iliotropio or any other healing item so you can keep Pegasus alive. Just keep an eye on his health, roll whenever harpies shoot, and when you see them get closer to Pegasus, Lock, Jump and use Fire to take them down. The key here is to kill at least 9 harpies. I'm not sure, but if they go down outside the balcony and fall off the building, I think it counts as a kill too.

2) A Human's Strength (Medusa) - Get a map first. I used

http://www.xboxer360.com/achievements-guides/clash-of-the-ti...

In the bigger halls, I avoided most enemies except for weaker skeletons which you can RB from the get go. When you get to the rooms with the Horse Totems, use AoT twice to take them out and then deal with the enemies. With Scorpions I used regular X attacks and then RB. With Statues use AoT, then RB, AoT then LB. When you get to a room with 4 stone knights (the smaller ones), just try to group 2 of them together and use AoT to take them out. You can take all 4 out with just 2 hits of the AoT. Ignore the Siren.
When you get to Medusa, use the Harp right away and land some hits. You will go into Seize mode pretty quickly. Make sure you have AoT equipped so you don't miss. Some scenes you can skip. Just hit Start once. If it goes into Pause, just let the animation be. Don't hit any other buttons or you will interrupt the Seize and have to start over. Roll to avoid the Stone Glare, and try to get behind Medusa while she's doing this so you don't get hit. Land 1 or 2 hits with AoT and roll away to avoid getting hit with the tail. If you run out of Souls, use regular X attacks. She will turn Blue for a couple of seconds, so try to be aware of this so you can use RB. It will give you precious Souls. It's pretty straight forward until she kills Draco, then she will do a 360 beam attack. I found out that if you Jump and do regular X attacks (the long aerial combo), the beams won't damage you, so just keep jumping and hitting X. When you land, roll to the side and do it again. If you have some Souls, use AoT and this will also interrupt her when charging the beams. This mission is a combination of Kills, Damage Taken and Time. Check HWNDarkside's guide for reference.

3) The Three Keys - The Evil Lizard - This mission is not hard at all. I got to the end of it with minimum damage and with great time and still fell short of the S. I found out that you do have to kill at least 19 enemies. The thing is, I got to the lizard with only 12 or so, so you have to stay a little longer on the last fight and wait for some Zombies to spawn so you can kill those. I got hit a lot more by doing this because the Lizard would hit me every now and then, but still got the S.
Start by using fire on the 2 phantoms. Take the left road so you can destroy the artifact with 2 aerial combos (X). Use fire on the next artifact and then AoT on the 3rd one. Try to kill the Zombie with the same Axe hit to save Souls. You can also get Chain Seize by hitting the Zombies with regular X attacks only. When the Cockatrice (the flying dragon thing) appears, get behind it and use AoT or aerial X combos. Avoid getting hit by the green smoke as it does huge damage. When it gets light blue, use RB. I saved the Chain Seize for the last fight before the boss, when the 2 phantoms appear. When the Boss comes out, quickly use the Harp, and roll out of his way. This fight is very easy. Just use AoT 3 or 4 times before the Harp effect goes away, then use regular AoT then RB, AoT and RB. Keep doing this and you won't get hit. When the boss' health is low, go look for some Zombies to hit the 19 kill mark, then go back to the Lizard with AoT then the final LB.

4) Rivalry II - Equip Chaotic Bane. As soon as you start, head to the left and use Chaotic Bane on the spawn point. Then move clockwise and place another one on the front balcony and the last one on the right spawn point. There are 3 total. Then go back to the first one and use Chaotic Bane again. Keep doing this in clockwise order, killing the frogs in the way with regular X attacks. Use RB when you can to gain some Souls. Avoid doing long combos. Just hit X twice to dispose of frogs. The longer combos will leave you open to attacks. Roll around hitting X on your way to the next spawn point. The Key here is Kills. I don't remember how many I got, but I think it's something around 145.

5) Scales - The Sea Serpent. I used the Bone Bow. Just roll whenever it fires. Leave it pressed down, always rolling in the direction away from the souls it fires. When it stops, you will see 4 glowing dots in its body. Choose your Bow and hit B to enter Aim mode. Try to charge the first shot while you are aiming to score a big hit first, then do regular B attacks. I didn't get them all on its first stop. I got it on the 2nd one. Time doesn't seem to be too important, but you still have to be swift. Once the 4 glowing dots are gone, it will come to you and you will get a chance to do Sub Weapon Seize (SWS). Equip the AoT and hit LB when you can. After the animation, it will start circling around you. I used the Harp and hit it with the AoT as it was closing in on me. It went away, then came back for another SWS. Hit LB and it's gone.

6) Eye for an Eye - The Grab the Eye mission. This has to be done within 10 seconds. Just approach the first witch. As you are walking towards her, turn around and just pick a side. Hopefully it will be the side she throws the eye to. If not, start over. While you are running towards the 2nd witch, try to time it so that when the eye is landing you hit LB. Hit LB once, if you do it many times to avoid missing the window, you will ruin the seize and will have to start over. Takes a few tries, but you will get it.

7) Tracking Calibos - The key here is to do it in under 2 minutes. Whenever you face a Scorpion, just use RB to instantly kill it and gain some Souls. Jump down the cliffs to avoid hanging from the ledge. When you reach the frogs, kill them with regular X attacks. Avoid long combos and use AoT once or twice to take out a bunch at a time. Keep following the stains and kill the Scorpions with RB. When you get to the Zombies, use nothing but regular X attacks to get Chain Seize. Save it, and use AoT to dispose of the Zombies if you haven't yet. RB for the Scorpion. Keep going. When you reach the end with the phantoms, use Chain Seize to get all 3 of them. You can also use Flame Core, but it will take longer to kill. I got it on my first try when I saved Chain Seize for the end.

8) Swords Speak Louder - Draco Fight. Skip all talking. I tried many methods, combos, and moves. I tried other people's methods and didn't get lucky. What worked for me was being as aggressive as possible. There will be 3 SWS opportunities. After each one, Draco's combos get longer, but his style doesn't change that much. His first combo is quite short. Try to trigger him into starting his combo, then roll around him and hit him in the back with regular X attacks. Try your last hit to be LT + Forward + Y, which will slice him and hopefully knock him down. If you don't land it, roll away.

Don't stay more than 3 seconds close to him, or he will hit you. Keep hitting him with X. As soon as he blocks one hit, roll away and try to get behind him as he starts his combo

When he's on the floor, roll to him and try to land more hits with regular X or LT + Forward + Y. I sometimes got lucky when I took him against the wall. I knocked him down, hit regular X attacks then LT+F+Y. He would hit the wall and not land too far away from me, which allowed me to get closer and land more hits (X or LT+F+Y) while on the floor.

After the first SWS, his combos will be longer, but your technique won't have to change. Just make him start his combo, then roll around and get behind him and follow the guide above. After the 2nd SWS, his combos get longer and more dangerous. Try to time it so you hit him with LT+F+Y as he is ready to land the last hit of his combo. If you do it right, you will interrupt his combo and knock him down.

In general, be aggressive. When he blocks, roll away. Avoid using LT+Back+Y, as this will hit him on the way up, but on the way down he will land hard doing you a lot of damage. When he jumps, roll back.

9) Giant Glare - It's all about taking the best route and not getting hit so much. Get some Souls and hopefully Chain Seize on the first dogs that show up. I used one AoT on the eyes, then roll behind them avoiding the black electricity they shoot, then a second AoT and finally RB for some Souls. If you run out of Souls, jump and do aerial X combos. If they are blue, use RB until you get enough for AoT. If they close the eye, walk away from them a little bit so it opens again, then get close to it. When they shoot their black electricity, roll once to avoid it then AoT the eye. This will destroy the electricity as well, so you don't have to wait for it to disappear.

This is the route I took: Once you start, go North. You will encounter 2 dogs. Use regular X attacks until you get Chain Seize. Get the eye with AoT and go West. Keep going until you get to another eye. Ignore the dogs and get the Eye with AoT. If you hit the dogs by any chance with the swing of the AoT, RB them for Souls. Then head back to the fork. This time go East. Keep going until you reach the Crossing. Dispose of one Eye, then go for the second one. The 2 remaining eyes will do their charge attacks and then go "dizzy". Use your Chain Seize here and get rid of the Siren along with both eyes. Once you dispose of the 3 eyes, go West. Keep going, killing the eyes. If you are low on Souls, get behind them and do one aerial combo, then roll away as they will either shoot electricity or charge in circles. When they are done, they will be vulnerable for another combo. After this, do AoT and RB, depending on your Souls. As soon as you get to the circular area where you can jump down, look to the right. There will be an Eye in the corner that will easily be missed. Get the Eyes on top then jump down and get the one below. Keep going, passing below the "bridge", and you will eventually get to the Crossing you were before. This time go North and dispose of the last eye on top of the hill. I did 6:17, 65, 20.

10) Gladiator 5 - Try to get Chain Seize right away. I found that sometimes It'd be better to get rid of the frogs first with 1 AoT and then RB, then attack one of the archers until you get the Chains Seize. If you get Dark ones as you start, do over. This will probably make more dark ones spawn later on with the eyes, and you don't want that. Once you get Chain Seize, use it to get rid of all the enemies fast. You will then come to the eyes. Hit them with regular X attacks. Do only 2 slices and then roll back to avoid getting hit. They do a lot of damage. Keep doing this until you get Chain Seize again, then save it. Get rid of the eyes by using your Bone Bow while locking on them, and then doing LT+Back+Y. Keep doing this and try to fill your Soul meter. Avoid getting surrounded. If you get Dark ones, charge your Chain Seize and use it, then follow my advice above to fill it up again. It's not too hard if you try to group the eyes together and slice them, as you get multiple hits at a time. After the eyes, there comes the Giant. The girls are a pain, but try to focus on the Giant. As soon as you can, use the Harp. Take your time to get around the Giant and get directly behind him, really close. Focus on getting just one good hit. If you are well placed you will get half his health down with just one slice. Try to stay behind him the whole time. He will focus on your friend instead. Roll, roll, roll to avoid the girls and to stay behind the Giant. When you can use the Harp again and try to land more hits. Keep using AoT until you get SWS. If you get low on Souls, use the Chain Seize on one of the girls to fill it up. This will probably ruin your chances of getting an S, so try not to waste that Chain Seize. After beating the Boss, many enemies will spawn. If you have Chain Seize, go to the flying cockatrice and use it to get rid of all the enemies. You will probably be left with another Cockatrice. Get behind it, avoiding the green smoke and tornado, and use AoT or aerial combos to get rid of it. Try to keep your souls for the next section, the Skeleton King. Once he appears, don't use the Harp right away, try to get closer to him and dodge his first attack by rolling or jumping. Then use the Harp and try to get below him, between his legs and use AoT. I never got a real good hit with the harp, so you have to be patient and hit him many times. Time your rolls or jumps as he jumps up, so you're not touching the ground as he lands. The good thing is that every 2 hits he gets blue and you can get more Souls. Keep doing AoT and RB when he's blue. If you get knocked down, roll close to him again, timing your jumps and rolls. Ignore the skeletons unless you are desperate for Souls. I never killed them. When he gets orange, do LB and you are done. During this mission, focus on not getting hit and being swift. Don't mind healing yourself, unless you want to keep your buddy alive. If you are focusing on S rank, healing will not take away the damage received during for the mission. To have a reference you can die and use up half of your second life and still get an S.

I will not remember much of this and I will want to forget it as this has taken me more than 100 hours. I will try to help others who are stuck, but I can't guarantee I can give detailed information on a particular mission. Hope this helps someone.