Dead Space 2

Dead Space 2

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Going for Distance

Going for Distance

Impale an enemy and make him fly through the air for 17 meters - it must stick to the surface

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How to unlock the Going for Distance achievement in Dead Space 2 - Definitive Guide

The first time you really get the chance for this is at the beginning of Chapter 2. After using/passing the Save Point, your locator will direct you to the Titan Height Apartments.

As you open the door, a Slasher will appear at the end of the hall and come running at you. Take him down quickly, before you move forward. When you do move forward, off to your right through some debris, you will see an Infector changing a dead body. Grab the spike in front of you on the floor with your Kinessis, aim, and launch it at him. It must go at least 17 meters, and it must stick.

The video below should help explain it more. I think they are on easy though, because it took more than one shot to kill the Slasher, and it took me several tries to hit the Infector just right. Their rig is the first rig you get in Chapter 1. Again, I think there were on easy just to figure out how to get the achievements - there was no upgrade. As I stated above, it took me several tries to hit it just right, and I was playing on normal. If you mess up, just reload your checkpoint.

If you have a problem getting it here, wait until you get the Javelin Gun, and you will get it. There were multiple times where I sent a baddie flying with it at long distances.

Credit to Achievement Hunter for the video upload.
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28 Jan 2011 13:51

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Dude i've tried it for a while and it won't work, any ideas?
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By vX J 0 H 7V Xv on 29 Jan 2011 16:48
*Never mind* popped on about the 30th time. Dis exactly the same thing as before. It seems a little glitchy
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By vX J 0 H 7V Xv on 29 Jan 2011 16:53
^^ the guy in the vid has upgraded rig and weapons, which is why it dies in one shot (hit both legs with one shot), and the kinesis is more powerful.
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By Daft Incarnate on 30 Jan 2011 23:08
Didn't work for me at all and I had fully upgraded kinesis
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By Gooner77 on 01 Feb 2011 22:34
I will explain how it worked for me. The video is done on the easy setting to get it working on normal (that's the setting i'm playing now) you have to shoot the infector twice wth your plasma cutter and then use the iron spike with kinesis.
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By KratosGodslayer on 13 Feb 2011 16:20
Kratos is right. I just did it on Zealot... Tried doing what was in the video and it wasen't working. Then I shot it twice the the plasma cutter before hitting it with the spike and it worked like a charm.
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By Born 0f Fire on 04 May 2011 20:06
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If you don't mind waiting until later in the game...

***SPOILER ALERT***

I got mine in Chapter 10 while making my way down the Ishimura tram tracks (long open corridor where you first encounter enemies). After the fight with the Brutes, Ellie will tell you enemies are pouring into the ship and Necromorphs will burst through the floor grates in front of and behind you. Allow an enemy to get close, stasis it, and with your TK or Javelin gun, position yourself so that you're aiming a direct shot down the corridor (for desired distance) and towards one of the sides (so it sticks), and let 'er rip.
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31 Jan 2011 19:11

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That's where I did it! Great spot, man, thanks!
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By TheRickMoranis on 02 Feb 2011 01:41
Thx for this guide! Worked so easy.
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By TheJimiHippie on 30 Aug 2011 01:24
Had to reload twice because the Necros kept bouncing off the sides rather than sticking to them, but on the third try it worked perfectly. Thanks for the the tip! :)
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By Kimieva on 06 Mar 2014 14:37
Did not work instead it did when i used the solution of the Brazilian guy below.
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By MQ1 Sky Warrior on 11 Mar 2023 23:28
It works... no one else had a problem and I've repeated this many times on multiple playthroughs. Maybe git gud before downvoting for your incompetency?
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By visheyry on 13 Mar 2023 13:10
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Another good point for this is chapter 11 in the mines, when you enter the cave where you need to replace the power junction, as soon as you enter a black necro will drop down from a vent, kill it and quickly move to the end of the corridor, if you turn left you will see another necro running towards you through a long bridge, stasis him and with the arm of the previous necro or with the javelin gun just shot aiming to his torso and he will fly the distance to net you the achievement.

The good thing about his area is that there is asave station right before crossing the door so you can just repeat if you did not make it.
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12 Apr 2011 20:43

i got mine in chapter six just after you meet the girl, go up the lift walk passed the save point and a necromorph and a big fat thing will come running at you, use the javelin gun on the necro the first shot should slow it down and then just before it gets to you aim for its stomach and sent i flying down the corridor
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24 Apr 2011 10:14

Very easy, simple place to get this is in the church in Chapter 5. It is the same large room where you get grabbed and then attacked by the pack from the demo for the game. when you proceed up the ramps and to the door at the center of the second floor, a necromorph will always climb over the balcony behind you. Just be ready for him with a talon, javelin, or spear you find laying around and hit him as he is climbing up. Pretty much guaranteed to send him flying across the church. I need this with a talon i grabbed off a dead necromorph on my way up there. Happy hunting!
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03 Feb 2011 18:49

During Chapter 1 after you have acquired the Javelin Gun, you will come to a save station in a section of apartments. The path to progress will be in the opposite direction you face for the save station, if that helps. As you leave the save station, you will pass a closed gate on your right, and behind it there will be a woman crawling along and crying, then she will die. As you head towards the exit, a necromorph will break through the wooden door on your right and attack you (of course).

Run towards the save station and when the necromorph reaches you, run back to the exit quickly, then when the necromorph reaches you this time, shoot it with the Javelin Gun. Make sure your angle is right so it hits the other end of the hall. The reason you must be at the opposite end from the save station is that I don't think the necromorph will stick to an exit door.

I know it's a little wordy, but I hope it helps.
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30 May 2011 02:08

Another good spot for this is in chapter 2 after you get the train moving.

Fight off 3 or 4 enemies and make your way forward through the train.

You will come to a section with a car missing and you have to fly Iron man style to the train up ahead. As you move forward a slasher will emerge. Shoot off his arm and grab the arm with LT+B with Kinesics and allow him to draw close then blast him in the head/torso with it. He should fly to the back of the train and stick.
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30 Jan 2011 18:24

To impale an enemy, you need to either use Kinesis ( + ) and pick up a pole-like item or the Javelin Gun and fire it at a necromorph to impale them on the opposite wall. The target must stick onto the wall for the kill to count. Use stasis to buy yourself time to aim if necessary. If you use a Slasher's own arm to impale itself, you'll unlock Taste of your own Medicine at the same time.

Video by PowerPyx with the Javelin Gun.

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At the start of Chapter 2, you will find yourself in a room with a store, save terminal and workbench. Purchase both the Javelin Gun and Line Gun before proceeding. This achievement can be picked up using the Javelin Gun or by using kinesis on spikes, rods, or other necromorph limbs. After exiting the room with the store, proceed to the end of this room with the moving walkway and go through the door on the left to the Titan Heights Apartments. As soon as you go through the door, there will be a small explosion and a single necromorph will attack another human down the hallway. Directly in front of you will be a rod. Use kinesis to quickly pick it up, while the necromorph is busy attacking its other target. Back all the way up to the door you just came through and let it approach you. When it gets close use kinesis launch to send it flying backward into the wall.

The video below shows how to do this in the same room but on the necromorph to the right. After killing the above necromorph that is running toward you, turn to the right and you will see a necromorph through the grate. Hit it with the spike and the achievement should pop.

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In general, you need to use a Javelin Gun or a simple piece of iron (previously captured using kinesis) to pin the necromorph to the wall, and it must fly at least 17m.

The best place IMHO is the beginning of chapter 2: after you pass the room with the room opened by the power node, you will find yourself in the next room where the necromorph will attack a person. We kill him, take a dart thrower or piece of iron from the floor, turn to the right and see through the destroyed wall how the infector does its business of infecting. We shoot at him... your

DETAILED VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNv84VW1bC0
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03 Apr 2011 13:07

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If you don't succeed the first time, just restart the checkpoint and start from the same place before throwing the piece of iron.
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By Chronicle on 05 Jun 2015 13:21
You can also do this when the Shuttle explodes in the window and there is a corridor with explosives, move back to the wall until it melts and wait, you saw it frozen with stasis, and shoot, that’s how I got a trophy
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By EgorStasiv on 20 Apr 2021 01:49
This trophy is not difficult to get, but in the add-on. I advise you to start playing DEAD SPACE 2 with the add-on, this will make the main game easier for you, you can get 21-22 trophies in the add-on. Set the easy level, checkpoint “arriving on the shuttle to the station.” We kill 2 necromorphs and a gramila - here’s another trophy. We go into the compartment with the magazine, collect everything and record. We go through and find ourselves in the hospital compartment, a necromorph comes out on the right, dragging the body of the “unfortunate” with him. We shoot at the body, the necromorph throws it and slowly walks towards you. We paralyze the necromorph, shoot off one of its blades, attract the blade and shoot it at the necromorph. He will fly 2 rooms and the blade will stick him into the wall - this is IMPORTANT, you have the “17 meters” trophy and the “taste your own treat” trophy too.
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By vodoley68 on 11 May 2012 09:33
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This trophy is not difficult to get, but in the add-on. I advise you to start playing DEAD SPACE 2 with the add-on, this will make the main game easier for you, you can get 21-22 trophies in the add-on. Set the easy level, checkpoint “arriving on the shuttle to the station.” We kill 2 necromorphs and a gramila - here’s another trophy. We go into the compartment with the magazine, collect everything and record. We go through and find ourselves in the hospital compartment, a necromorph comes out on the right, dragging the body of the “unfortunate” with him. We shoot at the body, the necromorph throws it and slowly walks towards you. We paralyze the necromorph, shoot off one of its blades, attract the blade and shoot it at the necromorph. He will fly 2 rooms and the blade will stick him into the wall - this is IMPORTANT, you have the “17 meters” trophy and the “taste your own treat” trophy too.
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25 Apr 2012 11:11