Frozen Free Fall: Snowball Fight

This is the most time consuming and frustrating trophy in the game. The first steps towards this trophy are learning the methods which allow you to save lives and a lot of money at the same time. See below for a step-by-step mini guide:

XMB Quitting Method (Recommended) :

Step 1 - If you fail a level then do not press any button to progress the menus.

Step 2 - On the PS4, hold the button then press "close application". For PS3 users, press the button once and quit by pressing triangle over the game on the XMB and close from the options menu that appears on the right hand side or simply hold the PS button for 2 seconds and press quit game.

Step 3: Relaunch the application and return to the level you recently failed. If you fail again simply repeat steps one and two until you pass and/or earn 3 stars on that level.

Method Number 2: Lives regeneration trick (Not Recommended) (I also recommend you do this only in offline mode).

Step 1: Use up all of your 15 starting lives but don't just lose them on purpose, just continue playing normally until you lose them all).

Step 2: (Both PS4 & PS3 users do this method the same way). Quit the game and return to the XMB/Home screen. Whilst at the home screen travel over to the settings tab and press "Date & Time settings".

Step 3: Skip the date forward a Week, Month or Year (whatever time you feel like doing. Testing this I skipped years and months both worked perfectly). *I can not confirm that doing it forward a week works. Sometimes it did whilst other times it did not register*.

Step 4: Confirm the date and time settings, then return back to the game. This method will rebuild 3 lives and only 3 lives which is why I don't recommend it unless you really need them.

The reason these methods are needed is because you will more than likely be spending a lot of time replaying the same levels over and over trying to earn 3 stars whilst also completing the objective set in that level. Each time you quit the game and retry that particular level changes the positioning of the gems. This is where luck is involved.

The game is not just luck based. To earn 3 stars on each level you will also need to understand the scoring system. Each levels point objective changes depending on the difficulty of that particular level. Most of the time the second star is around double the amount you need for the one star to pass the level so if the points for one star are 10,000, then you will need at least 20,000 for 2 stars and so on. This is not a definitive answer and adding the objectives for all 195 levels would fill my character limit for this guide. I suggest posting your best 3 star scores for any level under this guide, to help other players who are struggling with a particular level. You can find the score needed for 1 star at the top of the screen to the left hand side of the 3 snowflakes (stars).

A good tip for the time based levels is too make matches as quick as possible. You earn more points making 3 "3 gem matches" quickly than making one big 5 gem match and creating a powerup. This is because you earn a points bonus for speed so remember: The quicker you make matches and the more matches you make in quick succession, the higher your scores per match will be.

For levels with limited moves you can still make moves quick, however be more conservative with your time. Speed will cause you to make mistakes. You can make a match every 5-7 seconds and still earn a speed bonus.

Again for the limited move levels try and make as many powerup gems as you can. Mixing 2 powerup gems can quickly turn a game around in a matter of seconds. It is important you play smart and calmly but also quickly. For more information on how to make each powerup gem and their actions refer to each of their respective trophies.

This is the most time consuming and frustrating trophy in the game. The first steps towards this trophy are learning the methods which allow you to save lives and a lot of money at the same time. See below for a step-by-step mini guide:

XMB Quitting Method (Recommended) :

Step 1 - If you fail a level then do not press any button to progress the menus.

Step 2 - On the PS4, hold the button then press "close application". For PS3 users, press the button once and quit by pressing triangle over the game on the XMB and close from the options menu that appears on the right hand side or simply hold the PS button for 2 seconds and press quit game.

Step 3: Relaunch the application and return to the level you recently failed. If you fail again simply repeat steps one and two until you pass and/or earn 3 stars on that level.

Method Number 2: Lives regeneration trick (Not Recommended) (I also recommend you do this only in offline mode).

Step 1: Use up all of your 15 starting lives but don't just lose them on purpose, just continue playing normally until you lose them all).

Step 2: (Both PS4 & PS3 users do this method the same way). Quit the game and return to the XMB/Home screen. Whilst at the home screen travel over to the settings tab and press "Date & Time settings".

Step 3: Skip the date forward a Week, Month or Year (whatever time you feel like doing. Testing this I skipped years and months both worked perfectly). *I can not confirm that doing it forward a week works. Sometimes it did whilst other times it did not register*.

Step 4: Confirm the date and time settings, then return back to the game. This method will rebuild 3 lives and only 3 lives which is why I don't recommend it unless you really need them.

The reason these methods are needed is because you will more than likely be spending a lot of time replaying the same levels over and over trying to earn 3 stars whilst also completing the objective set in that level. Each time you quit the game and retry that particular level changes the positioning of the gems. This is where luck is involved.

The game is not just luck based. To earn 3 stars on each level you will also need to understand the scoring system. Each levels point objective changes depending on the difficulty of that particular level. Most of the time the second star is around double the amount you need for the one star to pass the level so if the points for one star are 10,000, then you will need at least 20,000 for 2 stars and so on. This is not a definitive answer and adding the objectives for all 195 levels would fill my character limit for this guide. I suggest posting your best 3 star scores for any level under this guide, to help other players who are struggling with a particular level. You can find the score needed for 1 star at the top of the screen to the left hand side of the 3 snowflakes (stars).

A good tip for the time based levels is too make matches as quick as possible. You earn more points making 3 "3 gem matches" quickly than making one big 5 gem match and creating a powerup. This is because you earn a points bonus for speed so remember: The quicker you make matches and the more matches you make in quick succession, the higher your scores per match will be.

For levels with limited moves you can still make moves quick, however be more conservative with your time. Speed will cause you to make mistakes. You can make a match every 5-7 seconds and still earn a speed bonus.

Again for the limited move levels try and make as many powerup gems as you can. Mixing 2 powerup gems can quickly turn a game around in a matter of seconds. It is important you play smart and calmly but also quickly. For more information on how to make each powerup gem and their actions refer to each of their respective trophies.