James Bond 007 Blood Stone

James Bond 007 Blood Stone

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Speed Run

Speed Run

Finish the Istanbul driving chase in under 2 mins 59.4 secs

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How to unlock the Speed Run achievement in James Bond 007 Blood Stone - Definitive Guide

IMPORTANT! DO NOT RESTART TO LAST CHECKPOINT OR THIS WILL NOT COUNT, WHEN YOU WANT TO RESTART, RESTART THE LEVEL!

Some tips i found in ps3trophies.org

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Originally Posted by ToxicMegacolon
See? This one totally sucks. And not being able to track your time in-game is completely unforgivable.

But I finally just got the trophy a few hours ago (at least it wasn't glitched!)... and here are some tips:

1. Don't use the handbrake, unless you're really comfortable with it, as the car's reaction to using it is not consistent and it's really easy to spin out. I never used it, but rather braked hard at the two spots where the game indicates you should use it.

2. I used what I think of as a "double-brake" technique. Since there's no force-feedback that gives you an idea of how fast you're going (and no speedometer, which is also beyond stupid), it's hard to get the braking down and often you either don't brake hard enough and hit the wall, or overbrake and kill your speed. I found if you hit L2, let go completely, and then hit L2 again, it would always decrease the car's speed to the point where I could take most turns without over- or understeering. I'm not sure why "braking while braking" worked so well, but it's probably the only thing that gave me a chance at this trial. Give it a shot and see if it helps.

3. If you somehow race well enough to catch up to the Hummer, BACK OFF a little bit. The game is programmed to keep the Hummer on a certain track and, if you happen to be next to it or in its way, it will absolutely destroy your chances of winning. I was spun out or sent to a complete standstill every single time I caught up to him near the beginning of the docks.

4. The first time you meet the two white armored cars (after the u-turn tunnel) , you can squeeze past the first one on the right without too much trouble, and you can also squeeze past the second one on the left near the wall. It's strange, as the armored car will approach you but will not usually pinch you off on the wall... it will just let you go.I was able to bypass these two every single time without problems.

5. Watch the video in your guide and pay attention to the player's tail lights.... in other words, note when he brakes and when he doesn't. I realized that there were turns where I was braking out of fear of crashing, when I never really needed to brake at all, and was able to both maintain control and keep my speed up.

6. When you first hit the docks, you'll be chasing the Hummer and one white car. Ride this white car around the first hairpin turn (just like in the video, it's actually really easy to do). At the second turn, the white car slows down significantly, and you can easily cut by him on the right and blow by him. As long as you keep your speed up, you'll never see him again. But be warned, if you drop your speed unnecessarily, he will probably hit you and spin you out.

7. Don't bother trying to pass the second set of two white armored cars... it's almost impossible (I only did it once and it was on the far right side). I also tried to avoid running into the back of them, as it seemed to slow me down more than if I just tapped R2 to keep my top speed down a little.

8. Keep trying, over and over. There is a lot of luck involved and random events happen far more often than they should, unfortunately (such as so-called scripted events where a car doesn't fly through the air over your head, but rather gets bumped directly in your path, which stops you and ruins your run)

9. Don't be like me and get frustrated by watching the video and seeing how that guys make two HUGE mistakes and still earns the trophy. I flawlessly completed the race several times and still didn't get the trophy. Just keep trying.

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Heres another video too i found on youtube, a bit better than the first one.
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24 Dec 2010 15:14

13 Comments
I woud add that you can't use "restart checkpoint" but you CAN use "restart level".
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By fazhom on 22 Jan 2011 19:05
Thanks for the advice, it did help - as with all driving games, you need to practice, practice, PRACTICE.
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By Benchem on 11 Feb 2011 16:46
The biggest time waster is easily the U-turn in the tunnel, but there is a really simple way to maintain full speed throughout the turn that requires no skill at all, and netted me Speed Run on my first attempt doing it despite how much I messed up otherwise.

When the Humvee makes the U-turn in the tunnel, do not brake, handbrake, or attempt to stay on his tail. Simply crash into the barrier at the end and your car will follow the semicircular contour and come out of the "turn" at the speed you entered. All you must do is hold the left analog stick to the left to recover from the wall scrape when exiting the turn.
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By Mobius Evalon on 22 Feb 2011 21:51
Does it matter what level setting you choose. The vid shows him selecting 007. Wouldn't it be easier in Recruit mode?
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By HolyMollster on 18 Apr 2011 15:09
Mobius Evalon you are the fucking shiznit with that U-turn trick!!! got it finally after two hours, then i read your tip and it only took like 5 tries using that! thanks!
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By Saft Und Kraft on 03 Jul 2012 16:11
Excellent tip Mobius as i don't think i would have got the achievement otherwise.
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By NAF VERTONE on 14 Oct 2012 12:06
Brilliant! that U turn trick helped me loads!
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By Mution on 08 Dec 2012 16:45
Excellent solution. Thank you Mobius for your u-turn tip in the tunnel.
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By KnucklesNorwood on 03 Apr 2013 15:38
Nailed it.
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By DA CYBER TIGER on 29 Jul 2013 09:18
I'm pretty sure this chivo is glitchy. I made several perfect runs, at least tried it for 2 hours. When i finally got the chivo, i was spun out by the first white SUV, still got the chivo because i was able to keep up the pace in the rest of the dock area.
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By szogyenyi1993 on 06 May 2017 06:14
Just got this today,

The U turn trick and geting in front of the (first) two white cars definitely help out. Difficulty level doesn't matter. Got it on recruit.

Good luck!
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By DutchDemons on 28 Dec 2017 18:11
The achievement pope before the final jump (through the concrete pipes). If you don't have it by then, restart the level. Saves you having to skip the cutscene and restart from the main menu.
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By Seamus McLimey on 18 Feb 2019 01:29
It is doable, I did it, I stayed up till gone 5 am in the morning UK time but I did it.
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By MADRADDGAMER on 20 Jun 2020 04:08
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As with all the games i record i put them up here on TA - This run is pretty much perfect - This is a tricky achievement to get as there is no timer - I never use the handbrake as it slows you down to much - Any questions msg me
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03 Aug 2011 11:14

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This Game Is Really Hard
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By xXITzMoSSYXx on 02 Sep 2012 21:33
My solution was autohidden for a low vote ratio - Are you fucking serious. What is wrong witht he solution?
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By SSCP on 02 Sep 2012 22:09
The solution by V0CALICMAX is very good and you should follow it. I only have one item to add that *might* help. This achievement seems glitchy, but there may be a way to help avoid the glitchiness.

I finally got this achievement after trying many times. The weird thing is that I had two or three flawless runs and did not get the achievement. I probably had six to eight runs that were better than the run where the achievement popped.

BUT, the achievement popped on my run that immediately followed a run where I fell into the water and got the 'blood on the screen' death. So I was thinking...(I know a dangerous thing), I constantly forced a restart of the level when I made mistakes and I am guessing that this *manual restart* has a bug in it such that the clock does not always reset. So if you are getting good at this level but still no achievement, then drive into the water or let the bad guy get away so the game will end and you can then restart the level that way. I think the clock will correctly reset after this for your next run.

Again, this is what *seemed* to be what I experienced. If some people can confirm / deny this, I would appreciate it. If this idea is wrong, I will remove this solution. I just thought it might be helpful for this troublesome achievement.
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30 Oct 2012 14:37

I just thought I'd share what helped me out alot when I eventually got this achievement.

I watched at least 6 different videos and in most the person spun out or crashed and still managed to get it done and I would have near perfect runs and not get it.

Then I realised I was braking in alot of place I didn't need to so I'm just going to point those out in case it helps other people as well. I also did it on the highest difficulty. I don't know if that made a difference or not as it is no different when you are doing it.

***EDIT***

Forgot to mention as well that when I say don't brake I did lift off the throttle slightly to slow down a bit but then you can get back on the power quicker and lose less speed.

1.The first left hand corner before the taxi pull out from the kerb.
2.The next left hand corner after the first hairpin/handbrake turn prompt.
3.As you go under the building when the two white jeeps pull out stay tight to the corner of the building most likely bump the railing on the other side but no need to brake.
4.The right hander as the jeep crashes into the tanker.
5.The next left just before the petrol station explodes.
6.In the tunnel I used the trick to drive around the railings rather than brake. (If you do this make sure when you straighten out to pull away from the wall or it will slow you down.
7.After you pass the two armored trucks and cut under the building.
8.After you pass the tanker and go under the building before the cop cars pull out.
9.As you turn to drive through a warehouse at the docks. ( I used brakes for all the turns around containers)
10.The next time you go under a building just before you get to the exit of the docks.
11. When you are behind the next two armored trucks don't try to pass or you will crash but if you drive into the back of them you maintain speed and don't crash.

The first time I managed to do all these with a stopwatch which was my forth attempt I made it with 3 seconds to spare.

Video is from youtube user Jake Hicks.

Any questions comment or PM me.
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12 Sep 2013 10:33

As an add on for the other solutions. The two white cars seem to be programmed to be faster than you, going a specific speed especially in the beginning. I used this to my advantage in the beginning, and got ahead of them and had the cars push me at their speed which was much faster than I could've gone. This allowed me to not have a perfect run all the way through and still get the achievement
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16 May 2017 20:28

This is one of the more difficult achievements in the game and will take some determination to unlock it. There is no in-game timer and you aren’t able to resume from checkpoints, so if you mess up you'll have to replay the entire section again. Refer to the video below for help.

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In Istanbul, during the "Stay With Him" section, you will be driving a car, chasing after another vehicle. You must complete the sequence in less than 2 minutes and 59.4 seconds. This is, in my opinion, the hardest of the driving sequence trophies. Keep trying.

You must complete the driving sequence in it's entirety, without restarting from checkpoints. Thanks to Ashwin10 for confirming this.

Thanks to XCVii007r1 for posting. Thanks to Jin_man for pointing out the video:

Thanks to ToxicMegacolon for the following tips:

See? This one totally sucks. And not being able to track your time in-game is completely unforgivable.

But I finally just got the trophy a few hours ago (at least it wasn't glitched!)... and here are some tips:

1. Don't use the handbrake, unless you're really comfortable with it, as the car's reaction to using it is not consistent and it's really easy to spin out. I never used it, but rather braked hard at the two spots where the game indicates you should use it.

2. I used what I think of as a "double-brake" technique. Since there's no force-feedback that gives you an idea of how fast you're going (and no speedometer, which is also beyond stupid), it's hard to get the braking down and often you either don't brake hard enough and hit the wall, or overbrake and kill your speed. I found if you hit L2, let go completely, and then hit L2 again, it would always decrease the car's speed to the point where I could take most turns without over- or understeering. I'm not sure why "braking while braking" worked so well, but it's probably the only thing that gave me a chance at this trial. Give it a shot and see if it helps.

3. If you somehow race well enough to catch up to the Hummer, BACK OFF a little bit. The game is programmed to keep the Hummer on a certain track and, if you happen to be next to it or in its way, it will absolutely destroy your chances of winning. I was spun out or sent to a complete standstill every single time I caught up to him near the beginning of the docks.

4. The first time you meet the two white armored cars (after the u-turn tunnel) , you can squeeze past the first one on the right without too much trouble, and you can also squeeze past the second one on the left near the wall. It's strange, as the armored car will approach you but will not usually pinch you off on the wall... it will just let you go.I was able to bypass these two every single time without problems.

5. Watch the video in your guide and pay attention to the player's tail lights.... in other words, note when he brakes and when he doesn't. I realized that there were turns where I was braking out of fear of crashing, when I never really needed to brake at all, and was able to both maintain control and keep my speed up.

6. When you first hit the docks, you'll be chasing the Hummer and one white car. Ride this white car around the first hairpin turn (just like in the video, it's actually really easy to do). At the second turn, the white car slows down significantly, and you can easily cut by him on the right and blow by him. As long as you keep your speed up, you'll never see him again. But be warned, if you drop your speed unnecessarily, he will probably hit you and spin you out.

7. Don't bother trying to pass the second set of two white armored cars... it's almost impossible (I only did it once and it was on the far right side). I also tried to avoid running into the back of them, as it seemed to slow me down more than if I just tapped R2 to keep my top speed down a little.

8. Keep trying, over and over. There is a lot of luck involved and random events happen far more often than they should, unfortunately (such as so-called scripted events where a car doesn't fly through the air over your head, but rather gets bumped directly in your path, which stops you and ruins your run)

9. Don't be like me and get frustrated by watching the video and seeing how that guys make two HUGE mistakes and still earns the trophy. I flawlessly completed the race several times and still didn't get the trophy. Just keep trying.

Easily one of the most poorly executed time trials I've encountered in a lifetime of playing videogames.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11NY7q3YD4k
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07 Feb 2012 02:13