Lollipop Chainsaw

Lollipop Chainsaw

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n00b Zombie Hunter

n00b Zombie Hunter

Clear Prologue, surpassing Dad's score.

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How to unlock the n00b Zombie Hunter achievement in Lollipop Chainsaw - Definitive Guide

The key to unlocking this achievement is to beat Dad's high score on the Prologue stage of 119,000 points Because the high score for dad is usually above standard, here are a couple pointers to help you out:


1) Take your time--Even though you can get bonus points for clearing the stage quickly, it will cause the other bonuses to go down drastically.

2) Go on the Sparkle Hunt--This is very important. Outside of using your super to get quick kills, regular zombies can be fell with three Y attacks. Just get around 3-4 zombies to group up towards you and do one Y attack and repeat to get a simple 3 Sparkle Hunter combo.


3) Get the medals--Be sure to look everywere for the regular gold zombie medals. They are hidden in recycle bins, soda vending machines and out in plain sight. Also, you will get platinum medals for doing Sparkle Hunter combos, so take advantage of pointer #2 whenever you can.

4) Don't die--There's a very good reason why you shouldn't get game over when trying to beat Dad's score. Every continue you use after death incurs a 5,000 point penalty. Also, just restarting from the last checkpoint via the pause menu also counts as a continue.


With these pointers, I was able to get over 360 regular medals and 50 Sparkle Hunter kills, plus I didn't die even once, allowing me to finish with a personal best of 126,000 points. Keep at it and the achievement will be yours.
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16 Jun 2012 00:37

12 Comments
Is there difficulty bonuses? what difficulty did you do this on, the sparkle bonuses aren't activating very often on hard even though I'm getting hits on all 3-4 zombies
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By Subliminal Cuts on 16 Jun 2012 16:12
Was missing this by 10 15k as I was trying it before moving the game on , don't do this. Progress the game and come back to this one, it was much easier once I had unlocked combos, the AAX one in particular worked a treat in this level, I was getting many sparkle hunter kills on groups with up to 6 kills in each!!!
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By Calex dEUS on 17 Jun 2012 12:08
Did you do this in ranking mode?
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By neeker75 on 18 Jun 2012 03:32
Just hitting Y is an absolute fail at sparkle hunting unless you're playing easy. X, x, x, y works very well.

And never try to beat dads score in ranking mode. One accidental fuck up and you're starting over (ESP stages 2 and 4)
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By DURDENS WRATH on 18 Jun 2012 04:55
I'm finding prologue extremely difficult to beat Dad's score on. Could never spring never sparkles for the medals. I was hoping the additional bonus in ranking mode would help. I've done Dad's score for 4-6 without even trying.
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By neeker75 on 22 Jun 2012 08:55
Got this first try on Ranking Mode. Normal difficulty
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By Ginuwine AI3 on 10 Jul 2012 03:08
Got a similar score as AndiakaVannir but played on Easy. Used A-X-X and X-X-X-Y most of the time. Worked well.
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By deutschZuid on 26 Mar 2013 07:44
@deutschZuid and AndiakaVannir
Perfect way to do it. Thanks for the help. A-X-X in story mode on easy is the way to go.
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By TheNutman69321 on 26 May 2013 02:04
Just play it on easy. It counts and you rack up loads of platinum medals for the shop. And I agree. the best move is A-X-X.
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By Tupper29 on 15 Oct 2013 00:16
If playing on easy, it helps to do a single A hit on a group of zombies to weaken them all, and then hit the A-X-X combo to kill a lot at once. I upped the number of sparkle hunts drastically with that approach, pushing me to 120K for the achievement. :]
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By SchiZoPHreNiikz on 26 Apr 2020 20:53
Ranking mode definitely helped for this one. The stage bonuses helped me get this achievement. I replayed once more in story mode on hard mode as well, and ended up with about 136K even without the stage bonuses. There are more "harder to kill" zombies on hard that gives lots of medals.
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By neeker75 on 23 Jun 2012 04:24
I just got a score of 146040 (Normal difficulty, Story Mode). Here are some tips from me as well.

1. Get your strength up to the maximum. This will make things A LOT easier when going for sparkle hunting.

2. Get yourself comfortable with the move "A - X - X". You are doing a few 360° on the ground with your chainsaw. Just replay the level and try to use this attack when there are at least 3-4 Zombies. You will most likely get a sparkle hunting. I got 64 in the prolog, mostly 3-5 Zombies. If you need to, wait for them to group up.
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By AndiakaVannir on 10 Sep 2012 17:26
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If you're like me, and getting close, but still having trouble beating Dad's score, try using the "Maelstrom Spin" combo.

Purchase the combo from the Chop2Shop.Zom machine if you haven't already.
The combo is performed by pressing "A" , then quickly pressing "X" three times.

You will perform a low, chopping twirl that extends it's radius as you spin.
Just bunch up zombies and go to town.

Play all the levels in "Ranking Mode" on Normal, as there are bonuses for Ranking mode.

Bonus Requirements:
Stage 0-1
No Damage
Sparkle Hunting: 4 Decaps
All Classmates Rescued

Stage 0-2
Sparkle Hunting: 5 Decaps
Speedy Finish: Street Battle
No Damage: Hazmat

Good Luck!

Credit goes to FeLizP at xbox360achievements.org for the requirements info.
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04 Jul 2013 14:56

Dad's Score to Beat (Prologue):

  • Time: 00:11:04
  • Score: 119,700
  • Sparkle Hunting: 20
  • Zombie Medals: 401
  • Platinum Medals: 15


Bonus Requirements:

Stage 0-1

  • No Damage
  • Sparkle Hunting - 4 Decaps
  • All Classmates Rescued


Stage 0-2

  • Sparkle Hunting - 5 Decaps
  • Speedy Finish: Street Battle
  • No Damage: Hazmat

Beat Dad's Score for Prologue and the trophy will unlock shortly after the statistics screen at the end of the stage.

At the end of each stage, you’ll be judged in the following:

  • Zombie Medals
  • Platinum Medals
  • Sparkle Hunting
  • Completion Time
  • Continues

For the following next few trophies, you will need to have a base score that's higher than Dad's in order to unlock them. Your score is dependent on the number of zombie kills but most importantly the amount of extra points you can earn are based on your performance from the parameters listed above. Keep in mind that the most important one is your Sparkle Hunting rating, as it affects all other parameters. That means you can do worse in Time and/or Zombie Medals earned compared to Dad's, but if your score at the end is still higher than his, you will unlock the trophy.

You can try to beat his scores during Story Mode, and it’s definitely possible in doing so while but it's better to leave these trophies to do during Ranking Mode. That is because in Ranking Mode, the mode divides each stage into smaller sections, giving you a chance to earn extra medals, provided you achieved what was needed during that particular section. All your Juliet, Medals Collected and Items purchased are all shared on one save file so add that to your already overpowered Juliet from your first playthrough, beating Dad's scores should be a breeze.

You will also be working towards "International Zombie Hunter", as you will be uploading your score to the leaderboards each time you complete a stage in Ranking. Even if you manage to beat Dad's Scores through regular play in story, you will need to replay them again anyway in Ranking Mode as only Ranking Mode allows you to upload your scores to the online leaderboards.

General Tips:

  • Dodge, dodge, and dodge! As Ranking Mode has no checkpoints or continues, you will have to start over all the way at the beginning should you die. Mash during hordes and use lollipops when necessary.
  • When faced against the more powerful zombies, switch to your Chainsaw Blaster instead. Not only do they pack quite a bunch but they also allow you to damage them through range
  • Conserve your Star Soul Mode. It is useful, both for defeating stronger zombies and for creating chances to get Sparkle Hunting kills, but only activate it when you're facing 10+ zombies. Of course, if you are in verge of dying, activate it to get out of the tough situation.
  • Conserve your Nick Ticket. This is very important. You will be given only one Nick Ticket at the start of Stages, unless you can find a spare one, due to shops being unavailable in Ranking Mode. When your health reaches 0, you will be given a chance to revive Juliet, only if you have that singular ticket. So, try not to use it on random zombies.
  • And most importantly, Sparkle Hunt whenever you can. As stated above, it is the most important way of getting higher scores. Not only Sparkle Hunting doubles your zombie kill scores, it also gives you extra bonus medals and rare Platinum medals. Not to mention, there are several bonus medal requirements in stages that require you to achieve a certain level of Sparkle Hunting. If you kill special named zombies or zombies with health bars, you will get much more medals so try to add them to the mix as well. There are several skills you can use but best move is the "Holy Chainsaw" (, , , , , ), which can be bought for 999 Medals. Try to prioritize it for your shopping needs, along with Strength upgrades.

Please check each trophy below to see the required score you need to beat as well as a list of bonus requirements you can earn for each section. Each achievement will give you Medals based on their difficulty, ranging between 20 and 80 Medals each.

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