Max Payne 3
67 Achievements
It Looked Easy Enough
Complete the Challenge Mode.
How to unlock the It Looked Easy Enough achievement in Max Payne 3 - Definitive Guide
No medals are actually required to pass each mission, you just need to successfully complete each mission and the chapter will count towards your overall achievement. Any deaths during or after a challenge will result in having to attempt the most previous challenge again, as the game will still operate with the checkpoint mode.
Here's each chapter, with clickable links if you'd like to dive straight into a specific challenge you may be stuck on. Please don't hesitate to ask any questions if you do have any.
Chapter I - Something Rotten In The Air
2nd Challenge: (1:19) 3 KILLS in 20 SECONDS + ONLY SHOOTDODGE KILLS
3rd Challenge: (2:05) 3 KILLS in 15 SECONDS + NO PILLS & NO KILLS FROM COVER
4th Challenge: (2:53) 2 KILLS in 30 SECONDS + ONLY KILLS FROM EXPLOSIONS
5th Challenge: (3:27) 4 KILLS in 15 SECONDS + ONLY HEADSHOTS
Chapter II - Nothing But The Second best
2nd Challenge: (0:58) 3 GROIN SHOTS in 20 SECONDS + NO PILLS
3rd Challenge: (2:00) 6 KILLS in 18 SECONDS + NO PILLS
4th Challenge: (3:13) 2 KILLS in 4 SECONDS + ONLY SHOOTDODGE KILLS + DON'T GET SHOT
5th Challenge: (3:52) 3 KILLS FROM PRONE in 10 SECONDS + NO PILLS
6th Challenge: (4:56) 4 KILLS in 5 SECONDS
7th Challenge: (5:28) 6 KILLS in 30 SECONDS + NO HEADSHOTS
8th Challenge: (6:28) 2 KILLS in 5 SECONDS
9th Challenge: (7:04) 7 KILLS in 30 SECONDS
10th Challenge: (7:59) 4 KILLS in 10 SECONDS
Final Challenge: (8:27) 15 KILLS in 60 SECONDS + NO COVER
Chapter III - Just Another Day At The Office
2nd Challenge: (1:17) 3 KILLS in 20 SECONDS + NO PILLS
3rd Challenge: (1:50) 3 KILLS in 20 SECONDS + NO KILLS FROM COVER
4th Challenge: (2:17) 4 KILLS in 30 SECONDS + NO PILLS
5th Challenge: (3:06) 2 KILLS in 8 SECONDS + NO BULLET TIME
6th Challenge: (3:39) 4 KILLS in 30 SECONDS + ONLY HEADSHOTS + NO KILLS
7th Challenge: (4:39) 3 KILLS in 10 SECONDS + ONLY KILLS FROM SHOOTDODGE
8th Challenge: (6:09) 5 KILLS in 30 SECONDS + NO HEADSHOT KILLS
9th Challenge: (7:06) 8 KILLS in 40 SECONDS + NO PILLS
Chapter IV - Anybody Can Buy Me A Drink
2nd Challenge: (1:15) 3 KILLS FROM PRONE + NO PILLS
3rd Challenge: (2:18) 3 KILLS in 15 SECONDS + ONLY KILLS FROM EXPLOSIONS + NO PILLS
4th Challenge: (2:53) 6 KILLS in 30 SECONDS + NO KILLS FROM EXPLOSIONS
Chapter IV - Part 2
2nd Challenge (0:52) 3 KILLS FROM PRONE + NO PILLS
3rd Challenge (1:18) 5 KILLS IN 2 SECONDS + NO HEADSHOT KILLS
4th Challenge (1:40) 3 KILLS IN A SINGLE SHOOTDODGE IN 10 SECONDS
5th Challenge (2:07) 5 KILLS IN 15 SECONDS + ONLY SHOOTDODGING
6th Challenge (3:09) 4 KILLS IN 35 SECONDS + NO KILLS FROM COVER + NO HEADSHOT KILLS
Chapter V - Alive If Not Exactly Well
2nd Challenge: (0:39) 3 KILLS IN 25 SECONDS + ONLY KILLS FROM COVER
3rd Challenge: (1:00) 5 GROIN SHOTS IN 25 SECONDS
4th Challenge: (1:38) 8 KILLS IN 20 SECONDS + NO EXPLOSIVE KILLS
5th Challenge: (2:40) 3 KILLS IN 15 SECONDS + NO HEADSHOT KILLS + DONT GET SHOT
6th Challenge: (3:06) 5 KILLS IN 30 SECONDS + ONLY SHOOTDODGE KILLS
7th Challenge: (4:20) 5 KILLS IN 45 SECONDS + NO BULLET TIME
8th Challenge: (4:59) 5 HEADSHOT KILLS IN 30 SECONDS
Chapter V - Part 2
2nd Challenge: (0:39) SHOOT 5 MOLOTOVS IN 40 SECONDS
3rd Challenge: (1:29) 15 KILLS IN 30 SECONDS
4th Challenge: (2:25) BLOW UP 3 VEHICLES IN 20 SECONDS
5th Challenge: (3:11) 6 EXPLOSION KILLS IN 55 SECONDS
6th Challenge: (4:43) 9 KILLS IN 15 SECONDS + NO EXPLOSIVE KILLS
Chapter VI - A Dame, A Dork, and A Drunk
2nd Challenge: (0:41) 3 KILLS IN 10 SECONDS + NO COVER + NO HEADSHOT KILLS
3rd Challenge: (1:23) 4 KILLS IN 20 SECONDS + ONLY KILLS FROM COVER
4th Challenge: (2:01) 4 KILLS IN 40 SECONDS + ONLY HEADSHOT KILLS
5th Challenge: (3:04) 3 KILLS IN 7 SECONDS + NO KILLS FROM COVER
6th Challenge: (3:39) 2 KILLS IN 8 SECONDS + ONLY HEADSHOT KILLS
Chapter VI - Part 2
2nd Challenge: (0:52) 3 HEADSHOT KILLS IN 10 SECONDS + ONLY HEADSHOT KILL
Chapter VII - A Hangover Sent Direct From Mother Nature
2nd Challenge: (0:46) 5 HEADSHOT KILLS IN 25 SECONDS
3rd Challenge: (1:35) 8 KILLS IN 10 SECONDS
4th Challenge: (2:05) 4 HEADSHOT KILLS IN 25 SECONDS
5th Challenge: (3:01) 2 HEADSHOT KILLS IN 15 SECONDS
6th Challenge: (3:33) 4 KILLS IN 15 SECONDS + NO PILLS
7th Challenge: (4:03) 5 KILLS IN 20 SECONDS + NO KILLS FROM COVER
8th Challenge: (4:32) 3 KILLS IN 9 SECONDS + NO KILLS FROM COVER
Chapter VIII - Ain't No Reprievement Gonna Be Found
2nd Challenge: (0:50) 3 KILLS IN 10 SECONDS + NO PILLS
3rd Challenge: (1:13) 4 KILLS IN SINGLE SHOOTDODGE IN 10 SECONDS
4th Challenge: (2:01) 3 KILLS FROM PRONE IN 20 SECONDS + NO PILLS
5th Challenge: (2:36) 5 KILLS IN 15 SECONDS + NO COVER
6th Challenge: (3:01) 5 KILLS IN 35 SECONDS + ONLY KILLS FROM COVER + NO PILLS
7th Challenge: (3:47) 3 KILLS IN 30 SECONDS + NO COVER + DON'T GET SHOT
8th Challenge: (4:28) 8 KILLS IN 40 SECONDS + NO COVER
Chapter IX - Here I Was Again, Half Way Down The World
2nd Challenge: (0:45) 2 HEADSHOT KILLS IN 5 SECONDS
3rd Challenge: (1:05) 2 KILLS IN 4 SECONDS + ONLY HEADSHOT KILLS
4th Challenge: (1:18) 3 KILLS IN 15 SECONDS + NO PILLS
Chapter X - It's Drive Or Shoot, Sister
2nd Challenge: (0:59) 2 KILLS IN 5 SECONDS + NO KILLS FROM COVER
3rd Challenge: (1:15) 3 KILLS IN 20 SECONDS + NO PILLS + DON'T RELOAD
4th Challenge: (1:48) 2 BLINDFIRE KILLS IN 15 SECONDS + NO PILLS
5th Challenge: (1:57) 3 KILLS IN 8 SECONDS + ONLY KILLS FROM SHOOTDODGE
6th Challenge: (2:41) 2 MELEE KILLS IN 25 SECONDS
7th Challenge: (3:09) 30 KILLS IN 50 SECONDS + NO EXPLOSION KILLS
8th Challenge: (4:55) 6 EXPLOSION KILLS IN 35 SECONDS
Chapter XI - Sun Tan Oil, Stale Margaritas And Greed
2nd Challenge: (1:00) 4 SHOOTDODGE KILLS IN 8 SECONDS
3rd Challenge: (1:23) 4 HEADSHOT KILLS IN 15 SECONDS
4th Challenge: (1:44) 4 GROIN SHOTS IN 20 SECONDS + NO PILLS
5th Challenge: (2:22) 9 KILLS IN 30 SECONDS
6th Challenge: (3:15) 7 KILLS IN 45 SECONDS + NO BULLET TIME
7th Challenge: (4:13) 3 KILLS IN 18 SECONDS + ONLY HEADSHOT KILLS
8th Challenge: (4:47) 7 KILLS IN 10 SECONDS
9th Challenge: (5:25) 11 KILLS IN 65 SECONDS + NO PILLS
Chapter XII - The Great American Savior Of The Poor
2nd Challenge: (0:57) 3 KILLS FROM PRONE IN 20 SECONDS + NO PILLS
3rd Challenge: (1:25) 15 KILLS IN 60 SECONDS + NO PILLS + NO PISTOL KILLS
4th Challenge: (2:58) 4 BLINDFIRE KILLS IN 25 SECONDS + ONLY KILLS FROM COVER
5th Challenge: (3:29) 5 KILLS IN 23 SECONDS + NO BULLET TIME
6th Challenge: (3:58) 3 KILLS IN 15 SECONDS + ONLY KILLS FROM SHOTDODGE
Chapter XIII - A Fat Bald Dude With A Bad Temper
2nd Challenge: (0:45) 5 KILLS IN 30 SECONDS + 7 SHOTS OR LESS
3rd Challenge: (1:37) 2 BLINDFIRE KILLS IN 25 SECONDS + ONLY KILLS FROM COVER
4th Challenge: (2:04) BLOW UP 6 VEHICLES IN 30 SECONDS
5th Challenge: (2:55) 2 KILLS IN 5 SECONDS + NO BULLET TIME
6th Challenge: (3:09) 4 KILLS IN 15 SECONDS + ONLY KILLS FROM PRONE + NO PILLS
7th Challenge: (3:29) 7 KILLS IN 40 SECONDS + NO KILLS FROM COVER
8th Challenge: (3:53) 7 KILLS IN 60 SECONDS + ONLY KILLS FROM SHOOTDODGE
9th Challenge: (4:47) 2 KILLS FROM PRONE IN 10 SECONDS + NO PILLS
10th Challenge: (5:03) 5 KILLS IN 15 SECONDS + NO KILLS FROM COVER + NO PILLS
11th Challenge: (5:31) 9 KILLS IN 45 SECONDS + NO PILLS
12th Challenge: (6:14) 3 KILLS IN 30 SECONDS + DON'T GET SHOT
13th Challenge: (7:10) 5 SHOOTDODGE KILLS IN 45 SECONDS + NO PILLS
14th Challenge: (7:57) 9 KILLS IN 60 SECONDS + NO PILLS
15th Challenge: (9:18) 4 KILLS IN 20 SECONDS + NO KILLS FROM COVER
Chapter XIV - One Card Left To Play
2nd Challenge: (1:13) 4 KILLS IN 15 SECONDS + NO PILLS
3rd Challenge: (1:46) 6 KILLS IN 40 SECONDS + NO KILLS FROM COVER + NO PILLS
4th Challenge: (2:22) 5 SHOOTDODGE KILLS IN 20 SECONDS
5th Challenge: (3:01) 4 KILLS IN 45 SECONDS + 7 SHOTS OR LESS
6th Challenge: (3:48) 3 HEADSHOT KILLS IN 55 SECONDS
7th Challenge: (4:51) 4 KILLS IN 20 SECONDS + NO PILLS
8th Challenge: (5:18) 5 SHOOTDODGE KILLS IN 30 SECONDS
9th Challenge: (6:01) BLOW UP 5 VEHICLES IN 30 SECONDS
It involves performing kills in a certain time and style for each checkpoint.
An example would be (20 seconds - Explosion Kills only - No Pills).
Similar to New York Minute/HC in that you have to play each chapter over but nowhere near as daunting for some. Always use bullet-time to your advantage unless you're not allowed to.
You can also use Soft-lock if you prefer, as Free-Aim is not a requirement.
If you fail, you restart at the previous checkpoint.
Also note that it doesn't have to be all in one sitting.
You can use chapter select, but you must play through a chapter in one go for it to count.
.... Just in case your struggling on a challenge or level.
Also play the chapters in order from 1 to 14! I've tried to play them backwards (had disc 2 in) and couldn't finish chapter 10. The explosions weren't killing the enemies. After ive played through 1-9 i was able to finish chapter 10.
Credits go to MrNiresist for making these nice vids.
Do not let the significant gamerscore or name of the mode throw you off. Challenge Mode is very easy and is nowhere near as difficult as the New York Minute Modes.
In the Main Menu, go to the Arcade Menu and you will find Challenge Mode. In this mode, you will have to complete the Story while a game-pausing challenge will appear on the screen before major firefights. These challenges are quite fun, and not too difficult. Some of the harder challenges include, "do not use cover" , "no headshots" , "fire only 10 rounds" , "no pills."
If you happen to fail a challenge, do not worry. You will restart from the last checkpoint you earned, which is always right before one of the challenges. Make your way through each level and the achievement will unlock once you blow up Rodrigo's plane on the last Chapter.