Max Payne 3

Max Payne 3

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It Looked Easy Enough

It Looked Easy Enough

Complete the Challenge Mode

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How to unlock the It Looked Easy Enough achievement in Max Payne 3 - Definitive Guide

If you prefer videos with commentary, explaining the what's and why's of the mayhem during the challenge mode missions of Max Payne 3, then check my videos out for all the guidance you'll need.

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

1st Challenge: (0:38) 4 KILLS in 10 SECONDS + NO PILLS
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

1st Challenge: (0:31) 4 KILLS in 3 SECONDS
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

1st Challenge: (0:33) 4 KILLS in 20 SECONDS + ONLY KILLS FROM COVER
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

1st Challenge: (0:35) 2 GROIN SHOTS in 10 SECONDS
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

1st Challenge (0:18) 1 BLINDFIRE KILL + NO PILLS + ONLY FROM COVER
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

1st Challenge: (0:22) 2 HEADSHOT KILLS IN 5 SECONDS
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

1st Challenge: (0:14) 5 KILLS IN 10 SECONDS
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

1st Challenge: (0:24) 3 KILLS IN 5 SECONDS + ONLY KILLS FROM SHOOTDODGE
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

1st Challenge: (0:16) 3 KILLS IN 15 SECONDS
2nd Challenge: (0:52) 3 HEADSHOT KILLS IN 10 SECONDS + ONLY HEADSHOT KILL

Chapter VII - A Hangover Sent Direct From Mother Nature

1st Challenge: (0:12) 5 KILLS IN 10 SECONDS
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
http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_19901&...

Chapter VIII - Ain't No Reprievement Gonna Be Found

1st Challenge: (0:13) 5 KILLS IN 20 SECONDS + NO PILLS + NO KILLS FROM COVER
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
http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_284444...

Chapter IX - Here I Was Again, Half Way Down The World

1st Challenge: (0:12) 2 KILLS IN A SINGLE SHOOTDODGE IN 5 SECONDS
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

1st Challenge: (0:22) 6 KILLS IN 30 SECONDS + NO PILLS + ONLY KILLS FROM COVER
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

1st Challenge: (0:33) 5 KILLS IN 30 SECONDS + DON'T RELOAD
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

1st Challenge: (0:15) 8 KILLS IN 30 SECONDS
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

1st Challenge: (0:18) 3 KILLS IN 15 SECONDS + NO PILLS + ONLY MELEE KILLS
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

1st Challenge: (0:13) 5 SHOOTDODGE KILLS IN 30 SECONDS
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
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21 May 2013 15:57

12 Comments
I've already got the achievement, but felt I should congratulate you on an excellently formatted and clear guide! :-)
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By KingyOwl on 10 Jul 2013 14:36
Thanks man, means a lot!
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By Dat Boi Treezy on 10 Jul 2013 21:01
Thanks for posting your guide here, just a side note:
You should take a look at chapter 3 since you placed Chapter 4 Part 1 Video there and Chapter 3 Video is missing.

But Overall this guide is very detail with the video, thumb up to you :)
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By Chrisli128 on 10 Mar 2014 18:08
Thanks man! I've made the correction, well spotted! :)
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By Dat Boi Treezy on 11 Mar 2014 13:49
Video is corrected now,clap
but since you used "https" instead of "http" so only the link appear and the video haven't appear at the moment.
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By Chrisli128 on 11 Mar 2014 20:32
Aha! That was a quick tester! wink
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By Dat Boi Treezy on 11 Mar 2014 20:35
I just wanted to add that there can be some added frustration in trying for this when the game decides to break and you cannot progress in the middle of a level. It's happened to me twice now. I was on chapter 12. Kudos to Treezy for showing the method to getting these done.
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By DJ Zibbyman on 27 May 2020 08:31
This chievo is affect for the server closure?
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By Tte Snake on 14 Aug 2021 19:04
I’m also wondering that
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By Syndicate420Hit on 14 Sep 2021 00:42
Confirming as of September 23rd, 2021 that this achievement, along with the other related Challenge mode one, are still obtainable. However, any XP reward given at the end of a Chapter will be nulled as the XP Progression system has been deactivated since September 16th, 2021.
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By MrInfliction on 23 Sep 2021 22:03
this achievement work in 2023?
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By dani izadpanah on 11 Dec 2023 04:38
@Dani, yes, this is one of the only DLCs achievements that can still be obtained since the server closure.
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By MrInfliction on 11 Dec 2023 12:43
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Challenge mode can be found under Single Player - Arcade.

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.
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23 Jan 2013 11:23

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You should add that doing Challenge Mode with soft aim works, it doesn't have to be free aim.
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By Deadly Psycho on 23 Jan 2013 13:44
Okay, I shall do that. Thank you.
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By Wreax on 23 Jan 2013 13:52
we meet again,LOL
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By LostNoAnswer on 24 Jan 2013 04:52
Indeed, haha. :)
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By Wreax on 24 Jan 2013 10:58
Does this have to be done in one sitting? Or can you load up a check point?
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By xMANNY FRE5Hx on 24 Jan 2013 15:38
You can use chapter select, but you must play through the chapter in one sitting. You can't continue where you left off in a certain chapter. I will add that to the guide.
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By Wreax on 24 Jan 2013 15:46
Do you just have to beat the levels? Or do you have to meet those time requirements?
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By Fooga on 25 Jan 2013 21:32
@Fooga just beating the levels,i didn't get any medal in 3 levels an still got the achievement.
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By LostNoAnswer on 26 Jan 2013 03:41
Nice! Thanks for the reply.
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By Fooga on 26 Jan 2013 09:42
HAH i thought that we had to do Score Attack for this Archievement (lol) but we have a new mode for this one Challenge Mode.
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By scareface1970 on 30 Jan 2013 23:15
Anyone got a problem with this?
I only seem to be able to play up to level 6, and then its greyed out, I put in disc 2 and it still does not let me play these levels?
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By bigbadthug81 on 08 Mar 2013 22:43
I'm getting tired of playing the campaign over and over. This will be the fifth time and I still need to do NYM Hardcore.

OT: Good solution/explanation.
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By Si1v3r Samurai on 22 Apr 2013 21:44
good post thanks. this is gonna be my 6th play through out of 7 (NYMHC left ).... im slowly going insane
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By Doctor Lollypop on 08 May 2013 20:36
I've gotten mostly silver/gold on every level up until the last 4, they are showing as locked so I can't play them? :l
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By Barad 007 on 11 May 2013 15:00
@ Barad
Hmm, I've not encountered this problem but I had finished everything else before starting this mode. Have you done NYM/HC yet? I'm not sure if this is prerequisite but maybe give it a try?
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By Wreax on 11 May 2013 19:47
Have to have the game beaten to have all levels unlocked.
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By on 22 Jun 2014 01:47
You have to complete each chapter in one sitting, aaalmost like the regular New York Minute mode. However, the beauty is that each chapter has temporary checkpoints. You can die at a checkpoint and restart immediately at the checkpoint without having to restart the entire chapter. However, like Wreax and others have mentioned, the chapter must be completed in one sitting, whether you die zero times or you die many many times. The checkpoints are temporary and will disappear if you back out to the main menu or turn off your console.
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By MajimaActual on 24 Jan 2013 17:42
This mode was incredibly easy. Nothing like NYM in my opinion. If you fail you go back to a checkpoint, so the challenges are just trial and error. If you've done everything else in this game, then this will be a cakewalk.
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By Fooga on 31 Jan 2013 02:40
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To add to Wreax solution, here a videos for each level...

.... 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.

















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18 May 2013 14:51

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Thanks very much for the note about the explosions not working in Chapter 10, if you don't finish 1-9 first. I encountered the same issue (was playing backwards so that the levels would get easier) and was very concerned that the game mode was broken.
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By Red Thunder 86 on 20 Jan 2014 11:30
I just wanted to add that there can be some added frustration in trying for this when the game decides to break and you cannot progress in the middle of a level. It's happened to me twice now. I was on chapter 12. Kudos to Treezy for showing the method to getting these done. Update: it turns out my 2nd disc was dirty. I used my other copy and none of those glitches happened again. I completed 12 and 13. one more to go.
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By DJ Zibbyman on 31 May 2020 07:14

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.

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For those who want to go faster and are not quite dexterous in free sight, a soft grip can help. (tested, it works and they give a trophy)
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09 May 2015 14:55

Checkpoints are part of the Arcade. You need to go through all 14 chapters, each battle with enemies is subject to certain restrictions, for example: kill 5 people by firing no more than 7 shots; kill a certain number of enemies without taking damage; kill 3 enemies in one use of shootdoge, kill a group of enemies without reloading and many, many others. All conditions are limited in time, sometimes only a couple of seconds are given. Thank God that if you die or fail, you will not be sent to the beginning of the chapter, but will be asked to replay the checkpoint. So practice and everything will work out.
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21 Nov 2013 23:33