Metro 2033

Metro 2033

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Ka-Boom!

Ka-Boom!

Explode 10 enemies.

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How to unlock the Ka-Boom! achievement in Metro 2033 - Definitive Guide

You can get both sticky and regular grenade kills towards the end of the level Ghosts when there are 3 separate groups of rats in two adjacent rooms with 5-6 rats in each group. You will need to run ahead of Khan to prime and throw the grenades before he activates the respective groups' movements (their locations are very obvious). The checkpoint is also right before this section.

It should be noted that I did not receive the "Ka-Boom!" achievement at the same time as the "Sticks like a bur" achievement, though a quick checkpoint reload solved that problem.

Credit for this solution goes to O918 on XBA.
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08 Mar 2012 07:53

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Got mine on the last group of rats. Thumbs up.
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By MH The Rockstar on 15 Mar 2012 16:01
Super easy.
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By The Globalizer on 25 Aug 2012 22:54
My achievement was glitching (tried multiple other methods involving Front Lines and Outpost) and I thought I was screwed and had to clear cache / saves. However, I tried this and it worked like a charm the very first time.

Much love for the solution.
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By MD Retribution on 23 Oct 2012 05:35
Your welcome! Glad to help.
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By Holiday9357 on 23 Oct 2012 12:17
Wow, thank you so much. Mine was glitched, too, and was my last achievement needed, but this worked for me right away. So much better than clearing caches, deleting saves, etc.
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By simmias42 on 23 Oct 2012 22:09
I know others have commented, but just wanted to add another affirmative vote that this method works great if Ka-boom was otherwise glitched for you.
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By BrainDocJay on 03 Nov 2012 01:36
Worked perfectly :)
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By Tez Dredd on 28 Feb 2013 09:19
This was the only way I could get the achievement! I unlocked the 15 sticky grenades in the 1st play though. Very glitchy.
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By BegFourMercy on 02 May 2013 07:24
Yeah, I don't quite understand why this achievement wouldn't unlock for both of us with the use of sticky grenades.
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By Holiday9357 on 02 May 2013 16:21
Worked like a charm, thanks!
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By tajbender on 10 Feb 2014 19:59
I don't know why this worked when I'd blown away dozens of guys in the story prior in my first two runs, and I don't care. It worked, and it was my last achievo. If I could give this a hundred thumbs up, I would.
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By Guirec730 on 23 Dec 2014 07:28
This worked for me when none of the other solutions did. Last achievement in the game and unlocked long after the sticky grenade one did.
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By Ivan610 on 22 Mar 2016 20:59
Ok dumb question but is this cheevo, "KaBoom", only for regular grenades or can you get this with sticky too?
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By Warboy925 on 11 Apr 2016 00:36
Nvm....just got it!!!
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By Warboy925 on 11 Apr 2016 00:47
When I first read "rats" I didn't realize that you literally meant the small rodents that you would never really otherwise try to blow up with grenades. lol This part is shortly after the part with the defenders.
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By Dragonborn Gear on 05 May 2016 01:37
Great solution! Thumbs up! I unlocked the stick granade achievement using the walkthrough method but when this achievement didn't pop up I realized something was wrong. I guess you need to make all 10 kills in the same mission / level. Thanks for this.
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By rafa1000house on 06 Mar 2019 05:34
Thanks for posting this method. Just wanted to clarify something though: I'd gotten "Sticks like a bur" by (obviously) using sticky grenades with this method, but then I was wondering why this one hadn't unlocked. I reloaded the checkpoint and tried again several times (using sticky grenades each time), but it still wouldn't unlock. Finally, I tried again, but using normal grenades instead of sticky grenades, and I got it on the first try using normal grenades.

Maybe that'd be worth mentioning in this guide and your guide for "Sticks like a bur".
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By Paul Zap on 10 Dec 2014 21:14
The guide is most likely the easiest way to get the achievement.

I want to nonetheless share my experience for any future late players of this 360 version like myself. I got the achievement in Black Station by killing the first 3 guards with a couple of normal grenades ( that look like dynamite so confusing names but anyway)

I had killed many, well over 10, guards in the previous Outpost level, remembering the fact that loaded checkpoints reset the counter to that checkpoint. Hard to be sure but combining normal and sticky grenades I had easily 13-14 kills before Black Station. And then it popped by killing 3 in Black Station with normal grenades.

This leads me to strongly believe that normal grenades are the way to go for this achievement. Maybe sticky grenades CAN count, but they seemed to not count for me. Use normal grenades to be safe if going for this throughout your playthrough.
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By Kriostyx on 20 Jan 2024 14:13
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Can be done all throughout the campaign, but if you find yourself completing the game without it, I recommend the level "Outpost" from chapter 4.

General grenade tips:
- If you are trying to hit large groups or even sometimes individuals, you will need to cook the grenade for a few seconds before throwing it, otherwise they will easily run out of the way
-If you have nail grenades, try and stick with them, its an easy guaranteed kill.

(If you don't have any grenades when starting this level, you could always play the level "Child" before it, and at the end of that level you will get the chance to purchase some - I started with 5 normal grenades)

In short:
- 6 easy kills from the patrol right at the start
- 2 kills from the nail grenades found above the patrol (on the metal bars)
- 2 kills anywhere else using the 5 or so spare grenades you should have.

In-Depth guide:
Get out of the tunnel at the start, and once you get into the open and can see soldiers, immediately turn right. Go into the bottom right corner, and you will find a ladder. climb up to the top and creep forward until you have a good vantage point of the 6 man patrol. Wait until the patrol stops and starts talking, then try and kill them all with as few grenades as possible. I managed to do it with a bit of practice in 2 grenades. That is 6 kills, you now only need 4 more. Kill the single guard on the upper levels (he more then likely attacked you after you threw the first grenade) with a gun, or a grenade if you feel up to it. climb up (as if you were playing the level) and in the middle of the metal bars you are walking on you should find 2 nail grenades. DO NOT throw grenades from here at the 2 soldiers shooting you - you WILL miss. Run up close to them and try and stick them with the nail grenades. That's two more kills, and you should have around 1 or 2 more grenades now, but if you don't, don't worry. Ignore the guy that runs out of the house, and throw a grenade into the room he ran out of (the room you want to go in) and you should have another 1 or 2 more kills. Now that you are in the close-quarters of the house, you should be able to get some kills quite easily. So from here, I will just list the locations left in the level where you can still find grenades (In case you missed with some throws) Approximately 1 on the top most level of the house on one of the soldiers, and 2 more at the radio station (where you put the tape recording if you have it) and then 1 or 2 on soldiers in the very final patrol before the level ends.

Good luck!

Edit: I didn't have any trouble unlocking this achievement, but it seems since the recent update may have broken a few achievements. If you are having trouble getting this achievement to unlock even after fulfilling the requirements, try clearing your xbox 360's cache, deleting the DLC and your save game, then playing offline. Thanks to Hybridchld for this tip.
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21 Mar 2010 06:14

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Just wanted to add that this achievement seems to be a little glitched. I must have blown up 20-30 people before it popped for me. I just kept throwing grenades and it finally popped during the mission where Miller, Ulman and the others are heading to D6.
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By SkyRattlers on 29 Mar 2010 00:17
I agree I am at like 15 kills and still nothing.
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By hellrazor2016 on 03 Jun 2010 15:02
I agree I am at like 15 kills and still nothing.
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By hellrazor2016 on 03 Jun 2010 15:07
Wouldn't have chucking a cooked gernade in the train cart right at the beginning of "Frontline" been easier its like 6 kills one gernade? 2 kills one nade on the two sick or sleeping guys, then 2 more somewhere else on the board like the non running POWs? Just a thought? Its where I did mine?
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By Porkins BBQ on 06 Aug 2010 02:11
This is the one achievement for me that will not unlock. I have every other achievement (bar the ones for the DLC), but this refuses to unlock no matter how hard I try. I've killed dozens and dozens of enemies, both human and mutant, with grenades and sticky grenades to no avail. Clearing my cache and attempting to play offline just resorts in the game crashing repeatedly, making it a pointless exercise. My last resort is recovering my gamertag, but I don't see how that will achieve anything. Frustrating to say the least.
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By TheTCD on 17 Aug 2010 12:56
This achievement is somewhat glitchy. It's not unlocking for me either but some others have manged to fix the glitch by clearing their cache, deleting their save games and the DLC then redownloading everything and starting from scratch. I'm just finishing off some other achievements before trying this, if it works I'll let you know as it may be worth adding to the guide.
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By Hybridchld on 10 Nov 2010 00:02
I haven't heard of it not unlocking for some, but if you can confirm it works I'll add it as a note, thanks!
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By Patsreds on 10 Nov 2010 06:48
Ok I just got it but I had to play it offline without the update to do so.

As for it happening to others theres a thread on x360a about it, its also where i heard about the solution.

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/showthread.php?t=25...
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By Hybridchld on 11 Nov 2010 02:04
I played before the update when it first came out, so that is probably why I never had any trouble. Added to the guide and credited you, thanks for that.
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By Patsreds on 11 Nov 2010 03:54
No problem. It's an issue that needs to be mentioned but its not worth doing another solution to say it.
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By Hybridchld on 11 Nov 2010 03:58
I had to use Holiday9357's rat method on Ghost.
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By BegFourMercy on 02 May 2013 07:25
I had to use the rat method as well.
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By xjoeyxclarkx on 12 May 2013 00:35
I can't get this achievement to unlock. I cleared my cache, deleted the DLC, and loaded the game up offline. All my save data is corrupted and the latest level I can load up is 2-2. So I basically have to do a whole other playthrough offline to get this?
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By Mister Buds on 13 Jul 2013 14:31
I think the trouble its about using sticky grenades, i got 15 kill with stiky and didn't got this one, then tried with normal grenades and got it normally (i played with update)
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By UnfurledEmu75 on 22 Apr 2017 21:02
UnfurledEmu75 seems to be correct. I used sticky grenades and it wouldn't pop. Used normal grenades and popped first go.
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By II TH3PRO II on 04 Feb 2021 04:30
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I found the easiest way to obtain it was on the level "frontline".

First make sure you got 5 sticky grenades and 2 regular. If you don't have sticky grenades load up armory mission and after the chase segment you can buy some.

The regular grenades are easily avoided by the enemy (you can cook them up though), but there are 5 enemies that won't avoid your grenades. The enemies that won't avoid them are:
1) The 2 wounded soldiers you find
2) the 3 red army captives
that should make 5 easy regular grenade kills.

the other 5 kills are easily gained with sticky grenades, just get close to an enemy and trow in onto them. If you did it correct the grenade should stick on the enemy and kill him.

Hope this helps you guys :)
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18 Apr 2011 14:24

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Wow thanks for that, it was the only way it worked for me :D
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By YouTube Freak on 29 Apr 2011 19:12
You can also get 2 for 1 sticky grenade on the rolling turret car toward the end of the level.
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By Beez 808 on 31 Aug 2011 08:06
Ghosts and Frontlines didn't work for me, God knows why cos I did more than 10 on both levels, so I ended up getting it on Chapter 4:3 Depot. Let the soldier at the start raise the alarm and then get ready, stay crouched and on the platform will be loads of soldiers who don't seem to run from grenades. You should have it by the time you reach the nosalises. I used standard grenades for this.
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29 Jul 2014 10:40

I found that "Frontline" was a good level to get this achievement. Anytime I found myself faced with more than 1 enemy, I would light up a grenade, cook it for a second, and let it fly. There are several occasions with multiple enemies and there are are several crate locations that contain more pipe bombs so if innacuracy is an issue, you have many more opportunities to get this.
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10 Nov 2010 19:51

Blowing an enemy up may fairly simple but may take some time. If you throw a grenade at a group of enemies they will always run out of the way. If you have access to sticky grenades throw one directly at the person you want to kill. They won't be able to run away from the grenade, you may also kill surrounding enemies.

This achievement accumulates over time so you can reload checkpoints to earn ten kills. The last small station in "Front Line" is a good area to perform these kills.

  • Grenade
  • Sticky Grenade
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It may work quickly, or it may not. If there are thorny (sticky) grenades, throw them directly at the person. This achievement is not hard to earn while beating the game. A good place to do this is Front Line.
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08 Jul 2011 18:36

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The funny thing is that kills with the help of an explosion can be boosted by restarting the checkpoint. Right at the beginning of the level, the front line, we see (and hear) Lenin with his friends on an open platform on the tracks. We extinguish the whole company with an explosion, restart and repeat.
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By Rudolf_Hess on 15 Jan 2017 20:25