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Going the Distance

Going the Distance

Threw someone a long, long way

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How to unlock the Going the Distance achievement in Saints Row 2 - Definitive Guide

This Secret Achievement is Going the Distance.

To get this one you must throw someone a long, long way (probably a 3 Gold Star throwing rank).

You can easily get this at the penthouse crib in the Tidal Spring Suburbs District. Simply take the elevator up to where the crib is (you don't have to buy it) and a member of your gang should be standing at the end of the hallway. You may have to have control of this neighborhood for this to happen. Grab him as a human shield and take him up the stairs (near the elevator) to the roof and throw him off the south end of the building. I got an unlock with a throw distance of 180 feet.

Also, throwing someone off the high building and into some of the environmental objects in the Crowd Control activity will unlock it as well.
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15 Oct 2008 18:42

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I got this with a 2 gold star rating. No idea how far the throw was though - wasn't paying attention.
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By dwu1983 on 22 Oct 2008 23:40
Same got it with three gold stars at a distance of 60.6m (about 180ft)
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By jonnyb0b on 10 Nov 2008 06:44
I got mine playing that body guard game on top of the high building and I threw an annoying person off and got 150ft
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By Strikingstriker on 12 Dec 2008 01:16
Throwing them off a higher bridge works as well.
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By Spoilt8 on 25 Mar 2009 11:37
285' off the helipad at the hotel in the Airport District works, too.
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By ADaughen on 16 Jun 2009 20:31
you can grab a civilian outside, then take the elevator with them if you dont own it
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By Scissorhands ki on 12 Oct 2009 13:34
I got mine in the bodyguard game, threw them onto a tractor that launched them straight up achievement popped: throw distance 111 ft
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By NickHawkeye on 08 Oct 2013 01:07
I just did this in the caverns. Took a while but I managed to get it with just a 1 gold star. Also is there any other reason to throw people besides this achievement?
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By Troy Griffin on 04 Jul 2022 20:15
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It seems the total required distance is much smaller than other guides have suggested. I got this near the beginning of the game just grabbing people for the Love Thy Neighbor achievement, and having fun with getting rid of them to grab the next guy.

Get to the westernmost bridge running between the two islands (just east of the prison island) out near the center where it becomes four lanes. Stop a car on one of the outer lanes here, grab the driver, and toss them off the bridge. Likely the quickest and easiest method because there is no required story progression to get here:

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It seems if the toss is 100+ feet, you will get the achievement. I received mine at 122 feet.
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06 Dec 2011 11:50

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Easy peasy lemon squeazy! Worked like a charm! Cheers, mate!
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By Mattekad on 08 Dec 2011 19:43
Yup, 1st achievment in the game for me I was trying to taunt 50 gange members and was throwing them had to evade th ecops and ended up on a bridge and just for th efun of it started tossing people off and bam! Achievement unlocked!
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By B8TINGU on 05 Mar 2012 10:46
I got mine on a throw of 111 ft
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By NickHawkeye on 08 Oct 2013 01:04
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I could also suggest during the bodyguard distraction in the airport that you send a furious fan flying on the luggage conveyor belt. Tadam! It worked.
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12 Dec 2008 00:32

When playing crowd control there should be a level when you are on a rooftop simply run to the edge of the rooftop and throw somebody harrasing the celebrity off of the rooftop.
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you can easily get this achievement by doing crowd controll, when you do crow controll on the level in the graveyard you throw the people in to the tractor, you can easily get the achievement on any crowd controll level here are a list of way to get the achievement by doing it like this,
on the helicopter level throw someone of th building
graveyard level throw someone in to the tractor
throw some one onto the treadmill
throw someone onto the trampoline
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25 Oct 2010 12:32

for some reason i never got it from throwing people off of the building in crowd control (although it is possible according to the other solutions) i got it from just going to the top floor of my penthouse with one of my followers and then just throwing him off :)
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16 May 2011 20:52

The way that I got this achievement was flying a plane into the breakable windows in the Ultor Tower (I used the Snipes plane) and took a person hostage once in there, shot a window out, and threw them to the streets below.
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29 Jul 2011 01:56

You can get this achievement during Crowd Control. One of the locations is by a helipad. I grabbed someone and threw him into something but I was close enough to the ledge that he flipped over the side.
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06 Jul 2020 04:38

In order to throw someone, go up to them and hold to take them as a human shield and hit again to throw them. You must throw someone over 100 feet (33.3 meters) for this achievement.

The best way to do this is in the Crowd Control activity in the Hotels and Marina district. One of the maps for this activity is in an airport. When playing on the map, simply throw a fan onto the moving section of the giant ramp, and you should get credit for a throw of several hundred feet.

If you're having trouble with that method, you can always try throwing someone off a cliff or building. Several missions involve rooftops, and all you need to do is grab an enemy and throw him off.

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