This game is pretty easy with the majority of points picked up from collectibles. Don't worry all the collectibles are not too hard to find (most are wide open or behind a crate) and if you do miss a few, you can replay the level again as they are quite short.

I could write a guide for the collectibles, but I found it quicker if you just sweep each level before moving on rather than reading a long description to point you to a corner. Just pick up everything you see and you will be fine. You can ignore the audio tour guides or padlocks you see as they have nothing to do with achievements. If you happen to die, the game will remember the collectibles you have collected before the last checkpoint.

I have put the achievements (roughly) in order of how they should unlock, so if you follow the guide, you should be able to do this in one playthrough.

 

 

ACHIEVEMENT GUIDE

 

Flashback - 20 points

Complete Tablet Tutorial at New York Museum of Natural History

 

Just complete the tutorial on how to use the tablet in the Egyptian room and this will unlock.

Magnetic Personality - 20 points

Acquire all "Museum Magnet" Collectibles

 

There are 20 magnets to find. Just the sweep the whole area and you will find them behind crates or on top of crates or out in the open. There are some you cannot get until you have progressed through the story.

The ones above you cannot reach, you need to learn to ride the T-Rex before you can reach them. You also need the T-Rex to break the crates in one of the hallways to reveal a collectible. In the Egyptian room you will need to learn the Keychain Grapple before you can pull two from there.

 

 

Mint Condition - 20 points

Acquire the Pressed Penny Collectible in New York Museum of Natural History

 

You have to collect 4 Quarters and 1 Penny. Once you have collected them, you need to find the Penny Press machine on the upper level. Press X to put them in and the achievement will unlock.

 

Hey! Dum-dum! - 10 points

Give the Gum to Stonehead

 

On the upper level there is a big talking (Easter Island like) stone head statue. Find three packs of gum and then deliver them to him for the achievement. There's one in the Egyptian room and you will need to use the Keychain Grapple to collect it.

 

Gone Postal - 20 points

Acquire all "Postcard" Collectibles

 

There are only two postcards to collect, both in a corner on each side of the museum.

 

Castle Me - 20 points

Acquire the Pressed Penny Collectible in Smithsonian Castle

 

Another penny and quarter collecting achievement. Again there are 4 Quarters and   1 penny to collect. After you find them you need to take them to the Penny Press machine near the entrance.

 

Fourth of July - 20 points

Acquire all "Souvenir Document" Collectibles

 

There are 8 documents to be found in the Federal Archives. They are not too hard to find.

 

Coin a Phrase - 20 points

Acquire the Pressed Penny Collectible in Federal Archives

 

Another penny and quarter collecting achievement. Again there are 4 Quarters and   1 penny to collect. After you find them you need to take them to the Penny Press machine behind the giant crates in the center.

 

A New Threat - 20 points

Escape Federal Archives

 

Story progression achievement. This will unlock at the end after you unleash the giant squid and picked up the tablet.

 

In Orbit - 10 points

Free Able from her Restraints

 

Story progression achievement. When you approach Able (the space monkey) a cut scene will happen and the achievement will unlock.

 

Inflation - 20 points

Acquire the Pressed Penny Collectible in National Air and Space Museum

 

Another penny and quarter collecting achievement. Again there are 4 Quarters and  1 penny to collect. After you find them you need to take them to the Penny Press machine near the vending machine.

 

 

With a Monkey Chaser - 10 points

Navigate the Vending Machine

 

Mini-game where you have to jump across from platform to platform and destroy some bags of snacks in under 3.00 minutes. Use the Keychain to grapple and swing across big gaps or destroy the bags of snacks.

 

Toolbox Hero - 20 points

Acquire all "Pilot's Wings" Collectibles

 

There are 8 Pilot's Wings to find. Some of the harder ones to find are the two in the middle of suspended platforms before you (turn left) to follow the monkey into the next room. Also after you jump across a rocket engine blast, drop down below and there's one hidden.

 

Monkeyshines - 30 points

Complete National Air and Space Museum: Able Chase

 

You have to follow the monkey across different exhibitions. Climb the scaffolding and then grapple to the top. Then jump from one satellite or planet to the next. Not too hard, just keep following the monkey. Eventually you will see a glowing circle where you can walk on and press X to end the chase and the achievement.

 

Lady Lindy - 10 points

Restore Power to Amelia Earhart's Plane

 

Story progression achievement. After the cut scene with Amelia Earhart, you need to find the Gear Power. Walk straight ahead and jump down off the crates. Go to the stairs on the left and find the Gear Power and another cut scene. Then return to the plane and press X .

 

Wrench Wrangler - 20 points

Acquire all "Wrench" Collectibles

 

There are 17 wrenches to collect in this level. There are six before you fly the plane (in and around about the crates and there's one in front of the plane) and eight to collect while flying. After you fly the plane, there are three around the crates and on top of the cab and hood of the truck.

 

Rotor Router - 20 points

Complete the Autogyro Flight

 

Annoying plane control time. You need to fly the plane across the museum storage area. The path is linear but you need to collect the wrenches at the same time. There are eight you have to collect while flying. Try not get hit too much or you have to start again.

 

 

Art Appreciation - 30 points

Activate all Paintings Traps in the Washington Art Museum with the Flashlight

 

There are seven paintings you have to activate using your Paintbrush Power. Once activated they will knock any enemy out that are near them.

1. Soldier horsemen painting

2. 2 Boxer paintings

3. 2 Giant Squid paintings

4. 2 Shark paintings

 

Mudface - 20 points

Repair all Broken Exhibits in Washington Art Museum

 

There are 15 broken paintings you have to use the Gear Power on to fix them. There are also four broken benches around the Thinker statue.

 

Picasso - 20 points

Acquire all "Paint Tube" Collectibles

 

There are 12 paint tubes to collect around the level. Some tubes only appear after you have repaired the broken paintings.

 

For Art's Sake - 20 points

Acquire the Pressed Penny Collectible in Washington Art Museum

 

Another penny and quarter collecting achievement. Again there are 4 Quarters and   1 penny to collect, except these fall out of the broken paintings you repair. After you find them you need to take them to the Penny Press machine near the entrance.

 

 

Fine Art - 30 points

Complete Washington Art Museum

 

Boss battle, but don't worry it is quite lame. Use the Paintbrush Power when he is near a trap painting to take a chunk of his life away. Or shine the Eye Power to let the flying winged angels shoot arrows at him. Once you beat him walk through the door and use the Paintbrush Power on the poster.

 

Anubee - 10 points

Complete Anubis Columns Puzzle

 

Puzzle mini-game. You have to move the blocks around and align them so the carvings on the front match. You have to click on the Anubis statues to make them move your blocks or click twice to twist them.

 

Fossil Fuel - 10 points

Complete the Trilobite Puzzle in the National Museum of Natural History

 

You will need to unlock the Anubee achievement above before you can do this puzzle.

In the lower level on the right (curved hallway) there is a Trilobite exhibit. Use Animal Power to activate it. You need to get all four coloured trilobites into their respective coloured holes with their heads facing the same as the hole. Press A to select the Trilobite and use the Left Stick to move it around. Once it reaches it correct hole, it will lock into place.

Here's how I did it. Start with the Yellow and move it so it next to the small triangle at the bottom. Move the Blue into the Blue hole and it will lock into place. Move the Yellow again to the left of the upper triangle and stop. Move the Green one all the way around to the bottom past the lower triangle and then up to past the upper triangle until it reaches the Green hole and it will lock into place.

Move Yellow all the way around past the green and red spots and then turn down by the upper triangle into its Yellow hole to lock it into place. Now all you have to do is move the Red all the way around past the blue, turn down the upper triangle and past the lower triangle, then around the outer circle past the green to its Red Hole.

 

Rexy's Favorite - 20 points

Acquire all "Bone" Collectibles

 

There are 10 bones to find. There's one in the Egyptian Room that you need to grapple the vase to collect it. The others are pretty much easy to find.

No Quarter - 20 points

Acquire the Pressed Penny Collectible in National Museum of Natural History

 

Another penny and quarter collecting achievement. Again there are 4 Quarters and 1 penny to collect. After you find them you need to take them to the Penny Press machine on the lower level by the stairs.

 

The Light Touch - 10 points

Tame all Animals

 

There are five wild animals you have to tame by using Animal Power. Two Polar Bears, two Rhinos and a Saber Tooth tiger. You really can't miss this as it is really part of the story. See "Crown Jewel" achievement below.

 

Crown Jewels - 10 points

Return the Hope Diamond

Once you meet Cleopatra, she will ask you for the Hope diamond for a tribute. You need to use Animal Power on the various animals to tame them to enable you to  control them. Go upstairs and past the gate.

• Use Animal Power on the Rhino to kill the thug.
• Use Animal Power to tame the Polar Bear in the icy area.
• Use Paintbrush Power to enter the Giant penguin painting.
• Use Animal Power on the Rhino and Polar Bear then use it to make the Polar bear knock down the slabs so the Rhino can get to the other side.
• Use the Rhino to break the gate.
• Use Animal Power on the Polar Bear to knock down three ice slabs.
• Use Animal Power for the Rhino to knock down the two gates (one has collectibles)
• Use Animal Power on the Saber Tooth Tiger to tame him.
• Grapple yourself on top of the display case to retrieve the diamond.

Natural Wonder - 30 points

Complete National Museum of Natural History

 

Boss fight with Al Capone. All you have to do is hit Al Capone six times to defeat him. You will be riding a dinosaur skeleton with two attack buttons, X and A. Pretty easy fight.

 

Who's Got It All? - 100 points

Collect 100% of Hidden Items

 

This should unlock after you collected the last bone. Quarter & Penny achievements do not count towards this. Here is a list in case you have missed any as you can go back and replay the level.

New York Museum of Natural History

20 Magnets

3 Gum Packs

Smithsonian

2 Postcards

Federal Archives

8 Documents

National Air and Space Museum : Air

8 Pilot Wings

National Air and Space Museum : Storage

17 Wrenches

Washington Art Museum

12 Paint Tubes

National Museum of Natural History

10 Bones

 

 

The Eagle Has Landed - 20 points

Complete Lunar Lander sequence with at least Two Bars of Health Remaining

 

At the start of this level, you are in front a Lunar Lander. Use Gear Power to repair it then press X to board it. There are 24 French Soldiers you have to kill using the Lunar Blast (X). They are manning cannons and you need to have two health bars remaining for this to unlock. Try not to get hit at all, as I got hit once and the achievement did not pop. If you do restart the level.

 

Final Frontier - 30 points

Complete National Air and Space Museum: Hangar

 

You need to reach Amelia Earhart on the other side by jumping on the planes and using Gear Power to pull them closer to you. Once you see a big metal cylinder above you, use Gear power to trigger a cut scene. Another plane will past and you have to jump on it. Jump across the next few planes to reach her.

 

Penny Pinch - 20 points

Acquire the Pressed Penny Collectible in Lincoln Memorial

 

Another penny and quarter collecting achievement. Again there are 4 Quarters and 1 penny to collect. After you find them you need to take them to the Penny Press machine inside the Lincoln Memorial

 

Pressin' Yer Luck - 100 points

Acquire the Pressed Penny Collectible in ALL Museums

 

You should unlock this straight after "Penny Pinch" achievement above. If you haven't, you can go back to level select and do the ones you missed and it will still unlock.

 

City Pass - 40 points

Explore All Museums

 

This will unlock once you bring the tablet to Abraham Lincoln statue in the Lincoln Memorial, after speaking to Benjamin Franklin.

 

Morning Comes - 50 points

Save the World

 

Last Boss fight. This is pretty easy, if you know what you are doing. The boss fight is in four stages and if you die you have to start again from the beginning. The boss has powerful ray bursts, but they are really slow and very easy to time. You have to be right behind a obelisk, to be safe and not get hit. If you do, there's a life tablet that keeps re-spawning in the middle should you need it.

Your goal is to destroy three obelisks.

 

Stage One

 

Run around to the front of the obelisk and LT to Keychain it and activate it. Use Gear Power on each of the tablets to rotate them to match the symbols. You will have to time the rotation with the attacks and stay behind the obelisk to be safe. Once they match a cut scene will show the obelisk being destroyed.

 

Stage Two

 

Same thing again and use LT to activate it. Except this time you need to trigger the seed pictures in various stages of growth. Use you Paintbrush Power to start with Seed, then Sprouting, then Growing and finally Flower. A cut scene will occur if you have done the correct order.

 

Stage Three

 

Same again but this time there are two coloured beetles with matching gems on each side. You need to rotate the coloured beetles in the direction of their matching gems. Use Animal Power to turn the beetles head until they face their respective gem. They will glow and lock if you have done it correctly. You will have to time it properly as you probably only have time to rotate the beetle once in between attacks.

 

Stage Four

 

After the last has obelisk has been destroyed, a cut scene will take place and the boss will be on the ground. Just use you Keychain Grapple to take the tablet and the end of the game.

 

 

Been There, Done That - 100 points

Obtain all Awards in the Awards Room

 

This is actually an achievement for getting ALL achievements in the game. If this does not pop at the end, go back and check Level Select and see if you have missed anything.

Note That on National Air & Space Storage and Museum of Natural History levels there are some quests that may be missing. These are side quests that were optional and they do not affect achievements.

 

 

 

Been There, Done That - 100 points

Obtain all Awards in the Awards Room

 

Flashback - 20 points

Complete Tablet Tutorial at New York Museum of Natural History

 

A New Threat - 20 points

Escape Federal Archives

 

Monkeyshines - 30 points

Complete National Air and Space Museum: Able Chase

 

Fine Art - 30 points

Complete Washington Art Museum

 

Natural Wonder - 30 points

Complete National Museum of Natural History

 

Final Frontier - 30 points

Complete National Air and Space Museum: Hangar

 

City Pass - 40 points

Explore All Museums

 

Morning Comes - 50 points

Save the World

 

In Orbit - 10 points

Free Able from her Restraints

 

With a Monkey Chaser - 10 points

Navigate the Vending Machine

 

Fossil Fuel - 10 points

Complete the Trilobite Puzzle in the National Museum of Natural History

 

Anubee - 10 points

Complete Anubis Columns Puzzle

 

Crown Jewels - 10 points

Return the Hope Diamond

 

Lady Lindy - 10 points

Restore Power to Amelia Earhart's Plane

 

Hey! Dum-dum! - 10 points

Give the Gum to Stonehead

 

The Light Touch - 10 points

Tame all Animals

 

Rotor Router - 20 points

Complete the Autogyro Flight

 

The Eagle Has Landed - 20 points

Complete Lunar Lander sequence with at least Two Bars of Health Remaining

 

Mudface - 20 points

Repair all Broken Exhibits in Washington Art Museum

 

Art Appreciation - 30 points

Activate all Paintings Traps in the Washington Art Museum with the Flashlight

 

Who's Got It All? - 100 points

Collect 100% of Hidden Items

 

Magnetic Personality - 20 points

Acquire all "Museum Magnet" Collectibles

 

Gone Postal - 20 points

Acquire all "Postcard" Collectibles

 

Wrench Wrangler - 20 points

Acquire all "Wrench" Collectibles

 

Fourth of July - 20 points

Acquire all "Souvenir Document" Collectibles

 

Picasso - 20 points

Acquire all "Paint Tube" Collectibles

 

Rexy's Favorite - 20 points

Acquire all "Bone" Collectibles

 

Toolbox Hero - 20 points

Acquire all "Pilot's Wings" Collectibles

 

Mint Condition - 20 points

Acquire the Pressed Penny Collectible in New York Museum of Natural History

 

Castle Me - 20 points

Acquire the Pressed Penny Collectible in Smithsonian Castle

 

Penny Pinch - 20 points

Acquire the Pressed Penny Collectible in Lincoln Memorial

 

Coin a Phrase - 20 points

Acquire the Pressed Penny Collectible in Federal Archives

 

Inflation - 20 points

Acquire the Pressed Penny Collectible in National Air and Space Museum

 

For Art's Sake - 20 points

Acquire the Pressed Penny Collectible in Washington Art Museum

 

No Quarter - 20 points

Acquire the Pressed Penny Collectible in National Museum of Natural History

 

Pressin' Yer Luck - 100 points

Acquire the Pressed Penny Collectible in ALL Museums