Estimated achievement difficulty: 4.5/10

Offline: 50 (1000)

Online: 0 (0)

Approximate amount of time to 1000: 8-15 hours

Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 1-2

Does difficulty affect achievements?: Yes.

Glitchy achievements: None!

True Achievements Score : Click Here

 

Introduction

 

Welcome to the Dead to Rights: Retribution achievement guide. I found this game to be thoroughly enjoyable and extremely easy 1000. I have given this game a 4.5 out of 10 because some people may struggle with some of the aspects of the game. Someone who grasps the concept quickly will find this to be a 1 or 2 out of 10.

 

This game shouldn't take you longer than 10 hours but if you don't get many golds in your initial playthrough then it will take longer.

 

OK, lets get started

 

Playthrough 1:

 

You are going to want to start straight in on Detective difficulty to make this game quicker on yourself. Once you have selected that get going on the prologue and unlock:

 

Scrotality

Once Bitten

 

After you have completed this move onto Mission 1 where you will control Jack for the first time. Make sure you have a collectable guide handy from this mission onwards as well. There are 5 badges per level. This level is where you will unlock most of the oddball achievements such as “Get ready for a surprise!”. Also, on this level make sure you rescue ALL the hostages to get the “Protect the innocent” achievement. Also go for as many disarms in this level as possible too because the enemies become harder to disarm in the later levels and you will want to be using a weapon for most of the game after the first few missions. After that mission you should hopefully have unlocked the following:

 

Crossing the line

Get ready for a surprise!

That's what you gets!

 

If you have done a lot of disarms and takedowns you will also unlock:

 

Bring a gun to a fist fight

Crime and punishment

 

But you you haven't don't worry keep at them and you should unlock them within the next couple of missions.

 

Ok, mission 2 is where you are going to want to farm all the combat related achievements you can. At the very beginning of the mission you will be in a boxing ring with Frank. After unlocking the “Shown the ropes” achievement DO NOT ring the bell. Keep fighting Frank and complete the following achievements:

 

It’s all in the timing

Featherweight

Heavyweight

Shadowboxing

 

Of course you don't have to do them right now but this is where you will need to come back to if you decide to do them later. I'd advise doing them now as hand-to-hand generally seemed like a bad idea on Detective.

 

Also in this mission is where you will want to get the “Headbanger” achievement.

 

Carry on with the mission, making sure to pick up all the collectables. By the end you should have unlocked:

 

Shad-owned

Headbanger

Shadow...keys

Man's best friend

 

Depending on how well you have grasped the controls you will also unlock:

 

Perfect balance

 

But if you haven't, don't worry ill be covering this in the Mop up section as well.

 

 

Mission 3 sees you finally being able to order shadow around. So you can start working on Tag team kills now going for 20 in a level for the “Finish him Shadow!” achievement. You can do this in any level obviously so try and get it done early so you can concentrate on just getting through the harder levels without worrying about that. You can also go for headshots to get the “Boom” achievement but you will be pulling off incredible amounts of headshots in the later levels so be more concerned with the tag team kills.

 

By the end of this mission you should have:

 

Dog tag

Commuter disruption

 

and possibly:

 

Boom!

Finish him Shadow!

 

If you don't have these then make sure you concentrate on headshots and tag team kills in every level from now on. Past mission 4 though it starts to get a little bit tougher.

 

Mission 4 sees you take control of Shadow again. By the time you finish his section at the beginning you should have the “Dog's dinner” achievement but this will come before the game is over anyway without you even trying so don't panic if you haven't unlocked it just yet.

 

I feel I should warn you about 1 section in this mission that can be a HUGE pain. Towards the end of mission you will have to defuse 3 bombs within a time limit. This can be very frustrating on detective difficulty. My advice would be shoot for the head and send Shadow after everything. After defusing the bombs on the sides watch out for overhead snipers.

 

After this mission you should have

 

Dog’s dinner

Guard dog

Apparently I CAN kill you

 

Mission 5 is where its begins to get tough. This is due to the fact you will now meet the GAC for the first time and they are more armoured than the standard triad forces you have fought. If you don't have the disarms by this point it might be a bit tricky trying to do them now as you need to pummel the GAC a bit before you can take their weapon away from them. At the beginning of this mission when you are controlling Shadow make sure you get 10 silent kills to unlock the “Shhhhh” achievement This mission should net you these achievements:

 

Fetch!

Got your GAC

The battle, not the war

Shhhhh

 

Assuming you have gathered all the badges up until now you will unlock

The price of justice

 

Mission 6! More than half way. However the hard stuff is still to come so don't get comfy just yet. Mission 6 sees your first encounter with the GAC tank. A fairly menacing a first glance but with his obvious weakness he isn't so bad. Shoot the canister on his back to unlock the “Smile, you son of a ...” achievement

 

By now you should have unlocked most of the miscellaneous achievements. So after this mission just push for the end. This mission should get you:

 

Smile, you son of a…

Canine fodder

Air traffic control

 

Mission 7 has you carrying Faith to the medevac and taking out spotlights. Its a fairly straight forward and easy mission which will unlock:

 

Just gimme the bottle

Keeping Faith

 

Mission 8 only has a solitary story related achievement, but it is a very easy mission. So if you feel confident enough with the controls and have not yet unlocked it go for the “Got your back” achievement. Keep shadow close and abuse the infinite ammo inside Temple's body armour. Get hold of an LMG and spray everything that moves. Once you get down to the ground floor and take out the GAC tank down there its onto mission 9 having unlocked:

 

GAC hawk down

 

and possibly

 

Got your back

 

Mission 9 is actually pretty tricky and I'd consider one of the hardest missions in the game. You start off outside the police station and must take Temple inside to get locked up. Mysteriously his body armour has disappeared so there is no more infinite ammo unfortunately. Push on through here and clear out the station. Once you have finished sniping the remaining forces from the rooftop its on to mission 10 (the final one).

 

You will have unlocked the following from mission 9:

Throw away the key

Run out of town

 

Mission 10 is actually easier than mission 9. There is only 1 hard part and that is just after the sniping section in the command room. There is a box here with LMGs inside so I would grab one of those and try and stay near the box for ammo when you need it, this section is over when you get a cutscene with the police walking through the door and you get your companion back. Carry on through the mission to complete the game and unlock;

 

Honor the dead

Dog of war

Doing it the ol' fashioned way

Just like Dad would have done

Best cop this city's ever had

Retribution

 

Mop Up:

 

By now you should have most of the achievements. Just go back through the missions you didnt get gold and improve to such a standard. Doing this should get you “Perfect Balance” and “First at the scene” if you haven't already unlocked them. If you still haven't got them load up a level you know well on Cadet difficulty and do it there (NOT the prologue as this doesn't count)

 

Also if you haven't completed a level without dying load up a mission between 3 and 10 (id recommend 8 with the infinite ammo on offer) and take it slow and carefully.

 

This should have by now netted you your 1000 in the game. If not refer to the guide for more details on individual achievements you are missing.

 

 

 

 

ACHIEVEMENT GUIDE

Just like Dad would have done - 15 points

Complete the game on any difficulty level

 

See “Retribution”. This is the “Easy” difficulty

 

 

Best cop this city's ever had - 25 points

Complete the game on OFFICER difficulty

 

See “Retribution” This is the “Normal” difficulty

 

 

Retribution - 50 points

Complete the game on DETECTIVE difficulty

 

Detective is the games “Hard” difficulty The achievements stack so to make it quicker just go straight in on Detective.

 

 

Crossing the line - 15 points

Defeat the Enforcer with a Takedown

 

Mission 1 (Not the prologue) after the tutorial for fist fighting you will come to the towers foyer. Here you will meet a large topless man with tattoos. He is an enforcer. Proceed to attack him and eventually you should get a prompt on your screen to press (A) do so and you should get a cutscene where you do something brutal which results in his death. This is a takedown.

 

 

Shown the ropes - 15 points

Complete the fight with Frank

 

At the beginning of mission 2 you will be in a boxing ring with your dad (Frank). Here it will teach you about combos and other fist fighting techniques. Complete all these tasks and the achievement will pop up.

 

Note: Once you have done this you can stay in the ring and farm other achievements as long as you don't hit the bell. The achievements you can unlock here are as follows:

 

It’s all in the timing

Featherweight

Heavyweight

Shadowboxing

 

 

Shad-owned - 10 points

Perform a silent kill with Shadow

 

See "Shhhhh", but you only need to do it once

 

 

Smile, you son of a… - 10 points

Take out a GAC Tank

 

You will first meet the GAC Tank in Mission 6. You will get a mini cutscene introducing you to him. He has a big yellow canister on his back. Shoot this enough and he will explode.

 

I found the sniper rifle most effective on him as it only takes one shot to the canister to take him down.

 

 

That's what you gets! - 10 points

Kill an enemy by knocking or throwing him off a ledge

 

In mission 1 after taking down the enforcer and travelling up the elevator you will will be taught about disarms. In this area you will need to clinch (A+X) and take an enemy hostage (X) and move over to the railing and hit (A)+up on left stick. You will then kick the enemy over the rail to his death.

 

 

Got your GAC - 10 points

Take a GAC hostage

 

Mission 5 is where you first meet the GAC forces. You will need to take one of them hostage by clinching (A+X) and the hitting X to take him hostage.

 

 

Get ready for a surprise! - 10 points

Leap over and kick an enemy from cover

 

In the same area as described in “That's what you gets!”, take cover behind a block with an enemy taking cover on the other side, the hold up on the left stick and hit (A) to jump the cover and you will automatically kick the guy on the other side.

 

 

Brawler - 50 points

Complete any level (excluding the Prologue) without firing a shot

 

I did this on Mission 1. Its easy enough on Officer difficulty (Normal) but to do it even easier do it on Cadet (Easy). Just disarm everyone with a gun and proceed to beat them up and take them down. Also if there is a ledge nearby take the enemies hostage and kick the over the side as described in “That's what you gets!”.

 

Another good mission for this is mission 2 (Thanks ponypo2001)

 

 

Crime and punishment - 15 points

Perform 50 takedowns

 

To perform a takedown you will need to beat up an enemy enough to the point where he is holding his face and no longer fighting back. At this point you will get a prompt to press (A) and you will get a brutal cutscene where you execute the poor guy. It doesn't matter if its a shooting takedown or a hand-to-hand takedown.

 

 

Dog’s dinner - 15 points

Perform 50 Shadow kills

 

You will get this before the end of the game. There is 2 ways to get these. The people you kill in the sections where you are controlling shadow count towards this as well as pressing up on the D-Pad to order Shadow to attack while you are controlling Jack

 

 

Bring a gun to a fist fight - 15 points

Perform 50 disarms

 

To perform a disarm press (A) while fighting an enemy, however the GAC enemies you must punch a few times before you are able to do it. You will get a prompt to press (A) when you are able to do so.

 

You should get this before the end of the level you are going for the “Brawler” achievement on.

 

 

It’s all in the timing - 15 points

Perform 50 counters

 

To perform a counter you must hit (X) just as the enemy is throwing their punch. Do this 50 times and the achievement is yours.

 

You can also get this achievement at the beginning of Mission 2 when you are fighting Frank in the boxing ring. See “Shown the Ropes” for more details on what else you can achieve here.

 

 

Featherweight - 10 points

Perform 200 3-hit combos

 

A 3 hit combo is a combo consisting of 3 button presses E.G. (B,B,Y). Do this 200 times to unlock the achievement. Chances are you will unlock this in a playthrough just from button mashing your through the fist fighting.

 

This can also be unlocked in the Frank fight at the beginning of Mission 2 (See “Shown the Ropes”)

 

 

Heavyweight - 20 points

Perform 100 5-hit combos

 

Just the same a “Featherweight” except this time you need to do a 5 hit combo. E.G. (B,B,Y,B,B+Y)

 

 

If you arnt adept at combos you probably wont unlock this in a playthrough but it is another one that can be farmed at the beginning of mission 2 in the fight with Frank (See “Shown the Ropes”)

 

 

Shadowboxing - 10 points

Dash evade 50 strikes

 

To perform a dash evade you must hit (X) and a direction as the enemy throws their punch. You will move aside and his punch will fly past you. Repeat 50 times for the achievement.

 

This is another one that can be farmed at the beginning of mission 2 in the fight with Frank (See “Shown the Ropes”)

 

 

Dog tag - 10 points

Perform a tag team kill with Shadow

 

See “Finish Him Shadow”, but you only need to do it once for this achievement

 

 

Head banger - 10 points

Open 10 doors with a hostage head

 

When you grab an enemy and take them hostage (clinch with (A+X) then tie up with (X) you can run around with them as a meat shield, when you come to a door and open it you will open the door with them. When I did it it he opened the door with them but it wasnt their head, it was their chest so the description is slightly off for this one but it doesn't make a huge difference.

 

To get this easily follow this method:

In chapter 2 after you get the key with Shadow and you are controlling Jack again carry on for a bit until you get to an ouside section with a chain gate with a forklift next to it. Reload the checkpoint that is just here then turn around and run back inside the warehouse and grab the enemy that is inside. (clinch with A+X and tie up with X) then run him over to the chain gate and open it up with him. Reload checkpoint again and repeat.

 

Method 2 (Thanks to ponypo2001):

There is a double door towards the end that goes into a warehouse with a single thug. If you grab him and bash his head into the door then move backwards, the door closes and you can do it again till achievement pops. This saves reloading your game.

 

NOTE: the elevator buttons you will press with Temple in mission 8 DO NOT count towards this

 

 

The price of justice - 10 points

Collect 25 cop badges

 

See "Honor the dead"

 

 

Honor the dead - 30 points

Collect 50 cop badges

 

There are 5 collectables per Mission from 1-10.

 

Ill try and write a collectable guide as well but if someone wants to write one ill link it here and credit you

 

 

Scrotality - 10 points

Perform a Shadow groin takedown

 

This will most probably be your first achievement. In the prologue where you are controlling Shadow protecting Jack. Sprint around and hit (A) next to an enemy to rip them apart. Eventually he will attack their groin and the achievement will unlock

 

 

Medal of merit - 25 points

Bronze rating on every level

 

See “Medal of valor”

 

 

Medal of bravery - 50 points

Silver rating on every level

 

See “Medal of valor”

 

 

Medal of valor - 100 points

Gold rating on every level

 

This is actually extremely easy. When you are playing on hard you will most probably get most of them, if not all. But to mop up the ones you missed you need to get as many bonuses as possible.

 

I did this on Officer difficulty and although you will get a bigger multiplyer on Detective it could be a struggle getting gold on them due to the extra time and deaths it will take to complete the level (Officer has a 1.25x and Detective has a 1.5x)

 

The bonuses are as follows:

 

Clear Time – Finish the Mission as fast as possible, this goes upto a score of 3000

 

Variation Bonus – Mix your kills up between Shadow, Shooting and Hand-to-hand. This goes up to a maximum of 1500

 

Survival – Dont Die (1000 possible)

 

You want to get as many of the following as possible all upto a maximum of 1000 points:

 

Takedowns - See “Crime and punishment”

Headshots – See “Boom”

Stealth Kills – The sections where you control shadow, dont get seen while you take out everyone. See "Shhhhh"

Tag Team – See “Finish him Shadow!”

 

 

 

Shhhhh - 25 points

Complete any level with 10 silent kills, on OFFICER or greater difficulty

 

Mission 2, once you get control of Shadow hold (LT) to sneak around and pick the enemies off 1 by 1. The enemies are really dumb so you dont need to be incredibly stealthy to do this but be as careful as possible anyway.

 

Once you are next to an enemy you will get a prompt to hit (A). if underneath the picture you see the words “silent kill” this will count as one of the 10. if it doesnt, it won't.

 

This will unlock at the mission results screen so keep count so you know if you will get it

 

 

Perfect balance - 30 points

Achieve maximum VARIATION BONUS on any level (excluding the Prologue)

 

See “Medal of valor” I'd recommend Mission 3 for this

 

 

Boom! - 25 points

Get 30 headshots in any level, on OFFICER or greater difficulty

 

Line up your shots and shoot enemies in the head. You will know when you get a headshot as the game will go into slow motion for a few seconds. Repeat 29 more times for the achievement.

 

This will unlock at the mission results screen

 

 

Got your back - 30 points

Complete a level without Jack or Shadow dying (levels 3-10)

 

Select Mission 8 on Cadet and take it slow. Don't send Shadow off to kill anyone to avoid him going down. If you have to revive him you will have to start over. The reason I say mission 8 is because once you have Temple hostage you will have unlimited ammo so try and get hold of an LMG and just spray everywhere. When you are low hold RB while you have temple hostage and it will refill your ammo.

 

 

First at the scene - 30 points

Achieve maximum CLEAR TIME BONUS on any level (excluding the Prologue)

 

See “Medal of valor” I'd recommend mission 1 for this

 

 

Finish him Shadow! - 25 points

Combine Jack and Shadow to kill 20 enemies in any level, on OFFICER or greater difficulty

 

I'd recommend mission 9 for this on Officer. Mainly because you will always have shadow and its a fairly lengthy mission. Just shoot an enemy and order Shadow to attack the same enemy. Your shot should make the enemy recoil so shadow can rip him apart. Repeat this 19 more times and the achievement will pop up at the end of the mission.

 

 

Secret Achievements

 

Once Bitten - 15 points

Clear a path for Jack

 

Story Related. This will unlock after completing the prologue.

 

 

Protect the innocent - 15 points

Save the hostages

 

This is the only secret you wont get from just completing the storyline. In mission 1 there are 3 sets of hostages to save. NONE OF THEM CAN DIE. The first set is where you are first taught about the focus mode (LB). There is one guy here holding a hostage.

 

Later on in the level you will come across the next set with two enemies patrolling them, again, use focus mode and take both out QUICK before the other shoots a hostage.

 

The third set is the same as the 2nd set except they will be at the bottom of a set of stairs, again use focus mode and quickly dispose of these two.

 

The achievement will unlock straight away if you have saved them all

 

Shadow...Keys - 15 points

Help Jack and Frank into Milton

 

Story Related. This will unlock just after you finish the shadow section in mission

2

 

 

Man's best friend - 15 points

Acquire Shadow

 

Story related. This will unlock after mission 2.

 

 

Commuter disruption - 15 points

Cause the train crash

 

Story Related. This will unlock after mission 3.

 

 

Guard dog - 15 points

Drag Jack out of harm's way

 

Story Related. This will unlock at the beginning of Mission 4 right after the shadow section when you drag Jack out from under the train

 

 

Apparently I CAN kill you - 15 points

Defeat Tseng

 

Story Related. This will unlock at the end of Mission 4

 

 

Fetch! - 15 points

Find a way to get Jack through the gate

 

Story Related. This will unlock after the Shadow section in mission 5.

 

 

The battle, not the war - 15 points

Escape from the GAC

 

Story related. This will unlock at the end of Mission 5

 

 

Canine Fodder - 15 points

Shut down the electric fences

 

Story related. This will unlock after Shadow is done urinating on the 2 generators to let Jack through

 

 

Air traffic control - 15 points

Destroy the choppers

 

Story related. This will unlock just before the Riggs fight in mission 6.

 

 

Just gimme the bottle - 15 points

Get Jack to the bar in one piece

 

Story related. This will unlock after the shadow section at the beginning of mission 7.

 

 

Keeping Faith - 15 points

Rescue Faith

 

Story Related. This will unlock at the end of mission 7.

 

 

GAC hawk down - 15 points

Take out the Gunship

 

Story related. During mission 8 after going down an elevator you will see this gunship and are ordered to take it out, shoot the spotlight first then the 4 blue sensors, then shoot the pilot

 

 

Throw away the key - 15 points

Imprison Temple

 

Story related. This will unlock during mission 9 after you rescue the cops from the jail cells

 

 

Run out of town - 15 points

Repel the GAC

 

Story related. This will unlock at the end of Mission 9.

 

Dog of war - 15 points

Retrieve the security keycard for Jack

 

Story related. This will unlock towards the end of Mission 10 right after the Shadow section.

 

 

Doing it the ol' fashioned way - 15 points

Defeat Redwater

 

Story related. This will unlock after the Redwater fight at the end of the game (Mission 10).

 

 

 

Just like Dad would have done - 15 points

Complete the game on any difficulty level

 

Best cop this city's ever had - 25 points

Complete the game on OFFICER difficulty

 

Retribution - 50 points

Complete the game on DETECTIVE difficulty

 

Crossing the line - 15 points

Defeat the Enforcer with a Takedown

 

Shown the ropes - 15 points

Complete the fight with Frank

 

Shad-owned - 10 points

Perform a silent kill with Shadow

 

Smile, you son of a… - 10 points

Take out a GAC Tank

 

That's what you gets! - 10 points

Kill an enemy by knocking or throwing him off a ledge

 

Got your GAC - 10 points

Take a GAC hostage

 

Get ready for a surprise! - 10 points

Leap over and kick an enemy from cover

 

Brawler - 50 points

Complete any level (excluding the Prologue) without firing a shot

 

Crime and punishment - 15 points

Perform 50 takedowns

 

Dog’s dinner - 15 points

Perform 50 Shadow kills

 

Bring a gun to a fist fight - 15 points

Perform 50 disarms

 

It’s all in the timing - 15 points

Perform 50 counters

 

Featherweight - 10 points

Perform 200 3-hit combos

 

Heavyweight - 20 points

Perform 100 5-hit combos

 

Shadowboxing - 10 points

Dash evade 50 strikes

 

Dog tag - 10 points

Perform a tag team kill with Shadow

 

Head banger - 10 points

Open 10 doors with a hostage head

 

The price of justice - 10 points

Collect 25 cop badges

 

Honor the dead - 30 points

Collect 50 cop badges

 

Scrotality - 10 points

Perform a Shadow groin takedown

 

Medal of merit - 25 points

Bronze rating on every level

 

Medal of bravery - 50 points

Silver rating on every level

 

Medal of valor - 100 points

Gold rating on every level

 

Shhhhh - 25 points

Complete any level with 10 silent kills, on OFFICER or greater difficulty

 

Perfect balance - 30 points

Achieve maximum VARIATION BONUS on any level (excluding the Prologue)

 

Boom! - 25 points

Get 30 headshots in any level, on OFFICER or greater difficulty

 

Got your back - 30 points

Complete a level without Jack or Shadow dying (levels 3-10)

 

First at the scene - 30 points

Achieve maximum CLEAR TIME BONUS on any level (excluding the Prologue)

 

Finish him Shadow! - 25 points

Combine Jack and Shadow to kill 20 enemies in any level, on OFFICER or greater difficulty

 

You hear that? We’re official… - 10 points

Complete Assault on the 87th Precinct

 

Above and beyond - 30 points

Achieve Gold Rating in Assault on the 87th Precinct

 

GAC in time for dinner - 20 points

Achieve maximum CLEAR TIME BONUS in Assault on the 87th Precinct

 

Contender - 25 points

Get 350,000 points in a single play session of Riot Control

 

Dedication to the cause - 40 points

Get 5,000,000 points total over multiple play sessions of Riot Control.

 

Marking your territory - 5 points

Upload a Riot Control score to the leaderboard

 

Hot head - 40 points

Score 500,000 points in Retribution Mode over multiple play sessions of Riot Control

 

Retribution Master - 40 points

Score 250,000 points from Retribution Bonus over multiple play sessions of Riot Control

 

Jack Slate of all trades - 15 points

Get 15 unique awards in one round in Riot Control

 

Secret Achievements

 

Once Bitten - 15 points

Clear a path for Jack

 

Protect the innocent - 15 points

Save the hostages

 

Shadow...Keys - 15 points

Help Jack and Frank into Milton

 

Man's best friend - 15 points

Acquire Shadow

 

Commuter disruption - 15 points

Cause the train crash

 

Guard dog - 15 points

Drag Jack out of harm's way

 

Apparently I CAN kill you - 15 points

Defeat Tseng

 

Fetch! - 15 points

Find a way to get Jack through the gate

 

The battle, not the war - 15 points

Escape from the GAC

 

Canine Fodder - 15 points

Shut down the electric fences

 

Air traffic control - 15 points

Destroy the choppers

 

Just gimme the bottle - 15 points

Get Jack to the bar in one piece

 

Keeping Faith - 15 points

Rescue Faith

 

GAC hawk down - 15 points

Take out the Gunship

 

Throw away the key - 15 points

Imprison Temple

 

Run out of town - 15 points

Repel the GAC

 

Dog of war - 15 points

Retrieve the security keycard for Jack

 

Doing it the ol' fashioned way - 15 points

Defeat Redwater