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Earth Defense Force Insect Armageddon Trophy Guide

Editorial Team

Earth Defense Force Insect Armageddon Trophy Guide. Difficulty: ***  A third-person shooter in a battle against insect-like creatures invading the Earth. The Platinum is not too difficult, but requires a lot of time and grinding.

Game Name Difficulty Trophies Developer Country Bronze Silver Gold Online DLC
Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon *** 51 Vicious Cycle Software U.S. 37 12 1 0 0

Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon

Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon is a third-person shooter, in which players run through various locations to destroy large insect-like creatures that have come from space. The game is part of the "Chikyuu Boueigun" series (Earth Defense Force) which began as part of D3 Publisher's "Simple 2000" series on the PlayStation 2 in Japan.

The alien invasion has begun. Lightning Alpha, the leader of an elite squadron of fighters known as Strike Force Lightning, has been called into the fictional city of New Detroit to aid the local Earth Defense Force in wiping out these lethal creatures. Players can arm and upgrade their weapons from a variety of choices, while taking on aliens which range from ants and spiders to robotic enemies. The game features two-player split-screen, as well as a three-player online co-op and six-player Survival mode.

Insect Armageddon received moderately positive reviews, with an average score of 68%, praised for its overall fun, though criticized for a lack of variety in gameplay.

If interested in seeing the original "Chikyuu Boueigun" released in Japan in 2003, check out our Let's Simple 2000 Video Here.

This Platinum isn't too difficult in terms of skills required, but needs a LOT of grinding! Aside from three playthroughs and playing 500 waves of Survival mode, you will need to replay missions over and over in order to fully upgrade your weapons and armor, as well as receive all the kill-related trophies.

Overall, expect to put in around 150-200 hours into this puppy.

There are three different modes, each with three chapters that contain five missions. Trophies for completing the difficulty modes do not stack, so there is absolutely no reason to start on Inferno. Instead, load up Normal and play through to the end, while upgrading your weapons and armor along the way. Once finished, you'll need to repeat this on Hard and Inferno mode, while you continue raising your kill count and upgrading weapons and armor.

By the time you finish Inferno mode, don't expect to have all your weapons and armor now upgraded. Far from it. This is where the grinding comes in, as you need to replay through the story missions (it's up to you which missions to play) in order to get all four armor classes to level 8, and any weapon upgrades you still need.

Last, there is Survival Mode. You'll need to reach Wave 5 for the Good Start trophy, then play through a total of 500 waves, as well as accumulate a total of 10,000 kills. It's up to you if you wish to play Wave 1 five hundred times, or play a variety.

Congratulations! You've saved New Detroit and earned yourself a well-deserved Platinum!

Josh Romero made a useful Walkthrough, here:
http://www.videogamesblogger.com/2011/07/06/earth-defense-force-insect-armageddon-walkthrough-video-guide-xbox-360-ps3.htm

And a Walkthrough on IGN:
http://www.ign.com/wikis/the-earth-defense-force-insect-armageddon/Walkthrough

And a Walkthrough in PDF form, created by David Moore:
http://www.ign.com/faqs/2011/the-earth-defense-force-insect-armageddon-walkthrough-pdf-1182005

Here's a great Trophy Guide, by tuffmuff:
http://www.ps3trophies.org/game/earth-defense-force-insect-armageddon/guide/

And an Achievement Guide (same as the trophies on PS3) by The Pants Party:
http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/earth-defense-force-insect-armageddon/guide/

If you wanted to get some online co-op support, here's a Boosting Forum on PlaystationTrophies:
http://www.ps3trophies.org/forum/earth-defense-force-insect-armageddon/115088-trophy-boosting-thread-read-first-post.html

And a Boosting Forum on PS3Trophies:
http://ps3trophies.com/forums/earth-defense-force-insect-armageddon/2304-official-earth-defense-force-insect-armageddon-boosting-thread.html

This is a useful Weapon's List, created by tuffmuff:
http://www.ps3trophies.org/forum/earth-defense-force-insect-armageddon/115076-earth-defense-force-insect-armageddon-weapons-list.html

Lastly, here's a basic Trophy List:
http://www.allps3trophies.com/retail-games/earth-defense-force-insect-armageddon-trophies.html

Driver San Francisco Trophy Guide

Editorial Team

Driver San Francisco Trophy Guide. Difficulty: ***  An action racing game and the fifth title in the Driver series. The Platinum is quite time consuming, with online trophies that can be tough to unlock without boosting.

Game Name Difficulty Trophies Developer Country Bronze Silver Gold Online DLC
Driver: San Francisco *** 51 Ubisoft Reflections U.K. 38 10 2 15 0

Driver: San Francisco

Driver: San Francisco is an action racing game, and the fifth title in the Driver series, which began on the PlayStation One. Players play through a series of story-related events in an open world, selecting from 125 different vehicles. Split screen and online multiplayer modes are also included.

During a prison transfer, criminal mastermind Jericho has broken free, putting undercover cop John Tanner into a coma in the process. While lying in bed, Tanner has the ability to possess the citizens of San Francisco, called Shifting, and using them to track down and capture his nemesis.

Driver: San Francisco received positive reviews, with an average score of 80% praised for its innovative Shift mechanic, as well as its multiplayer feature. The storyline was criticized for being both ridiculous, and a departure from the Driver series.

The offline trophies aren't too bad, only time consuming. But the online trophies, without boosting, is what brings this difficulty score to a 3-star. With three boosting partners, it's possible to bring this rating down to a high 2-star, but even then connecting - and staying connected - is a challenge, on top of what's required for the trophies.

With a boosting partner, realistically it could take about 50 hours to Platinum. Without, this Platinum is far more time consuming, as well as frustrating.

Since the game is open-world, there isn't much need for a roadmap. Simply play through the story, unlocking all the story-related trophies, while purchasing all the vehicles, upgrades and garages along the way.

Once that's finished, you can complete all the activities and dares, as well as any other miscellaneous trophies you're still missing, such as collecting all the clapperboards and completing 30 freedrive cop chases.

After all that, you have the 15 online trophies to worry about, and this is where the time consumption comes in. You will need to reach Level 38 in order to unlock all three level-related trophies. This will take up the most time, but there are a number of other trophies to acquire along the way. Boosting will certainly make this much easier, but we've had trouble both connecting and staying connected with our peers. Also, take note there is no invite feature, so your boosting friends will need to find one another.

IGN has a Walkthrough, here:
http://www.ign.com/wikis/driver-san-francisco/Walkthrough

And a video Walkthrough by Josh Romero:
http://www.videogamesblogger.com/2011/09/06/driver-san-francisco-walkthrough-video-guide-xbox-360-ps3-pc-wii.htm

And a text-based Walkthrough by redapocalypse04:
http://www.cheatmasters.com/blog/2011/09/19/driver-san-francisco-walkthrough-achievementstrophies-faq-guide/

Lordilson has a useful Trophy Guide, here:
http://www.playstationtrophies.org/game/driver-san-francisco/guide/

And a great Trophy Guide here, by ericvoltage:
http://ps3trophies.com/forums/showwiki.php?title=PS3-Trophy-Guides:Driver:-San-Francisco-Trophy-Guide

And an Achievement Guide (same as the trophies on PS3) by Saru 92:
http://www.xboxachievements.com/game/driver-san-francisco/guide/

Here's a video by RacingVideoGames, demonstrating the Blast From The Past trophy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejSftCsXJys

And RacingVideoGame's video demonstrating the Ramped Up! trophy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwRbolHT2PE

And MotoGamesTV has a video showing how to unlock the Show Off! trophy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExNgaMr2GdE

For those online trophies, here's a Boosting Forum on PlaystationTrophies:
http://www.playstationtrophies.org/forum/driver-san-francisco/122894-trophy-boosting-thread-read-first-post.html

And a Boosting Forum on PS3Trophies:
http://ps3trophies.com/forums/driver-san-francisco/1799-official-driver-san-francisco-boosting-thread.html

Finally, here's a basic Trophy List:
http://ps3trophies.com/trophies/00331-driver-san-francisco

Final Fantasy X-2 Trophy Guide

Editorial Team

Final Fantasy X-2 Trophy Guide. Difficulty: ***  A J-RPG and direct sequel to the 2001 Final Fantasy X, where Yuna, Rikku and Paine must restore peace to the world of Spira. The Platinum is arguably easier and less time consuming than its prequel.

Game Name Difficulty Trophies Developer Country Bronze Silver Gold Online DLC
Final Fantasy X-2 *** 35 Square Product Development Division 1 Japan 22 7 5 0 0

Final Fantasy X-2

Final Fantasy X-2 is a J-RPG and a direct sequel to the 2001 Final Fantasy X. Unlike its prequel, the conditional turn-based battle system has been replaced with the series' traditional active time battle system, while leveling up is determined after a set number of battles. The game also allows for more world exploration early in the story. The game was originally released in Japan in March 2003, and revamped in HD for the PlayStation 3 with trophy support in 2013, and again for the PlayStation 4 in 2015.

Taking place two years following the events of Final Fantasy X, where the world of Spira has been at peace following the destruction of the dark deity Sin. Yet, strange mystic spheres have been appearing, and bringing with them, old rivalries for Yuna, Rikku, and Paine to face.

Final Fantasy X-2 received widely mixed reviews with an average score of 81%, praised by some for its graphics, story, and colorful characters, though criticized for its departure in gameplay and tone from its prequel.

Though arguably easier and a little less time consuming than its prequel, Final Fantasy X-2 still demands a lot of playing time. Specifically, the Sweet Perfection trophy is easy to miss if not following a guide perfectly. However, with the guides and walkthroughs under our Links tab, players shouldn't have much problem obtaining the Platinum.

Expect a little over 100 hours of playing for the Platinum.

NOTE: The trophies on the PS4 share the same list with those on both the PS3 and the PS Vita.

You'll first want to play through the game, with a focus on unlocking the missable trophies, as well as working towards the Sweet Perfection trophy which requires 100% game completion. Get familiar with the missable trophies in the Final Fantasy X-2 trophy guide links under our Links tab, and follow one of the 100% story completion walkthroughs in order to obtain that Sweet Perfection trophy.

Be sure to save often, and make multiple saves! This way, you can backtrack if you missed something or made any errors during your playthrough.

After that, if you were unable to unlock the Sweet Perfection trophy, or missed some of the missable trophies, then start up a New Game+. Since completion can reach 110%, there is a little room for error, which means you should have no problem unlocking the Sweet Perfection trophy on your second playthrough. But again, follow those guides under our Links tab.

Finally, there are the trophies related to the Last Mission, which serves as a sort of sequel to the game. Again, check out the Final Fantasy X-2 trophy guide and walkthrough links under our Links tab if you're having trouble.

First, here's a 100% Completion Guide by KG21:
https://www.gamefaqs.com/ps2/562386-final-fantasy-x-2/faqs/27415

And Edward Chang has an Episode Completion Guide here:
https://www.gamefaqs.com/ps2/562386-final-fantasy-x-2/faqs/22977

And IGN has a Walkthrough here:
http://www.ign.com/wikis/final-fantasy-x-2/Walkthrough

PapasitoPenguin has a great Trophy Guide here:
https://www.playstationtrophies.org/game/final-fantasy-x-2-hd-ps3-vita/guide/

A detailed Trophy Guide by DaveyHasselhoff:
http://ps3trophies.com/forums/showwiki.php?title=PS3-Trophy-Guides:Final-Fantasy-X-2-HD-Trophy-Guide

And msulik1 has a text-based Trophy Guide here:
https://www.gamefaqs.com/ps3/643146-final-fantasy-x-x-2-hd-remaster/faqs/72524

And a useful Trophy Guide by Genjiff:
https://psnprofiles.com/guide/5956-final-fantasy-x-2-hd-trophy-guide

Here's an Oversoul Checklist FAQ by Krunal:
http://www.neoseeker.com/finalfantasyx2/faqs/82035-final-fantasy-x-2-oversoul-ksheth.html

And a Blitzball FAQ by Jack Power:
https://www.exophase.com/game/final-fantasy-xx-2-hd-remaster-steam/achievements/

Catherine Trophy Guide

Editorial Team

Catherine Trophy Guide. Difficulty: ****  A psychological horror puzzle platformer, divided between a story during the day and puzzle solving at night during a dream sequence. The Platinum is both incredibly challenging as well as time consuming, demanding an expert skills level.

Game Name Difficulty Trophies Developer Country Bronze Silver Gold Online DLC
Catherine **** 50 Atlus Persona Team Japan 40 6 3 0 0

Catherine

Catherine was first released in Japan at the beginning of 2011, and exported overseas about half a year later. It's a unique game in itself, and has been described as a psychological horror adventure puzzle-platformer with "adult oriented" themes.

The game is divided into two parts - during the day, while you're playing as Vincent Brooks and moving through the story portion, and at night when he's climbing a tower of blocks in a puzzle-style game during his nightmares. Vincent enjoys hanging out with his friends at the bar, and remains indifferent about marrying his girlfriend, Catherine. Meanwhile, rumors are spreading that people in town have been found dead in their sleep. Soon after, Vincent meets a woman named Katherine, and wakes up beside her the next morning - and since then, the nightmares start. Will he manage to hide his lies to his girlfriend? Get seduced by the succubus Katherine? Or die in his sleep? That all depends on your gameplay.

Overall, Catherine received high reviews, with an average score of 82%. While winning countless awards from Famitsu and other gaming magazines, the main complaint was Catherine's difficulty, which later received a patch to make things a little easier.

While some games receive high difficulty ratings due to the skills required, others may be because of the time required, or some trophies are simply a pain in the butt. With Catherine, the case is all three.

You will need to play the game on multiple playthroughs, different difficulty modes, solving challenging puzzles, and more. Yes, some of these puzzles you can look up on Youtube and follow what people are doing, but others - like Babel mode - is randomized, which means you're on your own.

Perhaps the "quickest" way to get that Platinum, is to begin playing through the Golden Playhouse. We recommend setting things on Normal difficulty, as it will warm you up ready for Difficult. The Golden Playhouse includes the story of the game, and nine days of nightmare stages. There are a number of missable trophies which you should watch out for - check out the Catherine trophy guide links under our Links tab for further details. Also, you'll want to stay as close to neutral as possible until Day 5, which you can later use as a reload point.

At Day 5, make a save, then start heading towards either an all-neutral, chaos, or law karma route. This will save you some time restarting from Day 5, rather than replaying the entire game. Also, you'll want to make additional saves on Day 9, which you can reload in order to make different decisions and view all the endings.

By now, you should have a good majority of trophies. At this point, reload any of your past saves to mop up any missing trophies. Again, check out the Catherine trophy guide links under our Links tab if you need extra help.

Then, you can start replaying the Golden Playhouse on Hard difficulty to earn Gold Prizes for The Golden Child trophy. After, you can work on the Rapunzel arcade located in the bar. The reason why you should wait for this one, is that you'll receive unlimited continues after having cleared the Golden Playhouse.

Last, is completing all four Babel stages - and this is where things can get frustrating. If you've got a friend, playing 2-player co-op can help. Again, check out the guides and walkthroughs under our Links tab for tips and strategies. Afterwards, you should obtain the final four trophies, plus the Platinum.

Good luck!

This is a useful Walkthrough and Strategy wiki on MyCheats:
http://mycheats.1up.com/view/superguide/3174553/catherine/ps3

And IGN has a great Walkthrough, with technique videos:
http://www.ign.com/wikis/catherine

Technole & Breadskin have put together a fantastic Trophy Guide, here:
http://www.ps3trophies.org/game/catherine/guide/

And a great Trophy Guide by GoldenDevilGamer:
https://psnprofiles.com/guide/6099-catherine-trophy-guide

And here's a simpler Trophy Guide, by Jonathan Leack:
http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2011/08/02/catherine-trophy-guide/

This is the first part of a Let's Play video by theRadBrad on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw4poruXT0c

Finally, here's a basic Trophy List:
http://www.ps3trophies.com/trophies/Catherine

Dragon’s Crown Trophy Guide

Editorial Team

Dragon’s Crown Trophy Guide. Difficulty: ***  A 2D fantasy action RPG inspired by the classic Golden Axe series. The Platinum isn’t particularly difficult but time consuming, requiring eight full playthroughs.

Game Name Difficulty Trophies Developer Country Bronze Silver Gold Online DLC
Dragon’s Crown *** 49 Vanillaware Japan 38 7 3 0 0

Dragon’s Crown

Dragon's Crown is a 2-D fantasy action RPG, similar in style to such classic games as Golden Axe. It is a loose sequel to the Sega Saturn title Princess Crown, and was originally planned for release on the Sega Dreamcast, but held off and eventually found its way onto the PlayStation 3 and Vita.

Players chose between six different characters - Fighter, Dwarf, Amazon, Elf, Wizard, or Sorceress - and fulfill quests by exploring the vast catacombs beneath the city, while attempting to stop the evil magic-users from finding the legendary "Dragon's Crown." The game also allows an online mode in which up to four players assist each other in the quests.

Dragon's Crown received generally high praise, with an average score of 87% for its visual quality, uniqueness, and ability to revitalize the classic side-scrolling genre.

This 3-star rating is mainly due to the amount of time required. Dragon's Crown is not particularly difficult, as by default you will become a master at the game after putting in so many hours. You will need a minimum of 8 full playthroughs, one of which spent grinding to reach a character's level to 99.

Overall, expect anywhere between 80 to 120 hours on this puppy.

You will automatically start the game on Normal difficulty. Select a character of your choosing, and work your way through the game. You will be earning trophies for completing certain quests along the way, as well as other random challenges which you can check the trophy guides in our Links page for further details - though since you'll be playing this game 8 times, there's no rush. The only trophy to watch out for is Vanquisher - defeating the Ancient Dragon within 2 minutes. When you're ready to take this beast on, it's a good idea to make a separate save, which you can easily reload if you fail to slay the dragon within the time frame.

Once you've beaten the game on Normal, you can continue with your character on Hard mode, then again on Infernal mode. Use the same "second save" technique for both the Conqueror and The Destroyer trophies. Also, on Infernal mode, you'll have unlocked the level cap to 99, which you must grind towards in order to obtain the Paragon trophy.

Once all that's out of the way, you only need to replay the game 5 more times, each for the five remaining characters.

On a side note, despite having online capabilities, there are no online trophies. However, if you have a friend to play with, it's almost always a preferred alternative to using NPCs, who are not the brightest AI.

First, Ferry Groenendijk created a great Walkthrough, here:
http://www.videogamesblogger.com/2013/08/06/dragons-crown-walkthrough.htm

And a text-based Walkthrough, by Jerryn Hur:
http://www.neoseeker.com/resourcelink.html?rlid=275738&rid=233546

Here's a list of video Walkthroughs, on IGN:
http://www.ign.com/wikis/dragons-crown/videos

This is a fantastic, detailed Trophy Guide, created by F8L Fool:
http://www.ps3trophies.org/game/dragons-crown/guide/

And another great Trophy Guide, this one by cadbane1995:
http://ps3trophies.com/forums/showwiki.php?title=PS3-Trophy-Guides:Dragons-Crown-Trophy-Guide

A simple, but useful Trophy Guide by Ferry Groenendijk, with videos:
http://www.videogamesblogger.com/2013/08/06/dragons-crown-trophies-guide.htm

PSN Profiles has a few useful Trophy Guide tips:
http://psnprofiles.com/guide/2054-Dragons-Crown

Here's a Boosting Forum on PlaystationTrophies, if you're looking for some help:
http://www.ps3trophies.org/forum/dragons-crown/206295-co-op-partners-thread-read-first-post.html

And a Boosting Forum on PS3Trophies:
http://ps3trophies.com/forums/dragon-s-crown/36028-official-dragon-s-crown-boosting-thread.html

Lastly, here's a basic Trophy List:
http://www.ps3trophies.org/game/dragons-crown/trophies/