I’m an old man, an old-school gamer and also an achi’hunter. So I’m pretty patient. Patient enough to I play a game and write a guide for it same time. For a game I bought it 10 years ago when it’s appereanced. 🙂
 
It’s my first try to write a guide and i even know, it’s not a full, 100% achievement guide, we can call it just some tips. It’s written without the need of completeness. Maybe some beginner player and/or achievement hunter will find the help they need.
 
 

SINGE PLAYER — STORY-RELATED achievements

Part I Complete — Complete Part I Of The Story
 
Complete chapter 1-5
 
 
Part II Complete — Complete Part II Of The Story
 
Complete chapter 6-10
 
 
Part III Complete — Complete Part III Of The Story
 
Complete chapter 11-14
 
 
Feel The Payne — Story Complete [MEDIUM]
 
Complete the game on Medium difficulty
 
 
Serious Payne — Story Complete [HARD]
 
Complete the game on Hard difficulty
 
 
Payne In The A*s — Story Complete [HARDCORE]
 
Complete the game on Hardcore difficulty. Accessable after you complete on Hard.
 
It’s barely harder than Hard mode, but you will notice some ridiculous enemy shot when you die immidately. Plus, I experienced pretty much ’crash’ in this mode. Nothing sign just jump to the Windows OS.
 
 
Maximum Payne — Story Complete [OLD SCHOOL]
 
Complete the game on Old School difficulty. Accessable after you complete on Hard.
 
The difficuly is about Medium/Hard but you have no ’Last Man Standing” option. If the enemies shoot you down, you will die, so need nice try. So obtain many Piankillers what you can and use them often. But do it wisely.
 
 
 

SINGE PLAYER — BASE achievements

Past The Point Of No Return — Take 100 Painkillers
 
Easy. No need to explain.
 
 
One Bullet At A Time — 300 Headshots
 
Easy. No need to explain.
 

 
With Practiced Bravado — 100 Kills During Shootdodge
 
Easy. No need to explain.
 
 
You Play, You Pay, You Bastard — 100 Kills With Melee
 
There are 2 nice spots where you can gathering:
 
Chapter 6 – Checkpoint 11
 
or
 
Chapter 13 – Checkpoint 1
 
One kill, one restart.
 
 
You Might Hurt Someone With That — Shoot 10 Airborne Grenades
 
Chapter 8 – Checkpoint 03
 
In the cemetery when the enemy shoots you with RGL (Rotary Grenade Launcher). Take cover, kill the other some enemies quickly, then shoot the grenades. No need to restart checkpoint.
 
 
The Fear Of Losing It — Survive A Level Without Painkillers
 
Chapter 1
 
Play it on Easy difficulty. Be careful, take cover.
 
 
 

SINGE PLAYER — COLLECTIBLE achievements

An Echo Of The Past — Find All Clues
 
I took many screenshots about them but my opinion it’s easier by videos.
 
 
A License To Kill — Collect All Golden Guns
 
I took many screenshots about them but my opinion it’s easier by videos.
 
 
Sure Know How To Pick A Place — Discover All Tourist Locations
 
– American Ex-Cop #1: Chapter 2 – Checkpoint 4 (in a lavatory)
 
– American Ex-Cop #2: Chapter 7 – Checkpoint 4 (in a street buffet)
 
– Tourist (American Businessman) #1: Chapter 7 – Checkpoint: 6 (in a room, under the bed)
 
– Tourist (American Businessman) #2: Chapter 13 – Checkpoint: 3 (in a prisoncell. *But it’s little tricky. His cell seems empty first, you just can find and talk to him after you walk through the prison. He will shout about help and wanting lawyer.
 
– American Ex-Cop #3: Chapter – 14 Checkpoint: 3 (in a lavatory)
 
 
A Few Hundred Bullets Back — Use Every Weapon In The Game
 
You have to kill enemies with 26 weapons in single player mode. (there are 28 in total in the game)
 
The RPG is accessable in the multiplayer mode only. So you don,t need it. You also don’t need the FMP G3S kill.
 
I think it’s an unmissable achievement. Almost. You have to grab those weapons that the killed enemies dropped. And kill one time at least, or two for sure.
 
Be attentive because some guns can be found in only one chapter. According to below:
 
– M972 (SMG) – Chapter 9
 
– SAF .40 (SMG) – Chapter 13
 
– Sawed-Off Shotgun – Chapter 7
 
– Super Sport (Shotgun) – Chapter 12
 
– LAW (Light Anti-Tank Weapon) (Launcher) – Chapter 13 (ONLY ONE TIME*)
 
After you stepped on the yard, you’ll see 2 guys who drop 1-1 LAW. You have to grab the LAW on the left side
 
then kill one to obtain the achievement. It does NOT work with the right side weapon.
 
 
All Of The Above — Finish All Single Player Grinds
 
 
„Scrapper”
 
There are 2 nice spots where you can farming:
 
Chapter 6 – Checkpoint 11
 
or
 
Chapter 13 – Checkpoint 1
 
One kill, one restart checkpoint.
 
 
„Fire Works”
 
There are 2 nice spots where you can gather:
 
Chapter 7 – Checkpoint 16
 
When you arrive to a little circle, kill all enemies except one who throws Molotovs on the right side rooftop.
 
Chapter 8 – Checkpoint 03
 
When the enemy shoots you with RGL take cover, kill the other enemies, then shoot the grenades. No need to restart.
 
 
„Fall Guys”
 
Chapter 10 – Checkpoint 07
 
After Giovanna almost falls in the garage of Bus Center Station, you’ll meet 2 soldiers. Shoot the platform under them
 
during the slow motion sequence.
 
 
„Wreckage”
 
Chapter 13 – Checkpoint 05
 
After you stepped on the yard, you’ll find a RGL (Rotary Grenade Launcher) at the left wall with infinity ammo (ammo
 
box) and 5 vehicles. If you’re done, restart checkpoint.
 
As you meet about 10 enemies here, you can also kill them with the RGL, so you can farm for the „Blow Out” challenge same time.
 
 
„Blow Out”
 
Chapter 13 – Checkpoint 05 (just one, but nice opportunity for farming)
 
After you stepped on the yard, you’ll find a RGL (Rotary Garund Launcher) on the left wall with infinity ammo (ammo
 
box) and you’ll meet about 10 enemies. If you’re done, restart checkpoint.
 
As there are 5 police cars ont he yard, you’ll destroy them with the RGL, so you can farm for the „Wreckage” challenge same time.
 
 
„Eagle Eye”
 
Chapter 3 – Checkpoint 12 (just one, but nice opportunity for farming)
 
When you finish the 1st section from the scene, don’t restart the checkpoint. It’s faster if you kill Passos, and restart
 
the section.
 
 
 

SINGE PLAYER — MISSION BY MISSION achievements

Out The Window — Get 6 Kills While Diving Through The VIP Window [FREE AIM]
 
Chapter 2 – Checkpoint 2
 
Restart the checkpoint if you fail.
 
 
The One Eyed Man Is King — Cover Passos With Perfect Aim
 
Chapter 3 – Checkpoint 12
 
Cover Passos with perfect sniper aim until he moves. If you miss a shot, DON’T EXIT, don,t restart the checkpoint. Simply let Passos die or shoot him. Retry. You’ll start at sniping section again and it’ll still count towards the achievement. Finish with perfect aim (14 one shot one kill) and you’ll get the trophy/achievement.
 
There are 3 sections in this scene:
 
-1st section: 7 enemies (3, 1, 3 from up),
 
-2nd section: 6 enemies (3 from left, 1 from right, 1 from left, 1 from down),
 
-3rd section: 1 enemy (from up).
 
 
That Old Familiar Feeling — Clear The Hallway Of Lasers
 
Chapter 4 – Checkpoint 8
 
Play it on Easy/Medium difficulty.
 
You could ignore these enemies while you walk along the corrdior by taking cover, but it needs kill all enemy on the rooftop who using lasersight. No need to explain. Easy. Just take cover and be fast.
 
 
Something Wicked This Way Comes — Get 7 Kills While Jumping From The Rickety Boat [FREE AIM]
 
Chapter 5 – Checkpoint 6
 
Watch out for an explosive, brown colored barrel on some set of stairs at the back of the room. Once you have found the barrel aim close to it, but miss a shot to alert the enemies. Wait a second until you hear a sound that indicates you have been spotted and shoot the barrel before the jump sequence begins, 3 enemies will get killed by the explosion. (If you shoot the barrel too early it will explode before you are in the air. This requires some good timing.) The remaining 4 need to be taken out with gunfire. It may help if you equip the Micro 9mm before enter the boat-garage.
 
Restart the checkpoint if you fail.
 
 
Colder Than The Devil’s Heart — Kill 30 Enemies In 2 Minutes
 
Chapter 10 – Checkpoint 11
 
or
 
Chapter 5 – Checkpoint 14
 
Simply shoot all of the enemies who are on the piers and the shore. After you shot everyone, you will need to destroy two more trucks after the checkpoint.
 
 
It’s Fear That Gives Men Wings — 10 Bullet Time® Kills In A Row
 
Chapter 10 – Checkpoint
 
or
 
Chapter 5 – Checkpoint 14
 
Because you have to wait for first shoot, be sure, your boat health is about 50% before start this scene (that,s why, if you need, play again the Checkpoint 13 at first)
 
You have to shoot (not blow) 10 enemies during one single bullet time.
 
After Passos go back in the boat to repair it, you will see one enemy on the left shore pier. WAIT WITH KILL HIM! After the boat reach the second pier with 5 enemies, you can start the bullet time. Aim and shoot the first pier guy then the next five. The remain 4 enemies are on the third pier. 2 are in front and 2 are back.
 
It’s 10 exactly, so you miss one, restart the checkpoint.
 
 
Amidst The Wreckage — Destroy All The Models In The Boardroom
 
Chapter 6 – Checkpoint 3
 
There is a large boardroom with 5 architectural models. At first, kill the enemies who are rushing in. Watch the cutscene with the IT guy. Once all enemies are dead you can shoot all of the models. There are 3 noticable large, 2 smaller.
 
 
So Much For Being Subtle — Get 9 Kills While Being Pulled By A Chain [FREE AIM]
 
Chapter 7 – Checkpoint 9
 
You need to have Free Aim. (Settings – Level Settings – Targeting)
 
Simply kill all of the 9 enemies ony our way up during the slow motion sequence. 4 enemies are on the ground level, 2 on the second level and 3 on the upper level. One of these 3 is running, shoot him before he can take cover. (you have infinite ammo)
 
Restart the checkpoint if you fail.
 
 
The Only Choice Given — Get 8 Kills While Dangling From A Chain [FREE AIM]
 
Chapter 10 – Checkpoint 5
 
You need to have Free Aim. (Settings – Level Settings – Targeting)
 
Simply kill all of the 8 enemies during the slow motion sequence. (you have infinite ammo) Use auto 9mm.
 
Restart the checkpoint if you fail.
 
 
Trouble Had Come To Me — Clear Everyone On The Bus Ride
 
Chapter 10 – Checkpoint 11
 
You have to shoot all of the enemies during the bus ride. Simply shoot everything that moves. There’s a sequence when you can blow up the gas station. Do it.
 
Just watch out for the rocket launcher guy at the end of the tunnel. After he is dead, a rocket should explode and kill most (or in the best case all) of the enemies around him. If any enemies survive the explosion then turn on your bullet time and take them out quickly.
 
Restart the checkpoint if you miss a target.
 
 
Along For The Ride — Trigger A Bullet Cam On The Zipline [FREE AIM]
 
Chapter 11 – Checkpoint 11
 
You need to have Free Aim. (Settings – Level Settings – Targeting)
 
Simply kill all of the 5 enemies during the slow motion sequence. (you have infinite ammo)
 
Restart the checkpoint if you fail.
 
 
Sometimes You Get Lucky — Get A Headshot During The Rooftop Tremors
 
Chapter 12 – Checkpoint 11
 
Take out the first group of enemies and pick up a shotgun.
 
Once a tremor starts (when everything begins to shake) the enemies will fall to the ground. Get closer to enemies, activate the Bullet-time and aim for their head.
 
Play it on Easy difficulty with Hard Lock (Settings – Level Settings – Targeting)
 
Restart the checkpoint if you fail.
 
 
It Was Chaos And Luck — Get 6 Kills While Riding The Push Cart [FREE AIM]
 
Chapter 13 – Checkpoint 14
 
You need to have Free Aim. (Settings – Level Settings – Targeting)
 
Simply kill all of the 6 enemies in the hallway during the slow motion sequence. (you have infinite ammo) Use auto 9mm.
 
Restart the checkpoint if you fail.
 
 
The Road-Kill Behind Me — Total Everything On The Runway
 
Chapter 14 – Checkpoint 12
 
Destroy all of the vehicles on the runway of the airport. It includes the driving trucks, the police cars and the flying helicopter.
 
Restart the checkpoint if you fail.
 
 
You Push A Man Too Far — Don’t Shoot The Dis-Armed Man
 
Chapter 14 – Checkpoint 12
 
You’ll be given a chance to shoot the wounded enemy during a cutscene. Don’t press any button just wait until the cutscene finished.
 
 
 

ARCADE achievements

Breaking the 4th — Earn a x4 multiplier in Challenge Mode
 
Just kill 3 enemies fast.
 
 
It Looked Easy Enough — Complete the Challenge Mode
 
No need to explain.
 
 
A New York Minute — Finish In A New York Minute
 
No need to explain.
 
 
The Shadows Rushed Me — Unlock And Complete New York Minute Hardcore
 
Fight difficulty is medium so it isn’t harder than the normal NYM mode, but NO CHECKPOINTS in this mode, and you get a short summary report after each chapter, but neither save-game this occasions. So you have the whole game in ’one sit’.
 
The time added you save in the chapters, except the Chapter 01. If you were skilled the first chapters then you can build tactics the nexts, no need to rush.
 
 
General TIps:
 
Gain as much painkillers as you just can. And use them wisely. If you want, you can save all of them for Last man standing.
 
Use the Bullet time carefully. Don’t use for all of the little scratch.
 
Avoid explode of the cars, other vehicles, the gas stations, the gas tanks and grenades.
 
 
Tips Chapter by Chapter:
 
Chapter 01:
 
Don’t kill Fabiana on the terrace.
 
 
Chapter 02:
 
Don’t kill Giovanna (while covering her).
 
 
Chapter 03:
 
Don’t kill Passos (while covering him).
 
 
Chapter 04:
 
Don’t kill Passos (during fights). Shoot the cars in the last scene.
 
 
Chapter 04 part II:
 
Don’t kill Passos (during fights)
 
 
Chapter 05:
 
Don’t do Shootdodge on the piers or do it carefully. You can fall to the water easily.
 
 
Chapter 05 part II:
 
Don’t kill Fabiana in the last scene.
 
 
Chapter 06:
 
Use strong weapon against the last, armored enemy. Go close to him, use Bullet time and shoot his mouth.
 
 
Chapter 06 part II:
 
No pills, so be carefully with that 6 enemies.
 
 
Chapter 07:
 
Watch the rooftops and Molotovs.
 
 
Chapter 08:
 
Use Bullet time to aim the sniper in the tower.
 
 
Chapter 09:
 
Shoot all of the enemies to get extra times.
 
 
Chapter 10:
 
Don’t kill Giovanna.
 
 
Chapter 11:
 
Use the SMG with the reflex sight on the concrete pier. you can find it on the first truck.
 
 
Chapter 12:
 
Use strong weapon against the last, armored enemy. Go close to him, use Bullet time and shoot his mouth.
 
 
Chapter 13:
 
Use strong weapon against the armored enemy in the office. Go close to him, use Bullet time and shoot his mouth.
 
Take cover during the tremors, go and aim while it’s calm.
 
 
Chapter 14: During the ’hangar fight’ watch Becker continuously for avoid his grenades and use Painkillers you have.
 
 
 

MULTIPLAYER — BASE achievements

Payne Bringer — Kill 100 Other Players
 
It says clean.
 
 
Keep Your Nose Clean — Get 100 Kills as a member of the SPP
 
You can attach to the ’Payne Bringer’. Play Deathmastch mode, but before choose the SPP clan to your avatar (Arsenal – Avatar – Deathmatch)
 
 
Man Of Many Faces — Unlock All Faction Characters
 
It happens when you reach the rank 7 in Multiplayer. (You can also raise your rank in Arcade Mode)
 
 
Man Of Many Weapons — Unlock All Weapons
 
It happens when you reach the rank 40 in Multiplayer. (You can also raise your rank in Arcade Mode)
 
 
Training Complete — Achieve Level Rank 50
 
It says clean. Play more. 🙂
 
 
Old School Moves — Perform a 720 spin while prone in Nightclub
 
No need friends, you can obtain it alone. Just prone and roll in the ground in the NIghtclub map.
 
 
Grave Robber — Looted A Body
 
It says clean.
 
 
M4 Murder — Level up your M4 Assault all the way to level 10
 
It says clean. IT means 500 kills with M4. (Shoot and also melee)
 
 
Deathmatch Challenge — Winner In Any Public Deathmatch
 
It’s easier with 1 friend.
 
 
The Gambler — Won A Wager
 
It can be done in Gang Wars mode. You can bet to the next MVP of the match before it starts. It’s easier with 3 friends.
 
 
Sweep — Flawless Team Gang Wars Victory
 
You could die, but you have to win all the 5 mode of the war. It’s easier with 3 friends.
 
 
Full Monty — Complete One Of Each Game Mode Including All Gang Wars
 
You have to play one full match of the following gametypes:
 
Deathmatch,
 
Team Deathmatch,
 
Payne Killer and
 
Gang Wars which includes:
 
•Turf Grab
 
•Passage
 
•Total Turf
 
•Last Man
 
•Warfare
 
•Siege
 
•Grab
 
•Delivery
 
•Short Fuse
 
•Takedown
 
•Survivor
 
•Showdown
 
This Gang Wars modes are random in each maps. Except the 5th that’s always Showdown.
 
No need to win any matches.
 
Play Deathmatch or Team Deathmatch to get 50 kills so complete the ‘Standart Playlist Unlock’ Grind. When it’s unlocked, you can play in Payne Killer mode.
 
 
 

MULTIPLAYER — ’EASIER WITH FRIENDS’ achievements

Max Payne Invitational — Invite someone to play through the in-game contact list
 
It says clean. Needs 1 friend.
 
 
Dearest Of All My Friends — Kill Someone On Your Friends List
 
It says clean. Needs 1 friend.
 
 
Betty Confetti — Kill a player with the Bouncing Betty
 
Needs 1 friend.
 
Eguip a Bouncing betty to your loadout then deploy it.
 
 
Sweaty Betty — Trigger and avoid a Bouncing Betty by Shootdodging
 
Needs 1 friend.
 
Your friend deploys the B. Betty then you go close to it to trigger then do a Shootdodge.
 
 
Resisting Arrest — Stun 10 players with either the cattle prod or stun gun
 
Needs 1 friend.
 
Eguip a Cattle prod or Stun gun to your loadout.
 
 
Betty Confetti — Kill a player with the Bouncing Betty
 
Needs 1 friend.
 
Eguip a Bouncing Betty to your loadout.
 
 
WMD — Get 3 kills from a single use of the level 3 explosives burst
 
Needs 3 friends.
 
Eqiup a grenade and the ’Explosive’ Burst to your loadout. Boost it to level 3 in the match.
 
 
Air Ace — Get 2 kills in a single Shootdodge in the Departure Lounge
 
Needs 2 friend.
 
Equip a Bouncing Betty and the ’Explosive’ Burst to your loadout. Boost the burst to level 3 in the match, then deploy the Betty. When your friends triggered the mine, do a Shootdodge from a higher spot.
 
 
Express Checkout — Kill 4 players within 3 seconds in the Imperial Palace
 
Needs 4 friends.
 
Equip a Bouncing Betty and the ’Explosive’ Burst to your loadout. Boost the burst to level 3 in the match, then deploy the Betty.
 
 
Welcome Ashore — Kill a player on the yacht from the observation platform of the Panama Canal
 
Needs 1 friend.
 
Equip a Sniper Rifle to your loadout. Start a match in a larger Panama Canal. Go to the little Observation building. The right spot of your friend is on the yakuzzi on the boat. The observation deck is located south-west to the yacht, it should be mistaken for the large, 2-story building right next to the boat.
 
 
Bar Brawler — Kill someone with a melee strike in the Bar area of Hoboken Bar
 
Needs 1 friend.
 
Start a match in the “Marty’s Bar” map.
 
 
Drinker’s Revenge — Kill the sniper who broke your Hip Flask in the same life
 
Needs 1 friend.
 
Start a match in the “Marty’s Bar” map. Equip the Hip Flask item to your loadout, and your friend equip a Sniper Rifle to his loadout.
 
 
Ouch My Head — Headshot someone with a Hangover
 
Needs 1 friend.
 
Start a match in the ’Branco’s HQ’ map.
 
Equip a sniper rifle and the ’ Hangover’ Burst to your loadout. Boost the burst to level 3 in the match. After your kill, activate the Burst immidiately. Your ’hangover’ friend can help you to find him faster if he is shouting. You’ll see him psoition in the minimap, run and take a headshot.
 
 
Long Arm of the Lawless — Kill Max Payne in Panama as the De Marcos
 
Needs 2 friends. (Beacuse it must be done in the Payne Killer game mode and this mode needs 3 players).
 
Choose ’De Marcos’ avatar before start.
 
Start a match in a Panama Canal map in the Payne Killer game mode.
 
 
Early Adopter — In a single game, kill the same player with both the M24 and the IA2 AR
 
Needs 1 friend.
 
Equip a M24 sniper rifle to on of your loadout and your firend equip the IA2 assault rifle to his laodout. After you shot him, picjk up his sniper then shoot him again.
 
 
60 Seconds of Intimidation — Grind 60 Seconds of Intimidation on enemy players
 
Needs 1 friend.
 
Equip the ’Intimidate’ mask your loadout. Stand in front of you rfriend. He shoots in the air then reloads and he repeats it in about 1-2 minutes. You’ll see if the thing works, your scared friends can reloading much slower.
 
 
3 Blind Mice — Blind 3 players simultaneously with the pepper spray
 
Needs 3 friends.
 
Equip a Pepper spray to your loadout. YOu must use it fast, when your friends are in a brunch,
 
 
Breaking and Entering — Open 15 Containers or Doors in a single game of Dead Men Walking
 
Needs 1 friend.
 
Start a match in the ’Dead Men Walking’ mode.
 
Because the game is hard over the wave 15 so you should open boxes before it. Your firend can help you if he let you kill the (more) eneimes to gain more money so open the boxes/doors faster.
 
 
 

Special Thx

For the contributing in obtain my Multiplayer cheevos I’d say thanks to my friends:
 
 
SomeDude95,
 
Lone Passenger von Lochland,
 
Ireth Tassartir
 
DaHT,
 
JimmySin,
 
Sandorhan and
 
Bonzo.
 
 
 

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