Party Like It's 1999 (30)

Play 1999 rounds in multiplayer

There are two ways to get this one. The first will have you legitimately playing 1999 rounds of multiplayer matches. The second requires only a play and charge kit or a wired controller and a willingness to let your 360 run unattended for roughly 40 hours. Having your 360 run for more than two hours at a time is inviting three red rings, so make sure to work on this achievement at your own risk. GameShark.com isn't liable if you fry your console.
Ok, now that the legalese is out of the way here's what you do. Start up a local multiplayer match with the following settings:

Game Type: Warzone

Total Rounds: 15

Round Time Limit: 1

Number Of Bots: 9

Bot Difficulty: Casual

Bleed-Out Time: 60

Friendly Fire: Off

Map Selection: Host

Weapon Spawning: Default weapons

Map: Day One

With this set up, most of the time the round will end in a stalemate as your bots won't be able to finish off all of the other bots, or vice versa in a minute. On the odd chance that either side does win, the 15 rounds ensures that the match won't end any time soon, if ever. Simply plug your controller in with the play and charge kit, or with the cord if you're going the wired controller route, and let the thing go. You'll be able to get about 50 rounds done in an hour, so 40 hours later and you'll be all set.

Photojournalist (10)

Submitted a spectator photo

When you die in a multiplayer mode, or in Horde mode you'll be able to watch from beyond the grave, and also take pictures. Press the B button to take a picture. Once you're back in the main menu, go into your War Journal, go into the Photos section and press the Y button to upload your masterpiece.

Dirty, Dirty Horde (20)

Team survived 10 Horde waves

For this one, you only have to survive (beat) ten waves of Horde mode, on any difficulty level and on any map. A five person team is going to make this easiest, but if playing on Casual, you can probably do it by yourself.

Hoard the Horde (30)

Team survived all 50 Horde waves

For this one, you'll definitely need a full team. Do it on Casual and pick a map that doesn't have you exposed on all sides. Pavilion is a good one as the center area only needs to be defended on two sides. Get Boomshields when they're dropped and plant them to provide cover. When the big guys (Boomer, Grinder, etc) show up, take them down first. When the Bloodmounts and riders show up, focus on the Bloodmounts. Above all else, communicate with your team, even when you die. When you're dead, you can see the whole map, and your team can still hear you, so use your amazing spirit world powers to call out enemy counts and positions. Stick with it, and you'll have this one in a few hours.

Completionist (30)

Recovered all 41 collectibles

The collectibles are found in the campaign and can be collected on any difficulty level. When playing in co-op, one person picking up a collectible collects it for both players. If neither player has the collectible, both can see it, if one of the partners has it, only the player who doesn't have it can see it. When you get to where you can pick up a collectible, you'll see an on screen prompt to press the X button. Pressing the X button picks up the collectible and adds it to your War Journal. If you miss a collectible, simply reload the checkpoint before it and go find it.


Don't forget to check out our Collectibles Guide to get the lowdown on these pesky buggers.

So there you have it. Every Gears 2 Achievement and how to get it. Still need some assistance? We're here to help. Drop us a line .