God Hard mode:
Complete the game to unlock God Hard mode.
Alternatively, rotate the Right Analog-stick twenty times at the title screen.
Trial mode:
Complete the game under the Normal difficulty to unlock Trial mode.
Challenges:
Unlock the following challenges by performing the corresponding tasks.
CHALLENGE – HOW TO UNLOCK
Challenge 1 – Complete Act 1.
Challenge 2 – Complete Act 2.
Challenge 3 – Complete Act 3.
Challenge 4 – Complete Act 4.
Challenge 5 – Complete Act 5.
Challenge 6 – Complete all five challenges.
Avoid losing weapon upgrades:
To prevent losing some of your weapon upgrades after dying, choose to return to the title screen instead of retrying. Then continue the game from the title screen.
Trophies:
Bronze trophies
One Day at DARPA – Complete all DARPA training exercises.
Space Normandy – Complete Act 1.
Stormng Grand Hill – Complete Act 2.
I Don’t Speak Kreon! – Complete Act 3.
My Way – Complete Act 4.
End to Major Combat Operations – Complete Act 5.
Operation Overlord II – Complete Act 1 on Hard difficulty or above.
Ain’t Life Grand? – Complete Act 2 on Hard difficulty or above.
Cry on, Kreon! – Complete Act 3 on Hard difficulty or above.
The High Way – Complete Act 4 on Hard difficulty or above.
Mission Accomplished – Complete Act 5 on Hard difficulty or above.
Gun Runner – Scan and acquire all weapons.
King of the Hill – Level a weapon up to maximum operational capability.
Fight or Flight – Manually trigger AR Mode and destroy an enemy robot.
Adrenaline Rush – Manually trigger AR Mode and destroy three enemy robots in a row.
Going in for the Kill – Destroy two enemy robots with melee attacks.
Helloooo, Nurse – Revive a friendly troop.
Knight in Shining White Armor – Revive 20 friendly troops.
Death Wish – Destroy three enemy robots while in damage-triggered AR Mode.
40 Yard Dash – Maintain a Boost dash to the limit of the ARS reactor without overheating.
Home Run – Destroy an incoming missile or grenade.
Home Run God – Destroy ten incoming missiles or grenades.
Brutality Bonus – Destroy a Romanov’s arms and legs, then finish it with a melee attack.
Romanov This! – Destroy a Romanov with a melee attack.
Robots Tend to Blow Up – Destroy three enemy robots at once with one hand grenade.
Hole-in-One – Destroy a Chicane with a hand grenade.
Short Circuit – Destroy ten enemy robots that have been disabled with an EMP emitter.
Two Birds with One Stone – Destroy two or more enemy robots at once with the LFE gun.
Trick Shot – Destroy three enemy robots at once with rocket launcher splash damage.
Piece by Piece – Destroy the arms, head, and back of an KNRB-0 Argus robot.
That Ended Up Working Nicely – After taking control of the enemy transport in Act 2-2, do not let a single enemy escape.
Failure Breeds Success – Destroy two Argus robots in Act 2-3 while they are in bipedal mode.
Leibniz Defense Agency – Defend the Pangloss statue in Act 3-2.
Tightrope Walker – Destroy two cannons in Act 3-3 and complete the mission.
Fisher is the Other Sam – Proceed on the monorail in Act 3-4 without being spotted by the enemy troops or searchlights.
Flyswatter – Destroy all the floating turrets in Act 3-4.
Guardian – Do not allow any friendly armor to be destroyed during Act 3-5.
Hurry the #@$% Up! – Destroy five or more enemy transports from atop the Kreon in Act 3-7.
Civil Disobedience – Ignore the elevator start order in Act 4-1. Instead, hold position and destroy all reinforcements.
Buzzard Beater – Destroy the Buzzard without allowing it to reach ground level in Act 5-1.
Smoke ’em if ya got ’em! – Destroy 10 enemies distracted by cigarettes during one mission.
Auld Land Syne – Destroy two enemy robots who have been distracted by a cigarette.
Silver trophies
Survivor – Complete all Acts.
A Heartbreaker and Lifetaker – Destroy 100 enemy robots with melee attacks.
The Hand of God – Destroy two Romanovs in a row using only melee attacks.
Flash! King of the Impossible – Destroy four enemies simultaneously with the Lock-on Laser.
The Best of All Possible Worlds – Find and fire open all of the Pangloss statues hidden on the colony.
Gold trophies
ARS Operator – Complete all Acts on hard difficulty or above.
Legend – Complete the game without dying, regardless of difficulty level.
Tactical Challenger – Complete all of the Tactical Challenges in Vanquish.
Platinum trophy
Platinum – Earn all Bronze, Silver, and Gold trophies.