Gears of War 2 achievement guide: standard Xbox 360 release

Gears of War 2 achievement guide: standard Xbox 360 release researched October 30, 2026. This covers the standard 79-achievement / 1,750G list, not the separate Japanese 78-achievement version. Backward compatibility uses the original Xbox 360 achievement list. Before you start: Photojournalist is currently marked discontinued by TrueAchievements. A fresh account should not be promised 100%. The instructions below preserve its historical requirement rather than pretend the photo-upload service works. Matchmaking availability was not tested personally. Current tracker (https://t.co/dQSgWW7kNe) Campaign first Finish a comfortable difficulty, collecting the 41 items. That opens Insane. A second campaign on Insane in co-op can also clear the co-op set. Each player's difficulty is separate, so a partner on Casual can help the player pursuing Insane; the Insane player must keep their own setting correct. Don't assume playing beside an Insane partner awards it to a Casual player. Campaign planning (https://t.co/y2n8tfsB7a), mixed-difficulty co-op (https://t.co/ba4GLeDTW7) Story checklist These unlock through the indicated chapter's story progression. Finish the chapter; no separate collectible hunt is involved. - Green as Grass: choose training and finish it. - It's a Trap!: Act 1, chapter 2. - Escort Service: Act 1, chapter 4. - Girl About Town: Act 1, chapter 6. - That Sinking Feeling: Act 2, chapter 4. - Freebaird!: Act 2, chapter 5. - Heartbroken: Act 2, chapter 6. - Longitude and Attitude: Act 3, chapter 3. - Tanks for the Memories: Act 3, chapter 4. - Water Sports: Act 3, chapter 6. - There's a Time for Us: Act 4, chapter 2. - Better Wrapped in Beacon: Act 4, chapter 3. - Have Fun Storming the Castle: Act 4, chapter 6. - And the Horsey You Rode in On: Act 5, chapter 1. - You Are the Support, Son: Act 5, chapter 2. - Brumak Rodeo: Act 5, chapter 4. - Does This Look Infected to You?: finish Act 5, chapter 5. Story requirements (https://t.co/dtyDqxRMh3) Campaign completion, co-op and collectibles - Tourist of Duty / Guerilla Tactician / Artist of War / Suicide Missionary: finish every act on Casual / Normal / Hardcore / Insane respectively. Higher difficulty clears lower tiers; use chapter completion records to locate any missing difficulty credit. - Collector / Pack Rat / Completionist: collect 5 / 20 / all 41 items. Use the separate chapter-by-chapter text checklist. - One-Night Stand / Open Relationship / Friends with Benefits: complete 1 chapter / 10 chapters / the entire campaign cooperatively. Keep the same achievement-seeking profile signed in and finish each chapter rather than merely joining at its start. Completion requirements (https://t.co/UFTvyPM3wA) Combat cleanup The counters below accept multiple modes. Work on them during campaign and Horde, then use controlled local multiplayer for remaining tasks where the requirement permits it. - Crossed Swords: win 10 chainsaw clashes. Initiate against an enemy also revving a Lancer; ordinary chainsaw kills are different. Skorge's scripted duels are not the shortcut. - Pound of Flesh: survive with a meatshield 10 times. Pick up a downed opponent and let the shield absorb lethal danger rather than immediately snapping the neck. - Organ Grinder: 30 Mulcher kills while mounted on cover; carrying it around firing is the common mistake. - Shock and Awe: 30 Mortar kills; aim at clustered enemies from cover. - Said the Spider to the Fly: 10 planted-grenade kills; place traps on enemy approach routes. - Crowd Control: down 10 enemies with melee while holding the Boomshield. - Smells Like Victory: 30 Scorcher kills; groups of Wretches are useful targets. - Once More, With Feeling: 30 perfect active reloads; hit the narrow bright timing zone. - Takes a Licking: melee 30 Tickers; Roadblocks supplies repeated opportunities. - A Parting Gift: 10 grenade kills while your character is downed; keep a frag equipped before allowing the down. Combat requirements (https://t.co/8UITmyYgkH), combat-method cross-check (https://t.co/fu1zF3anvt) Variety Is the Spice of Death Register a weapon kill with each of these 15: Snub, Boltok, Gorgon, Lancer, Hammerburst, Gnasher, Longshot, Torque Bow, Boomshot, Hammer of Dawn, Mulcher, Mortar, Scorcher, frag grenade and ink grenade. Use the weapon's damage rather than a generic melee finish. For ink, make sure the cloud actually kills the target, rather than just downing someone who later bleeds out. Weapon checklist (https://t.co/43x0UTG3Qk) Kick 'Em When They're Down Down an enemy first, then record all 11 distinct finishers using the default Xbox controls: - X curb stomp. - Pick up as meatshield, then X neck snap. - Y with an ordinary weapon for the punch finish. - Y holding Boomshield. - Y holding Boltok. - Y and B separately with Longshot. - Y and B separately with Torque Bow. - B with Gnasher. - Tap B with Lancer; do not hold it into the chainsaw attack. Execution controls (https://t.co/PovyZhXRNp), official-guide publisher cross-check (https://t.co/smDlzRryYj) Seriously 2.0 The target is 100,000 kills across eligible modes. Finish everything else before grinding. The closing Brumak section offers densely grouped enemies and checkpoint replay, but this remains a large repetition task; don't mistake a short campaign clear for near-completion. Guide (https://t.co/sB2rBwF2fb) Multiplayer and Horde - Back to Basic: finish all five Training Grounds lessons. - Standing Here, Beside Myself: 3 Wingman wins in qualifying non-Custom matches. - Beat the Meatflag: personally capture 10 Submission meatflags in qualifying non-Custom matches. - It's Good to be the King: win 10 Guardian rounds as leader, not simply as a teammate. - You Go Ahead, I'll Be Fine: 3 qualifying non-Custom King of the Hill wins. - Party Like It's 1999: finish 1,999 multiplayer rounds. Count completed rounds, not sessions; local games count. - Around the World, Again: win on all ten launch maps: Avalanche, Blood Drive, Day One, Hail, Jacinto, Pavilion, River, Ruins, Security, Stasis. For permitted local map wins, use one-round Warzone and a Casual bot. - Dirty, Dirty Horde: clear waves 1–10. - Hoard the Horde: clear waves 1–50. Choose Casual if completion is the priority; protect a defensible position, watch flanks and recover ammunition between waves. - Photojournalist: historically required taking a spectator photograph and uploading it. Currently discontinued; don't spend hours repeating the failed upload. Multiplayer requirements (https://t.co/AeDM3oBfDS), local-map method (https://t.co/kdJj1sRcSz), photo status (https://t.co/dQSgWW7kNe) DLC and title-update checklist Install owned map packs before starting the map-specific sets. Old guides show obsolete Microsoft Points prices; those are not current purchase advice. Flashback maps: Canals, Gridlock, Mansion, Subway, Tyro Station. - Skeletons in your Closet: Horde waves 1–10 on each. - More Mystery, Less History: win on each in a mode other than Wingman. - Bound by a Shared Past: win Wingman on each. Combustible maps: Flood, Fuel Station, Gold Rush. - Trial by, and on, Fire: team clears Horde waves 1–10 on each. - The Roof! The Roof! The Roof…: win on each outside Wingman. - Forged in the Fire: Wingman victory on each. - Annex: Now With Execution Rules: qualifying non-Custom Annex victory on all eight Flashback/Combustible maps. Private map wins do not replace this requirement. Map sets (https://t.co/FgHH2ekUS0), DLC requirements (https://t.co/nvvui0VdJ9) Rank update: Rookie Gear, Seasoned Gear, Battle-Tested Gear require levels 5, 15 and 25 respectively. Use XP-awarding play; Custom versus is not interchangeable with ranked progression. Snowblind maps: Courtyard, Fuel Depot, Grind Yard, Under Hill. - Battle-Hardened Gear: level 50 plus a qualifying match played on each. - Veteran Gear: level 100 plus a qualifying win on each. - Never Eat Red Snow: Horde waves 1–10 on all four. - Icy Dead People: Horde waves 1–50 on any one of the four. - Frigid Body Dynamics: play each map. - The Weather Outside Is Lethal: win each map. For level/map combinations, meet both conditions. Do not substitute four local wins for the explicitly qualifying online requirement when planning the rank achievements. Level-50 requirements (https://t.co/mRoGOGXhM4), level-100 requirements (https://t.co/XRHXNIsnu0), Snowblind list (https://t.co/7ldw3xSAaA) Road to Ruin: My Way or the Highway requires the stealth route without detection; Highway to Hell requires the combat route; Two for the Road requires co-op completion. Play both approaches and make one cooperative. Deleted-scene achievements (https://t.co/lMImVo2Fdp) Dark Corners Horde: each line needs BOTH the listed multiplayer level and completion credit for EVERY numbered wave in its range on that map. You may resume across sessions; the range is not a demand for one uninterrupted sitting. Completing only the final boss wave does not count. - Be Careful What You Wish For: level 8; War Machine waves 1–10. - Ride It All Night Long: level 10; Highway 1–10. - No, But His Face Rings a Bell: level 15; Sanctuary 1–20. - Lost in Transition: level 20; Way Station 1–20. - Like Father, Like Gun: level 30; Allfathers Garden 1–30. - Am I Only Dreaming?: level 40; Memorial 1–40. - Blood on the Sand: level 50; Nowhere 1–50. Track any missing wave credit. - Afraid of the Dark / Did Not Go Gentle: play / win on all seven maps just listed. - Is It Hot or Is That Just You?: kill 25 Bloodmounts with Scorcher in Dark Corners Horde. Allfathers Garden supplies a consistent Scorcher pickup; pursue Bloodmount waves and verify the kill counter. Dark Corners requirements (https://t.co/0XXl3pzZHH), Nowhere method (https://t.co/tcUqtV3wMy), Scorcher method (https://t.co/sB2rBwF2fb)