Tag: Call of Juarez

Call of Juarez Bound in Blood Trophy Guide

Editorial Team

Call of Juarez Bound in Blood Trophy Guide. Difficulty: ***  A first-person Western shooter and a prequel to the 2007 Call of Juarez released on the PC. Some tricky and even a little frustrating offline trophies, while the online trophies can be time consuming.

Game Name Difficulty Trophies Developer Country Bronze Silver Gold Online DLC
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood *** 48 Techland Poland 36 8 3 16 0

Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood

Bound in Blood is a prequel to the 2007 game Call of Juarez, released on PC and Xbox 360. It is a first-person western shooter taking place in the 19th century, just after the American Civil War.

Ray and Thomas McCall are brothers fighting on the side of the Confederacy. They abandon their post in order to stop Union soldiers from destroying their home, only to find themselves too late. Taking their younger brother William along for the ride, they journey to Mexico to find the fabled Lost Treasure of Cortez - hoping to use the gold to rebuild their home.

Overall, the offline trophies aren't too difficult. At least two full playthroughs (each about 8-10 hours) are required to collect them all. Several trophies you can obtain during your first playthrough without much effort. Others will require you to successfully complete a certain challenge at a particular moment in the game. Though there are multiple saves, you can reload the previous checkpoint if you fail the challenge.

There are online trophies as well. However, these are not impossible as say, Resistance 2 or Warhawk. Many simply require you to play a full online game *about 10-20 minutes) on each map, play with every possible character, unlock all characters, etc. which can be done with time and a little dedication.

The most time consuming trophy, however, is Goldrush! which is obtained by collecting $1,000,000. Though you do acquire some cash during an offline playthrough, you collect much more playing online. Either way, this will take some time.

NOTE: Many have complained of a glitch, in which the Save gets corrupted, forcing people to start over from scratch. The save file cannot be saved onto a portable HD, only online by being a PlayStation Plus member.

After playing through the game once (we recommend first on Easy, since it will unlock Very Hard afterwards) and getting a feel for the game play, it may be wise to head straight into multiplayer. At the time of this guide being written (Summer 2011) Bound in Blood is already getting on in years, has a sequel on the way, and currently have only a few online players. We recommend getting the online trophies quickly, before there's no one else to play with, and the server is pulled. When that happens, we will change the Platinum difficulty from 3-stars to N/O, or Not Obtainable.

The story is linear and simple to play through, which means a walkthrough is not necessary. However, there are "secrets" which you will need to collect to get the Gotta Catch'em All trophy. We, or course, have provided links for this.

When playing online, start with the Wild West Legends games - make sure they're "ranked"and you play both the regular and revenge modes. Play until you've collected the Welcome to the Frontier, Crime Does Pay, Tin Star, and Been There Done that trophies. Then switch to Manhunt or Posse, and start collecting cash in order to unlock the other trophies.

By far, the most helpful Trophy Guide was created by Northelimcg. He includes videos for the most difficult challenges, and a list of all the secret's locations, made by hma95. This will probably be the only link you really need to complete the game:
http://www.ps3trophies.org/forum/call-juarez-bound-blood/16701-call-juarez-bound-blood-trophy-guide.html

And a Trophy Guide created by trophybot:
http://ps3trophies.com/forums/showwiki.php?title=PS3-Trophy-Guides:Call-of-Juarez:-Bound-in-Blood-Trophy-Guide

If the text-based explanation of the Secret's Locations isn't enough, IGN has another with images:
http://guides.gin.com/guides/14312665/page_4.html

And another Trophy Guide, posted with images, by Lucas "Crash" Kendryna:
http://guides.gamepressure.com/callofjuarezboundinblood/guide.asp?ID=7861

Here's a Boosting Forum on PlaystationTrophies:
https://www.playstationtrophies.org/forum/call-of-juarez-bound-in-blood/12933-trophy-boosting-thread-read-first-post.html

And a Boosting Forumon PS3Trophies:
http://ps3trophies.com/forums/call-juarez-bound-blood/2479-official-call-juarez-bound-blood-boosting-thread.html

Finally, here's a basic Trophy List:
http://www.allps3trophies.com/retail-games/call-of-juarez-bound-in-blood-trophies.html

Call of Juarez The Cartel Trophy Guide

Editorial Team

Call of Juarez The Cartel Trophy Guide. Difficulty: **  A first-person shooter and part of the Western Call of Juarez series, taking place in modern day Los Angeles and Mexico. Requires three playthroughs, one on Hard mode, though doable for any gamer with average skills.

Game Name Difficulty Trophies Developer Country Bronze Silver Gold Online DLC
Call of Juarez: The Cartel ** 51 Techland Poland 38 10 2 6 0

Call of Juarez: The Cartel

Call of Juarez: The Cartel, is a first-person shooter and part of the "Call of Juarez" western series, though taking place in modern day Los Angeles and Mexico, where players take on the role of three different law enforcement agents.

After a bombing at the Drug Enforcement Administration office, three individuals are called in - Ben McCall, FBI agent Kimberly Evans, and DEA agent Eddie Guarra - to track down the Cartel they suspect are behind the attack, while protecting the daughter of an officer who died while investigating the Cartel.

The game received relatively negative reviews, with an average score of 47% for its dull story, poor presentation, and has even been accused of being racist and insensitive to real-life issues of human trafficking.

In comparison to Bound In Blood, The Cartel is considered a far easier Platinum. Three playthroughs are required, one for each of the three characters with one on Hard difficulty, though the game itself is not very long. Also, there's an "invincibility glitch" which can help you out without disabling the trophies.

There are 6 online trophies, which aren't too difficult or time-consuming, even if you work at them legitimately. Having a boosting partner would bring this rank down from a medium 2-star to a low 2-star.

First thing's first: the "Invincibility Glitch." When you start each chapter, work on filling up your Concentration Meter. When it's full, activate it by hitting Left on the D-pad, and immediately press Start, then reload the last checkpoint. From this point on, you will be invincible for the remainder of the chapter, except against helicopters, vehicle and barrel explosions, rocket launchers, and while driving a vehicle.

We recommend completing your first playthough on Easy difficulty, playing as Ben McCall. Here, you should be able to get the majority of the trophies. We have walkthroughs under our Links tab to help find all the collectibles, though for the most part they aren't difficult to locate. All other trophies, such as for head shots, etc. are stackable throughout the different playthroughs. Also, avoid killing any civilians to work towards the Clean Shot trophy. Since the game doesn't keep track which chapters you did/didn't kill civilians, you may want to write down any chapters you messed up on, so you'll know where to be especially careful the next time or when you use the Chapter Select. If you're using the invincibility glitch, you can simply run through the level and shoot only when necessary.

Next, play on Hard difficulty with Eddie Guarra. Again, try not to kill any civilians on those chapters you messed up on previously, try to mop up anything you missed, and help yourself to the invincibility glitch.

Last, you can head back into Easy difficulty, and play through as the final character, Kim Evans, while attempting to mop up any trophies you still need. By the end, you should have all the offline trophies. If not, simply use the Chapter Select.

And finally, there are the six multiplayer trophies. Many of these require at least one other player. While not incredibly necessary, having a boosting partner will make these trophies quicker to collect. Check out the forum we've posted under our Links tab if you can't find a buddy to play with.

First, here's a Walkthrough posted by Ben Millikan:
http://www.gamefront.com/call-of-juarez-the-cartel-walkthrough/

Here's a complete video Walkthrough, posted by Josh Romero:
http://www.videogamesblogger.com/2011/07/19/call-of-juarez-the-cartel-walkthrough-video-guide-xbox-360-ps3-pc.htm

And a text-based Walkthrough, by Ice Queen Zero:
http://www.cheatcc.com/ps3/sg/call_of_juarez_the_cartel.txt

This is a great Trophy Guide which includes videos, by StarGate55555:
http://www.ps3trophies.org/game/call-of-juarez-the-cartel/guide/

And an Achievement Guide (same as the trophies on PS3) by CrustyDirtDemon:
http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/call-of-juarez-the-cartel/guide/

And a few Trophy Guide tips here, by several contributors:
http://psnprofiles.com/guide/941-Call-of-Juarez-The-Cartel

This is a Boosting Forum on PS3Trophies, to help find a boosting partner:
http://www.ps3trophies.org/forum/call-juarez-cartel/111882-trophy-boosting-thread-read-first-post.html

Lastly, here's a basic Trophy List:
http://wikicheats.gametrailers.com/Call_of_Juarez:_The_Cartel_-_PC_PS3_XB360/Trophies