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Test Drive Unlimited 2 Trophy Guide

Editorial Team

Test Drive Unlimited 2 Trophy Guide. Difficulty: ***  An open-world racing game and the tenth installment in the Test Drive series. The game demands good racing skills and plenty of time, while the online trophies are challenging to unlock without boosting.

Game Name Difficulty Trophies Developer Country Bronze Silver Gold Online DLC
Test Drive Unlimited 2 *** 48 Eden Games France 36 8 3 14 10

Test Drive Unlimited 2

Test Drive Unlimited 2 is an open-world racing game, and the tenth installment in the Test Drive series which began on the PC in 1987, and a sequel to the 2006 Test Drive Unlimited. The game takes place on Ibiza, an island off the coast of Spain, and on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. Players select vehicles from four categories: asphalt cars, SUVs, classic cars, and motorcycles. The unnamed player-character competes in a series of tournaments, with the hope of ultimately winning the Solar Crown. The game also includes both co-op and competitive online multiplayer.

Test Drive Unlimited 2 received lukewarm reviews, with an average score of 70%, praised for its online play, open-world free roam, and overall fun, though criticized by some for its story, vehicle handling, and bugs.

This is a high 3-star rating, as it's extremely difficult to unlock many of the online trophies legitimately. However, if you able to organize some boosting partners, the difficulty rating could be brought down to a low 3-star, though will still require a fair bit of time and skill. Some of the offline trophies can be quite challenging, such as claiming the licenses. Also, reaching level 60 will take up a fair bit of time.

Expect roughly 130-150 hours to reach the Platinum with boosting, and far longer if you're attempting the online trophies legitimately.

The roadmap for Test Drive Unlimited 2 can essentially be broken into four stages: completing Ibiza, completing Oahu, completing the online trophies, and mop-up.

We recommend starting in Ibiza and unlocking all access to everything for completing the championships. This means start by driving down every road, completing all the missions, finding all the wrecks, and all 20 viewpoints. Then, work on earning all the licenses. And finally, complete all the events, which means championships, duels, and finally the cup.

Once Ibiza is done, you can head over to Oahu, where we'll rinse and repeat the process. Unlock all access to everything, get your licenses, and complete all the events.

With that done, you can head into online and unlock the 14 online trophies. These aren't particularly difficult if boosted, though can be a real pain if you're attempting to do this legitimately. Check out the boosting forums under our Links tab if you're shy of online players.

With all the online trophies unlocked, you can return to offline and mop-up any trophies you may still be missing. Most likely, this will include the Level 60 trophy.

Good luck!

A set of video Walkthroughs by nicksugden:
http://www.ign.com/faqs/2011/test-drive-unlimited-2-walkthrough-1184751

AstroFlibble and Godchild1020 have a great Trophy Guide here, which includes the DLC:
http://www.playstationtrophies.org/game/test-drive-unlimited-2/guide/

And a great Trophy Guide here, created by trophybot:
http://ps3trophies.com/forums/showwiki.php?title=PS3-Trophy-Guides:Test-Drive-Unlimited-2-Trophy-Guide

X_RaceKing_X has a useful Trophy Guide here:
http://psnprofiles.com/guide/1985-Test-Drive-Unlimited-2-Trophy-Guide

Here's a Boosting Forum on PlaystationTrophies:
http://www.playstationtrophies.org/forum/test-drive-unlimited-2-a/92965-trophy-boosting-thread-read-first-post.html

And a Boosting Forum on PS3Trophies:
http://ps3trophies.com/forums/test-drive-unlimited-2/6045-official-test-drive-unlimited-2-boosting-thread.html

Here's a Car List by futureops:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps3/990993-test-drive-unlimited-2/faqs/67726

Finally, here's a basic Trophy List:
http://psnprofiles.com/trophies/763-Test-Drive-Unlimited-2

Alone in the Dark Trophy Guide

Editorial Team

Alone in the Dark Trophy Guide. Difficulty: *  If following a guide, the Platinum can be unlocked in one playthrough.

Game Name Difficulty Trophies Developer Country Bronze Silver Gold Online DLC
Alone in the Dark * 50 Eden Games France 43 3 3 0 0

Alone in the Dark

Alone in the Dark, a.k.a. Alone in the Dark: Inferno, a.k.a. Alone in the Dark: Near Death Investigation, a.k.a. Alone in the Dark 5, is the fifth installment in the horror-game series.

The story opens with Edward, a paranormal investigator, being dragged to the roof of a building to be killed. He is suddenly rescued by an unknown assailant, and as he searches for an exit, Edward witnesses other people either being killed or possessed by a strange demonic force. The player must survive the horror, overcome Edward's amnesia, and uncover the truth of what's happening.

The game received very mixed reviews, ranging from "pretty good" to "terrible." Some reviews, particularly in Europe, gave such low ratings to the game that Atari even threatened lawsuits.

While not as quick to get as, say, Hannah Montana or Terminator: Salvation, Alone in the Dark is one of those games which you can complete in one playthrough. Many of the trophies are either story based, or require you NOT to use the fast forward action to skip any sequences. The others are simple challenges throughout the story.

Read through any of the guides we've linked to, just to prepare ahead of what's required to gain the trophy. In about 8 hours, you should have another Platinum added to your collection.

If you're playing the game purely for the trophies and not too worried about spoilers, check out the Trophy Guides on the Links page and breeze through them. Be aware of which challenges are required in which episodes. Many of them, for example, can be acquired in episode 3.

The fast forward action in the game allows the player to skip a particular area which may be difficult - a strange but interesting addition to the game, making Alone in the Dark feel somewhat like a DVD with boring scenes you can skip ahead. To get the platinum, make sure you never use the fast forward action! There is a trophy for each episode completed without the fast forward.

A simple but effective Trophy Guide is here, created by SwatTJ. The episode in which each trophy can be obtained is listed, and even includes a list of all possible combinations for the Handyman Carnby trophy:
http://www.ps3trophies.org/game/alone-in-the-dark-inferno/guide/

Another simple yet effective Trophy Guide was created by Jeff Belote:
http://playstationlifestyle.net/2009/04/16/trophy-guide-alone-in-the-dark-inferno/

And another Trophy Guide, this one by Faulx:
http://www.allps3trophies.com/forum/retail-games-guides/alone-in-the-dark-inferno-trophy-guide

Mahalo also has a collection of Youtube Walkthrough videos, in case you get stuck:
http://www.mahalo.com/alone-in-the-dark-ps3-walkthrough/

Finally, here's a basic Trophy List:
http://www.ps3trophies.org/game/alone-in-the-dark-inferno/trophies/