If you've played any previous Metal Gear titles, then you'll understand these Platinums are not easy - and Revengeance is no exception. Using a cheat code, it's possible to jump to the hardest difficulty mode and get the platinum in one playthrough with some mopping-up afterwards. However, we at Trophy Hunter give kudos to anyone able to do this. Most players will probably start on Normal and work their way through as the game gets harder. In order to clear the hardest difficulty setting, you'll need to be a complete master of the mechanics and controls.

Overall, expect anywhere between 30 to 60 hours of gameplay, depending on your skills.

It is possible to unlock all modes of difficulty and head straight into Revengeance difficulty. At the Press Start screen, enter the Konami code: up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, circle, X. However in doing so, you will lack not only the practice and skills gained from playing on the easier modes, but also the upgrades on your gear which ordinarily would make the Revengeance Difficulty mode easier. The choice is yours.

If you decide not to use the Konami Code, then we recommend starting your game on Normal and focusing your first playthrough on collecting as many trophies as you can. This includes all the collectibles and the mission-specific trophies. Check out the Metal Gear Rising Revengeance trophy guide links under our Links tab for further details, as well as a great collectibles video guide.

When you're ready to move up to Hard difficulty, select either Chapter or Continue, rather than New Game, in order to keep everything you've collected thus far. There are a number of trophies you can unlock on this second playthrough, including Amateur Radio Operator, and destroy-related trophies.

Before embarking the Revengeance difficulty, you should head into the VR Missions which will not only earn you two trophies - VR Master and Virtually Flawless - but also more gear and armor that will help you in our final playthrough.

Last is the most challenging stage of all: completing Revengeance mode, and earning an S-Rank across all missions. Check out the Revengeance S-Rank Guide in our Links page if you're experiencing too much trouble.

Good luck!

A great set of video Walkthroughs, on Gameranx:
http://www.gameranx.com/features/id/12845/article/metal-gear-rising-revengeance-walkthrough/

And a great Walkthrough by Ferry Groenendijk:
http://www.videogamesblogger.com/2013/02/19/metal-gear-rising-revengeance-walkthrough.htm

Here's a Walkthrough on IGN:
http://www.ign.com/wikis/metal-gear-rising-revengeance/Walkthrough

This is a great Trophy Guide by Kagarasimaru, which includes the DLC:
http://www.ps3trophies.org/game/metal-gear-rising-revengeance/guide/

A fantastic Trophy Guide by Ferry Groenendijk, with videos and location guides:
http://www.videogamesblogger.com/2013/02/27/metal-gear-rising-revengeance-trophies-guide.htm

Another great Trophy Guide, this one by Gyrocop:
http://ps3trophies.com/forums/showwiki.php?title=PS3-Trophy-Guides:Metal-Gear-Rising:-Revengeance-Trophy-Guide

A text-based Trophy Guide, by Vesperas:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps3/960699-metal-gear-rising-revengeance/faqs/66842

Here is a useful Collectibles Guide, by Kheapathic:
http://www.ps3trophies.org/forum/metal-gear-rising-revengeance/199454-metal-gear-rising-revengeance-trophy-guide-roadmap-2.html#post3646085

And a VR Missions Guide, also by Kheapathic:
http://www.ps3trophies.org/forum/metal-gear-rising-revengeance/199454-metal-gear-rising-revengeance-trophy-guide-roadmap-2.html#post3646013

And Kheapathic's Revengeance S-Rank Guide:
http://www.ps3trophies.org/forum/metal-gear-rising-revengeance/199454-metal-gear-rising-revengeance-trophy-guide-roadmap-2.html#post3646054

Finally, here's a basic Trophy List:
http://www.ps3trophies.org/game/metal-gear-rising-revengeance/trophies/