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XCOM 2 Trophy Guide

Editorial Team

XCOM 2 Trophy Guide. Difficulty: ****  A turn-based strategy game and sequel to the 2012 reboot XCOM: Enemy Unknown. The game is arguably more difficult than the previous installment, requiring multiple playthroughs under challenging conditions.

Game Name Difficulty Trophies Developer Country Bronze Silver Gold Online DLC
XCOM 2 **** 51 Firaxis Games U.S. 38 10 2 1 30

XCOM 2

XCOM 2 is a turn-based strategy game, and a sequel to the 2012 reboot XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Players give commands to squad members engaged in battle with aliens, in addition to advancing engineering and research in order to improve weapons and technologies. The game also includes online multiplayer matches.

Taking place 20 years following the events of Enemy Unknown, the XCOM military organization has lost the fight against the alien invasion, and is reduced to a resistance force battling against the Earth take-over. After the Commander has been rescued from alien stasis, XCOM begins their assault against the aliens in a desperate move to take back the planet.

XCOM 2 received positive reviews with an average score of 88%, praised for its improvements over the previous installment, replayability, and challenge, though criticized by some for technical issues.

Despite receiving the same 4-star difficulty rating as the previous installment, XCOM 2 is arguably more difficult than XCOM: Enemy Unknown. A minimum of four playthroughs under difficult conditions is required, though players new to the series may require even more. While the Platinum is certainly doable, it requires much time, as well as strategy, patience, and plenty of trial and error.

Expect well over 100 hours of gameplay, even for veteran XCOM players.

To start things off, go ahead and play through the tutorial, which will unlock the First Blood trophy. Once you've gotten the trophy, it's a good idea to quit, delete the save file, and start your playthrough with the tutorial disabled. This is because you will lose lives during the tutorial which will cancel out getting The Untouchables trophy which requires beating the game without losing a life.

Now, there are two ways you can go about getting this Platinum; by either doing two playthroughs, or a minimum of four. Each playthrough will last between 25-30 hours. Getting the Platinum in two is only recommended to veteran XCOM players, and even then it will still be challenging.

If you wish to finish the game in two playthroughs, then your first will need to be on Legend difficulty with Ironman enabled, and without losing any lives. This will unlock both the Defender Of Humanity and Immortal Commander trophy for completing the game on Legend difficulty, the Valhalla trophy for beating the game with Ironman mode enabled (which autosaves during your playthrough) and The Untouchables trophy for beating the game without losing any lives.

During your second playthrough, focus on beating the game before July 1st for the Exquisite Timing trophy, avoid purchasing a Squad Size upgrade for The Few And The Proud trophy, and beat the final mission with only conventional gear for the Who Needs Tygan trophy.

However, if you wish to make things easier rather than quicker, than we recommend four playthroughs. In this case, your first playthrough should be on Commander difficulty and focusing on getting The Untouchables trophy. Your second playthrough, again on Commander difficulty, and beating the game by July 1 for the Exquisite Timing trophy. Your third playthrough should be still on Commander difficulty but with Ironman enabled for the Valhalla trophy. Finally, your fourth playthrough should be on Legend difficulty for the Immortal Commander trophy.

Once all those playthroughs are complete, it's simply a matter of mopping-up anything you may be missing. This may include completing an online match for The Most Dangerous Game trophy. Be sure to check out the XCOM 2 trophy guide links under our Links tab to see what you're missing and their requirements.

IGN has a Walkthrough here:
http://www.ign.com/wikis/xcom-2/Main_Missions

And a Walkthrough by Ferry Groenendijk:
https://www.videogamesblogger.com/2016/02/09/xcom-2-walkthrough.htm

Cassylvania has a great Trophy Guide here, which includes the DLC:
https://www.playstationtrophies.org/game/xcom-2/guide/

And a great Trophy Guide by Pixel-Zero:
https://psnprofiles.com/guide/5391-xcom-2-trophy-guide

And Ferry Groenendijk has a simple Trophy Guide here:
https://www.videogamesblogger.com/2016/02/08/xcom-2-achievements-guide.htm

Here's an Experimental Items List:
http://xcom.wikia.com/wiki/Proving_Ground

And a Weapons Guide by Ferry Groenendijk:
https://www.videogamesblogger.com/2016/02/08/xcom-2-weapons-guide.htm

If you need help with the online trophy, here's a Boosting Forum on PlaystationTrophies:
https://www.playstationtrophies.org/forum/xcom-2-a/296416-trophy-boosting-thread-read-first-post.html

Lastly, here's a basic Trophy List:
https://www.exophase.com/game/xcom-2-ps4/trophies/

XCOM Enemy Unknown Trophy Guide

Editorial Team

XCOM Enemy Unknown Trophy Guide. Difficulty: ****  A turn-based tactical RPG where players must fight against an alien invasion. The Platinum requires five full playthroughs, one of which on Impossible difficulty.

Game Name Difficulty Trophies Developer Country Bronze Silver Gold Online DLC
XCOM: Enemy Unknown **** 51 Firaxis U.S. 38 10 2 1 5

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a turn-based tactical RPG in the sci-fi genre, and a reboot of the 1994 PC and PlayStation One classic title, X-Com: UFO Defense by Mythos Games. Players control troops in the battlefield through turn-based tactical missions against an alien invasion, while also directing research and development to new technologies, managing finances, and expanding bases of operations.

Set in the near future, an alien invasion has forced a group of countries to come together and form a military and scientific organization to combat the attack, known as Extraterrestrial Combat Unit, or XCOM. Its head of research, Dr. Vahlen, works on deciphering new technologies from captured aliens in order to find a means to better combat the invasion.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown received overall high praise, with an average score of 90% as well as winning a number of gaming awards in 2012 for being a fresh reboot of an already successful game, and possessing an overall high level of fun.

The game is not exactly a cakewalk, and requires a fair amount of your time. At minimum, you'll need five full playthroughs, with at least one of them played on Impossible difficulty, which is very challenging, and another on Ironman mode - which is extremely challenging. However, a 4-star rating does not mean almost impossible. As long as you're persistent - and you've got some good guides to refer to - this Platinum is certainly still obtainable.

Overall, expect to spend around 100 hours on this puppy.

As we mentioned earlier, you will have to play this game a minimum of 5 times, once for each of the five starting base regions. Also, you will need to play at least one of these games in Classic difficulty, one in Impossible difficulty, and - the most challenging of them all - one in Ironman mode.

In order to get the hang of the game, you may want to start on Easy difficulty. In which case, we recommend playing this mode with either the North or South American base. You will collect a number of story-related trophies on your first run, and hopefully some of the many other miscellaneous trophies as well. Check out the XCOM Enemy Unknown trophy guide links under our Links tab for further details.

We also recommend, rather than playing two games on Easy back-to-back, to leave the second as your final playthrough. This way, you can use it to easily mop-up anything you've missed during your forth or fifth playthrough.

When playing on Impossible difficulty, we recommend starting with the Europe base. And finally, once you're ready to embark on Ironman mode, start with the Africa base. For Ironman, you have the option of selecting Classic or Impossible difficulty. For obvious reasons, we recommend Classic, unless you wish to brag to your friends how fantastic you are. The No Looking Back trophy for completing the game on Ironman mode will be your most challenging trophy, as your soldiers have less HP, the enemies are more numerous, not to mention stronger. To save yourself a lot of headache, remember to always SAVE! If you make a mistake or lose a soldier, the game will autosave after your turn. However, you can bypass this by immediately holding down the PS button before the game autosaves, exit, then reload your previous game.

Good luck, and have fun!

First, here's a detailed Guide and Walkthrough, by Asmodeus:
http://guides.gamepressure.com/xcomenemyunknown/

Here's a useful Wiki Guide on IGN:
http://www.ign.com/wikis/xcom-enemy-unknown

This is a great Trophy Guide, created by Xtree, and includes the DLC by XniresistX:
http://www.ps3trophies.org/game/xcom-enemy-unknown/guide/

Another useful Trophy Guide, this one by AstaSyneri:
http://ps3trophies.com/forums/showwiki.php?title=PS3-Trophy-Guides:XCOM:-Enemy-Unknown-Trophy-Guide

PSN Profiles has some useful Trophy Guide tips:
http://psnprofiles.com/guide/1649-XCOM-Enemy-Unknown

Here is a Boosting Forum on PS3Trophies for finding a boosting partner for the online trophy:
http://www.ps3trophies.org/forum/xcom-enemy-unknown/175218-trophy-boosting-thread-read-first-post.html

These are some useful tips for completing the Impossible and Ironman playthroughs:
http://www.ps3trophies.org/forum/xcom-enemy-unknown/208357-impossible-playthrough-classic-ironman.html

And an Impossible Difficulty Strategy, here:
http://xcom.wikia.com/wiki/Impossible_Difficulty_Strategy_Guide

Lastly, here's a basic Trophy List:
http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2013/01/08/xcom-enemy-unknown-trophies-trophy-list/