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XBOX 360 ACHIEVEMENT GUIDE V. 1.00
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By: neeker
Gamertag: Optimus Neeker
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CONTENTS
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1. Contact Information
2. Introduction
3. Achievements
Conclusion
Version history
Credits
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1. CONTACT INFORMATION
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Hi, I'm Lestor Wong. I post on GameFAQ.com/ GameSpot.com by the username
"neeker".
Feedback for this document can be directed to lestor underscore wong at yahoo
dot com. You may check out my other works here:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/52881.html
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2. INTRODUCTION
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Arkadian Warriors, the last "Diablo-like" RPG on the Xbox Live Arcade, was
some sort of a failure, even though it was an easy exercise for achievement
points. DeathSpank, the latest grind fest to make its way to the marketplace
for a whopping 1200 MS Points, fairs much better. It's still an easy exercise
for achievement points though, and the purpose of this guide is to give you an
indication of how to unlock the lot of them.
There are 12 achievements worth a total of 200 points for DeathSpank. The game
is your typical hack-and-slash plus looting RPG. You control DeathSpank,
Dispenser of Justice, Vanquisher of Evil, and Hero to the Downtrodden. The
achievements in this game are also pretty straightforward, but you've got to
make sure that you complete the sidequests as well as the main story quests
to get all of them. This is because some of the achievements can be unlocked
only if you fulfil certain requirements in the sidequests.
To make things easier, set the game on "Downtrodden" (i.e., easy) difficulty,
since the enemies in this game are pretty unforgiving, even on the easiest
mode.
These said, let's go to the achievements proper.
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3. THE ACHIEVEMENTS
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I've listed the achievements in the sequence that I've unlocked them.
MENU HERO (10)
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Description: Dispense the Good, Vanquish the Evil
Before you even start a new game, go to the "Helps & Options" section on the
main menu. Choose Settings, followed by Global Settings, and scroll down to
find two sliders kind of thing. One of them says "Good", the other, "Evil".
To get this achievement, simply slide the "Good" bar all the way to the
right, and the "Evil" bar all the way to the left.
Ding.
DESTROYED OF CHICKENS (10)
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Description: Kill 100 Chickens
Attacking chickens reminds me of Zelda games, but Nintendo games have no
achievements to unlock, do they? After meeting Ms.Heybenstance (i.e., the
demon witch), talk to her to collect the quest for "Vicious Chicken Lips".
You'd need to collect 10 Chicken Lips for this one.
Walk northwards of the witch, and you'll find a whole bunch of chickens
for your slaying pleasure. Just button-mash through the crowd. You probably
won't get to kill 100 on your first round, so return to the same area later
(since enemies do respawn in this game) to kill more until you get the
achievement.
CAN'T KILL ME (5)
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Description: Resurrect at an Outhouse
To get this achievement, simply get killed, and you'll respawn at the nearest
outhouse.
Great reward for dying.
I'M AN ADDICT (10)
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Description: Drink 50 Potions
The potions in question here refer only to health potions, i.e., those red-
colored bottled healing ones. These usually drop as loot, or you can buy from
the stores at Pluckmucket. You can only carry five in your inventory at any
given time though. There's no need to grind for this, since the enemies are
really tough in this game even on the easiest difficulty. You'll find yourself
needing to heal ever so often, you should unlock this without even trying.
THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED (20)
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Description: Kill Sergeant Orque
Sergeant Orque is one of the sidequests' bosses. I believe the quest-giver is
the gravedigger at the graveyard, but I can't be sure at this point in time.
You'd need to go to Camp Orqawanga to find him. Battle through the sea of
enemies at the bottom of the camp before making your way up the hill to fight
him.
He's a Level 16 boss, so expect him to be tough. My strategy of beating him
is simple. Firstly, stock up on your health potions (five each for "minor",
"major" and "awesome", giving you 15 bottles of potions to rely on). Next,
make sure you've a spinning blade in your weaponary. Thirdly, equip a good
crossbow, preferably one that's quick-firing. With these, you're good to go.
To defeat Sergeant Orque, approach from far and start raining arrows on him.
Arrows don't hurt him much, but what they do is that they build your Justice
meter rather quickly. Once your meter is filled, run into the boss and unleash
your spinning blade attack. Repeat the process, and attack with some normal
melee if you want. If he happens to land a couple of hits on you, quickly
heal and run away, then repeat the process. He should fall in no time.
Take note that Sergeant Orque will use his horn to summon minions against you.
When he does so, quickly dispatch these enemies, and concentrate on him
again. Also note that you should never leave the boss out of sight, because
his health will regenerate to full once he turns his back and walk away.
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES (20)
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Description: Finish 50 Sidequests
There are close to 80 sidequests in this game, which are known as "Unimportant
Things I Need To Do" on your mission HUD (press "select" to view). Quests are
given by various people all over the map. These people will have a "!" above
their heads as you approach them. Talk to them to activate the quests. Once
you're done, the quest details will be highlighted in green and with a "check"
beside them. Go back to the quest-giver, and you'll find a "check" above their
heads as well. Talk to them to turn in the quest for EXP.
To unlock this achievement, simply complete 50 of these. Be sure to do the
quests given by the Talking Tree at the Enchanted Forest. If I didn't remember
wrongly, the tree gives out four to five quests that require no further action
but walking along a path, picking up redundant items.
Once you turn in your 50th sidequest, this achievement will unlock. You can
monitor your progress via the quest statistics by press RB, then RB again.
Select the blue book that's always second on the left of the top row, and
press X to "use" to view all your current stats.
EXTERMINATION (15)
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Description: Destroy all 3 Queen Greems
This achievement consists of three separate "destroy Queen Greem" sidequests.
The quest-giver is the Greem Exterminator. He can be found at the town square
of Pluckmucket. Go to the respective Greem Camp, find the mating stone, and
use the Greem whistle in your inventory to spawn a Queen Greem. Defeat all
three of them to unlock this achievement.
The locations of the Queen Greems are as follow:
- Greem Lake
Location: Southeast of the Slimey Outpost
- Zombie Greem Camp
Location: North of the Haunted Lake House Outpost
- Farmhouse Greem Camp
Location: South of the Wretched Outpost
To defeat a Queen Greem, subscribe to the same method of stocking up with
plenty of potions, building up your Justice meter, and spamming your spinning
blade attack.
MAN IN THE HOLE (15)
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Description: Complete 6 Spelunker Quests
Spelunker's sidequests are simple: go inside a cave, kill anything that moves,
and grab a crystal sample for him. For this reason, he always appear near a
cave. There are six such caves that you can do his quests for him:
- Eyeball Cave
Location: East of the Pluckmucket Outpost
- Haunted Forest Cave
Location: Near the Haunted Mansion
- Get Swamp Cave
Location: South of the Cabins for the Rich
- Enchanted Forest Cave
Location: Southwestern part of the Enchanted Forest, west of the Talking
Tree and Leprecolony
- Sabertooth Cave
Location: Northeastern part of the Field of Donkeys
- Wretched Cave
Location: southeast of the Wretched Outpost, all the way south from the
Sabertooth Cave
You can do these quests in any order. Upon turning in the last quest, the
achievement will unlock.
UNDERGROUND SUBWAY (15)
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Description: Discover all 30 Teleporting Outhouses
Outhouses act as teleporting machines and a respawn point for your character
(if you die). There are 30 of them located all across the map. They're all in
plain sight and are not difficult to find at all. To "discover" them, however,
you'd need to walk up to one and press "A". Find all 30 of them, and you'll
get this achievement.
You may want to refer to the map here for the locations of the whole lot:
http://achievementhunter.com/games/guides/deathspank/
Note that you may find "out of order" outhouses in dungeons and caves. Don't
even bother activating them because 1. they do not count towards the achieve-
ment; 2. they cannot be activated anyway.
JUSTICE DISPENSER (25)
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Description: Kill 2500 Enemies
I've close to 4000 kills at end game, so this one is really not hard at all.
You should get this just by playing normally. If, in the event that you still
haven't unlock this at the end of the game, go find chickens or these tiny
green things to kill. They die with one hit and they all count.
To check your progress, go to the blue book in your inventory. The number of
kills are found on the top right corner of the stats page.
TAKE BACK THE KNIGHT (25)
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Description: Kill Lord Von Prong
Lord Von Prong is the final boss of the game. He's actually quite tricky to
kill, because he can regenerate health. Apart from the usual boss-killing
method I mentioned earlier, you must ensure you don't stop attack him. At this
point in time, you should've the "ultimate weapon" rom Eubrick. Keep attacking
Von Prong with this, because this is the only weapon that can negate his self-
heal action. What I did was stand in front of him, and keep attacking using
said weapon, and then do a spinning attack when Justice is filled. Watch your
health and drink a potion when your health is about 50%.
Von Prong will periodically stun you by singing (yes, this is not typo). Even
when stunned, do not let go of the attack button. You should recover in a
couple of seconds anyway. Just keep doing the above and you should defeat him
without much problems.
On a side note, what a nice garden you have there, Von Prong.
MR. TOUGH GUY (30)
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Description: Reach Level 20
Level 20 is the max level for DeathSpank. You get EXP for every quest you do
and every enemy you kill. Upon completing all 116 quests, you should find
yourself in the region of Level 19+. To mop up, first change the difficulty to
the hardest one, then teleport to the Von Prong Castle Outpost. Here, take the
mazy walk down the castle and kill all the guards and archers around here.
When you're about to die, quit the game, which saves your progress. You'll
restart at the same outpost, which is easy for you to repeat the process of
killing guards and archers. Keep doing this until you reach Level 20.
And that's it, you've complete 200/200 for DeathSpank!
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CONCLUSION
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I consider the guide complete at this point in time. I hope it's a good help
for people who're stuck, and a good read for those who just wanted to read
something. Feedback/ better ways to do achievements are welcomed at the usual
email address.
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VERSION HISTORY
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Version 1.00: Guide completed (8/5).
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CREDITS
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EA
Hothead
ASCII Generator (@ http://www.network-science.de/ascii/)
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CONTRIBUTION
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you may send Paypal to the following email:
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