Overview:
- Estimated achievement difficulty: 2/10
- Offline: 38 [1000]
- Online: 0
- Approximate amount of time to 1000 : 5-10 hours
- Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 1
- Number of missable achievements: 11 ("Find Garden Charge Ball Court", "Find Frog Room Charge Ball Court", "Find Train Room Court", "Find Hive Charge Ball Court", "Found All Charge Ball Courts", "Earn Uncle Art VR Disk", "Earn Billie VR Disk", "Clobber the Champ in Charge Ball", "Scan 130 Items", (*The following are only missable if you fail to collect the corresponding VR disk*): "Ambush Art in Charge Ball", "Best Billie In Charge Ball"
-Glitched achievements: None
-Do cheat codes disable achievements?: No
Introduction
Welcome to Disney's Meet the Robinsons. This game has a total of 38 achievements and requires only one playthrough to get 1000. Of the achievements 15 are unlocked simply by playing through the story and 2 are gained by playing a mini-game that is seperate from story mode. This leaves 21 achievements remaining. 7 of these are for finding chargeball court Virtual Reality ("VR") discs, 6 are for finding opponent VR discs, 6 are for beating those opponents at chargeball, one is for scanning 130 items, and the last is for solving all of the havoc puzzles. Also note that if you don't find an opponents VR disc you also miss out on the achievement for beating them.
This game utilizes a unique form of cheats. The cheats in the game are not entered in an extras/options menu like normal games. Instead you find these cheats or "blue prints" as you playthrough the game itself. Once you collect enough items you can create the blue print and then activate the cheat from the pause menu. Using these cheats does not disable achievements, so once you make one, activate it immediately. Also note that these cheats, such as the unlock all chargeball courts one, do not unlock achievements for you. You must still find all the VR discs.
Also of note is perhaps the biggest glitch in the game. It occurs later on in the game when you enter Magma industries for a second time. After you use the Lev gun to raise the door if you save or leave the area you will not be able to cross the bridge into the building. To guard against this, do not take the monorail after this point, and do not save until after the next Havoc circle. Failure to do so may result in a glitch that will force you to replay most of the game again.
Last, MysticWeirdo has created a full walkthrough for this game. Within it you will find the locations of all scannable items, havoc puzzle solutions and locations of all blueprints. It is posted HERE.
Abbreviated Walkthrough:
(NOTE #1: As you play through the game keep in mind that you should always be checking the area for things to scan. There are only about 145 scannable items in the game if which you need 130)
(NOTE #2: After you recieve an opponent's VR disc, make sure that you go back to Wilbur's room as soon as you can and beat them in chargeball to get the achievement).
(NOTE#3: The location of all Havoc Puzzles can be found HERE)
ROBINSON HOME (basement):
- As you're executing the task "Find the Time Lab," you will find Uncle Arts VR disc at a dead end in the third section of the room that has the force field sidewalks.
SCIENCE FAIR (past):
- As you're executing the task "Get into the Kitchen," you will find the Robinson Garden VR disc in a chest on the 2nd floor, in the first room to the left in the hall that goes to the library.
- While doing the same task you will find Aunt Billie's VR disc in a locker on the left side of the hallway of the 2nd floor (same one with the Janitor's closet).
- As you're executing the task "Follow the Bowler Hat Guy," after you fall through the skylight into the library you will find the Frog Lounge VR disc in a chest in the corner of the library.
MAGMA INDUSTRIES:
- After you do the protectosphere, you will face Champ in chargeball. You need to beat him for an achievement. If you lose, DO NOT quit. Simply replay him. If you quit you lose your shot at the achievement.
- After beating champ in chargeball, run behind the court to find the Magma Industries VR disc.
OLD TOWN (after getting Havoc gloves):
(NOTE: Before moving on I suggest going back and doing the 6 havoc puzzles you have yet to complete to this point. Doing so will make it much easier and quicker to move forward. Doing these will also let you earn Tallulah's VR disc for completing the puzzle in the music room and the Egypt VR disc for completing the puzzle in the Dining room.)
- As you're executing the task "Clean Garbage," complete the Havoc puzzle near the hotel sign after clearing the rocks to get Franny's VR disc.
- Same task. After clearing the last force field, you'll see a gap in the fence. In there is another havoc puzzle. Complete it to recieve Laszlo's VR disc.
- If you're following the walkthrough, on the task "Get Customers" you should compile 100 scans. Doing so will net you Grandpa Bud's VR Disc.
ANT HIVE:
- Once again, if you're following the walkthrough, on the task "Get to the Throne Room with 10 bugs in Hand" you should compile 110 scans. Doing so will net you the Train Room VR Disc.
- As you're executing the task "Return to Melvin," you enter a room with three sleeping red ants. After defeating them, open the chest for the Hive Court VR disc.
SECURITY MINI GAME:
This game is accessed from the main menu. The goal is to stop the bowler hat guy's hats from doing too much damage to any one room in the house. The game will tell you what room the bowler hat guy is in. As you protect rooms you will begin to get multipliers. The multipliers build up as follows:
2x - 4 rooms
3x - 8 rooms
4x - 14 rooms
5x - 20 rooms
6x - 29 rooms
Each time you get a multiplier it gets harder to kill the hats. Overall this game is very easy. The biggest thing to remember is to be accurate. As a good accuracy will give you a huge bonus after you die.
Conclusion
That's it! If you're at this point and have not gotten any of the achievements that are in the story, either load up and old save, or start a new playthrough. Like I said, a very easy game, but one that requires you to pay attention to the achievement guide and walkthrough along the way.
[XBA would like to thank Method for this Roadmap]