Overview:
- Estimated achievement difficulty: 6/10 [Achievement Difficulty Rating]
- Offline: 50 [1000]
- Online: 0
- Approximate amount of time to 1000: 10-15 hours [Estimated Time to 100%]
- Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 1
- Missable achievements: None
- Does difficulty affect achievements: Yes, game must be completed on Veteran
- Unobtainable/glitched achievements: No
- Extra equipment needed: None
Introduction:
All the original achievements from the Xbox 360 version are intact but with 13 new ones added. There are no online achievements and the game has no extra game mode like Zombies or Spec-Ops so all achievements are earned in the campaign. Nothing is missable due to being able to Mission Select at any time and all the miscellaneous achievements are nice and simple.
The game even retains all progress toward achievements and collectibles when you quit out or restart a checkpoint and conveniently tracks the collectibles for you as well. It’s only really the Veteran playthrough that may give you some trouble, especially the notorious Epilogue achievement “Mile High Club”. A glitch was found that made the Mile High Club mission much easier on Veteran. That glitch has been patched but check out the "Mile High Club" achievement for a New Glitch that can be used to make every mission much easier to complete on Veteran difficulty, including Mile High Club itself.
Cheats: Cheats disable achievements so to be safe don't activate any of them until you have finished off the achievements.
Step 1: Campaign Playthrough + Collectibles + Miscellaneous
If you’re confident in your Call of Duty ability, you can dive straight into Veteran difficulty and finish the achievements in one playthrough, plus maybe a little clean-up. Many of the miscellaneous achievements aren’t that much harder on Veteran anyway and the ones you miss are easy to clean up later via Mission Select on a lower difficulty. The same applies to the collectibles (Intel) which save permanently when you pick them up, even if you die, restart the checkpoint, or quit the level immediately after.
For those not very familiar with first person shooters however, I would recommend starting on a lower difficulty to gain familiarity with the game. For the easiest time and to speed up the process choose Recruit, although if you don’t want the jump up to Veteran to be too jarring you may want to go with a slightly higher setting. It’s up to you.
Helpful Veteran glitch: If you plan on using the glitch to make your Veteran playthrough easier then watch the video under the "Mile High Club" achievement before starting your playthrough as it involves playing each mission up to a certain point and quitting out near the end, then continuing on Veteran difficulty. So be sure to watch it first to cut down on completion time.
Whichever difficulty you choose, I’ve listed the missions below during which I recommend you earn certain achievements. You will have multiple opportunities throughout the game for many of these achievements if they’re not tied to a specific mission so these are mostly just suggestions. The achievements with a (*) in front of them however are the mission specific achievements that do have to be done in the mission they're listed under so definitely check them along the way. See “Eyes and Ears” for the Intel locations so you can grab them during this playthrough too. You'll also want to try and get a kill with every weapon and explosive you come across to work toward “Weapon Master.” Check the achievement in the guide for tips on this and details of three easily missable weapons.
ALL MISSIONS
“Eyes and Ears” (collect all Intel)
“Weapon Master” (get a kill with each weapon)
F.N.G.
(*)“New Squadron Record”
(*)“Best of the Best”
CREW EXPENDABLE (restart mission after getting the first three achievements so you can earn the final three)
“Daredevil”
“No Rest for the Weary”
(*)“Desert Storm”
“Master Ninja”
“Three of a Kind”
“Retro Shooter”
BLACKOUT
“Four of a Kind”
CHARLIE DON'T SURF
“(*)Your Show Sucks”
“Roadkill”
THE BOG
“(*)Rescue Roycewicz
“(*)Feel the Heat
HUNTED
“(*)Man of the People”
DEATH FROM ABOVE
“(*)Straight Flush”
WAR PIG (check “Weapon Master” for a weapon found in this mission only.)
“Bird on the Ground (first ideal opportunity)
“Reinforcement Denied” (first ideal opportunity)
SHOCK AND AWE
“Explosion Man”
ALL GHILLIED UP
(*)“Ghillies in the Mist”
(*)“Man versus Machine” (restart checkpoint after earning this to retain no detection for “Ghillies in the Mist”)
ONE SHOT, ONE KILL
(*)“Time Paradox”
“Down Boy Down”
“Dogs. I Hate Dogs”
“Reinforcement Denied” (second ideal opportunity)
HEAT
(*)“The Man in the High Tower”
(*)“Flyswatter”
“Bird on the Ground” (second ideal opportunity.)
GAME OVER (check “Weapon Master” for a weapon found in this mission only)
(*) Mission specific achievements.
Step 2: Complete the game on Veteran if you haven’t already
If you chose to go with a lower difficulty to begin with you’ll now need to finish the whole game on Veteran, either from start to finish or via Mission Select. The Mission Select menu will tell you at the bottom of the screen which difficulty you have finished each mission on. See “Deep and Hard” as well as the individual mission related Veteran achievements for tips. Or alternatively, check out the "Mile High Club" achievement for details of a glitch that can make your entire Veteran playthrough much easier. Keep your eye out for any weapons you haven’t used yet, if any. And if you still have any miscellaneous achievements or Intel left you can try and grab them during this playthrough as well or leave them for the next step.
The Epilogue: Mile High Club mission must also be completed on Veteran for an achievement. This is the hardest one in the game and will require practice. See the “Mile High Club” achievement in the guide for tips and a video walkthrough.
Step 3: Clean Up
If you've earned all the miscellaneous achievements outlined during Step 1 and have completed the game and epilogue on Veteran difficulty then you’ll have attained all 1000. If not, then check your achievement collection to find out which ones you haven't earned yet.
If you've not yet earned “Eyes and Ears” check your Mission Select screen to find out which missions have Intel left to collect. Then check the guide for their locations. If you still haven't gotten a kill with each weapon for “Weapon Master,” then check the achievement in the guide for details of the ones you may have missed as well as a full list of each one you need to have earned a kill with.
Conclusion:
Modern Warfare Remastered is an enjoyable experience for those returning after so many years, or even those wh never had the chance to experience the large-scale single-player campaign and multiplayer. Achievement-wise, it's more of the same with a few new additions, but nothing should prove to be too difficult save the Mile High Club mission.
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