Overview:
- Estimated achievement difficulty: 6/10
- Offline: 30 [1000]
- Online: 0 [0]
- Approximate amount of time to 1000: 10-20 hours [depending on skill]
- Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 1 [2 if you don't use the Konami Code]
- Missable achievements: 1 ["The Devil wears Revenge!"]
- Does difficulty affect achievements?: Yes
- Unobtainable/glitched achievements: There are complaints of achievements not unlocking right away, but it's assured that they will pop eventually.
- Extra equipment needed: None

  • DLC: Frenemies Character Pack
    • Difficulty: 5/10
    • Time to 200: 1-3 hours
    • Missable: "Greatest Tag-Team in History" can be missed if you do not use co-op or Jaguar.

Introduction:
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition is an enhanced re-release of the 2013 Playstation platformer Guacamelee!. Published by the independent video game development studio DrinkBox Studios. Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition takes traditional platformers to a new level of fun with its unique choice of setting, monsters, and fighting style. The game is strongly inspired by historical Mexican culture and folklore.

Abbreviated Walkthrough:
Protagonist, Juan, is a Mexican luchador. Players control Juan as he wrestles his way through difficult terrain, obstacles, and wave after wave of enemies. His goal (holding the genre to its traditions) is to save El Presidente's daughter after she is kidnapped by the malevolent Calaca.

The first thing you're going to want to do is punch in the Konami Code at the main menu (see "That was Hard Mode?") to unlock hard mode off the bat. You're then going to want to begin your game on save slot #2, to unlock "Next-gen!!" Proceed through the story, and address the achievement guide below for the most convenient path to a perfect gamerscore.

Multiplayer:
Press "START" on a second controller to play co-op.

Mop-Up:
After completing the story-line you can continue on to clean up any remaining achievements. The mop-up in this game is moderate. You will unlock all remaining achievements while working towards "Who put these here???" Make sure to collect all the orbs before anything else, as you will obtain the ability to fly, making the going back and forth much easier.

Frenemies Character Pack DLC

Introduction to Frenemies DLC:
Welcome to Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition's DLC, Frenemies. Frenemies essentially adds new playable costumes as well as the great addition of up to four-player co-op to the mix. It adds: X'tabay, Uay Chivo, Jaguar, and Flame Face, and contains achievements for everyone. Four of the five achievements should take you no time at all with the fifth, winning two arenas in the Great Temple, taking a bit more time and patience.

Abbreviated Walkthrough to Frenemies DLC:
Anyone who has completed the game should have a hard difficulty save. You will want to load that up and work through the DLC from it. I would suggest starting with "Money to Burn" so you are able to get the hang of the controls and the moves of the game. You can also get "Dream Team" out of the way in El Infierno, and either can begin to play with a partner, or plug in the controller to get it out of the way.

I would then move to get X'tabay's achievement, "Minuto de Silencio", out of the way next. This requires you travel to the Temple of Rain and go to the top right portion of the map. From here you can head to Sierra Morena and battle Javier Jaguar as Uay Chivo for the "The Teacher Remains the Teacher" achievement. After you wrap that up there is only one beast left to conquer, "Greatest Tag-Team in History." Refer to the specific achievement guides for the tips and tricks on how to win your fights, farm your pesos, or mourn your lost pet.

Conclusion to Frenemies DLC:
Well there we have it. Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition drops in a surprise DLC that adds some interesting new Easter Eggs to the mix as well as the much desired four-player co-op. With a little bit of perseverance when working toward "Greatest Tag-Team in History," the full 200 should not take too long, even for those of us who have returned to Guacamelee a long time after last playing it.

Conclusion:
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition is and astonishingly amusing and humorous game. The story line is extremely entertaining, and gameplay is anything but tedious. Enjoyment is guaranteed; even the most difficult achievements are fun to get.

[XBA would like to thank Bare Bum Cheeks for this roadmap]
[XBA would like to thank THE DEADLY DOG for the Frenemies Character Pack DLC roadmap]

Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition Achievement Guide

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There are 35 achievements with a total of 1200 points

  • Became a Luchador

    Story related, cannot be missed.

  • Dropped the Alebrije into the lava

    Story related, cannot be missed.

  • Redeemed X'tabay

    Story related, cannot be missed.

  • Extinguished Flame Face

     

    Story related, cannot be missed.

  • Bested Jaguar Javier in hand-to-paw combat

     

    Story related, cannot be missed.

  • Completed Uay Chivo's INTENSO training

     

    Story related, cannot be missed.

  • Defeated a Chupacabra using only Slam

    Shouldn't be too difficult. Chupacabras are dragon-like flying enemies who spit fire at you, and they're fairly common. Simply get above one and use Slam (Down + ). If you're accurate, the chupacabra should be slow getting back up, so simply jump and use Slam again until the creature is defeated.

  • Defeated an arena without taking any damage

    As you play through the game, you may notice barriers rise from time to time and you're forced to fight waves of enemies. This is what they mean by arena. They happen quite frequently so you will have plenty of opportunities to obtain this achievement.

  • Found 100% of the Hidden Items in a single area

    (6)  

    See "Who put these here???"

  • Achieved a 125 Hit Combo

    See "The Never Ending Combo"

  • Became a Chicken

     

    Story related, cannot be missed.

  • Destroyed Uay Chivo's fake statue in the Tule Tree

     

    Story related, cannot be missed.

  • Started a New Game on Save Slot #2

    Just select Save Slot #2 when starting a new game. Self explanatory.

  • Completed the first Combo Chicken Challenge

     

    See "Poncho'd Out"

  • Silenced El Trio de la Muerte permanently

    Story related, cannot be missed.

  • Defeated an enemy using the Pollo Bomb

    To unlock the Pollo Bomb, you must complete all of the Infierno challenges with a minimum of 10 silver medals or higher. Once acquired, you will have to switch to your chicken in order to use it. Find an enemy and press to drop the bomb. You can drop as many as you want; it should take no more than 3 or 4 to kill an enemy.

  • Defeated a Skeleton-Luchador

     

    Story related, cannot be missed.

  • Killed 20 Enemies in a single INTENSO sequence

    You will get your INTENSO meter fairly early in the game. It slowly fills up by defeating enemies and breaking barrels. When the meter starts flashing, you can use it by clicking down on both joysticks ( + ). Simply kill 20 enemies before the meter runs out. You will have plenty of opportunities to achieve this throughout the game; the best opportunities are during arenas or the Infierno Challenges.

  • Helped those in need by completing all Side Quests


    There are a total of 9 side quests to complete:

    Chicken Herding
    Found near the Church in Pueblucho. Talk to the short man with the sombrero.

    Combo Chicken
    See "Poncho'd Out"

    Missing Doll
    Found at the house in Pueblucho. You will need the ability to switch between worlds in order to complete this quest.

    Mariachi Band
    Found in Santa Luchita, on the bottom level of the town, in the building next to Mine Forever. You will need the dash ability to complete this quest.

    I AM ERROR
    Found in Santa Luchita. Enter the building with the sign reading "Super Siesta." You will need the ability to become a chicken, and switch between worlds in order to complete this quest.

    World's Greatest Enchilada
    Found in Santa Luchita. Enter the building called Isabella's Kitchen. You will need to gather ingredients for the chef.
    - Cheese: Talk to the man on the platform next to Mine Forever
    - Beans: Talk to the lady near the entrance to Sierra Morena
    - Chillies: Go to the stairs in the middle of town, switch to the undead world and talk to the man on the platform.
    - Tortillas: Talk to the lady in the pink dress, just to the right of Isabella's Kitchen.

    Chicken Thief
    Found in Santa Luchita. Enter the house situated right before you enter the desert.

    Crabs
    Found in the Canal de las Flores. Enter the house with the swordfish above it.

    Alux Hunter
    Found in the Pico de Gallo. Switch to the undead world and talk to the man with the sombrero. He will have an exclamation mark over his head. You must kill all 5 Aluxs scattered throughout the Canal de las Flores.

    Here is a video guide to help you find them:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a84exo1bO_Y

    The achievement should pop up once all the side quests are fully completed.

  • Purchased 20 Upgrades from the Shop

     

    The shop (also the game's checkpoints) are those luxurious purple tables with the skull in the centre. Click on Abilities to enter the upgrade menu. Prices are shown on screen. Simply purchase 20 upgrades from the shop and this achievement will unlock. Here's a list of purchasable upgrades.

    Health Chunk
    Levels 1-6

    Stamina Chunk
    Levels 1-6

    Health Regen Boost
    Levels 1-2

    Stamina Delay Boost
    Levels 1-2

    Stamina Regen Boost
    Levels 1-2

    Respawn Boost
    Levels 1-2 (only necessary for co-op)

    Suplex
    One time purchase

    Piledriver
    One time purchase

    Das Boot
    One time purchase

    Aimed Throw
    One time purchase

    Stun Boost
    One time purchase

    INTENSO Health Regen
    One time purchase

    INTENSO Shield Breaker
    One time purchase

    INTENSO Charge Boost
    One time purchase

  • Found an orb

    (2)  

    See "El Savior"

  • Completed the Combo Chicken quest (Defeated Poncho forever)

    You can begin the Combo Chicken quest as soon as you reach Santa Luchita. You will have to find the dojo and challenge the Combo Chicken. As you progress through the game, you will learn new techniques. Basically every time you learn a new technique there will be a new available task at the dojo that requires you to perform slightly difficult combos. You can either go back to the chicken every time you learn a new technique or wait until you have learned all the techniques and do all the challenges in one shot. The achievement will pop up after you complete the final combo challenge.

  • Earned a Bronze Medal in all Infierno challenges

     

    See "World Champion"

  • Achieved a 200 Hit Combo

    The easiest place to get this achievement is during the Infierno Challenges. It may seem like an intimidating achievement, but upon gold completion in all the challenges this achievement is almost inevitable. Make sure you use grapples (by pressing when an enemy is groggy) as much as possible, since you get a +1 combo for every enemy affected by the throw +4 for the throw/suplex itself.

  • Defeated the game on Hard Mode and proved yourself a hardcore Luchador

    Hard Mode is unlocked upon game completion. Simply replay the story on this difficulty.

    The alternative is to use the Konami Code at the main menu before you begin the game. This will ultimately unlock Hard Mode without having to complete the storyline. The Konami Code is: + + + + + + + + + +

  • Achieved 100% completion in all areas

    There are a total of fifteen areas, as listed below.

    La Mansion del Presidente
    Pueblucho
    Agave Field
    Forest del Chivo
    Canal de las Flores
    Pico de Gallo
    Sierra Morena
    Temple of Rain
    Santa Luchita
    Caverna del Pollo
    Tule Tree
    Desierto Caliente
    Temple of War
    El Infierno
    Great Temple


    Note that it is wise to collect all the orbs before attempting this achievement, as you will gain the ability to fly making this task much easier. If you click , you will notice a percentage at the top right corner of the screen. This is the completion for that given area. You can use this to keep track of how far along you are in each individual area. Side quests also count towards area completion, so if you're sure you have found every chest and are stumped, then chances are you haven't finished all the side quests for that given area. I believe that the challenges in El Infierno count towards this as well.

  • Mastered El Diablo's Domain and earned a Gold Medal in all Infierno challenges

    El Infierno is a tricky place to find. You're going to want to begin in Santa Luchita. From there, you're going to want to make your way up the platforms to the top right side of the city. This leads you to Desierto Caliente. Move along until you see the first drop. It should separate you from a small hut and some totem statues. Drop all the way down, switch to your chicken and follow the path to the left. Just beyond the checkpoint, there is a platform merged with the ground, drop down and voila!

    El Infierno consists of 17 intense challenges that range from timed platforming, to skilled combat, to high combo scores. As you enter each challenge, the medal requirements will be revealed to you. Some of the challenges are rather difficult, but with patience and determination it shouldn't take you too many tries.

  • Defeated Calaca with full health in Diablo's Suit

    The Diablo Suit costs 40 silver coins (obtained by completing arenas) in the shop, under Costumes. The cons of this suit is that your health bar is smaller. The pros are that your stamina bar is increased and every successful attack steals life from your enemies and regenerates your health. Make sure you are wearing this when you enter the Great Temple. This is another achievement that sounds intimidating, but really isn't. Calaca could be a pain in the neck the first few times you attempt to defeat him, but you will get used to his routine and soon enough have no problem killing him. There are three stages to defeating Calaca, and all of them are pre-set attacks, except for the last one. For the first two stages, just get the hang of anticipating his attacks and you should be fine.

    The last stage is the important one. This is where Calaca becomes a big red demon and has a variety of ranged attacks. He prepares differently for each individual attack, so all you have to do is recognize what attack he's preparing for and do what you need to do to dodge them (switch to the chicken when necessary, avoid his laser beams, and jump over his fire balls) in between Calaca's attacks, or when he's briefly burnt out are your best opportunities to slowly diminish his health bar. Make sure you hit him with high combos to keep your health full. Even if you take damage, you should be alright because your last few hits on him should replenish your health to full, thus unlocking the achievement.

  • Defeated Calaca

    See "The Devil wears Revenge!"

 

Secret achievements

  • You found all of the Orbs and saved Lupita

    (6)  

    Possibly the most difficult achievement in the game. There are a total of 6 hidden orbs and most of them require you to get through extremely difficult platforming, most notably the orbs hidden in the Tule Tree and Sierra Morena. There's not much advice I could give you on these besides being patient and concentrate. I didn't have too much of a problem on the Tule Tree orb, but I got pretty lucky on the one at Sierra Morena. For additional help, you can watch the video guide below.

    These are the areas that contain orbs (1 per area):

    Orb 1 - Agave Field/Juan's House
    Orb 2 - Caverna del Pollo
    Orb 3 - El Infierno
    Orb 4 - Forest del Chivo
    Orb 5 - Sierra Morena
    Orb 6 - Tule Tree/Tree Tops

    Here is a video showing the locations and process for getting each orb:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GzkC3QXBks

DLC: Frenemies Character Pack (Store Link)

There are 5 achievements with a total of 200 points

  • Defeat Javier Jaguar as Uay Chivo in an un-nerfed one-on-one rematch

    First up is getting to Javier. He is located in Sierra Morena, to the right of the teleport statue. A bit further along is a save point at which you can change your costume to be Uay Chivo.

    This battle is not as hard as it may seem. Uay has a great knack for regaining stamina meaning you can quite literally spam Javier with special attacks until he drops. You will want to keep an eye out for his invincible states (two attacks; one is a dash and one is a small area that he envelops in energy). With those two attacks in mind, the rest of Javier is cake; continue to spam him with special attacks and when your intenso bar fills up, unleash that on him to drop his health even quicker.

  • Defeat the Great Temple's two Lightning Skeleton arenas on Hard, in co-op (or as Jaguar)

    This will be the true test of the Frenemies DLC. For this achievement, you must defeat the two lightning skeleton arenas located in the Great Temple on Hard difficulty. I will say that if you have another active player who comprehends and is able to keep up with you, co-op may be more efficient, but for those who do not, solo is my recommended route.

    First Arena
    The first arena is located directly under the teleport statue as seen by the following screen shot:

    This arena is the harder of the two. Now you have two options for tackling these arenas; you can either do them solo using Jaguar, or you can do them co-op. For me, the co-op without an active second player was much more difficult than simply soloing with Jaguar. If you do prefer the co-op, you should put your second controller in a protective bubble with +. As I do not recommend this method I will provide tips for taking out the solo arenas.

    When it starts you will have four enemies total split with two in the otherworld and two in the normal realm. You want to eliminate the red bone throwers first as the removal of their range attacks makes taking the two other enemies much easier. If you have forgotten how the color shields work, the following will help you understand:

    • Green - From Slam (In Air) +
    • Yellow - Olmec's Headbutt
    • Red - Rooster Uppercut + (Can be done in air)
    • Blue - Dashing Derpderp + (Can be done in air)

    The second wave can be quickly blitzed with only one enemy if you have intenso saved up. It is one of the four handed pounder enemies who can be caught in perpetual special attacks once his original shield is destroyed. If you take too long (over 10 seconds) to kill him, more enemies will spawn (up to four lightning enemies).

    Here is a quick visual for those who like to see how it is done:

    Many thanks to Salamandra for this video!

    Second Arena

    The second arena is much easier than the first one. It can be found below the first area and slightly to the right, or here:

    This time around the arena is much easier. You will have to deal with three red bone throwers in the first round. After you defeat two of them, the second wave will spawn which consists of four big hammer enemies (the hammers that you can not dodge through). Your best strategy is to again go solo (enemies are different in co-op) and to one of the throwers out right away, and then to lower the health of the other two down quite a bit before killing the second. When the big enemies spawn you want to work your way from the guys on the platforms first and then get the lower guys. If you have intenso then you can simply unleash that and demolish them with some dash attacks and then other power hits, otherwise you need to use the shields weakness.

    I personally took my time when I had the large hammer enemies left. I isolate the two on the platforms and retreated back to the platforms if the bottom guys got too close. Even if you only have a small amount of intenso, it will be enough to break their shields and allow you to drop dashes, slams, or uppercuts until they are both dead.

    You will end this arena with a final wave of two lightning skeletons who can easily be dispatched with your remaining intenso, or through the correct color coding to eliminate their shields.

  • Mourn the loss of the Alebrije while playing as X’Tabay

     

    In order to mourn the loss of Alebrije (X'Tabay's pet), you need to return to the Temple of Rain. When you teleport to the stone in the Temple of Rain, the location will be directly above you as seen in the following picture:

    You will unfortunately need to go left and up instead of taking the quick route to the right. Once you reach the top simply press to mourn, watch the cutscene, and see the achievement unlock.

  • Snatch, grab and collect 5,000 pesos as Flame Face

     

    If you have to do a hard run through than you will want to use Flame Face as early and often as possible to earn the 5,000 pesos needed for this achievement. If you have a hard run through in which you are either finished with the game, or are far enough to reach El Infierno then you are in luck. If you want to grind this out as quickly as possible, then head into El Infierno and move to challenge number five. You will battle endless amounts of enemies on the bridge until their numbers are too great and they collapse the bridge. It should only take around four or five replays to unlock the 5,000 pesos needed.

  • Defeat an arena with at least 2 players

     

    You can go into any El Infierno challenge that has battling enemies as its challenge and complete it to unlock the achievement. Simply plug in a second controller and put it into bubble form (+). Enter the challenge and complete it like you normally would with the second player remaining in bubble form out of the way. I personally went with challenge two and upon completing it the achievement unlocked.

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