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Game Progression Achievements

The following 8 achievements will all come with story progression, so as long as you finish the game these should be pretty much unmissable. Here’s a list of said achievements/trophies:

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Dawn

Complete Mission 1 on any difficulty

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10
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Requiem

Completed mission 2 on any difficulty

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10
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Forerunner

Completed mission 3 on any difficulty

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10
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Infinity

Completed mission 4 on any difficulty

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10
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Reclaimer

Completed mission 5 on any difficulty

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10
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Shutdown

Completed mission 6 on any difficulty

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10
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Composer

Completed mission 7 on any difficulty

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10
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Midnight

Completed mission 8 on any difficulty

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10

Game Completion Achievements

These achievements will unlock once you complete the game on the specified difficulty. Please note if you do complete the game on the Legendary difficulty, it will also unlock the achievements for the lesser difficulties. If you do one run through the game on the Legendary difficulty you can earn all four solo achievements at once. Note you will need to complete the game on co-op heroic or higher to achieve the final achievement.

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Wake Up, John

Completed the Campaign on Normal or harder

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20
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I Need a Hero

Completed the Campaign on Heroic or harder

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40
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The Legend of 117

Completed the Campaign on Legendary difficulty

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70
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Lone Wolf Legend

Completed the Campaign solo on Legendary difficulty

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90
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Bromageddon

Completed the Campaign cooperatively on Heroic or harder

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40

Mission-Specific Achievements

There is a specific achievement tied into each mission in the game that requires you to perform a certain action.

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Digging up the Past

Found and accessed Chief's record in mission 1

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20
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Midnight Launch

Got significant air in the Warthog at midnight in mission 2

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20
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This is my Rifle, This is my Gun

Carried a UNSC weapon all the way through mission 3 on Heroic or harder

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20
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Bros to the Close

Completed mission 4 without one preventable Marine death on Heroic or harder

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20
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Mortardom

Hijacked a Wraith and used it to kill at least four enemy Wraiths in mission 5 on Heroic or harder

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20
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Explore the Floor

Tricked or forced a Hunter to fall to his demise in mission 6

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20
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Give Him the Stick

Took out both Hunters using only the Sticky Detonator in mission 7

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20
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Chief, Smash!

Killed 3 Crawlers in one hit with the Gravity Hammer in mission 8

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20

Spartan Ops Achievements

Spartan Ops features a series of episodes with five chapters in each and is the biggest co-operative mode in the game. Having said that it is still doable in solo mode, so if you don’t have a friend to help you out, don’t worry!

There are four achievements available for simply completing each mission on the specified difficulty:

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Operation Completion

Completed a Spartan Ops Mission on any difficulty.

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15
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A Legendary Episode

Completed all chapters in Spartan Ops Episode 1 on Legendary difficulty

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40
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Crimson Alone

Completed a Spartan Ops chapter solo on Legendary

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20
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Dedicated to Crimson

Completed all chapters in the first 5 episodes of Spartan Ops on any difficulty.

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80

Spartan Ops Mission-Specific Achievements

As with the campaign, there are some mission specific achievement tied into select Spartan ops missions that require you to perform a certain action. There are three of these so far and here is a list of each and a brief description as to how to unlock each one.

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No Easy Way Out

In Ch 1, Ep 5 of Spartan Ops survived the enemy assault during the defense on Normal or harder

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20
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No One Left Behind

Saved at least one Marine in Chapter 3 of Episode 2 of Spartan Ops on Heroic or harder

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20
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What Power Outage?

Completed Chapter 4, Episode 5 of Spartan Ops without losing a generator on Heroic or harder

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20

Multiplayer Achievements

The multiplayer achievements in Halo 4 are fairly simple. The essentially require you to win a set number of matches and accumulate a certain amount of experience to reach a rank. No doubt you will either earn 20 wins on the way to Spartan Rank 20 or you will reach Spartan rank 20 on the way to 20 wins. Either way, the online portion of the game is fun and should not take you too long to earn all four of these.

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Not Some Recruit Anymore

Ranked up your Spartan-IV to SR-5

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15
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Movin' On Up

Ranked up your Spartan-IV to SR-20

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25
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I

Won 5 War Games matchmaking matches

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15
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Hanging on the Combat Deck

Won 20 War Games matchmaking matches

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30

Collectible & Challenge Achievements

These achievements are tied into finding all of the terminals in the campaign and completing specific challenges as they appear in-game in the Spartan Hub.

Challenges are located in the Spartan hub by pressing start at the main menus. here you will find daily, weekly and monthly challenges for campaign, Spartan Ops and War Games. Complete 25 of these for the achievements.

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Contact the Domain

Found a Terminal in the Campaign

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10
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Terminus

Found all of the Terminals in the Campaign

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50
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The Challenged

Completed a Challenge

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10
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The Challenger

Completed 25 Challenges

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20

Misc. Achievements

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Bropocalypse

Completed any Campaign mission cooperatively on Heroic or harder

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10
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Skullduggery

Completed any Campaign mission with 3 or more Skulls on Heroic or harder

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15
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Knight in White Assassination

Assassinated a Knight in any Spartan Ops mission

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20
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Roses vs Violets

Found one of the RvB Easter Eggs in Spartan Ops

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20

Customisation Achievements

The following achievements can be unlocked by simply modifying your character or by trying out the game’s modes. Each description is fairly simple and each should take no longer than a few moments of your time to complete. Note that you require at least Spartan Rank 13 to modify the stance in your player card.

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Armorer

Changed your Spartan's armor in the Spartan Armor card

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5
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Badge

Changed your Emblem in the Spartan ID card

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5
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PWND

Changed your Service Tag in the Spartan ID card

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5
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What a Poser!

Changed your Spartan's pose in the Spartan ID card

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5
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The Cartographer

Created and saved a Custom Map in Forge

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5
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Game Changer

Created and saved a Custom Game type in War Games

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5
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Snapshot!

Saved a Screenshot from the Theater

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5
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The Director

Saved a Film Clip from the Theater

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5
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Sharing is Caring

Uploaded a File to your File Share

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5
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Guide Information
  • Publisher
    Microsoft Game Studios
  • Platforms,
    XB 360
  • Genre
    FPS
  • Guide Release
    13 December 2012
  • Last Updated
    7 December 2020
  • Guide Author
    Paul Williams

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Halo 4 is the next blockbuster installment in the iconic franchise that’s shaped entertainment history and defined a decade of gaming. Set almost five years after the events of Halo 3, Halo 4 takes the series in a bold new direction and sets the stage for an epic new sci-fi saga, in which the Master Chief returns to confront his destiny and face an ancient evil that threatens the fate of the entire universe.

Inside our guide to Halo 4 you will find:

  • Full weapons guide.
  • Every single campaign mission.
  • How to find all of the Secret Terminals.
  • How to fight your way through the Spartan Ops Co-Op mode.
  • Forge Walkthrough.
  • Massive, in-depth multiplayer strategies for every single map.
  • Key multiplayer weapon load-outs and battle tactics.
  • Every Achievement and how to get them.
  • Comprehensive list of Easter Eggs and secrets.
  • Avatar Awards.

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