8 Xbox Achievements That Drove Us Insane

We all like a good challenge, right? Video game achievements, when done correctly, are a great way to add longevity and replay value to a game, and the associated leaderboards are certainly a fun way to show off your skills. Although achievements might not be a tangible commodity, there is definitely something immensely satisfying about ticking off 100% of a game's achievement list. Even if you aren’t an avid achievement hunter, you can still appreciate the concept of a good, well thought out list of challenges. Regardless of the game, the concept should always remain the same; create a variety of entertaining achievements that are challenging but entertaining at the same time. Achievements should never be too easy, but should always be plenty of fun. Unfortunately, not all achievement lists are created equal, and whether it's due to either poor design or a downright mean development team, some achievement lists will have gamers throwing their controllers around the room in despair. Especially in the case of those with obsessive personalities, it always pays to double check an achievement list before you’re in too deep and suddenly find yourself having bitten off far more than you can chew. Just in case you haven’t, we’ve compiled a list of the 8 most brutal and frankly absurd Xbox achievements that should probably be avoided at all costs. Don't say we didn't warn you. 1) My Kung Fu Is Stronger – Mortal Kombat There’s nothing like earning a tough achievement that proves your skill, but we’d much prefer these come in some other form than simply demanding barbaric amounts of playtime. My Kung Fu Is Sronger is a quite ferocious achievement which requires the mastery of each of Mortal Kombat’s 28 characters. Quite apart from a difficult combination of attacks required to achieve this feat, in order to achieve a master rank the player is required to put 24 hours of gameplay into each character. That's 672 hours of total gameplay! It's perhaps one of the most ludicrous trophies ever conceived, and one that is absolutely guaranteed to put you off Mortal Kombat forever. 2) Mr. Perfect – Mega Man 10 The Mega Man series is well reputed for its difficulty, and when Mega Man 10 launched in 2010 fans of series were pleased to see its difficulty hadn’t been watered down since the earlier titles. But the Mr. Perfect trophy ramps difficulty to the next level, requiring players to beat Mega Man 10 without getting hit one single time. Just contemplate that for one moment. Beat an entire Mega Man game without a single mistake. Miss one platform jump, or suddenly forget a boss attack pattern and you will have to start the entire playthrough from the beginning. Sure, the achievement will still trigger in easy mode, but this achievement is so brutal that only a madman would attempt it. 3) 7 Day Survivor – Dead Rising Dead Rising’s post game Infinity mode is a survivor-like bonus addition that adds a whole new element to its gameplay. Essentially, your health continually depletes, and in order to survive players must eat and drink food located around the games map. You'll last 20 minutes before the entirety of your health is depleted, and the idea is to survive as long as possible for maximum points. It’s a really neat addition to the game, but the developers added a mercilessly difficult achievement to wipe the smile off player's faces. 7 Day Survivor requires you to survive for a week in Infinity mode. That translates to roughly 14 hours of real game time, without any saves or checkpoints, and players will need to beat it in one sitting. Suddenly it isn’t such a fun mode anymore, eh? 4) Seriously 3.0 – Gears Of War 3 You might have thought Gears of War 2’s incredibly difficult Seriously 2.0 achievement was tough, but developer Epic Games had more punishment lined up for players in the sequel. Seriously 3.0 is unquestionably one of the most brutal and quite frankly, irritating achievements ever conceived. In order to pop Seriously 3.0, players will need to earn all the Onyx medals (by getting 6,000 kills for every single weapon in the game), take 1,500 enemy leaders as hostages, execute 6,000 enemies, revive 1,200 teammates, win 3,000 of 4,000 games, score 6,000 headshots, reload your weapon 25,000 times and perform an array of other tasks that all amount to an inhuman amount of effort to beat. No, seriously, you will not look human after attempting this achievement. 5) Hard To The Core – Dead Space 2 Dead Space 2 is a punishingly hard game even on its standard difficulty settings, but playing the game on Zealot takes things to a new dimension of brutality. We mentioned before that a good achievement is one that is both challenging and entertaining, but anything that requires ridiculously long sittings of gameplay destroys any fun in their undertaking. In Hard to The Core, players will only be allowed to save 3 times on Zealot difficulty. A random death can take you back hours of gameplay. You must be prepared to sit for 4-6 hour sessions at any one time, requiring super human levels of concentration. Dead Space 2 is a great game, but this achievement will make you never want to play it ever again. That really isn’t the objective of achievements, is it? 6) "Bladder Of Steel" - Rock Band 2 Rhythm games are notorious for frustrating achievements, and Rock Band 2’s Bladder of Steel epitomizes that sentiment. Only the most dedicated and hardy Rock Band 2 players will take any pleasure in the undertaking of Bladder of Steel, which requires not only skill and precision, but lots of playtime, and maybe a catheter. In order to pop this particular achievement, players will need to run through the entire set list for the game in one run, without hitting the pause button at all. That's 7 hours of continuous Rock Band 2. If you’re going to ignore our warning and attempt this mental challenge, then we would definitely advise seeking some help from friends in order to avoid your fingers from falling off after completion. 7) The Mile High Club - Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Ah, the Call of Duty game that launched a global phenomenon. The original Modern Warfare had some extremely tough levels when playing on veteran difficulty (another spate achievement), but the game's Mile High Club achievement is easily its most difficult. The achievement itself is an easy one to miss given that it is actually a bonus campaign mission only available after completing the mission “Game Over” and watching the credits until the very end. Following on from there, players can attempt the mission, but beating it is a tall order. To pop the achievement, players will have to clear out an airplane full of 30 enemy terrorists in only 1 minute. It’s a savagely hard challenge that will push even the very best gamers to their limit. With the recent announcement that Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare will be included as an HD remaster in the series' next instalment, players will undoubtedly be eagerly awaiting the achievement list to see if Mile High Club will, once again, haunt their dreams with its difficulty. 8) World Champion - Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter Multiplayer achievements are notoriously painful, but Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighters’ World Champion probably takes the crown as perhaps the most ridiculous ever created. The achievement's name leaves little to the imagination and is no mean feat. World Champion requires the player to top the game's global leaderboard, no less. Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter’s multiplayer was extremely popular, so topping the leaderboard was a hugely demanding and time consuming task. Ironically, hours of hard work (upwards of 1000) is only rewarded with a measly 40 gamer points. Of course, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter’s servers have long since gone down, so any chance of 100% this game is long gone for those that missed out. Please developers, stop it with the frustrating multiplayer achievements!