Heh, Frank is a playable Online Multiplayer character in Lost Planet:Colonies Edition.

He starts out just in his blues shorts. There is nothing like getting shotgunned by a guy in nothing but shorts/boxers in the middle of a snow covered map.

The battle on the tank was so easy for me. I got lucky and got the guy stuck on the top of the tank somehow to the point where he couldn't move. Wham bam done.

My 6 or 7 post Saint achievement strategy is in this thread here: http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showthread....&page=11&pp=40
I can't believe I wrote up all that...

Holy smokes!

Well, I managed to get Frank The Pimp & Tour Guide (Thanks metalhead!), and also knocked out Strike & Karate Champ. I'm at 800 points, and I plan on making a run at the 'kill 53,000 zombies, 24 hours indoors, and 24 hours outdoors. After that, I'm gonna play one more time from the beginning and try to get the Otis calls, complete notebook, and escort 50 survivors total. If that all goes well, I may still have the desire to play infinity for 5/7 days.

Here are the achievements that I still need:

Zombie Genocider
TYPE: 1 Play REQ: Defeat at least 53,594 zombies.
20

Full Set
Collect all portraits in the NOTEBOOK.
20

Saint
Get at least 50 survivors out of the mall.
20

PP Collector
Photograph all PP Stickers.
20

Transmissionary
Answer all calls from Otis.
20

Indoorsman
Spend at least 24 hours indoors.
20

Outdoorsman
Spend at least 24 hours outdoors.
20

Clothes Horse
Change into all costumes available in the mall.
20

5 Day Survivor
Survive for at least 5 days.
20

7 Day Survivor
Survive for at least 7 days.
20

I'm not worried about the PP stickers & all of the clothing. Seems too hard & time consuming.
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Neither are any harder than any of the other achievements you've gotten. I found both of those pretty fun to get (with a guide, though).

The only real trouble I had with the PP achievement, which ultimately made me sick to my stomach and give up, was the PP stickers that had to be taken of the clock tower. It is ridiculously "glitched" and trying to get those three stickers will ultimately have you throwing your controller through the T.V. unless you get lucky.

I can't believe he got Frank the Pimp and Tour Guide without the mega blaster. You must have some serious patientce and or skills. Good looking though!

I didn't even struggle with the escort achievements. I had 2 chainsaws with 3 books on them, 3 queens, and some O.J. I don't think anyone ever took any damage (except me). I easily could've tagged a couple more along with no trouble. I actually had 7 ladies with me twice before, but Jennifer wasn't showing up as number 8 (In the crate with the raincoat guys). This time, I hadn't gone outside yet, so Sophie was the first one I got, and went right down the line from there. The two people hanging from the bunny weren't there, but Jennifer was.

I may try the PP & clothes, mainly because I'm getting close to the 1000/1000. I don't know why, but I've had this game since it came out, and only recently have I been addicted to it. I can't quit playing the damn thing.

Well, I got the Saint achievement (without the MegaBlaster still). The only one I lost was Paul. I couldn't get the Damn fire out. I used your outline for most of the way (Thanks), and changed a bit here & there. I blew the Otis achievement because I went to the SR instead of hearing a call abot an Isabella case. I think that's the only Otis I missed

Next up, 24 in & 24 out, then Genocider so I can finally see what all the hype is with the MegaBlaster.

I got indoorsman while getting genocider (stayed in the maintenance tunnels and the save point near the car), and then randomly got outdoorsman after loading my save game (after getting indoorsman).

MegaBlaster is overrated. It's great on bosses but having limited inventory it's more beneficial to carry a couple of Adam's Chainsaws with the 3 book combo.

So the maintenance tunnels are considered indoors? I was going for the indoorsman before & was afraid to go into the tunnels. I read somewhere that you can just sit somewhere for 2.4 hours & bang out the achievement. I did it at the beginning of the game before the zombies came in, and when I came back 2.5 hours later, only a couple hours passed because the controller shut off, which triggers the pause menu.

There was also [supposedly] a glitch that allowed you to get them rather easy. IIRC, you get the game going and head up to the helipad and hang out for the Outdoorsman, head inside and the Indoorsman unlocks right away. I didn't get it to work, but it's worth a shot. Do a search for it for the exact method. It may save you some time if you can get it to work.

With limited inventory you would rather carry 2-3 books plus 1-2 chainsaws (for a total of 5 or so items) instead of just one gun? If you aren't going for anything else and have unlocked all your inventory slots and are maxed out on levels I could see the books and chain saws, but if you are trying to progress through the story as well, the mega blaster is where its at. It takes one slot, freeing up room for you to hold your food and other weapons you will need for the missions.

I suppose so, but with every slot open, I preferred the chainsaws to the poor aiming of the blaster. They're more fun as well.

Yeah I agree, the chainsaws are a lot more fun and they cover a lot more area when swinging them around. You can easily kill five or six guys in one swing where you have to shoot one at a time with the blaster, but for inventory efficiency I go with the mega blaster. For fun, the chain saws hands down.

Any advice on how best to collect the bombs from the maintenance tunnels? I'm on my fifth attempt, and I can't seem to get more than a single bomb before the zombies overwhelm me on the motorcycle. Once I lose that, I can't see shit in the tunnels.

I don't recall exactly how I did it but I don't remember it taking more than two tries. You can leave the tunnels, IIRC, and cut through the mall where zombies are a little less overwhelming.

Thanks for the quick response! I tried that just after I posted and managed to get four bombs before the last one went off. I think if I manage my time (not wasting time mowing down the zombies with the red car, for example) just a little better I might be able to grab the last one before time runs out.

This was the first game I bought when I got my 360 in Jan. '07. Pretty much just sat on my shelf for well over a year before I started playing in earnest a couple of weeks ago. Having a great time with it so far. Playing through the missions only right now, then will tackle the achievements and saving the humans on my next go round.

You have to go down into the tunnels from paradise plaza, get in the white car.

Head to the bomb in the north plaza (#1) because it's the most 'out-of-the-way' and your car is in good shape. Try to NOT hit the co2 tanks when driving through the tunnels.

After that one, get the one straight down on the map (below the entrance plaza) (#2) . At this time, I drive back up under paradise plaza and go inside the mall for a second, then back into the tunnel for a new white car.

This is where you have to be careful with your driving...head to the bomb under Al Fresca (#3), then stay along the west side and get the one under wonderland (#4). If your car is smoking, go into wondeland and walk through wonderland, into north, and go through the grocery store to get to the tunnel for (#5). If your car was ok, head up under north plaza for #5.

Either way, get in the truck under north, and head to the barricade (leading to leisure park, where you get to the red car), hop out & you're done.

ALSO, RIGHT AFTER YOU DO THE BOMB MISSION, GO BACK INTO THE TUNNELS AND GO TO THE MAINTENANCE ROOM (WHERE YOU GOT THE KEY) FOR

Spoiler:

THE BRAD/ZOMBIE PHOTO. IF YOU DON'T DO IT RIGHT AWAY, IT WON'T BE THERE LATER. EASY ACHIEVEMENT.

Thanks for the tips everyone.

I managed to get the fifth bomb this time by making my way through the mall (and saving in the restrooms I passed), but f'ing Carlito showed up just as I got the fifth one and blew me up with a bomb. Sigh. I imagine I'm supposed to jump back into the stairway and field Otis's call.

Well, since I'm on vacation, I decided to give the old survival mode a run. 3 days, 4 hours, and the friggin fourth appearance of Carlito did me in, bastard. I think that once you kill someone, they should stay dead. He kept shooting me in the Entrance Plaza, which stunned me, and the zombies would attack. I had 2 OJ's & a coffee creamer that I never got to use, and I was armed with 2 3-book chainsaws. I don't know if I can bring myself to try this again because it took me about 7 hours of my life to fail.

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Thats a hard achievement man. You can do it. Give it some time and try again.

Yeah, I remember cursing my ass off when I found that out after the fact. Same thing with the Halloween prank in Bully (though I should've read the random hint tips that came on during the loading screens). I try not to use online guides when I do the games the first time around, and that's the equivalent to sucker punching ya.

Here's a thread from the dead, fittingly.

I'm getting pissed off, but I think that's because I don't understand what I'm doing.

I'm following Brad to where Dr. Barnard (?) has locked himself in his shop and I'm supposed to get back to the security room, I guess. Only, near as I can tell, I have to go through a hallway full of zombies and I think the damn door at the end is welded shut anyway. Wouldn't be so bad if I didn't have 2 frat boys, a lame childless mother, and a fat dude I'm responsible for but won't do anything to fight in this hallway. I can only take 4 items because I can't carry a 5th because I have to carry Leah. What am I missing here?

While I'm heading that way, Otis tells me there's something funny going on at some ride at Wonderland plaza, but that's backtracking.

This trial and error stuff is getting old, especially with the lack of proper saving, ability to move quickly, and companions that are mildly useful. Oh, and I don't understand why a dumbbell becomes useless for bashing in skulls after about 30 hits.

Tell me what I'm doing wrong so I can find the enjoyment I know is in this game!