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Hardcore!: Buck Strikes Back achievement in Sunset Overdrive

Hardcore!: Buck Strikes Back

Beat the score of 500,000 on the Challenge "Buck Strikes Back."

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How to unlock the Hardcore!: Buck Strikes Back achievement

  • My Name is BaRtMy Name is BaRt
    20 Jan 2015 20 Jan 2015 20 Jan 2015
    For this achievement make sure you have a fully upgraded hairspraybomb with the second amendment amp. Once you start up the challenge Buck strikes back equip the hairspraybomb and go grind on the lines with christmass light now just start killing everyone and don't do any challenges except the very first one. This will easily get you the 500.000 points.

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    YinPerfect. Thank you.
    Posted by Yin On 21 Aug 16 at 14:02
    Hero Of Courage722,000 first time. Great solution.
    Posted by Hero Of Courage On 01 Apr 17 at 00:36
    Big Killa CAbsolutely fantastic guide! 726,700 points on my first attempt!
    Posted by Big Killa C On 26 May 22 at 18:36
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  • togethawiistandtogethawiistand
    27 May 2016 27 May 2016 27 May 2016
    Unlike the "I Should Get Paid for This" and "Hardcore!: Buck National vs The Apocalypse" achievements, where I could only succeed by performing the specific challenges suggested by Buck, for this one I was able to get a lot more points by doing my own thing:

    1- Having the following weapons at level 5 and full of ammo:
    - Acid Sprinkler, Hair Spray Bomb and Turret Copter;

    2- Having the following overdrives equipped:
    - Weapon Damage and Ammo Capacity for deployables; Weapon Damage and Ammo Capacity for single shot weapons; Killer of ODs; High Style by bounces (my favorite action to perform);

    3-
    - As soon as the challenge starts, get high in the air and start spreading your Turrets and Sprinklers around to build up your "combo" meter. Remember that you will have to redeploy them every once in a while, when they expire.
    - While those deployable weapons do the work of making sure your combo doesn't stop, keep bouncing and use the Hair Spray Bomb to shoot the farthest enemies. Just keep the chaos going and killing every enemy you see.
    - Completing the challenges given by Buck is totally optional and you really shouldn't focus on them.
    - You will naturally get more than enough points (in my case, without trying too hard, 633600) just by killing large groups of enemies at once or in a few seconds apart.

    If this solution helps you to get this achievement too, please let me know by leaving a thumbs up and a comment if you'd like.
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    Or1g1nal S1nn3r559,700 pts on the first try! Great solution!
    Posted by Or1g1nal S1nn3r On 03 Jul 16 at 05:38
    togethawiistandThanks man, I'm blushing. Nah, just kidding, I'm not. But seriously, I'm glad it worked for you too!
    Posted by togethawiistand On 04 Jul 16 at 02:37
  • II The Beard IIII The Beard II
    22 Jan 2015 25 Jun 2015 14 Aug 2021
    I also equipped the Second Amendment amp, but I didn't have the Hairspray Bomb yet so I'd say just use whatever weapon you have that can kill the quickest, then memorize the order of the challenges (grind kills>melee kills>undergrind kills>bounce kills>blower OD kills>electric barrel kills) so you can already be heading towards the next challenge when you finish one. Completing challenges is the key, here's when I finally pulled it off:

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