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Big Dipper

Earn 21 stars in Challenge mode

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First off, don't let this scare you too much, I know it had me really freaked out to begin with because I thought it was going to be impossible.

If you are going to vote negatively, please let me know why so I can improve the solution.

There are seven challenges, each with three stars:
1. Money Shots - Gather
Money shots is a challenge where you have to take dirty photos like in "It's All Greek To Me," I recommend that you use meg and switch to the second weapon in her lineup as that weapon is probably the best in the game. It may take a couple of times to get this, as it can be complicated to get the rhythm, but once you get the rhythm and figure out where you need to go, you should be able to get it pretty easily. Also for a good laugh, hit LB while playing with Meg.

2. Amish Amuck - Elimination
By far the easiest challenge. Pick Lois and switch to the same weapon used in the first challenge, I think it's the needler or something, and then just kill the fifty Amish guys and aim low to avoid the tourists.

3. The Crips and Ables - Rescue
I recommend Quagmire, use his main weapon, the assault rifle and go for headshots, but be careful to pick up health along the way because the handicap army can beat you down pretty easily. Otherwise this challenge is not too hard.

4. Town Hall Beating - Wave Defense
Again, not too hard, just kind of stay at the top of a flight of stairs and use the sixers, AW's good with the sixers. You can leave the "fortress", but I recommend you stay in it so you can be close to the ammo dump and health packs as you cannot find anything out in the field. Just stay in the three story building and use the sniper rifle to pick things off if they are keeping distance, also the sniper rifle is very effective against the robot mechs.

5. Sea Men Attack - Wave Defense
This one is less about actual wave defense and just staying alive for an allotted amount of time, I think it was about 3-5 minutes, just keep on the cannons. I recommend death, because his melee attack is incredibly efficient.

6. Last Minute Shopper - Escape
This one can be tricky, I used Meg, and also after picking up the first bomb, go right back to where you spawned and jump off the railing, similar to how you would get the seventh Rupert collectible in the Santa's Sweatshop level. This makes traversing the spinning gears much easier. After that you pretty much just keep going down and run out the front when you have the last bomb. One other thing to note is that you shouldn't really worry about the enemies, especially the ones that blow up, ace them if you can, but mainly just focus on picking up the bombs as quickly as possible and running.

7. Someone to Overwatch Me - Overwatch
This one can be a real pain in the ass. You will have to have two controllers, you can do it by yourself with two controller as I did. Planting the bombs and defending yourself with Lois is not too hard with her 'needler', but be wary of snipers, you can take them out yourself pretty easily. Now, the tricky part making the jump from the crane to the second building, this is what makes this challenge and this achievement a pain in the ass. The jump is very far and hard to pin down, it took me about ten or fifteen tries to get it right. I tried sprinting and jumping and everything else, but the way I finally made it was to stand at the left corner of the crane and jump - time it carefully - and you should make it. Plant the last four bombs and jump into the helicopter. I did not touch my other controller but once, to take out the snipers so I had time to plan and execute the jump carefully.


So, there it is, if you have any questions, please feel free to send me a message, otherwise drop a comment if I missed something or there is an addition you think I should make. Good luck.


From HyruleBalverine: the bonus challenges will not count towards completing the achievement
o Heres Jonny oGreat guide. Many thanks.
Posted by o Heres Jonny o on 29 Nov 12 at 02:12
WLC93No problem, happy to help.
Posted by WLC93 on 29 Nov 12 at 02:14
HyruleBalverineFor those with the pre-order bonus challenge, The Great Eggscape...
You must go from room to room in a linear fashion, clearing each room by killing all chickens and robot chickens in each room before moving on to the next and finish by getting to Quagmire after clearing the final room. You have a time limit and must avoid killing too many of the civillians, who foolishly run into your line of fire at times. You can destroy eggs from a distance to prevent them from hatching and can perform "mercy killings" by shooting the people strung up, which prevents chickens from bursting from their chests.
You choose between Stewie and Chris. Personally, I like Chris and his primary weapon. Don't rush and try to get headshots on the robot chickens and you should do fine.
Posted by HyruleBalverine on 29 Nov 12 at 02:42
HyruleBalverineDamn... i just realized that the bonus challeng does not count towards the achievement. Oh well.
Posted by HyruleBalverine on 29 Nov 12 at 03:33
True MarvellousThat jump is doing my head in, what a stupid thing to put in.

Just to clarify you did a standing jump from the left corner?
Posted by True Marvellous on 05 Dec 12 at 14:14
WLC93Yes, I did not get a running boost, just a standing jump. But that jump is a pain in the ass, I have no idea why they would do that to us. It just takes a few tries and you'll get there, trust me.
Posted by WLC93 on 05 Dec 12 at 14:48
WEB 78Ok... getting a little irritated here. starting with the gather challenge, have tried like 5 times and i'm not even close
Posted by WEB 78O on 24 Dec 12 at 02:24
WLC93I found it best to kind of move in a zig zag pattern from photo point to photo point and just kill people on the run. Let me know if there's anything specific I could help you with.
Posted by WLC93 on 24 Dec 12 at 03:38
WEB 78Onot to sound defeated, but is this stuff any easier with a co-op partner? does the difficulty/number of enemies increase when you have a teammate?
Posted by WEB 78O on 25 Dec 12 at 02:11
WLC93I'm not sure, I don't think it would affect the number of enemies, but I would give it a try it. If I'd had someone to co-op with me I would have. Let me know if you find out though.
Posted by WLC93 on 25 Dec 12 at 02:31
WEB 78Ojust got 3 stars on the gather, solo. jeez,,, lol. thanks for the guide btw
Posted by WEB 78O on 25 Dec 12 at 03:24
WLC93No problem, glad you got the gather.
Posted by WLC93 on 25 Dec 12 at 03:26
WEB 78Ojust a thought, might be helpful to add to the gather part of your solution to start with the big red house on your right, working your way down the street and then crossing to the other side and working your way back, ending with the house that's to your left at the start of the challenge,, the one with the trenched out backyard. i tried the left side of the street first several times with no luck, and then got it 2nd try heading up the right side. not sure if it would make a huge difference to everyone, but i think even the placement of the ammo refills suggests starting with the red house on the right side of the street. : )
Posted by WEB 78O on 25 Dec 12 at 04:13
REALFOX81Standing jump like mentioned above does not work for me for the Overwatch Challenge, tried it 10 times or more. Which worked for me was following: I stand in the middle of the "bridge" then boosted up by clicking LS than jumped directly on the left edge, voila first time it worked!
Posted by REALFOX81 on 03 Jan 13 at 18:05
nopapciclesWorked for me. Thanks!
Posted by nopapcicles on 10 Jan 13 at 03:45
WLC93Glad it helped.
Posted by WLC93 on 11 Jan 13 at 00:15
MaseJGood guide +1

Like WEBHEAD said, found going counter-clockwise in the gathering mission (#1) a lot easier, leaving the photo up the ladder on the 2nd-last house last.

Had no problem with the crane jump. Jumped from the closest point (left-hand) while running & got it first go.
Posted by MaseJ on 13 Jan 13 at 08:00
Isaac19822 negs. WHY? Do these idiots just browse random solutions giving negative votes always without a reason. I TA know they can't really identify these people but surely they can prevent them from giving more than say 20-30% negative votes. Anyway, this proved very useful. + from me.
Posted by Isaac1982 on 25 Jan 13 at 13:08
Sir J MerrickHonestly I found the first challenge to be the hardest, by far. You're constantly harassed by a dozen of enemies, no matter how many of them you kill. I finally got the 3 stars by skipping to the next photo when I was closely surrounded by enemies. You don't even have to focus on killing them, just try to leave them behind so they let you in peace.
The jump in the last challenge was very easy, I got it first try, mostly thanks to your tip I guess... I struggled a lot with the enemies respawning again and again, they were the real pain in the ass, but it wasn't that hard.
All in all those challenges are really easier than they look !
Posted by Sir J Merrick on 30 Jan 13 at 22:56
WLC93Yeah, I think I've key really it's to just further the enemies and run away from them.
Posted by WLC93 on 30 Jan 13 at 22:59
Homunculus FuryI don't know if this is obvious but you can shoot and still take the pictures in the first challenge. I just figured this out thought I would post it. I keep running out of time with 1 picture left to take the second house is taking me to long.
Posted by Homunculus Fury on 12 Mar 13 at 18:57
Rowdawg88Is anyone still playing this? I don't see any sessions up and would like a coop partner to knock out my remaining 2 or 3, just message me if you see this and are interested. Good guide btw!
Posted by Rowdawg88 on 15 Mar 13 at 15:39
WLC93There is no online in thus game, only local.
Posted by WLC93 on 16 Mar 13 at 00:00
Rowdawg88Ah. that would explain the lack of sessions, looks like I am going to have to recruit my wife to help me with a couple of challenges
Posted by Rowdawg88 on 16 Mar 13 at 14:54
Homunculus Furyfor the shopper one. I would not suggest going on top of the gears they aren't that hard to go around and only twice I had enemies shooting at me if you need to shoot move to the middle of the gear and then shoot. I would suggest however jumping over the railing onto the conveyer so you are going with it instead of against grab the 1st bomb then go back to where you jumped over the railing and proceed that way.

it's frustrating but it can be done.
Posted by Homunculus Fury on 19 Mar 13 at 03:07
Homunculus FurySea man Attack-I recommend that you take out the small boats ASAP so you don't have to fight them while being shot by the larger ships. You're ships health is going to get pretty low focus on the ships and you'll do fine.

for the last challenge I only failed the jump once. I made sure as the guide says to jump off the left side of the platform, it needs to be a straight jump. Very Important to grab health 1 pack up stair second pole down from the first bomb 2 of them are down stairs when you get across the platform to the second building it is to the left of the snipers in the building you are facing. I either had really stupid AI or you can take your time to take your time only kill who you need to kill so you can set the charges, that way people don't keep spawning and remember you can shoot and set the charges at the same time only when you are hit does it reset.
Posted by Homunculus Fury on 19 Mar 13 at 20:28
EarthboundXYep, sprinting for the crane jump works great, got it on my first try.

Thanks for the guide, big help, I also don't get the negative votes, I guess TA has it share of trolls as well.
Posted by EarthboundX on 12 May 13 at 23:35
BobWingsGreat guide. I would only ad that for the crane jump in Overwatch, you should go farther than you think to make the jump.

Fuck overwatch in MW3 and this game.
Posted by BobWings on 23 May 13 at 00:41
Im Invisible xWhat is challenge mode?
Posted by Im Invisible x on 04 Jul 13 at 18:52
WLC93It's been a while since I've played, but as I remember it, there's a selection on the main menu for challenge mode or whatever. Once you go into that you do challenges collecting or killing things and aim for three stars.
Posted by WLC93 on 04 Jul 13 at 18:56
Megamonkeymaniagreat guide. working my way through at the moment.
Posted by Megamonkeymania on 02 Mar 14 at 23:24
BalarushGood guide, but what the fuck is the point of having mandatory co-op in an offline game for the last challenge!?
Posted by Balarush on 15 Sep 14 at 12:49
WLC93Wish I could tell you Demon Haze, but I have no idea. Not really a top five game or anything though, the only reason it is or was cool is because of the show.
Posted by WLC93 on 16 Sep 14 at 00:35
HyruleBalverineI agree, seems pretty stupid.
Posted by HyruleBalverine on 16 Sep 14 at 03:53
HaarbergerFirst was a piece of cake, but the wave one is making me go nuts.
Where the heck does these "triple" rockets come from?
Who fires them?
I have clearly eliminated the two mechs walking on ground level, but these still are getting shot!
1 shot 1 kill, arrrgh!
Posted by Haarberger on 31 Aug 15 at 19:51
HaarbergerAlright got it.
The last part, remember guys that you can sprint by tapping cn_LS !
Without sprinting I had around 3 tries with no luck but while sprinting I did it in one go.
Puhh..
Posted by Haarberger on 31 Aug 15 at 23:55
Panthera oncaI gave it a thumbs down because I cannot even get one photo taken on the first challenge and the guide is no help. It says to use Meg's 2nd weapon. What is the name of the weapon!? The weapons are arranged in a circular pattern, so there IS NO 2nd weapon. I've found all he weapons to be useless. I'm constantly surrounded by 20 bad guys. No way to take them all out.
Posted by Panthera onca on 28 Sep 15 at 17:53
WLC93I played the game four years ago, so I don't remember names and specifics, but you press y to switch weapons. Try it with Quagmire you might have a better time. Not really a good reason to vote down because you are having trouble with it, the challenges are hard and it takes a number of tries to beat them, check the TA walkthrough for more help. Like I said, I played this game four years ago and it doesn't have much replay value nor is it a classic, it is easily forgettable, I'm sorry that's all I can do for you.
Posted by WLC93 on 28 Sep 15 at 20:32
InterracialI found this achievement relatively easy, the hardest part being the Sea Man level with the ships. Took a few attempts but managed to pattern this in the end.
Posted by Interracial on 24 Dec 19 at 09:54
fruitshootmanI made a video on playing the Overwatch level solo if anyone is reading this in the future
https://youtu.be/qdZz-oAUIa4
Posted by fruitshootman on 11 Jun 23 at 17:02
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