ZHEROS Achievement Guide & Road Map (2024)

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  ScreenMan Slayer

  25

  Kill 300 ScreenMan

  (3)

  This will unlock through normal play. A ScreenMan is the most basic enemy and the first one fought in the game. They are pretty weak and susceptible to having their shots deflect back at them. There are also sniper and shielded versions that are more rare.

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  First time on the battlefield

  5

  Complete your first mission

  

  Simply complete the first level of the game on any difficulty.

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  Easy Time

  15

  Complete the game at Easy

  

  Complete the game on Easy difficulty. I recommend doing this twice as your Mike and Dorian playthroughs. See “True Heroes” for some general tips and advice. The difficulty achievements do stack if you choose to play a harder difficulty first.

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  Savior of the galaxy

  50

  Complete the game at Normal

  

  Complete the game on Normal difficulty. See “True Heroes” for some general tips and advice. The difficulty achievements do stack if you choose to play a harder difficulty first.

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  True Heroes

  100

  Complete the game at Hard

  (2)

  This is the hardest achievement in the game. Enemies do large amounts of damage and take a lot of hits to go down. I recommend doing this in coop so that if one of you is knocked out, the other player can keep fighting and attempt to revive the other. You can also lock some of the larger enemies into a stunned animation if you both pound away at him together. I can give some general tips and advice:

  1. Upgrade your character by earning as many RP as you can, even on the harder difficulty. I recommend focusing on your fighting abilities and your gun, while ignoring your shield. Your higher level fighting abilities do a lot more damage, especially your ,,,,, move. Mashing over and over may get the job done, but it will be much more difficult. See “Nowhere to hide” for tips on getting all the RP.
  2. Use your gun often. While it doesn’t do much damage, you can do it from a safe distance and it stuns most enemies. When playing in co-op, you can trade turns shooting the enemies while one person beats on them. If you hit a difficult spot, simply wait in a safe location and let your gun recharge. Sometimes that makes all the difference.
  3. Master your character’s fighting moves and your enemies’ animations. With practice you will learn when to block to deflect enemies’ bullets (which does damage to them) and melee attacks (which negates damage done to you and stuns your opponent). The more you do this the easier fights will be, and you’ll have more health to continue to fight.
  4. Observe your environment. While purple force fields will block how far you can go, most fighting environments give you enough room to escape for a few moments to catch your breath or shoot your gun. One of the most difficult fights, at the end of level 2-7, has a ledge you can jump on that prevents enemies from getting to you. While you can’t damage them from up here, you can let your gun fully recharge. Simply jump down, shoot, jump back up, and repeat. Look for similar situations throughout the game.
  5. When playing in co-op, reviving a teammate gives them half of their health back. Use this to your advantage. Near the end of a fight but you’re both low on health? Let a teammate get knocked out, lure the enemy away then sprint to them and revive them. Repeat the process for yourself. This can be extremely helpful in boss fights, just make sure to fight at the edges of the boundaries so you can lure the enemy to the far side, giving you enough time to revive your companion.

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  Mike

  30

  Complete the game as Mike

  

  Simply complete the full game as Mike. I recommend doing this on Easy difficulty. Note that this achievement will NOT unlock if playing in co-op.

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  Captain Dorian

  30

  Complete the game as Dorian

  (3)

  Simply complete the full game as Dorian. I recommend doing this on Easy difficulty. Note that this achievement will NOT unlock if playing in co-op.

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  Untouchable

  65

  Complete a level without being hit

  

  Easiest done during the first level on Easy difficulty. Bash your enemies as soon as they spawn, deflect any shots fired, and use your gun to take out groups of them. This shouldn’t prove to be too difficult. If you get hit, simply restart the level.

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  Not a scratch

  60

  Complete a level without using any medkit

  (1)

  Medkits are the floating, glowing green potions. Simply don’t pick one up during a level. This can be easily gotten while trying to get “Untouchable”. See it for more tips.

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  Martial artist

  25

  Reach a 100 combo streak

  (4)

  This achievement is currently glitched but in a good way: it will unlock early. I got it around 50-60 hits. The best way to get a high combo is to play on a higher difficulty because enemies take more hits, and use your weaker, quicker attacks. Find a large group of enemies and start wailing away at them. Getting hit does not interrupt your combo, but it will reset after a few seconds of not hitting an enemy.

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  Bullet master

  15

  Deflect 100 bullets

  (3)

  Press when an enemy fires a shot at you to activate a shield and deflect a bullet back at your enemy. Many enemies in the game have a ranged attack and most of them can be deflected. There will be a small icon that pops over your head to show that you have done so successfully. The timing may take some practice but with time it will become second nature. If you don’t get this over the course of your main playthroughs you can easily grind this out on the first level.

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  Friendship

  10

  Revive your companion 5 times

  

  When playing co-op, if your companion runs out of health he will be knocked out. Simply run over to them and hold for a few seconds to revive them. Do this five times and the achievement will unlock.

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  Nowhere to hide

  55

  Find all secret stars

  (3)

  In each of the 18 levels there is a secret star to find. All credit goes to Youtuber UntilTammaro for the following videos:

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  Couch buddies

  35

  Complete the game in co-op

  (4)

  Complete the entire game in couch co-op. Online multiplayer is not available. If you cannot find a person to play with, you can use a second controller and let the other character die as you fight, though this will make the game more difficult. Note that the character-specific achievements will not unlock in this game mode.

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  Fist of Fury

  50

  Complete the game without using the weapon

  (2)

  Complete an entire playthrough of the game without ever pressing to use the gun. Only fight using your fists. I recommend doing this during your first playthrough so that you don’t accidentally forget and press as a reflex.

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  Ultimate weapon

  100

  Buy all upgrades

  

  In order to buy all upgrades you need to get a high enough score in each level to get both available RP at the end. The score threshold is lower on Easy than on higher difficulties. You can get a higher score by defeating enemies with a high combo and collecting the crystals that they drop. You can also destroy orange crates to collect gold crystals and collect the star in each level for a bonus. If you do not get a high enough score to get both RP, do not worry. Simply click restart to go through the whole level again and you will start with a portion of your score. Repeat this as many times as it takes to earn both RP, but I only ever had to replay a level once. However, if you continue on to the level select screen you will lose the ability to retain a portion of your score. This achievement is not difficult, but it can be a bit repetitive playing levels over again.

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  Perfect timing

  50

  Break an enemy guard 100 times

  (2)

  The description for this achievement is a bit misleading. You do not have to break past an enemy's guard, but instead you need to press to activate your shield to deflect a melee attack back at an opponent. There will be a small icon that pops over your head to show that you have done so successfully. Many enemies in the game have a melee attack and most of them can be deflected. The timing may take some practice but with time it will become second nature. If you don’t get this over the course of your main playthroughs you can easily grind this out on the first level.

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  Sektor Zero

  80

  Complete Sektor Zero

  

  Sektor Zero is the first half of the game and consists of 10 levels. Once you have beaten the tenth level the achievement will unlock and you can continue to the next part of the game.

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  Wilderness

  80

  Complete the Wilderness

  

  The Wilderness is the second half of the game and consists of 8 levels. Once you have beaten the eighth level the achievement will unlock.

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  Mastermind

  120

  Defeat Dr. Vendetta

  

  Dr. Vendetta is the final boss of the game. He is not too difficult unless you are playing on Hard. He never blocks so you need to play aggressively and deal as much damage as you can. I can provide some general tips:

  1. Use your strongest attacks. While this might seem obvious, you may have been using your faster moves most of the game to kill the weaker opponents. If your fighting abilities are maxed out I recommend using your ,,,,, move to deal a ton of damage.
  2. His hat cannot be deflected but his melee attacks can. Remember to tap to deflect his attacks occasionally. When he jumps in the air to slam on you, hold and he will easily be parried when he lands.
  3. At around half health he will start casting a big, powerful purple attack. Roll away quickly to avoid it, then charge back in.
  4. When he whistles he will summon a group of weak enemies to back him up. If you manage to knock him down while he does this, they won’t spawn. Otherwise just shoot them with your gun to quickly destroy them and return to fighting him.
  5. When playing in co-op, avoid using the medkits until he starts summoning weak enemies. The swarm of little guys will make it almost impossible to revive a companion when they go down. Before then it is easy to revive a teammate by luring Vendetta to the opposite side of the map, then sprint over to your teammate.

There are 3 achievements with a total of 21 points

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  Mutations

  60

  (The forgotten land) Stop 20 Sven Enemies from trasforming

  

  The enemies you need to stop transforming appear near the end of the first level. If you leave them with low health that is when they will transform.

  

  There are two types of this enemy. One that wears red and one that wears blue, you want the blue ones for the achievement. There are plenty of them throughout the game, so it should come naturally.

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  Vendetta

  100

  (The forgotten land) Complete the game defeating Dr.Vendetta

  

  This is story related and cannot be missed.

  3-8 Sky Tower is the last mission of this DLC, once completed the achievement will unlock.

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  Reflections

  50

  (The forgotten land) Deflect 50 bullets using the vehicle shield

  

  There are a couple of good levels to do this on. The first is 3-5 Suburbs. When you start the level you will have to defeat some enemies before getting into the Mech. Now get in it and press the to activate your shield. Make sure not to kill any of the enemies, just keep your shield up to reflect the bullets. Rinse and repeat the level until the achievement unlocks.

  The other level to do this on is 3-6 Harbor. Once you get to the second checkpoint, press the red button to spawn the mech. Once, you get in it press the to activate your shield and reflect the bullets. Now just die and you'll respawn at the checkpoint so rinse and repeat.