Overview:
- Estimated achievement difficulty: 4/10 [Achievement Difficulty Rating]
- Offline: 12 [400]
- Online: 0
- Approximate amount of time to 400: 8 Hours [Estimated Time to 100%]
- Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 1 but could be more due to "Maximum Overdrive"
- Missable achievements: 1 - "Galactic Explorer"
- Does difficulty affect achievements: Yes, the game needs to be completed on Hard mode
- Unobtainable/glitched achievements: No
- Extra equipment needed: None

Introduction:
Flashback is a 2-D shooter from 1992 that received a major graphical overhaul. The game stars Conrad B. Hart as he tries to recover his erased memory and defeat an alien species trying to assimilate the world into itself.

Step 1:
Play through the game on either Easy or Normal mode. You'll want to keep your eyes open for all the upgrades you can find while familiarizing yourself with the game. Each run will take from 1.5 hours to 3 hours. During this playthrough, you'll want to try to get “Finish Him,” “Galactic Explorer,” and “Master of Virtuality”. It’s also recommended you get the kill-related achievements if you are on easy mode.

Step 2:
Once you have completed the rest of the achievements, play on Hard mode to earn Super Agent,”Hero,” and “Maximum Overdrive” (if you haven't already gotten all your upgrades or reached level 30).

[XBA would like to thank jroller1979 and PhilJol for this Roadmap]

Flashback Achievement Guide

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There are 12 achievements with a total of 400 points

  • You have killed an enemy by finishing him

    Once you get to New Washington, go up the first two lifts. Now go left and you will get to a free VR machine. Go to the Sneak Tutorial on the left. Sneak up behind the training target and press when prompted. Conrad will quickly dispatch of him, and you'll unlock this achievement.

  • Rookie

     

    20

    You have completed the game in Easy mode

    Please refer to “Super Agent.”

    Complete the game on Easy mode.

  • Agent

     

    40

    You have completed the game in Normal mode

    Please refer to “Super Agent.”

    Complete the game on Normal mode.

  • You have completed the game in Hard mode

    Complete the game on Hard mode. The game has 6 main levels that you must play through. Simply complete the game in its respective mode to unlock the achievement. The difficulty achievements do stack, so completing the game on Hard mode will unlock “Rookie,” “Agent,” and “Super Agent,” The easiest ways to defeat your enemies are to perform executions.

    Tips:

    • Drones: Keep shooting at them. Be careful, when they fall to the ground, they explode.
    • Mutants: You can either keep shooting at them or use the Heavy Shot on them. Keep charging and releasing, and you'll be able to shoot them without them firing back.
    • Cyborgs: These guys will fly around above you. Quickly run past them and shoot at their jetpack. It will cause them to fly around and explode.
    • Replicants: Same as the Mutants, but they can teleport closer to you. When they do, back up and keep using your Heavy Shot or quick trigger pulls.
    • Aliens: Timed right, you can Heavy Shot them without getting hit (you'll need a levelled-up Heavy Shot). If they turn into a blob, stand in one spot until it is at your feet, then move out of the way before it reforms. Keep up the Heavy Shots, and don't forget your Force Field.
    • Large Titan Mutant: Same as regular Mutants.
    • Death Tower boss: Toss a grenade at him to make his Force Field disappear, then shoot away Rinse and repeat.
    • Ian: Just like an Alien, above. He is the first one you encounter.
    • Aux. Brain: Shoot the ball above and to the right all the way to the left. When the Force Field disappears, shoot (or Heavy Shot) away. If the Force Field comes back up, kill the Alien that spawns, and repeat.
    • Hive Brain: Shoot the red orbs at the end of the tentacles, then kill the aliens (these are weaker than normal). Repeat until dead.
  • You have killed 200 enemies with explosives

    Go to a VR Station then Cyborg challenges (the challenge unlocks as you progress the game), then choose the collect orbs challenge. Kill as many Cyborgs as you can by shooting out their jetpacks. It may take a while, but it is the easiest way. You can track your kills by pressing and going to the stats page.

  • You have killed 500 enemies with the Heavy Shot

    Once you get to New Washington, go up the first two lifts. Now go left and you will get to a free VR machine. then choose Drone challenges, then the “pick up 20 energy spheres” challenge which is the 1 on the far right. If your Heavy Shot is a high enough level and you are on Easy mode, it should take one (maybe 2) Heavy Shots to take out a drone. You can repeat the challenge as many time as you want in order to unlock the achievement. You can track your kills by pressing and going to the stats page.

  • You have killed 50 enemies with an Execution

    Once you get to New Washington, go up the first two lifts. Now go left and you will get to a free VR machine. Do the Sneak tutorial 50 times (which is on the second floor on the left). The tutorial is really simple. When you have done it once climb back up and drop back down and repeat 50 times. You can track your kills by pressing and going to the stats page.

  • Hero

     

    50

    Conrad has reached level 30

    As you explore the world, destroy Morph Eyes, and get kills, you'll earn experience. This will come over time but may take more than 1 playthroughs. Each time you level up until you hit 30, you'll earn 3 skill points to spend. You'll also earn 1 skill point for each set of Morph Eyes you kill (1 per level, 6 total per save game), and 1 skill point for completing the Drone, Replicant, and Cyborg challenge sets (3 total per save game).

  • You have reached 100% in World Exploration

    This achievement is missable!

    You can follow CandiedSkull's guide HERE as he also has all the Morph Eyes in his guide. You can also follow this video walkthrough HERE thanks to pat savage.

  • You have killed 50 enemies with a melee attack

    Once you get to New Washington, go up the first two lifts. Now go left and you will get to a free VR machine. Now go to Drone Challenge and pick Kill 10 Drones. Use to melee and once you have done 5 challenges you should have 50 kills.

  • You have completed all VR challenges

    There are 10 challenges total: Stealth Challenge, and 3 for each of Drones, Cyborgs, and Replicants.

    You need to kill a certain amount of enemies in a certain amount of time, plus pick up energy spheres.

    It’s recommended doing these on an easy playthrough.

  • You have obtained the maximum level for every upgrade

    Collect all the upgrades. There are 48 of them in total. It will require more than 1 playthrough to get them all. HERE is an in-depth guide thanks to EddyB43.

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