Overview:
-Achievement difficulty: 6/10
-Offline: 12 (200)
-Online: 0
-Approximate amount of time to 200 6-10 hours. (Based on skill)
-Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 1
-Missable achievements: None due to chapter select.
-Does difficulty affect achievements: No.
-Glitched achievements: No.
Introduction:
Welcome to the Fancy Pants Adventures. A game of high sea adventure with evil, swashbuckling pirates and an epic quest to save your kidnapped sister. Okay, so the story is pretty much non-existent, but that's not what's really important. Platforming is what this game is all about and there's plenty of it. So sit back, enjoy this gem of an arcade title and make sure to get into the collecting mood.
*Just a note for everyone. If you play co-op, only the host can gain achievements and have their progress saved. If you read the fine print as the game loads it tells you this.*
Step 1: Main Story
Start the game up and start playing through the story mode first. You'll get a good feel for how the game plays and what exactly this Fancy Pants can do. During the first level it is possible to get the Juggler achievement. Work through the game and make sure to collect every message in a bottle from your sister, located in levels 2-10. They're easy to find and should pose no problem. After you collect the last one on level 10 you'll get the Storyteller achievement. The main story is also a good time to go for the Newbie achievement. Squiggleville and princess pirate ship are good levels to try this on. Just make sure to collect everything in the level. Going to the pause menu at any time will show you what is still needed for the 100% in that particular level. Make sure to collect as many squiggles and gold stars as you can from each level too. After you complete level 11 and beat the game, you will get Big Brother.
Step 2: Bonus Worlds
After story mode is complete move on to world 1 and 2. These are located in the attic of Fancy Pants house. World 1 requires you to have 10 gold stars to play and for world 2 you need 20. Once you beat all 9 levels between both worlds you will unlock Fancy Fanboy.
Step 3: Challenges
Now the fun part. The challenges are located in the Fancy Pants house in the blue arcade machine. There are 18 total, which are unlocked by collecting gold stars, completing races from NPC's in each level and beating the levels. Most of them are easily done, they just take a few tries to figure out the best course to get the best time. Get one gold medal and you will unlock The Olympian. Win gold medals on every challenge and you will unlock Better Than the Developers. Afterwards, plug in a second controller and play the king of the hill mode on the red arcade machine. This is a tournament and at the end of all five rounds you need to be in 1st place to gain The Champion achievement.
Step 4: Mop up
Now it's time to mop up the rest. You will probably have only four achievements left at this point. Go through level select and replay the levels you don't have 100% to get Obsessed. By doing this you should eventually get Squiggle Hunter and Paparazzi for collecting all 60 stars. And if you still don't have Fancy Fashion keep replaying the Pirate Cove level, which is really quick to complete until you've collected all the items you need. If at anytime you want to know how far along you are in collecting stuff, just visit Fancy Pants bedroom where chalkboards show all of your stats.
Conclusion:
This game was a blind buy for me and I couldn't be happier with my purchase. It's a blast to play, especially with a few friends. The game feels like a cross between Sonic the Hedgehog and Super Meat Boy. There are some tough moments, mainly the challenges and acquiring 100% on all levels, but it's fun getting there. Most of the achievements are fairly easy and only fall into the time consuming category because there are several, collect this and that. Now go, run fast! Run Fancy!
[XBA would like to thank echoes999 for this roadmap]