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Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number Trophy Guide

Roadmap

Stage 1: Play a New Game Delete

Play through the game for the first time and enjoy the madness. You're going to die a lot. Don't let it get to you though. The more you play this game, the better you will get. Dying isn't detrimental to the experience and it will actually help towards getting Bronze

KARMA and

GENOCIDE. Even when you die, enemies you killed count toward your total. Neat.

You'll spend most of your time here in Stage 1 (of the Roadmap) learning the levels and learning how to manipulate enemy AI to your benefit. You should also pick up and kill an enemy with every weapon you come across to make progress towards Silver

A BOX FULL OF SHARP OBJECTS. It'll make your life a lot easier down the road.

Trophies you should work towards in Stage 1

1-800-CLEARED
Finish the game
FANTASTIC!
Unlock all the Fans
THESE ARE MY RIFLES, THESE ARE MY GUNS...
Unlock all weapons for the Soldier
SNAKE CHARMER
Unlock all snake masks
WHAT YOU LEAVE FOR YOUR SONS
Unlock all of the Son's techniques
KARMA
Die 1000 times
GOT YOUR BACK
Shoot two enemies during a chainsaw finish
COMBO BEGINNER
Perform a 5x combo
COMBO INTERMEDIATE
Perform a 10x combo

Stage 2: Miscellaneous Trophies and A+ Runs Delete

Use chapter select to freely clean up the large amount of miscellaneous trophies and grab some extra kills. Once you're done with that it's time to start score attacking the levels.

With the initial story run complete and the vast majority of miscellaneous trophies out of the way it's time for you to work on Gold

1-800-GODDAMN. Use Chapter Select to replay levels that you didn't get an A+ rank on.

Trophies you should work towards in Stage 2

1-800-GODDAMN
Get A+ on all levels on normal
NUCLEAR WASTE
They won't reach the Nuclear Throne
FANATIC
Clear a level with each Fan
FAMILY BUSINESS
Clear a level with each of the Son's techniques
SNAKES ON A HEAD
Clear a level with each snake mask
DON'T LET ANGER GET THE BEST OF YOU
Clear all of the Writer's levels without killing
EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!
Get the big picture
A BOX FULL OF SHARP OBJECTS
Use every weapon in the game at least once
PERCUSSIVE MAINTENANCE
Destroy 100 electronic devices
FOLLOW THE SCRIPT
Do as the Director says!
ASSASSIN'S CRED
Clear the 1st floor of NO MERCY with the silencer
DEAD SILENT
Finish SUBWAY without the Gang Leader seeing you
I'M COMING IN AND I'M UNARMED!
Finish HOMICIDE without using guns
STARE INTO THE ABYSS
Unlock THE ABYSS
THE BAR OF BROKEN HEROES
Meet up with the Biker
COMBO MASTER
Perform a 15x combo
COMBO GOD
Perform a 20x combo

Stage 3: Hard Mode and 50,000 Kills Delete

With all that out of the way it's time for Gold

1-800-GETHELP and Silver

GENOCIDE. I highly recommend saving Genocide as your last trophy because you want as many natural kills via normal gameplay as possible. Reducing grind times through natural means is important.

Trophies you should work towards in Stage 3

TROPHY ADDICT
Unlock all Trophies
1-800-GETHELP
Finish the game on hard mode
GENOCIDE
Kill 50,000 enemies

Tips & Strategies

General Gameplay Advice

Don't be afraid to die. Experimenting with your kill routes and learning how enemies behave is absolutely vital to conquering this trophy list. This can't be stressed enough.
Stick to corners. Corners give you a massive advantage while playing. Either by luring an armed (gun-wielding) enemy or by simply letting you get the drop on unsuspecting melee enemies. For example: A good strategy against gun enemies is to play peek-a-boo until they spot you and quickly hide behind a corner. Wait for them to turn it and annihilate them. Playing into the enemies aggressive nature is key to being successful in the Hotline Miami universe.
Learn how to bait enemies using your various tools. This is essential to high combos and completing the more difficult levels without much hassle.
Tagging walls with gunfire will usually, usually--draw enemies out from that specific room. It works a little different compared to Hotline Miami 1 where if you fired a gun you pulled nearly every enemy in the screen. Not the case in 2, gunfire is your friend here and the key to A+ in more than a few levels. Causing enemies to rush you instead of you rushing them is a much safer more reliable tactic.
Don't bother with ground executions. Ultimately nerfed from Hotline Miami 1, they're slow and will often be the cause of your combo to drop! That said, sometimes they're unavoidable and use them as a last resort if you think you can save it.
If an enemy gets unintentionally knocked down by a door you only have a few options to try and save the combo. There is the "sitting up" position you can melee with a weapon or shoot and it will kill. If that isn't an option going for the ground execution as soon as possible is the only thing you can do. Some are fast enough if you react to it quickly such as knife or machete.
AK-47, Uzi, and Flamethrower are hands down the best guns in the game. High rates of fire and lots of ammo mow enemies down with absolute ease. Shotgun gets an honorable mention at long range because you can effectively snipe with it. If you're lucky you might get a double kill. It's generally too slow to be useful in closed quarters environments though so be weary.
Lean your punches and melee swings in. Don't "retreat". You're safer leaning into enemies with your attacks. Character movement will become second nature by the time your done with your first run of the game.
Rewinding a level through the start menu will re-arrange enemies a slight amount. Small difference in enemy placements can make a big difference in a fast paced game like this. It will also change their weapon set-ups. You can technically rewind farm for an easy top tier weapon such as AK-47. Note: A melee weapon enemy generally won't suddenly spawn with a gun and vice versa.
Fat Man enemies can only be killed by gunfire or the lethal fist / execution method.
Use to observe your surroundings at all times and learn enemy routes. Learning who will be where, when is very important to combos and maintaining your personal safety. Hotline Miami 2's levels are gigantic and off screen gunfire headed your way is a common enemy you need to adapt to. Being as observant as possible helps with this.

TROPHY ADDICT
Unlock all Trophies 4.98%
Ultra Rare

1-800-CLEARED
Finish the game 38.64%
Uncommon

Story
Simply finish the game to obtain this trophy. If you're new to the series, a lot of important gameplay advice can be found in the Tips & Strategies section of the guide.

1-800-GETHELP
Finish the game on hard mode 7.10%
Very Rare

Difficulty Specific
For this trophy you have to complete the game on hard mode. The levels are mirrored and the enemy layout is remixed and or grown in numbers. Level design is altered with the single-minded goal making it more difficult. There are more windows for enemies to take potshots through or detect your presence. Enemies also react noticeably faster so some deaths are completely inevitable. They will react quicker than you can on occasion. You'll just have to bite the bullet and accept that cheap deaths do exist in this game. Especially on Hard Mode.

There's a reason this is saved this for last in the guide Roadmap. You will need to put everything you learned to good use. This is a challenging difficulty mode that requires a lot of patience, more trial and error, and a little bit of luck. The remixed levels are cruel. Corner strategies are your best option in this mode and the key to making the more insane levels easier.

One final note: There is an upside to this game mode though! You don't have to worry about rank. You can play as safe and as stealthy as you want. As much is allowed by the stages design. To top it off if you do happen to A+ a stage on Hard, it will count towards Gold

1-800-GODDAMN.

1-800-GODDAMN
Get A+ on all levels on normal 5.77%
Very Rare

Grind
Obtaining A+ or S rank on every level, including the bonus level, will net you this gold trophy. The level list and point requirement for A+ runs are below. Unfortunately this trophy and its levels can't be explained into existence, so videos are the only option. It's through pure trial and error and brute force that you accomplish A+ ranks, so if you aren't getting it at first, just keep trying. The videos linked below should, in theory, help you through that endeavor.

Act One: Exposition

Scene Title of Scene (Including Link to Video) A+ Requirement Regular Requirement 1 Down Under 70,000 35,000 2 Homicide 84,000 42,000 3 Hard News 106,000 53,000 4 Final Cut 142,000 71,000

Act Two: Rising

Scene Title of Scene (Including Link to Video) A+ Requirement Regular Requirement 5 First Trial 196,000 98,000 6 Moving Up 184,000 92,000 7 No Mercy 180,000 90,000 8 Execution 128,000 64,000

Act Three: Climax

Scene Title of Scene (Including Link to Video) A+ Requirement Regular Requirement 9 Ambush 138,000 69,000 10 Into The Pit 116,000 58,000 11 Dead Ahead 280,000 140,000 12 Death Wish 350,000 175,000

Act Four: Falling

Scene Title of Scene (Including Link to Video) A+ Requirement Regular Requirement 13 Subway 136,000 68,000 14 Stronghold 140,000 70,000 15 Withdrawal 158,000 79,000 16 Casualties 280,000 140,000

Act Five: Intermission

Scene Title of Scene (Including Link to Video) A+ Requirement Regular Requirement 17 First Blood 214,000 107,000 18 Demolition 164,000 82,000 19 House Call 160,000 80,000 20 Release 240,000 140,000

Act Six: Catastrophe

Scene Title of Scene (Including Link to Video) A+ Requirement Regular Requirement 21 Seizure 186,000 93,000 22 Blood Money 208,000 104,000 23 Caught 156,000 78,000 24 Take Over 252,000 126,000

Bonus Content

Title of Scene (Including Link to Video) A+ Requirement Regular Requirement The Abyss 112,000 56,000

NUCLEAR WASTE
They won't reach the Nuclear Throne 19.48%
Rare

This trophy is obtained in Scene 2: Homicide by shooting the 5 cardboard cutout aliens scattered around the level. There are 3 on the first floor and 2 on the second floor. The white cursor is hovering over them in the pictures, you need to knock them down with gunfire.

Note: The pictures of the aliens are with them knocked down but the locations are static. If you're looking for them they're hard to miss.

FANTASTIC!
Unlock all the Fans 64.70%
Common

Unmissable
This trophy will come naturally before you finish the story. There are four "Fan" characters in total and the last character unlocks once you finish their levels. Mark will be the last character you unlock and the one you get the trophy for.

Corey: Zebra Mask
Ability: Dodge Rolling

Tony: Tiger Mask
Ability: Lethal Punches

Alex and Ash: Swan Masks
Ability: Chainsaw and Gun simultaneously.

shoots the gun,

swings the chainsaw.

Mark: Bear Mask
Ability: Starts levels dual wielding SMG's with a lot of ammo.

THESE ARE MY RIFLES, THESE ARE MY GUNS...
Unlock all weapons for the Soldier 41.77%
Uncommon

Unmissable
This trophy will come naturally as you progress through the Soldier's levels. Once the Flamethrower unlocks, this trophy is yours. Make sure you get a kill with at least one of each of the Soldiers weapons, including his knife as all of those count towards Silver

A BOX FULL OF SHARP OBJECTS.

The weapons will unlock in the following order:

Machine Gun
Shotgun
Big Machine Gun
Sniper Rifle
Flamethrower

SNAKE CHARMER
Unlock all snake masks 46.68%
Uncommon

Unmissable
This trophy unlocks naturally after you've completed all of Jake's levels. They are listed as follows:

Scene 3: Hard News
Scene 15: Withdrawal

WHAT YOU LEAVE FOR YOUR SONS
Unlock all of the Son's techniques 38.60%
Uncommon

Unmissable
This trophy unlocks naturally after you've completed all of the Son's levels. They are listed as follows:

21st Scene: Seizure
22nd Scene: Blood Money
24th Scene: Take Over
25th Scene: Apocalypse

FANATIC
Clear a level with each Fan 25.26%
Uncommon

Replay Scene 1: Down Under with the fans you didn't play as. Once you complete the level with every fan, this trophy will unlock.

FAMILY BUSINESS
Clear a level with each of the Son's techniques 13.61%
Rare

Replay and complete a level with the Son using the styles you didn't use in the Story. It's recommended that you play the 21st Scene: Seizure as its close quarters. Take Over is a more difficult option, but still viable.

SNAKES ON A HEAD
Clear a level with each snake mask 20.12%
Uncommon

Replay one of Jake's levels and complete it using the Mask you didn't get to use in Story. Scenes 3 or 15. It's recommended that you play scene 15 as its close quarters and generally easier due to the fact there aren't windows everywhere.

DON'T LET ANGER GET THE BEST OF YOU
Clear all of the Writer's levels without killing 15.28%
Rare

Complete the Writer's levels without killing anybody. This trophy is actually pretty simple despite its description. The writer starts out as a Non-Lethal / Brawler type character and has a "rage" mechanic if you make him kill. To make absolutely sure you get this, when you punch an enemy and go on to do an execution, make sure you only do the basic execution. If you see any blood (that's not your own, the writer tends to survive bullets sometimes) then that means you've messed up. You should be incapacitating enemies and not murdering them.

If you mash punch on top of the goon, the writer loses control of himself and bashes the poor fellows face in. If you kill two enemies, you go into "Rage Mode" and become Lethal. You gain the ability to use guns and melee weapons become lethal. If you do happen to accidentally kill someone simply replay the level for your non-lethal run.

It should be noted that in Scene 5: First Trial there is a Russian goon at the entrance you HAVE to kill in order to progress the story. Writer then tries emergency CPR and fails. He doesn't void the trophy since there's no way to complete the level without accidentally killing him.

The secret level named "The Abyss" counts toward this trophy as well. Details found under Gold

STARE INTO THE ABYSS.

EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!
Get the big picture 11.89%
Rare

Collectable
Examine the 10 Newspapers found across the games multiple chapters. Once you examine it once, it counts. Newspapers are always in safe locations and in an intro / outro of a level. You can chapter select this and then use the menu to exit once you read it. It will save. The locations of the newspapers are all shown in the video below.

All 10 Newspaper Locations - Video Guide

Credit to PS4Trophies for the video.

A BOX FULL OF SHARP OBJECTS
Use every weapon in the game at least once 6.52%
Very Rare

Collectable
This trophy has a bit of a misleading description, you need to get at least one kill with each weapon for it to count. With that cleared up, let's get to the list.

Guns

9MM - Easily found in various chapters, Police use this in Scene 4.
Double Barrel Shotgun - Found in various Chapters with Russian Mob and other gangsters. Can be found in 17 too.
SMG #1 - Found in Scene 11. The enemies behind cover use this.
Flamethrower - Unlockable Weapon in Soldier's levels.
Heavy Machine Gun - Unlockable Weapon in Soldier's levels.
AK-47 - If you somehow miss it the entire game it can be easily found in Scene 17 by abusing rewind.
Machine Gun - Starter Soldier weapon.
Magnum - Found easily in Scene 24. The majority of Bank Guards use this or Shotgun.
MP5 - Weapons used by Mark (Bear Mask).
Nail Gun - Used by Jake when equipped with Irvin Mask.
Shotgun - Easily found in Scene 4.
Silenced Pistol - Starter weapon in Scene 7.
Sniper Rifle - Soldier weapon.
Uzi - Easily found in Scene 7.
SMG #2 - The bag weapon in Scene 24: Blood Money. On the floor, hard to miss.

Melee

Acid - Found in Scene 15 on the first floor. A red tube on the ground with a Fat Man inside a Bomb-Wired room.
Baseball Bat - Common melee weapon, found everywhere. Rewind farm melee enemies if you happen to miss it.
Baton - Police melee weapon, you can get this at the beginning of Scene 4. after you break out of holding.
Big Pipe - Automatically obtained during the Prison Boss fight, an inmate throws one onto the basketball court.
Butterfly Knife - Common knife weapon, found everywhere.
Chain - Random spawn on Russian Mob, can be found in Homicide as well. Rewind until you get it.
Fireaxe - In front of the elevator on floor 2 of Scene 18. You can't miss it.
Glass Bottle - Only appears in Scene 3 on Mobsters. It looks like a green bottle.
Golf Club - Also found in Scene 3, Floor 2. This weapon looks a lot like a pipe, but it's not.
Hammer - Only found in Pilot.
Katana - Son's Bodyguard style starts with this weapon.
Lead Pipe - Random spawn on mobs. Can be rewind farmed in 17 if you need it.
Machete - Common weapon on Colombian Mob. Scene 11 has lots of these.
Shard - Only found in Scene 20: Release. It's green and looks like a broken piece of bottle.
Skateboard - Only found in Scene 7: No Mercy near the entrance. It's green and very hard to miss.
Taser - Found off the Fat Man in Scene 4: Final Cut in the 2nd screen. He drops it, easy to miss.
Toothbrush Shiv - Only found in Scene 20: Release. Random enemy spawn, looks small and green.

That's it for weapons. Get a kill with all of these and this trophy is yours.

PERCUSSIVE MAINTENANCE
Destroy 100 electronic devices 35.15%
Uncommon

If this doesn't come naturally, play Scene 22: Blood Money and farm the 1st Screen. The desk in front of you has 4 or 5 computers readily available. Pick up your lovely automatic weapon and align yourself vertically with the counter and fire downwards. Let yourself die and repeat the process.

KARMA
Die 1000 times 56.92%
Common

Unmissable
Simply die 1,000 times. You're guaranteed to get this while finishing the two required story mode playthroughs.

GENOCIDE
Kill 50,000 enemies 5.46%
Very Rare

Grind
Time for the grind. The best place to do this is in Scene 17: First Blood. You start outside a building with 15 enemies on the first floor exactly. What you want to do is rewind until you get an AK-47 on the guy in front of the door. Barge in, grab the AK-47, and go to town. Leave one enemy alive on the first floor to kill you so you get a quick respawn. Rinse and repeat until the trophy unlocks. With any luck, you'll have amassed around 30,000 - 35,000 kills normally and you won't have to grind here long. Below is a short video for the exact strategy.

Genocide Video Guide

GOT YOUR BACK
Shoot two enemies during a chainsaw finish 18.99%
Rare

This is an Alex and Ash specific trophy that is easily done in Scene 10: Into The Pit. When you enter the 3rd screen there will be a Fat Man and a few enemies at the end of the hallway, quickly kill the two enemies and Chainsaw the fatman while firing at whats left. Short video strategy below.

Got Your Back Video Guide

FOLLOW THE SCRIPT
Do as the Director says! 38.54%
Uncommon

Follow the directors instructions exactly in Pilot: Midnight Animal. There's a bar near the bottom of the screen telling you what to do next. This is basically a tutorial trophy and will pop if you followed directions correctly.

ASSASSIN'S CRED
Clear the 1st floor of NO MERCY with the silencer 25.83%
Uncommon

This trophy requires you to clear the first screen of No Mercy using only your silenced pistol. You start with this weapon and there are as many enemies as bullets in your gun. You can't miss a single shot. Simply use lock on and take your time and this trophy is yours.

Assassin's Cred Video Guide

DEAD SILENT
Finish SUBWAY without the Gang Leader seeing you 20.60%
Uncommon

This trophy requires you to clear the third screen of Scene 13: Subway without being seen by the Boss. If he rings the bell and alerts the henchman you won't get the trophy. Basically complete this screen as stealthily as you can and once the basic enemies are taken out, wait near a corner with a melee weapon and smack him when he walks by. You can't rush him because he WILL see you and the trophy won't count. You have to catch him off guard. Check the video for a recommended route that you might want to use.

Dead Silent Video Guide

I'M COMING IN AND I'M UNARMED!
Finish HOMICIDE without using guns 28.45%
Uncommon

As per the description, simply finish Scene 2: Homicide without using guns. This level is extremely short and an enemy bumrushes you immediately as you enter the doors, punch him and take his weapon. Take your time and kill everybody by luring them toward you or catching them off guard. Avoid unnecessary risks against armed enemies by using corners and baiting them into their demise.

STARE INTO THE ABYSS
Unlock THE ABYSS 17.81%
Rare

Complete Scene 15: Withdrawal's 3rd floor without dying. If you die you'll have to replay the level and try to complete the last floor again. Once you do this and attempt to leave there will be a blonde man waiting in a Van outside the building. He'll strike up a conversation and you'll follow him to a new location. Now is the important part. During the cutscene where he's talking to you the blonde man will walk out of the room. In this short time frame you need to press Cross

to pick up the floppy sitting in front of Jake. If you miss it, you'll need to replay Scene 15. Just to be safe, mash Cross

.

When the outro of the chapter transitions to writer and you're in front of Jakes stuff, Grab the floppy. The trophy will unlock immediately. The white cursor is hovering over the floppy in the picture. Press Cross

to grab it. The second picture shows what the desk will look like with it in your possession.

Once you get the floppy, the level is unlocked in Chapter Select. Enjoy!

THE BAR OF BROKEN HEROES
Meet up with the Biker 18.44%
Rare

Play the Scene 13: Subway with the intro and check your phone's answering machine while in the Writer's house. After that, simply proceed as normal and complete the chapter. Once you finish, you'll be taken to a different location and earn the trophy. The phone you need to pick up (Press Cross

) is in front of the writer in this picture.

COMBO BEGINNER
Perform a 5x combo 92.53%
Common

Kill 5 enemies in a short time frame. This will most likely be your first trophy in the game. This can easily be done in almost every scene.

COMBO INTERMEDIATE
Perform a 10x combo 65.91%
Common

Kill 10 enemies in a short time frame. See Gold

COMBO GOD for a strategy to get this trophy easily.

COMBO MASTER
Perform a 15x combo 29.98%
Uncommon

Kill 15 enemies in a short time frame. See Gold