Mass Effect 3 Achievements list leaks

But do you need Kinect?

The list of Mass Effect 3 Achievements has leaked, as usual courtesy of Xbox360Achievements. Presumably Trophies for the PlayStation 3 version will be identical.

An array of awards are unlocked via the game's multiplayer mode, although every one of these also boasts a condition to alternatively unlock it in Mass Effect 3's single-player campaign.

This means that players who only wish to play the game's single-player story can still get the game's full 1000 Points.

There are no Kinect-only Achievements, unlike some other "Better With Kinect" titles.

The meatiest rewards come from completing the story campaign, polishing off a decent amount of the Galaxy at War metagame and beating every mission on "Insanity" difficulty (or all multiplayer maps on Gold). Each doles out 50 Points, while beating the whole game on "Insanity" difficulty awards 75 Points.

Like Mass Effect 2, Mass Effect 3 has a "Long Service Medal" award for beating the game twice, or once with an imported save from the previous game. There's no need to have carried your save over all the way from Mass Effect 1, however.

The "Paramour" Achievement also returns, once again awarded for successfully completing a romance with another character. Players also qualify if they manage to "rekindle" a relationship carried over from a previous game.

The full list, which contains a couple of light spoilers, lies below.

  • Driven (5) - Return to active duty.
  • Bringer of War (10) - Chase down an assassin.
  • Mobilizer (15) - Bring a veteran officer aboard.
  • World Shaker (15) - Destroy an Atlas dropped from orbit.
  • Pathfinder (15) - Explore a lost city.
  • Tunnel Rat (15) - Survive the swarm.
  • Party Crasher (15) - Sabotage a dreadnought.
  • Hard Target (15) - Call down an orbital strike.
  • Saboteur (15) - Disable a group of fighter squadrons.
  • Arbiter (25) - Win a political stand-off.
  • Last Witness (25) - Extract ancient technology.
  • Executioner (25) - Defeat an old adversary.
  • Well Connected (15) - Send a warning across the galaxy.
  • Fact Finder (15) - Discover an enemy's monstrous origin.
  • Liberator (15) - Stop a Cerberus kidnapping.
  • Problem Solver (15) - Evacuate a scientific facility.
  • Patriot (25) - Make the final assault.
  • Legend (50) - Mission accomplished.
  • Shopaholic (10) - Visit a store in the single-player campaign.
  • Master and Commander (50) - Deliver most of the Galaxy at War assets to the final conflict.
  • Lost and Found (25) - Dispatch 10 probes to retrieve people or resources in Reaper territory.
  • Long Service Medal (50) - Complete Mass Effect 3 twice, or once with a Mass Effect 2 import.
  • Insanity (75) - Finish the game on Insanity without changing difficulty after leaving Earth.
  • A Personal Touch (10) - Modify a weapon.
  • Paramour (25) - Establish or rekindle a romantic relationship.
  • Combined Arms (25) - Perform any combination of 50 biotic combos or tech bursts.
  • Focused (25) - Evolve any of your powers to rank 6.
  • Recruit (10) - Kill 250 enemies.
  • Soldier (15) - Kill 1,000 enemies.
  • Veteran (25) - Kill 5,000 enemies.
  • Bruiser (10) - Kill 100 enemies with melee attacks.
  • Untouchable (10) - Escape a Reaper in the galaxy map.
  • Defender (25) - Attain the highest level of readiness in each theatre of war.
  • Overload Specialist (15) - Overload the shields of 100 enemies.
  • Sky High (15) - Lift 100 enemies off the ground with powers.
  • Pyromaniac (15) - Set 100 enemies on fire with powers.
  • Eye of the Hurricane (10) - Kill a brute while it's charging you.
  • Mail Slot (10) - Kill 10 guardians with headshots from the front while their shields are raised.
  • Hijacker (10) - Hijack an Atlas mech.
  • Giant Killer (10) - Defeat a harvester.
  • Enlisted (5) - Start a character in multiplayer or customize a character in single-player.
  • Tour of Duty (20) - Finish all multiplayer maps or all N7 missions in single-player.
  • Always Prepared (10) - Obtain two non-customizable suits of armour.
  • Tourist 5 Complete one multiplayer match or two N7 missions.
  • Explorer (15) - Complete three multiplayer matches or five N7 missions.
  • Gunsmith (25) - Upgrade any weapon to level 10.
  • Almost There (15) - Reach level 15 in multiplayer or level 50 in single-player.
  • Peak Condition (25) - Reach level 20 in multiplayer or level 60 in single-player.
  • Battle Scarred (25) - Promote a multiplayer character to the Galaxy at War or import an ME3 character.
  • Unwavering (50) - Finish all multiplayer maps on Gold or all single-player missions on Insanity.

Comments (16) Latest comment 4 months ago

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  • Optyk #1 4 months ago

    I think you mean Paramour for completing a romance, not Paragon.
  • Subdominator #2 4 months ago

    Having achievements that are either unlocked by Multiplayer or by Singleplayer is a nice addition. All games should work this way with online achievements. Especially EA games where the servers shut down after two years. So thanks.
  • Shikasama #3 4 months ago

    Joint multi/single cheevos are a great way to avoid a lot fo pointless internet drama. Good work there Bioware.
  • Cjail #4 4 months ago

    I am sure that a lot of people will welcome the fact that there are no "multiplayer only" achievements and that you can obtain everything just playing singleplayer, but a multiplayer dedicated DLC (with separate Achievements) could be nice for those of us that are alos going to paly the online.
    Edited by Cjail at 06/02/12 @ 10:32
  • Whitster #5 4 months ago

    Hmm, Untouchable (10) - Escape a Reaper in the galaxy map; could we be seeing some space combat?
  • Dave52 #6 4 months ago

    There are no Kinect-only Achievements - because Bioware know that no-one will use Kinect to play Mass Effect 3...
  • Zomoniac #7 4 months ago

    Or more likely there are no Kinect achievements as then they couldn't use the same list on both platforms.
  • skowhegan Verified Staff Writer, Eurogamer Network #8 4 months ago

    @Zomoniac One of the Harry Potter games had more Achievements than Trophies because of Kinect-related ones - it doesn't really matter since they use completely different points structures.
  • Zomoniac #9 4 months ago

    @skowhegan fair enough, I didn't realise there had been any cross-platform games with different lists. I stand corrected.
  • silversun #10 4 months ago

    i have given up on getting full Achievements , i think they add something to the game but i no longer have a desire to get a full 1000 for a game mainly because the way some acheviements are.
    In fable 2 i only missed one achievement (the doll one- had 3 dolls) and i gave alot to the game, compared to mass effect 1 above 70% of them and gears about 60% of them.
    anyone who has seriously from gears, well i salute you but i have given up caring about them when they so hard to get.

    Achievements range from fun to why the heck should i even try to get them , more of the worse ones though i see.

    Mass effect 3 ones look ok and not too bad , if you want all, they will take bit time which for me id rather go into my backlog and start a new game.
    My play of it i can tell i will be about 50%-70% of them before i finish up the game.

    I think mass effect 3 are good if you dont/cant play many games in the year and id rather see Achievements not be so hard but at least give something to work to without taking 6 months to a year.
    Edited by silversun at 06/02/12 @ 10:22
  • Hindle #11 4 months ago

    Post deleted at 23:04:43 04-04-2012
  • geoneo123 #12 4 months ago

    Never say never as they will more than likely release DLC, with Kinect achievements.

    Hope they dont make that move.
  • Bremenacht #13 4 months ago

  • Jay-ITFC #14 4 months ago

    Will avoid achievement hunting full stop on initial playthrough. Can always mop up later.
  • andywilkie35 #15 4 months ago

    That's excellent that you can get all multiplayer achievements with a separate single player condition. All games should do that, as multiplayer ones are fucking dreadful.
  • wattsn26 #16 4 months ago

    How can there be a Kinect achievement since the game isn't first party? Forza 4 however was...obviously Mass Effect 3 is going to be on PS3 and that isn't Kinect enabled

    EDIT: I wasn't aware cross-platform games had different lists as well...
    Edited by wattsn26 at 06/02/12 @ 16:40