Call of Duty: World at War Achievement Guide

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Call of Duty: World at War Achievements

Call of Duty: World at War is the fifth installment in the CoD franchise, with development duties being handled by Treyarch this time around. The franchise is well known for not only its addictive multiplayer and epic single-player campaigns, but the series also features achievements which are considered by many to be "badges of honor". This is due to many of the achievements focusing on completing the game on the highest difficulty setting, Veteran.

This guide will provide information on how to attain 1000 gamerpoints from Call of Duty: World at War, including the two secret achievements. Each achievement will show:

Name of the achievement as shown on the Xbox 360
Number of gamerpoints the achievement awards
Description of achievement as it reads on the Xbox 360
Small explanation of how to get the achievement

Veteran Achievements

First, we'll start with the most common achievements to find in a Call of Duty title: Veteran achievements. These achievements can all be achieved by simply completing the entire game on Veteran, and they will only be recognized in Solo mode.

Get Your Hands Dirty - 30G

Description: Complete "Semper Fi" on Veteran difficulty. (solo only)

Explanation: You must complete the "Semper Fi" mission on the Veteran difficulty. This can be done from the Mission Select screen or by playing through the campaign regularly.

Bloody Peleliu - 30G

Description: Complete "Little Resistance" on Veteran difficulty. (solo only)

Explanation: You must complete the "Little Resistance" mission on the Veteran difficulty. This can be done from the Mission Select screen or by playing through the campaign regularly.

The Sword is Broken - 30G

Description: Complete "Hard Landing" on Veteran difficulty. (solo only)

Explanation: You must complete the "Hard Landing" mission on the Veteran difficulty. This can be done from the Mission Select screen or by playing through the campaign regularly.

Architect - 30G

Description: Complete "Vendetta" on Veteran difficulty. (solo only)

Explanation: You must complete the "Vendetta" mission on the Veteran difficulty. This can be done from the Mission Select screen or by playing through the campaign regularly.

The Hammer Strikes - 30G

Description: Complete "Their Land, Their Blood" on Veteran difficulty. (solo only)

Explanation: You must complete the "Their Land, Their Blood" mission on the Veteran difficulty. This can be done from the Mission Select screen or by playing through the campaign regularly.

Scorched Earth - 30G

Description: Complete "Burn 'Em Out" on Veteran difficulty. (solo only)

Explanation: You must complete the "Burn 'Em Out" mission on the Veteran difficulty. This can be done from the Mission Select screen or by playing through the campaign regularly.

Fearless - 30G

Description: Complete "Relentless" on Veteran difficulty. (solo only)

Explanation: You must complete the "Relentness" mission on the Veteran difficulty. This can be done from the Mission Select screen or by playing through the campaign regularly.

Hell on Wheels - 30G

Description: Complete "Blood and Iron" on Veteran difficulty. (solo only)

Explanation: You must complete the "Blood and Iron" mission on the Veteran difficulty. This can be done from the Mission Select screen or by playing through the campaign regularly.

No Return - 30G

Description: Complete "Ring of Steel" on Veteran difficulty. (solo only)

Explanation: You must complete the "Ring of Steel" mission on the Veteran difficulty. This can be done from the Mission Select screen or by playing through the campaign regularly.

When It Rains, It Pours - 30G

Description: Complete "Eviction" on Veteran difficulty. (solo only)

Explanation: You must complete the "Eviction" mission on the Veteran difficulty. This can be done from the Mission Select screen or by playing through the campaign regularly.

One Bad Gato - 30G

Description: Complete "Black Cats" on Veteran difficulty. (solo only)

Explanation: You must complete the "Black Cats" mission on the Veteran difficulty. This can be done from the Mission Select screen or by playing through the campaign regularly.

Blowtorch & Corkscrew - 30G

Description: Complete "Blowtorch & Corkscrew" on Veteran difficulty. (solo only)

Explanation: You must complete the "Blowtorch & Corkscrew" mission on the Veteran difficulty. This can be done from the Mission Select screen or by playing through the campaign regularly.

Setting of the Sun - 30G

Description: Complete "Breaking Point" on Veteran difficulty. (solo only)

Explanation: You must complete the "Breaking Point" mission on the Veteran difficulty. This can be done from the Mission Select screen or by playing through the campaign regularly.

For The Motherland - 30G

Description: Complete "Heart of the Reich" on Veteran difficulty. (solo only)

Explanation: You must complete the "Heart of the Reich" mission on the Veteran difficulty. This can be done from the Mission Select screen or by playing through the campaign regularly.

Bearing The Burden - 30G

Description: Complete "Downfall" on Veteran difficulty. (solo only)

Explanation: You must complete the "Downfall" mission on the Veteran difficulty. This can be done from the Mission Select screen or by playing through the campaign regularly.

Hardened War Hero - 100G

Description: Complete the game on Hardened or Veteran difficulty. (solo only)

Explanation: If you went through all these previous steps, then you will be able to unlock this achievement. If you want to ramp up to Veteran difficulty, however, you can play through on Hardened and still earn this achievement. It's also a good way to prepare you for the utter brutality that Veteran offers in World at War. Also, if this is your first playthrough and you beat it on Veteran, you will also unlock the War Hero achievement.

Level-Specific Achievements

Some of the achievements in the game can only be gained by completed specific tasks in specific levels. These achievements can be completed on any difficulty, including Recruit, unless otherwise specified.

Carlson's Raiders - 10G

Description: Complete "Semper Fi" on any difficulty. (solo only)

Explanation: If you went through the Veteran difficulty already, then you've gained this achievement. If not, you can play through it rather quickly on lower difficulties for quick points.

Saved Private Ryan - 10G

Description: Save the soldier before he burns to death. (solo or co-op)

Explanation: This achievement is unlocked on the mission "Semper Fi". It's relatively early in the level, and it's definitely a moment you won't miss. At the start of the level, you will have to veer left and up a wooden plank pathway. At the end of this pathway, you'll find a couple of huts. After you've killed most of the soldiers at this part, Pvt. Ryan will come running and take cover behind a pile of crates in the center of the area. A couple of extra troops will pop up, so kill them real quick. After that, you'll continue onto another makeshift wooden plank pathway. Along this pathway, there is a hut to the right hand side. This is where you'll need to save Pvt. Ryan. As you are passing by the hut, there will be a man on fire that runs out of the hut. Kill this man. That will prevent Pvt. Ryan from catching fire, thus saving his life and netting you an extra 10G.

Weapon of Mass Destruction - 15G

Description: Radio in a naval bombardment that kills at least 4 Japanese soldiers. (solo or co-op)

Explanation: This achievement is unlocked on the mission "Little Resistance". It's relatively late in the level and very easy to get. At the beginning of the level, you will find that you are being suppressed by an MG nest and a ton of soldiers. You are given a radio that can call in artillery barrages every 20 seconds or so. First, take out the MG nest to make sure you don't get killed quickly. After that, just look for a concentration of four soldiers somewhere and call in a barrage on them. If you cannot get it here, then you can wait until later in the level. You'll be in a building with two mounted MGs, and outside are a TON of enemies ready to shoot at you. Just drop a barrage on them.

Snake in the Grass - 15G

Description: Take out a Japanese soldier while he is lying in wait in the grass. (solo or co-op)

Explanation: The easiest mission to collect this achievement on is "Hard Landing". You can do this and the No Safe Place achievement within 10 seconds or less of each other. It's about midway through the level. You'll hear a soldier say that you have a hike ahead of you until the next objective. As you are running down a sand road, you'll see a lot of palm trees ahead of you.

No Safe Place - 15G

Description: Burn an enemy out of a tree with the flamethrower in 'Hard Landing'. (solo or co-op)

Explanation: This achievement is unlocked on the mission "Hard Landing" right after you completed the Snake in the Grass achievement. The first tree after you burned the soldier in the grass has a sniper in it. Just run up to the tree on the right and torch it with a flamethrower.

The Professional - 15G

Description: Shoot all of Amsel's henchmen, including their attack dog, without reloading. (solo only)

Explanation: This achievement is unlocked right at the beginning of the "Vendetta" mission. You'll be given a sniper rifle by Reknov that you will need to use to take out all the guards, including their dog. Poor puppy... Reknov will tell you to wait for the planes to fly overhead and start bombing so your shots will not be heard. The gun only carries five bullets before reloading, but there are six guards plus the dog. This will require you to use some bullet penetration sweetness. First, snipe the guard in the middle with a centre mass shot.. Next, go for the two guards on the right by lining them up, then shoot the front guard in the head. This will shoot the other guard in the head as well. Now you'll go for the left guards. Wait for one of the guards to line up his thigh with the other guard's head, then shoot the front guard level with the back guard's head. After you kill all of these guards, another guard and a dog will show up down the middle in the distance. You can freely snipe the dog, then the guard. BAM! Achievement unlocked!

Gunslinger - 15G

Description: Assassinate General Amsel with a pistol shot. (solo only)

Explanation: This achievement is unlocked on the "Vendetta" mission. It will prove rather difficult, as it's a long distance between you and Amsel. This will take several tries for most players, but it is possible with some patience and a steady aim. First, you'll need to get a pistol. After your "battle" with the sniper in the building with the banners on it, you'll go to the blown out portion of the room closest to that building. There is a table with a Walther on it. After this, you'll get to a point where Reknov has you standing at a window, and you are waiting for Amsel to walk out of a building with some bodyguards. He will come out of the building and hide behind a tank. A sniper will pop out from behind that tank to kill you, so make sure you take him out first. After that, if you keep your cursor right at the exact spot that you headshot the sniper, you can headshot Amsel as well.

Firestarter - 15G

Description: Complete a mission using only the flamethrower. Melee, grenades & explosives are OK. (solo or co-op)

Explanation: This isn't necessarily a level-specific achievement, but the easiest mission to do it on is "Burn 'Em Out", as you are given the flamethrower from the start. Basically, you just do what the achievement says: use your melee attack, grenades, explosives, and provided flamethrower to wreak havoc and complete the level. Time to hit up the Recruit difficulty!!!

Iron Fist - 15G

Description: Destroy all towers and bunkers in "Blood and Iron". (solo or co-op)

Explanation: This achievement is unlocked on the "Blood and Iron" mission, which puts you in control of a tank as you take out some artillery guns.

Ruthless - 15G

Description: Kill 15 enemies while mounted on a tank in "Ring of Steel". (solo or co-op)

Explanation: This achievement is unlocked on the "Ring of Steel" mission, towards the end of the level. As you go through the Asylum and everything, you will end up outside and two tanks will be on the streets. You can head over to the tanks and jump in to use the .50 caliber turret. This will get you the 15 enemies needed to unlock the achievement.

Shot in the Dark - 10G

Description: Kill 10 enemies while the lights are out in the subway in "Eviction". (solo or co-op)

Explanation: This achievement is unlocked on the "Eviction" mission (which is personally my favorite in the game). The lights will flicker back and forth between being on and off. You have to kill 10 enemies while the lights are out, which shouldn't be too hard. Even with the lights out, your "auto-aim" function (tapping the left trigger in the vicinity of an enemy puts your gun right on them) will still work. Kill 10 doods, and you've got the achievement.

The Sum of All Zeros - 15G

Description: Down 45 Japanese Zeros in "Black Cats". (solo only)

Explanation: This achievement is unlocked in the "Black Cats" mission, and it is one of the harder ones to get simply because many of the Zeros are off in the distance and hard to aim at. Nonetheless, they are all around, and it will take you several tries to get this one completed. Just keep trying...and avoid picking up survivors. Most of the good chances to down a Zero is when you have to pick a survivor up.

Lights Out! - 10G

Description: In "Black Cats", blast out all the spotlights in the Japanese cargo convoy. (solo only)

Explanation: This achievement is unlocked in the "Black Cats" mission. There are 3 Japanese merchant ships that you need to destroy all lined up in a convoy. At the front and rear of each ship, there is a spotlight. Take out the six spotlights before the three passes on the ships are through and you'll unlock this achievement. Word to the wise: if you missed a spotlight at any point before the last pass on the ships, you can still complete it at this point, but the shells do a LOT more damage to the ships and can blow them up. Simply blowing up the ships does NOT count towards the achievement. Therefore, you may want to consider restarting from your last checkpoint.

Mortar-dom - 10G

Description: Kill 8 Japanese with thrown mortars in "Breaking Point". (solo or co-op)

Explanation: This achievement is unlocked in the "Breaking Point" mission. Right before you enter the castle, there are three mortar pits that you need to clear out. Once you've done so, you'll find some boxes that have mortar shells in them. These can be used as grenades to be thrown at your enemies. Kill 8 Japanese with them, but be careful, as they are super deadly!!!

Guardian Angel - 10G

Description: In the final battle for Okinawa, save Sergeant Roebuck. (solo or co-op)

Explanation: ***SPOILERS*** This achievement is unlocked in the "Breaking Point" mission. As you progress through the level, you'll eventually get to a point where you find some Japanese soldiers that look like they are going to surrender to you. As Roebuck and Polonsky move up to them to take them captive, the soldiers get in a struggle and grab onto their weapons. At this point, you have Polonsky on the left side and Roebuck on the right side. One of them HAS to die, as far as I've been able to tell. If you want this achievement, you have to kill the Japanese soldier that is struggling for Roebuck's weapon. In turn, Polonsky will die and not Roebuck.

Miscellaneous Achievements

These are achievements that don't necessarily fit into any one specific category. They can be completed on any difficulty including Recruit unless otherwise specified.

War Hero - 40G

Description: Complete the game on any difficulty. (solo only)

Explanation: It's self-explanatory. Just beat the game.

Kamikaze - 15G

Description: Complete any level on Regular or higher difficulty using only melee and grenades. (solo only)

Explanation: The easiest level do try this on "Semper Fi". It will take some time, as grenades are not always in high supply. Nonetheless, everyone will have their preference, but "Semper Fi" is just a bit too easy of a level and really built for grenading the hell out of soldiers.

Throw a Six and a Half - 15G

Description: On Hardened or Veteran difficulty, complete a level without dying. (solo only)

Explanation: I did this on Eviction on Hardened, and it was just a matter of being very careful. Make sure you have mastered being able to use your left trigger "auto-aim", as it helps a ton. Carry an automatic weapon and a rifle with you, as it will help with switch-off needs. Other than that, take your time and you'll get the achievement. If you die in a level, though, you'll have to restart the level all over again.

Stormed Peleliu - 15G

Description: Establish a beachhead on the island of Peleliu on any difficulty. (solo only)

Explanation: This achievement is unlocked once all the American missions for the island of Peleliu are completed, the last mission being "Relentless".

The Last Stand - 20G

Description: Survive the land and air conflict surrounding Okinawa on any difficulty. (solo only)

Explanation: This achievement is unlocked after you've completed all the missions on Okinawa are completed, the last mission being "Breaking Point".

Stabbed in the Heart - 20G

Description: Complete all missions on the Eastern Front on any difficulty setting. (solo only)

Explanation: Self-explanatory. If you beat the game, then you'll unlock the achievement.

Purple Heart - 5G

Description: When staring in the face of adversity, show courage and persevere.

Explanation: Die 10 times in a level. That's it.

Rough Economy - 15G

Description: Kill 3 enemies with a single bullet. (solo or co-op)

Explanation: Self-explanatory. The best way to do this is outside the building that I talked about at the end of the Weapon of Mass Destruction achievement. Line up a good triplet headshot and you'll be fine.

Close Shave - 10G

Description: Survive a Banzai attack. (solo only)

Explanation: Whenever a Japanese soldier goes to bayonet you, click your right analog stick in and shove a shiv in his neck!

Grave Robber - 15G

Description: Collect all Death Cards in the game. (solo only)

Explanation: There are a total of 13 Death Cards in the game, one in each level that does not include any form of vehicular combat. Each card, once you've gotten them, will unlock a cheat available in private co-op matches. These are the locations, by order of levels from start to finish, as well as what the cheat will do. When you find them, they will be a soldier's helmet that has a card pinned to it. I will have videos up in the next week or two.

Eight of Hearts (aka Thunder): Found in the "Semper Fi" mission. After the beginning cinematic is done playing, the level starts. To your right, you will see a small shack. There is a helmet on the floor. Cheat makes headshots cause enemies to explode.
Four of Clubs (aka Hard Headed): Found in the "Little Resistance" mission. At the end of the level, there is a big bunker that you'll have to take over. Before you take down the bunker and defeat the level, the card is sitting in the bushes to the right in front of the bunker. Cheat makes enemies take less bullet damage.
King of Hearts (aka Suicide King): Found in the "Hard Landing" mission. There is a big building that you'll eventually get to that is very reminiscent of the big building found on the "Airfield" multiplayer map. On the lower level, you'll find a very dark room with a lantern barely lighting it. The card is right in front of it. Cheat gives you explosive pistol rounds when you are downed.
Five of Diamonds (aka Cold Dead Hands): Found in the "Vendetta" mission. Fairly early in the level, Reznov will lead you into a building. If you wait a second or two, he'll then open access to the bar area. Once you are behind the bar, turn the corner, and you'll see the card resting at the end of the bar. Cheat stops weapons from dropping, thereby limiting ammo greatly.
Joker (aka Stick & Stones): Found in the "Their Land, Their Blood" mission. About halfway into the mission, you'll have to blow up three different tanks to continue the story progress. After this, you'll move up to a barn. A cutscene plays out that has a tank breaking through the barn doors. Take out that tank, and then go into the barn. There will be a dead cow on the ground with the card staked in him. Cheat disallows the use of weaponry other than melee.
Queen of Hearts (aka Vampire): Found in the "Burn 'Em Out" mission. After you clear out the first mortar pit, you'll continue on through the level until you get to a part where there are some crates and two explosive barrels. After those barrels are blown up, some enemies will run out from a darkened pathway to the left of those barrels. Kill them, run in, and the card is at the end of the dug-in trench. Cheat makes your health recharge only by killing enemies.
Nine of Diamonds (aka Flack Jacket): Found in the "Relentless" mission. You'll go into the underground areas that the Japanese are holed up in and kill a ton of them. Eventually, you'll get to a point where the pathway splits up. It doesn't matter which one you pick because they both lead to the same area. You'll eventually get to a pathway that connects the two forked pathways. The card is in the middle of this connecting path. Cheat makes enemies take less grenade damage.
Jack of Spades (aka Body Armor): Found in the "Ring of Steel" mission. The mission starts out like the Upheaval map from the multiplayer, then soon transitions over to the Asylum map. Once you get to the actual Asylum building, you'll see a blown-out portion of the building below an MG you had to take out, as well as an archway leading into the courtyard. To get the card, you'll go through the archway and hang a left. Keep running until you see an entryway with half-walls and columns. The card can be found in this little nook. Cheat makes enemies die only by headshots.
Ace of Spades (aka Undead Soldier): Found in the "Eviction" mission. It's fairly early in the level. As you progress, you'll get to a point where a Russian soldier is being held captive by some Germans. Once you save him, there will be a BIG firefight in the area after this. Keep fighting and you'll eventually get to a big ass hole in the floor. Drop down into the hole (yes, you can get back up to the top floor afterward), and the card is in that room. Cheat turns enemies into zombies (making the game infinitely cooler).
Ten of Clubs (aka Painkiller): Found in the "Blowtorch & Corkscrew" mission. After you blow up the first MG bunker, you'll continue forward a bit and be attacked by some Banzai attackers that come around the corner. Instead of running around the corner, you'll want to go towards the stone wall on the left hand side. There will be a corpse slumped over a stone and the card is right in front of him. Cheat makes you able to revive your teammates by shooting at them (which makes this one of the sweetest cheats possible for Veteran difficulty).
Three of Diamonds (aka Berserker): Found in the "Breaking Point" mission. After you clear out the first two mortar pits, you'll get to a big courtyard area that has a small building in it. Ahead of this courtyard is Shuri Castle. The small building to the right side in the courtyard, however, has your card in it. Cheat unlocks Rage mode, where you'll briefly become invincible and only use a knife for killing if you get three kills in five seconds.
Six of Clubs (aka Paintball): Found in the "Heart of the Reich" mission. This is a super easy one to grab. Right after the opening cutscene is completed, you'll be given your gun. Head to your left, and you'll see a half-wall entryway. Go through that and hang another left. You'll see a flight of stairs going downward, and the card is in the enclave at the end of it. Cheat changes all blood splatters in the game to paint. (How Sin City of them...)
Two of Spades (aka Victory): Found in the "Downfall" mission. At the beginning of the level, you'll have to rape a ton of face in the theatre. After that, you'll have a double staircase that leads to a big doorway. Go through this doorway, then hang a right. Once you get to the end, hang a left. Once you get to the end, you can go left and continue the mission, or go right into a room with the card. Cheat makes the game rather difficult on Veteran, as it puts you into "Real War Mode". This limits your HUD, turns on friendly-fire, and makes you bleed out much quicker than before.

Multiplayer Achievements

Even though co-op has finally been introduced to CoD, and a new Nazi Zombie mode is added once you beat the campaign, there really aren't many specific achievements for either of them. As a matter of fact, there are NONE for Nazi Zombie mode. Personally, I'm glad for this, but at the same time, it seems like a waste of good potential achievements. Either way, these are achievements that can be unlocked by playing various multiplayer modes. There are two secret achievements as well that are not worth any form of G, but if you are a completionist, then you'll want to get them anyways.

Blue Ribbon - 25G

Description: Complete a 4-player Competitive Co-op match in 1st place over Xbox Live. (online co-op only)

Explanation: If you want to get this one honestly, have fun and knock yourself out. However, if you want to get this the easy way, just host a game over Xbox Live and have three of your buddies jump in with you. There HAVE to be four players through the entire match to unlock the achievement. From there, just kick ass, get 1st place, and add another 25G to your gamerscore.

Get Your Left Foot Wet - 30G

Description: Complete a match in Campaign Co-op mode over Xbox Live. (online co-op only)

Explanation: Self-explanatory and easy. You have to play the match from start to finish.

Get Your Right Foot Wet - 30G

Description: Complete a match in Competitive Co-op mode over Xbox Live. (online co-op only)

Explanation: Self-explanatory and easy as well. You have to play the match from start to finish, and it doesn't matter what place you get.

It's All About Prestige - 0G

Description: You achieved the first level of Prestige. Only 9 more to go.

Explanation: Rank up to level 65 in the multiplayer functions and hit that prestige button. If you don't, then Ice-T is going to make you eat a dick. Word to the wise: competitive co-op points and performance also go towards your overall rank if it is hosted over XBL. It also has its own set of challenges. *wink wink*

Go Get Some Sun - 0G

You achieved the highest level in the game. Time to go outside and find some things to do...

Soul Survivor - 50G

Description: Reach round 15 in Nazi Zombies without getting revived. (Map Pack 2 Only)

Explanation: Self-explanatory. Good luck! You can get this done on any Nazi Zombie map.

Weapon of Minor Destruction - 20G

Description: Kill no more than one zombie with a nuke. (Map Pack 2 only)

Big Baller - 30G

Description: Earn 75,000 points in a single Nazi Zombie game. (Map Pack 2 only)

Perk-A-Holic - 20G

Description: Have all four perks simultaneously active in a game of Nazi Zombies. (Map Pack 2 only)

Big Brawler - 30G

Description: Get 10 consecutive zombie melee kills before Insta-Kill expires. (Map Pack 2 only)

It's a Trap - 20G

Description: Kill at least one zombie with three different traps in a single round. (Map Pack 2 only)

Fertilizer Man - 30G

Kill 200 zombies in a single game. (Map Pack 2 only)

Deadhead - 30G

Description: Get 150 zombie headshots in a single game. (Map Pack 2 only)

Dead Air - 10G

Description: Must have been a wrong number.

Explanation: This secret achievement is found on the Shi No Numa map for Nazi Zombie mode. To get it, simply find your way over to the communications hut on the map. Once there, you'll find an old turndial telephone on a desk. Interact with the telephone until the achievement unlocks...and enjoy the stupid music that plays afterwards.

Hammer Time - 10G

Description: Repair 200 window boards in a single game.

Explanation: Self-explanatory.

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