Call of Duty: Black Ops II

Call of Duty: Black Ops II

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Call of Duty Black Ops 2: Campaign Achievement Guide
By Tokao
How to get all 35 achievements on the campaign of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.

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Story Achievements
To unlock these achievements, you just play through the storyline and the decisions you make do not affect these. Story achievements will not include the strike force missions.

No Man Left Behind
Rescue Woods.
Complete "Pyrrhic Victory"

Gathering Storm
Investigate the jungle facility.
Complete "Celerium"

Shifting Sands
Gather intel on Raul Menendez from Mullah Rahmaan.
Complete "Old Wounds"

Driven by Rage
Take down Menendez and his operation.
Complete "Time and Fate"

Waterlogged
Gather information on Raul Menendez' suspected terrorist plot.
Complete "Fallen Angel"

What Happens in Colossus...
Find the Karma weapon.
Complete "Karma"

False Profit
Capture Manuel Noriega and bring him to justice.
Complete "Suffer with Me"

Deep Cover
Capture Menendez.
Complete "Achilles' Veil"

Sinking Star
Interrogate Menendez.
Complete "Odysseus"

Late for the Prom
Escort the president to the secure location in downtown LA.
Complete "Cordis Die"

Death from Above
Stop Menendez once and for all.
Complete "Judgment Day"

Old Fashioned
Complete "Pyrrhic Victory", "Old Wounds", "Time And Fate", and "Suffer With Me" in Veteran.

Futurist
Complete all future levels in veteran.


Black Ops II Master
Complete the campaign on Hardened or Veteran difficulty.


TOTAL: 14 Achievements
Strike Force Achievements
This section is for getting the strike force achievements and how to unlock them.

Defender
Successfully defend FOB Spectre from incursion.
Complete Strike Force Mission "FOB Spectre"
Unlocked by completing main mission "Old Wounds".
Note: If doing in the story, must complete before mission "Suffer With Me".

Singapore Sling
Successfully neutralize the SDC freighter at Keppel Terminal.
Complete Strike Force Mission "Shipwreck"
Unlocked by completing main mission "Old Wounds".
Note: If doing in the story, must complete before mission "Suffer With Me".

Desert Storm
Successfully escort the VIPs to safety.
Complete Strike Force Mission "I.E.D."
Unlocked by completing main mission "Time and Fate".
Note: If doing in the story, must complete before mission "Suffer With Me".

Blind Date
Successfully rescue HVI.
Complete Strike Force Mission "Second Chance"
Unlocked by not reaching DeFalco and not saving Chloe "Karma" Lynch in main mission "Karma".
Note: If doing in the story, must complete before mission "Suffer With Me".

Art of War
Successfully assassinate SDC Chairman Tian Zhao.
Complete Strike Force Mission "Dispatch"
Unlocked by listening to all conversations in "Fallen Angel', all other strike force missions (does not include second chance, if you reached DeFalco), as well as finishing main mission "Suffer With Me".
Note: If doing in the story, must complete before mission "Achilles Veil".

TOTAL: 5 Achievements
Multi-Mission Achievements
All of these achievements require you to rewind story (not replay) to unlock these, if you haven't already gotten it. Some you can unlock on the mission you rewind too, but others you need to make a few certain decisions throughout multiple missions. To rewind a mission, go the the replay mission, hover over the mission you want to rewind to and press "D". Click "Yes" and the mission will start.

Family Reunion
There are two futures.
At the end of the main mission "Suffer With Me", the objective is to shoot the head. Instead shoot the legs twice (when you shoot him the first time, wait till the body is on the ground before shooting the legs again), to unlock achievement.

Hey Good Looking
Plastic surgery avoided
At the end of the main mission "Fallen Angel", when you're in the SOC-T and the drone crashes ahead of you, there will be a pipe with flames coming out. Drive to the right or underneath it and if done right Harper wont be in pain. The achievement will unlock if done correctly.

Showdown
A duel between rivals
Let DeFalco escape at the end of the main mission "Karma". DO NOT do the strike mission "Second Chance" which involves getting Chloe "Karma" Lynch rescued. In the main mission "Achilles' Veil" kill Harper so Farid survives. The achievement will unlock in main mission "Odysseus" with the server room cutscene involving Menendez, Briggs, Salazar, Farid and DeFalco. The achievement will unlock when Farid and DeFalco shoot each other, resulting in their deaths.

Dirty Business
Listen and think before you shoot.
To start this achievement, you need to resist the urge to kill Kravchenko in the main mission "Old Wounds". When capturing Noriega in main mission "Suffer With Me" and recalling what Kravchenko said, the achievement will unlock.

Dead or Alive
Jailor or executioner.
At the end of the main mission "Judgement Day" you will have the option of either killing or capturing Menendez. Do either to unlock achievement, but do not take too long and let the game decide, you will not get achievement.

Ultimate Sacrifice
Only one can survive.
In the main mission "Achilles' Veil" you will either have to shoot Harper or Menendez. Shoot Menendez to unlock achievement.

Good Karma
Crack the Celerium worm.
To start this achievement, rewind story to the main mission "Karma" and save Chloe "Karma" Lynch from DeFalco. Before starting the main mission "Suffer With Me" complete strike missions "FOB Spectre", "Shipwreck" and "I.E.D." successfully. After completing "Suffer With Me" do the strike mission "Dispatch" successfully. In the main mission "Achilles' Veil" Farid has to survive by shooting Harper. Lastly in "Odysseus" when the server room cutscene takes place, Farid should sacrifice himself for Chloe, and you get the choice of killing or injuring Briggs. Injure him and complete the mission. You will get the achievement if the "U.S.S Barack Obama" is saved with Chinese reinforcements.

Ship Shape
Reinforcements on the way.
Recommend doing this achievement at the same time as "Good Karma" as you need to do all the strike missions successfully and make sure you injure Briggs in the server room. You will get the achievement if the "U.S.S Barack Obama" is saved by reinforcements at the end of the mission.

TOTAL: 8 Achievements
Miscellaneous Achievements
These achievements are relatively straight forward but can still be complicated. This section will not mention how to complete challenges, however, if this guide does well, i will make a guide for that as well.

Back in Time
Use a future weapon in the past.
To get this achievement, the campaign must first be completed. From there you can pick any past mission and customise the loadout with a future weapon. To unlock the achievement, you need to complete the mission and get a kill.

Man of the People
Stop the brutality inflicted by the PDF.
In the main mission "Time and Fate", when playing as Menendez, there will be 5 civilians on the ground being attacked by the PDF. Check the buildings and surrounding areas to unlock the achievement when saving the last civilian in the barn.

Gun Nut
Complete a level with customized loadout.
Can do this on the very first mission if you have not already started playing, by adding "Select Fire" mod to the FAL.

Ten K
Minimum score 10k in every mission
Every main/strike mission has a score that can be seen after the level is complete. This includes missions that you missed out on, like strike missions, if you only did the main missions. After the campaign is complete, all strike missions will be unlocked as well.

High IQ
Collect all intel.
In every main mission, there are 3 intel locations. Collect all to unlock this achievement. Recommend doing this achievement while also doing the "Mission Complete" achievement as collecting intel is part of 1 of the 10 challenges for each main mission. The following video is by PowerPyx, he has all intel locations in one video, with timestamps to each intel location as well.

Just Gettin' Started
Complete 1 challenge in any level.
By the time the campaign is finished, this achievement should already be done.

Mission Complete
Complete all challenges in a level.
All main/strike mission have 10 challenges. During mission breifing, of any mission, go to "Career Record". In the overview screen you can see how many challenges out of 10 you have done. Select the mission you want to do challenges on to see what the challenges are. Complete all 10 on any level to unlock this achievement.

Giant Accomplishment
Complete all challenges in Black Ops II.
There are 160 challenges altogether with 16 missions, do all challenges to unlock this achievement. If this guide does well, i will make another guide on how to complete challenges.

TOTAL: 8 Achievements
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24 Comments
CodMW4YT 20 Apr @ 10:18am 
Even if I start everything from scratch, where all missions are locked and it shows 0/160 challenges, can I still just play up to the mission I need and finish the remaining challenges?
Napster 19 Mar @ 8:05am 
Thank you for this, i need 15 achievements to complete.
This is useful.
esztergomi 13 Dec, 2024 @ 7:58am 
ht arrow, but nothing happens. I try step onward for weeks, without succes. What can I do?Hello, I need help. Monts ego I bought the Call of Duty Black Ops II. The game has stopped at "Access CRC computer.... Centeral database/colossus. I fallow the command " push D or rig
Sniffy 5 Nov, 2024 @ 7:06am 
thanks this will be very useful
malfunction 2 Nov, 2024 @ 4:42am 
Very well formatted and helpful, thank you
moon 24 Jul, 2024 @ 8:43am 
works great! ty very much
ASTROKARMA 25 Jun, 2024 @ 12:03pm 
For "Good Karma" and "Ship Shape" :
1. rewind story karma
2. in mission briefing use d-pad to select a SF mission. After you finish a SF use d-pad to select the next one. There are 3 in total. Complete each one.
3. complete karma (kill DeFalco)
4. complete "suffer with me"
5. complete SF "Dispatch" (you can find it in mission briefing menu "Achilles Veil" by using d-pad)
6. complete "AV" (kill Harper)
7. complete "Odysseus" (shoot Briggs in the leg.

Those step we're below a youtube video, doesn't come from me.
Perhaps I did my achievements by following those steps. So take it as a "it work in 2024 !"
BebopThe22nd 24 Jan, 2024 @ 8:39pm 
Quick question pertaining to the strike force missions in Veteran, to get the "Futuristic" Achievement are the strike force missions counted towards completion? (Do I need to beat them in veteran to get the achievement or just the regular levels ?).
JayWeb021 4 Jan, 2024 @ 3:12am 
Seen a lot of people comment saying rewinding the story doesn't change events or unlock the achievements. Annoyingly, you have to play through the entire game again taking special note to the critical events you need to change for achievements, e.g killing Harper, saving Karma, etc. Frustrating but was the only thing that worked for me
brako sa cuubure, bbrs 30 Nov, 2023 @ 4:52am 
guys i have a problem in campaign in call of duty in one mission while im playing screeen just suddenly goes black and it does not let me do anything but switch off the comp. and when i try again the same happens. what can i do?