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Mass Effect 2 Walkthrough
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Unlockables

Achievements

Complete each achievement to receive the allotted gamerscore.

Unlockable	How to Unlock
Save your crew from an overwhelming attack	Missing in Action (5)
Return to active duty	Very Elusive (10)
Successfully recruit the biotic Convict	The Convict (10)
Successfully recruit the krogan	The Krogan (10)
Successfully recruit Archangel	The Archangel (10)
Successfully recruit the Professor	The Professor (10)
Successfully recruit the quarian	The Quarian (10)
Successfully recruit the Justicar	The Justicar (10)
Successfully recruit the Assassin	The Assassin (10)
Obtain geth technology	Friend or Foe (10)
Defend a human colony from attack	Colony Defense (25)
Gain the loyalty of the Cerberus Officer	The Prodigal (10)
Gain the loyalty of the Cerberus Operative	Ghost of the Father (10)
Gain the loyalty of the biotic Convict	Catharsis (10)
Gain the loyalty of the krogan	Battlemaster (10)
Gain the loyalty of Archangel	Fade Away (10)
Gain the loyalty of the Professor	The Cure (10)
Gain the loyalty of the quarian	Treason (10)
Help the Justicar resolve her mission	Doppelganger (10)
Gain the loyalty of the Assassin	Cat's in the Cradle (10)
Hack a geth collective	A House Divided (10)
Complete the investigation of a derelict alien vessel	Ghost Ship (25)
Use the Omega 4 Relay	Suicide Mission (50)
Save humanity throughout the galaxy from certain annihilation	Mission Accomplished (125)
Survive suicide mission	Against All Odds (15)
Complete the game on the "Insanity" difficulty level without changing the setting	Insanity (75)
Keep your team alive through the suicide mission	No One Left Behind (75)
Complete Mass Effect 2 twice, or complete it once with a character imported from Mass Effect 1	Long Service Medal (75)
Successfully pursue a relationship with a teammate	Paramour (50)
Perform 30 headshot kills with any weapon on humanoid targets	Head Hunter (10)
Shoot and kill 20 enemies while they're knocked back by a punch	Brawler (10)
Thresher Maw defeated	Big Game Hunter (10)
Hit 20 different targets with multiple biotic powers to combine the effects	Tactician (10)
Kill enemies with 5 different heavy weapons during the game	Master at Arms (15)
Make 20 enemies scream as they fall or are set on fire	Merciless (10)
Disrupt the shields of 25 enemies	Overload Specialist (15)
Warp the barriers of 25 enemies	Warp Specialist (15)
Incinerate the armor of 25 enemies	Incineration Specialist (15)
Complete a mission discovered by scanning an unexplored world	Operative (15)
Complete 5 missions discovered by scanning unexplored worlds	Agent (50)
Retrieve mineral resources by scanning and probing a planet in the galaxy map	Prospector (5)
Visit 100% of the planets in an unexplored cluster	Explorer (10)
Reach Level 30 with one character	Power Gamer (10)
Unlock 15 new Mass Effect 2 codex entries	Scholar (15)
Obtain 10 technology upgrades	Technician (15)
Fully upgrade a weapon	Weapon Specialist (15)
Complete any research project in the Normandy's laboratory	Scientist (10)
Personalize your armor in your quarters on the Normandy	Fashionista (5)
Evolve any power	Power Full (15)
View all advanced combat training videos at Shepard's private terminal.	Highly Trained (15)

Unlocked Alternate Color Schemes and Loyalty Skills for Party Members

Complete the Loyalty missions each party member gives you to unlock their hidden Loyalty skills and alternate colors for their costumes

Unlockable	How to Unlock
Complete a party member's loyalty mission.	New Colors for Party Members
Complete the Loyalty missions for each of your party members to unlock their individuals skills.	Unlock Loyalty Skills

Bonuses to All New Characters
All new characters, including imported ones, gain these bonuses after you have completed the game.
Unlockable How to Unlock
Start New Game after 1 Playthrough 200k Credits
Start New Game after 1 Playthrough 50k of each Resource
Beat the game on any difficulty Bonus 25% Experience

Unlockable	How to Unlock
Start New Game after 1 Playthrough	200k Credits
Start New Game after 1 Playthrough	50k of each Resource
Beat the game on any difficulty	Bonus 25% Experience

Bonus Skills for Shepard SPOILERS

After completing a character's loyalty mission, you can unlock a new skill for use by the main character. To pick or change which skill you are using, simply complete the "Advanced Training" research upgrade on your ship. On your first character, you will need to train to use these skills, but on every character made or imported after unlocking these skills you can pick them immediately upon creation.

Unlockable	How to Unlock
Complete Jack's loyalty mission.	Warp Ammo
Complete Zaeed's loyalty mission.	Inferno Grenade
Complete Legion's loyalty mission.	Geth Shield Boost
Complete Miranda's loyalty mission.	Slam
Complete Jacob's loyalty mission.	Biotic Barrier
Complete Samara's loyalty mission.	Reave
Complete Tali's loyalty Mission.	Shield Drain
Choose to kill Samara during her Loyalty mission and have Morinth replace her in your party.	Dominate
Complete Grunt's loyalty mission.	Fortification
Complete Mordin Solus's loyalty mission.	Neural Shock
Complete Archangel's Loyalty Mission	Armor Piercing Ammo
Complete Kasumi's Loyalty Mission.	Flashbang

Bonuses to Imported Mass Effect Characters

Characters imported from Mass Effect gain these bonuses based on its level.

Unlockable	How to Unlock
Import a Mass Effect character with the Rich Achievement.	100k Credits
Import a level 60 Mass Effect character.	50k Credits
Import a level 50 Mass Effect character.	30k Credits
Import a level 60 Mass Effect character.	10k of each Resource
Import a level 50 Mass Effect character.	5k of each Resource
Import a level 60 Mass Effect character.	4k Experience Points
Import a level 50 Mass Effect character.	2k Experience Points
Import a level 60 Mass Effect character.	Start as a level 5

Achievements

Cerberus Network DLC Achievement
Code Effect
Gain the loyalty of the mercenary Revenge! (15)

Code	Effect
Gain the loyalty of the mercenary	Revenge! (15)

Walkthroughs & FAQs

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