Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes Achievements Guide

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Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes Achievements Guide

The Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes achievements guide lists every achievement for this Xbox 360 & Xbox One action-adventure stealth game and tells you how to get and unlock them.

In the Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes achievement guide we’ll show there are 15 Achievements (0 Secret) with a total of 1,000 Gamerscore points to earn in the Xbox 360 and Xbox One versions.

Index of Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes Guides:

Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes Achievements Guide

1. Reunion (50G) — Reunited with Chico or Paz
2. Downfall (50G) — Cleared the “Ground Zeroes” mission

Tip: Check out our Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes Walkthrough for an S-Rank clearing of the mission.

3. Genesis (50G) — Cleared a Side Op or Extra Op
4. Accomplished (50G) — Cleared all missions (including Side Ops and Extra Ops)
5. Skilled (100G) — Cleared any mission (including Side Ops and Extra Ops) with a S-rank
6. Hero (250G) — Cleared all missions (including Side Ops and Extra Ops) with a S-rank

Tip: Check out our Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes Side Ops & Extra Ops Guide to clear all missions with an S-Rank.

7. Rescue (50G) — In the “Ground Zeroes” mission, rescued the prisoner to be executed and extracted him via chopper

Location: The prisoner does not appear until after your mission has progressed past saving Chico. — Down the hill from where you start the mission, make your way to the far-left side beyond all the tents. Be on the lookout for a pile of crates, next to them the prisoner in a yellow jumpsuit will be lying down.

Pick up the prisoner and carry him back to where you started the “Ground Zeroes” mission. By the way, it’s a good idea to call in the chopper via the (in-game) iDroid menu before you reach the starting area (for example: once you get out of the compound gates again), so that the chopper will arrive shortly after you get there.

This video guide shows you the shortest route to take to the prisoner and back again to the evac point.

8. Depth (50G) — Cleared the “Eliminate the Renegade Threat” Side Op by extracting both targets

Requirement: You will need the M2000 SNIPER-D given to you at the start of the mission.

9. Pacifist (50G) — Cleared the “Intel Operative Rescue” Side Op without killing a single enemy

Note: The Intel Team agent VIP is actually the Metal Gear series creator Hideo Kojima!

Load up the mission “Intel Operative Rescue” on Normal difficulty.

To unlock it, you will need to make sure to not get any kills during the level. Use you non-lethal pistol to kill ground units, immobilize any vehicles, and take out the gunner in the side of the chopper throughout the entire mission.

The only time it is ok to use anything other than you pistol is when the armoured vehicle comes out, which is when you will need to use the RPG that you found near the Operative. It is important to note that splash damage from the explosion may kill neutralized enemies near the armoured vehicle, so make sure you take it out when it is not near any of the guards on the ground!

10. Infiltration (50G) — Cleared the “Classified Intel Acquisition” Side Op while riding in the back of a truck

The following video guide shows how to do it AND get an S-Rank on the Side Op mission in the process.

11. Extraction (50G) — In the “Destroy the Anti-Air Emplacements” Side Op, rescued and extracted all prisoners via chopper

To unlock it, begin the mission “Eliminate the Anti-Air Emplacements” on Normal difficulty.

There are a total of 4 prisoners that need to be rescued in order to unlock the achievement/trophy. The first 3 are found in the camp near the spawn. Just neutralize the enemies, and carry them down to the chopper landing spot.

The final prisoner is a little more difficult to attain, but can be found inside the holding cell where Paz was found in the main mission of the game. Plant C4 on the Anti-Air establishments, and then grab the prisoner and make your way to the exit while blowing up the Anti-Air units as well as the armoured vehicle that shows up afterwards.

The chopper will land at the extraction zone, and you’ll need to load all 4 prisoners (alive) into the chopper, to gain this award.

12. Hidden (50G) — Cleared the “Jamais Vu” Extra Op with 0 enemy combat statuses

This is a Xbox exclusive mission that you unlock after you collect all 9 XOF patches and complete the game’s “Ground Zeroes” campaign.

To earn this, you will need to make your way through the mission without alerting any enemies, and sounding the alarm. What you’ll want to do is make your way through the mission neutralizing any normal guards with your pistol, and killing any of the special guards.

To make sure that you aren’t spotted, take your time around corners, and spot out enemies with your binoculars as much as possible. Also, make sure to turn off the light on your assault rifle so that you are harder to see in the shadows.

During the final part of the mission, use the RPG to kill enemies in groups, and stay behind cover so that you are not noticed. Once all enemies are taken out, the helicopter will pick you up and the achievement will unlock if you completed the mission without alerts.

13. Unlocked (50G) — Unlocked all trials

Tip: How to unlock all trials in Metal Gear Solid 5? You have to play each mission in Hard difficulty mode around 3-4 times in order to unlock the hard trials.
Then for the normal missions, since all the first columns says is “mark all enemies”, you just have to do exactly that! Mark all enemies in all the missions, then at the end of each mission it should say “new record” and the time it took you. Don’t worry if it takes too long, because at the end you’ll unlock the 2nd mysterious trial which is called “FASTEST NEUTR. OF ALL ENEMIES.” So do that for all 6 missions and you’ll reach to 100% completion!

14. Information (50G) — Obtained all cassette tapes

Tip: To find them all, check out our Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes Cassette Tapes Locations Guide.

15. Insignia (50G) — Obtained all XOF unit patches

Tip: To find all 9, check out our Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes XOF Patches Locations Guide.

Special thanks to Konami, Solidpnk, Maka, Deathmule, Powerpyx & IntimidateGaming for the list, tips & guide videos.

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