This guide covers the entire game of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. This is a complete walkthrough and also a separate collectible guide for each and every mission.

Written By: Swaggers

HARDCORE PLAYTHROUGH ACHIEVEMENTS

OPERATION: Arctic Arsenal
CODENAME: Foundation

The first thing we want to do is play the first mission on Casual. We are going for our Hack n’ Slash achievement where we only melee ground troops and also setting ourselves up for Higher Score when we come back and play it right away again on Hardcore.

Hack ‘n Slash — 20 gs Finish a level using only melee attacks on ground troops (P1 only).

It doesn’t matter what your AI partner does. You simply can’t fire on any troops at all. It’s ok if you punch them into the air and she shoots them. Watch out for cross fire in sections with turrets. If you play on Casual you can die as often and you like, it doesn’t matter. You are allowed to shoot turrets, generators, and the occasional HISS tanks. Just NO troops.

Triplets — 25 gs Pick up all three types of Point Multipliers in one mission (P1 only).

If you want to get GI Joe rankings you will technically get this on every single level. You need to pick up a x2, x3, and then x5 multiplier bonus. The previous one does not need to be active to get the next one. Just don’t die.

Accomplished Mission — 25 gs Gain the highest Mission Ranking (P1 only).

GI Joe ranking come from getting MONDO points on Hardcore difficulty. You want to make good use of x2, x3, and your x5 multiplier. You need to be constantly firing to expose all bonus points and you need to get everything in an area before finishing any objectives so you don’t miss anything. I have my checkpoint totals listed on the full guide page.

Higher Score — 10 gs Replay a mission and earn a higher score (P1 only).

You did play the first mission on Casual and not get any bonus points right? Play the first mission on Casual and get your Hack ‘n Slash achievement. Then start your Hardcore walkthrough. Get ALL the points and bonuses to help you get a GI Joe rating and you will crush your previous score.

OPERATION: Arctic Arsenal
CODENAME: Genesis

Acceleration Celebration — 10 gs Activate the Accelerator Suit three times in any mission (P1 only).

As you blow stuff up and kill Cobra operatives you get points towards your Accelerator Suit. There really isn’t a boss on mission 2 so as soon as you have it, just use it with the Y button. You should have no problem using it 3 times.

Lost Keys — 10 gs Gain access to a Heavy Class Ability door (P1 only).

When you get to the teleporter there is a locked door on the left side. You need a heavy to open it. Heavy Duty should be your party main during this mission. If he isn’t you can use the teleporter to bring him in. Just have him go over and blow the door open.

OPERATION: Arctic Arsenal
CODENAME: Roundhouse Six

Yo Joe! — 10 gs Purchase two G.I. JOE contacts (P1 only).

You get Ripcord at the end of the mission and can purchase him right afterwards for 8 points. After Heavy Duty this will be your second Joe and thus the achievements.

OPERATION: Arctic Arsenal
CODENAME: Cliff’s Edge

Strike Lieutenant — 25 gs Defeat every wave in one Satellite Strike mini-game (P1 only).

The Satellite Strike min-game is a top down game where you control the firing reticule of a satellite laser system. Watch out for the HISS tanks in waves 4 and 5 but very easy overall. If you are playing with the AI they don’t like to fire on anything but you still won’t have a problem.

Code Cracker — 10 gs Gain access to a Combat Soldier Class Ability door (P1 only).

The first Combat Class Ability door is in this level. Your party should be Ripcord and Duke for this mission so both can get in here.

OPERATION: Arctic Arsenal
CODENAME: Rocket House

Nimble Access — 10 gs Gain access to a Commando Class Ability door (P1 only).

The first Commando door is located on Rocket House.

Baroness — 25 gs Defeat Baroness (P1 only).

The Baroness is the boss of the Desert levels. If you are having problems check the Rocket House page for a full video walkthrough.

OPERATION: Arctic Arsenal
CODENAME: Arctic Ooze

Arctic Completed — 50 gs Arctic Completed 50 – Complete all Arctic missions (P1 only).

You must complete all 5 main Arctic missions and unlock the bonus mission by finding the Snake Eyes Location INTEL on Genesis. Once you complete all 6 you get the achievement.

OPERATION: Desert Jewel
CODENAME: Storm

Half The Battle — 10 gs Half the Battle 10 – Collect 50% of all File Cards (P1 only).

If you have followed this guide then you will get the 50% FILE card achievement during Storm.

OPERATION: Desert Jewel
CODENAME: Apep

Firefly — 25 gs Defeat Firefly (P1 only).

Firefly is the boss of the Desert missions and he is in Apep. If you are having problems then watch our full Apep mission guide.

OPERATION: Desert Jewel
CODENAME: Desert Elements

Desert Completed — 50 gs Complete all Desert missions (P1 only).

You must complete all 5 main Desert missions and unlock the bonus mission by finding the Shipwreck Location INTEL on Rise. Once you complete all 6 you get the achievement.

OPERATION: Jungle Fuel
CODENAME: Fever

Man Up — 20 gs Complete a Jungle or Tundra mission without going Man Down (P1 only).

Neither character can go down period. If you go down and get back up on Casual. You still went down. Just be quick on the character change if your character gets to Red health.

OPERATION: Jungle Fuel
CODENAME: Sludge

Storm Shattered — 25 gs Defeat Storm Shadow in all three secret arenas (P1 only).

You have to fight Storm Shadow 3 different times.

1st – Arctic – Deckhouse Six – This one is a freebie introduction to Storm Shadow and you get his FILE.
2nd – Desert – Robot – And requires a Heavy to open.
3rd – Jungle – Sludge – And requires a Soldier to open.

You then have to buy him for 15 points in the Team Roster to use him.

OPERATION: Jungle Fuel
CODENAME: Primal Shrine

Gimme The Keys — 10 gs Drive every G.I. JOE vehicle in the game (P1 only).

Snow Cat – Genesis
Tiger Cat – Artic Ooze
Runner – Arrival (This is the 1st one right away)
Cougar – Arrival (This is the one with the more angular front at the start of checkpoint 4)
Armored Panther – Rise
Mobat – Primal Shrine

Turret Syndrome — 20 gs Operate the turret in every vehicle in the game (P1 only).

See the previous list and make sure that you hit RB to take command of the turret in each vehicles.

Strike Commander — 50 gs Defeat every wave in all Satellite Strike mini-games (P1 only).

You have to win the Satellite mini game during 3 different levels.

1st – Arctic – Cliff’s Edge
2nd – Desert – Rise – NOTE: Several can get through. As long as you get the COMPLETE then you finished it properly.
3rd – Jungle – Primal Shrine

Destro — 25 gs Destro 25 – Defeat Destro (P1 only).

Beat Destro at the end of the level. If you are having any problems then just watch our full mission guide for Primal Shrine.

OPERATION: Jungle Fuel
CODENAME: Jungle Stockade

Jungle Completed — 50 gs Complete all Jungle missions (P1 only)

All G.I. Joe Contacts — 50 gs Purchase all G.I. JOE contacts (P1 only)

If you’ve gotten all the contacts up to this point then Sgt. Flash is the last one you need. Buy all the GI Joe personnal for this achievement.
Heavy Duty (Heavy) – Foundation – 6 points
Ripcord (Combat) – Deckhouse Six – 5 points
Gung Ho (Heavy) – Cliff’s Edge – 8 points
Snake Eyes (Commando) – Arctic Ooze – 8 points
Backblast (Heavy) – Arrival – 8 points
Agent Helix (Commando) & (Female) – Storm – 6 points
Shipwreck (Combat) – Desert Elements – 6 points
Beachhead (Combat) – Fever – 7 points
Kamakura (Commando) – Sludge – 7 points
Sgt. Flash (Heavy) – Jungle Stockade – 9 points

OPERATION: Polar MASS
CODENAME: COBRA Island

M.A.S.S. Destruction — 50 gs Destroy the M.A.S.S. Device (P1 only)

OPERATION: Polar MASS
CODENAME: Breach PIT

Classified — 25 gs Collect all Intel Cards (P1 only)

If you’ve followed along with our guide then you will get the last INTEL in this misison.

File-o-phile — 35 gs Collect all File Cards (P1 only)

If you’ve followed along with our guide then you will get the last FILE in this misison.

Lost & Found — 25 gs Collect all G.I. JOE Contacts (P1 only)

This counts for Cobra and GI Joe.
Heavy Duty (Heavy) – Foundation – 6 points
Ripcord (Combat) – Deckhouse Six – 5 points
Gung Ho (Heavy) – Cliff’s Edge – 8 points
Snake Eyes (Commando) – Arctic Ooze – 8 points
Backblast (Heavy) – Arrival – 8 points
Agent Helix (Commando) & (Female) – Storm – 6 points
Shipwreck (Combat) – Desert Elements – 6 points
Beachhead (Combat) – Fever – 7 points
Kamakura (Commando) – Sludge – 7 points
Storm Shadow (Commando) – Sludge – 15 points
Sgt. Flash (Heavy) – Jungle Stockade – 9 points
Baroness (Commando) & (Female) – Breach PIT – 15 points
Firefly (Combat) – Breach PIT – 15 points
Destro (Heavy) – Breach PIT – 15 points

Side Mission Completist — 20 gs Complete all Sub-operation Missions (P1 only)

Arctic Ooze – Genesis – Snake Eyes Location INTEL
Desert Elements – Rise – Shipwreck Location INTEL
Jungle Stockade – Countdown – Sgt. Flash Location INTEL
Breach PIT – Bonus mission after the credits

Hardcore G.I. Joe — 50 gs Complete every Mission on Hardcore Difficulty (P1 only)

Just take your time and be careful. No one comes back if they die so better to switch with the RB then go a man down.

COBRAAAA!!! — 25 gs Purchase all COBRA characters (P1 only)

Storm Shadow (Commando) – Sludge – 15 points
Baroness (Commando) & (Female) – Breach PIT – 15 points
Firefly (Combat) – Breach PIT – 15 points
Destro (Heavy) – Breach PIT – 15 points

Battle Master — 75 gs Collect and spend all 130 possible Battle Points (P1 only)

You need full GI Joe rankings on all the missions except for 5 points. At the end you will have 5 points to spare if you can’t get a full GI Joe ranking on a couple missions. You also need to find and purchase all the contacts.

CO-OP ACHIEVEMENTS

It Takes Two — 10 gs Complete any mission in 2 player co-op (P1 only)

Rise is probably the shortest mission. You do not have to have Player Two signed in until right before you finish the mission to make it really easy.

Double Barrel Roll — 10 gs Perform 10 barrel rolls in unison in any level in co-op (P1 only)

This is in one mission and you can do it with just one controller. Hit A to barrel roll and immediately hit RB to switch players and then A again to barrel roll with player 2. If done right they should both be rolling at the same time. Repeat 10 times. Very easy.

No “I” in Team — 10 gs Complete mission with higher than 50% Dual Targeting kills (P1 only)

I would do this on one of the easier first wave mission on Artic if you are trying to do it alone. The aim is to make sure that both players are aimed at the same target. Both halves of the target will light up. You need 50% of the kills this way. If you are doing it alone just aim with one controller, take one shot, then aim with the second controller and fire with both. Dying doesn’t matter, so just take your time and make sure both characters are hitting the same target.

MISC ACHIEVEMENTS

Sloppy Joe — 10 gs Achieve the worst rank on a level without going Man Down (P1 only).

I find the easiest level for this is Desert – Rise. You want to play this on casual to make it both easier and also so you don’t get an end of game multiplier. You can tumble your way past most of the enemies. You can not die at any time. Be prepared to switch characters if you go red. If you pick up a multiplier do your best to just run it out and don’t score any points.

Rise – Sloppy Joe rating is getting under 180K. My two checkpoints were 44,090 & 12,000. Leaving a LOT of room for mistakes and points.

Things you need to do are:
1) Destroy the Generator powering the force field. Worth 0 points.
2) Destroy the gunship. You really want to shoot for having an Accelerator power-up at the end of this section to make the next section a TON easier.
3) Power the two Coils to unlock the panel. If you have the Accelerator use it here and run past everyone and just blast the two Power Coils ASAP and then tumble out ASAP.
4) Satellite Mini-Game. Don’t fire at ANYONE. The AI will probably get a couple thousand here.
5) Using the Panel. Watch for the tank as it can trap you against the barricades if you don’t enter properly. The mission ends as soon as the panel powers up no matter how many enemies are left so head right to it.

Launch Money — 10 gs Launch 50 enemies into the air and kill them (P1 only).

Launching enemies into the air means charging the melee attack and hitting an enemy. Once in the air they can either die for the launch or you can juggle them with gun fire to kill them. This does not have to be in 1 mission. Just go for it while you are replaying missions on casual to get your player combo achievements.

COMBO PLAYER ACHIEVEMENTS

Combat Rock — 10 gs Complete a mission using only Combat class characters (P1 only).

Duke (Combat) – FREE
Ripcord (Combat) – Deckhouse Six – 5 points
Shipwreck (Combat) – Desert Elements – 6 points
Beachhead (Combat) – Fever – 7 points
Firefly (Combat) – Breach PIT – 15 points

Go Commando — 10 gs Complete a mission using only Commando class characters (P1 only).

Scarlett (Commando) & (Female) – FREE
Snake Eyes (Commando) – Arctic Ooze – 8 points
Agent Helix (Commando) & (Female) – Storm – 6 points
Kamakura (Commando) – Sludge – 7 points
Storm Shadow (Commando) – Sludge – 15 points
Baroness (Commando) & (Female) – Breach PIT – 15 points

Bevvy o’ Heavy — 10 gs Complete a mission using only Heavy class characters (P1 only).

Heavy Duty (Heavy) – Foundation – 6 points
Gung Ho (Heavy) – Cliff’s Edge – 8 points
Backblast (Heavy) – Arrival – 8 points
Sgt. Flash (Heavy) – Jungle Stockade – 9 points
Destro (Heavy) – Breach PIT – 15 points

Girls Night Out — 10 gs Complete a mission using female characters only (P1 only).

Scarlett (Commando) & (Female) – FREE
Agent Helix (Commando) & (Female) – Storm – 6 points
Baroness (Commando) & (Female) – Breach PIT – 15 points

All the females are also Commandos so it stacks nicely with that achievement.

Lovers’ Quarrel — 10 gs Complete any mission using Baroness and Duke (P1 only)

Duke (Combat) – FREE
Baroness (Commando) & (Female) – Breach PIT – 15 points

Arishikage Attack — 10 gs Complete any mission using Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow (P1 only)

Snake Eyes (Commando) – Arctic Ooze – 8 points
Storm Shadow (Commando) – Sludge – 15 points

The Tables Have Turned — 10 gs Complete any Arctic, Desert, or Jungle mission using any COBRA character (P1 only)

You must use at least 1 COBRA character. You can have both be COBRA.

Storm Shadow (Commando) – Sludge – 15 points
Baroness (Commando) & (Female) – Breach PIT – 15 points
Firefly (Combat) – Breach PIT – 15 points
Destro (Heavy) – Breach PIT – 15 points