

When you beat the campaign you can then go back and work on any unlocks you have not finished and try to get Platinums. You will now be able to use all characters for the other 5 Shanghai missions. Work on this first, then just restart the mission and go for the best time. To unlock all the Shanghai characters you have to get 10 head shots with Sideways. For example, the first Decepticon Shanghai mission you use Sideways. They are a huge help in getting better times. Pay attention to the Unlockables though as you will want to unlock the characters as soon as possible.

Playthrough each campaign going for the Platinum times. The cheats do disable achievements and saving. No achievement requires Ranked matches, but a few like the viral do require other players. There is a multiplayer mode which you can get most of the achievements through player matches by yourself. The entire game is based around these times. They require you to earn medals by getting certain times on missions. Most of the achievements are earned by playing through the game, but are not necessarily story related. It has two single player campaigns (Autobots and Decepticons), which are the same story from different sides. There are no collectibles and the game is straightforward. This game is based on the movie of the same name. Does difficulty affect achievements? N/A Do cheat codes disable achievements? Yes Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 1+ (1 full, then replaying missions) Approximate amount of time to 1000 : 8-10 hours
