X3F TV -- Points>Life: Six Golden Stars
Each week, X3F tips gamers to the tricks of the trade of Achievement hording in Points>Life. Every week a new achievement is unlocked to help you continue your unhealthy obsession with the Xbox 360 meta-game.
This week Points>Life has been carjacked by Grand Theft Auto IV and we bring you a tip that is both hilarious and informative. Utilizing the easter egg found at the heart of the city, we show you how to nab the achievement for a surviving a 6-Star Wanted level for 5 minutes. Check this one out!
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5-06-2008 @ 4:42PM
joey said...
I did it by riding a motorcycle up the pedestrian entrance of the Algonquin Bridge and chilled there for 5 minutes and escaped on the train tracks.
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5-06-2008 @ 5:00PM
ZEBRA NINER said...
Yeah, there are two ways. This way is more fun. I also did the pedestrian bridge.
Good choice for a ch33v0 this week XAV.
5-06-2008 @ 6:09PM
Taylor said...
Yeah, i basically did that. I was trying to run from a 4 star rating and i found myself running up the pedestrian part of that bridge. When i crossed the part of the bridge they were guarding up above, i got six stars, but they still couldn't really get to me. I kind of just milled around for a while trying to decide what to do when i got the achievement. I didn't even know that was an achievement till i got it!
-Taylor
5-07-2008 @ 12:16AM
AnOffday said...
10 times easier if you just do it early on. Grab a helicopter and fly under the bridge that is guarded off by police. Instant 6 stars. Then just fly around for 5 minutes. Piece of cake.
5-07-2008 @ 2:18PM
Britton said...
I did exactly what AnOffDay did, except I didn't even intend to "escape the cops for five minutes" I was just toying around with annoying cops in a helicopter. Funny thing is, I took my eyes off of flying My Lit'l Neco around when the achievement popped up and got slaughtered seconds later...funny stuff.
PS: Anyone trying to get the 500 ft. wheelie achievement needs to use the moped. You can't fall off while doing it, it's laughably easy.
5-06-2008 @ 4:44PM
aaron10101 said...
I did mine the way video did it lol
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5-07-2008 @ 9:46AM
D Boy Flex said...
Same. I did it this way. I tried the algonquin bridge trick but the cops found me. Oh well. Actually the first time I tried it this way I made it to the heart and was chilling on the ledge near the heart and suddenly one of the police choppers must have ran into the statue cause I died by propeller blade. Odd. They really need a replay video mode like H3. I then went back and just chilled halfway up the ladder. Thanks X3F, Xav. Good stuff.
5-06-2008 @ 4:45PM
Digital Limit said...
Ooh, not a bad way to do it. You're basically invulnerable while in the chopper though, so it's only necessary if you want to make a sandwich instead of fly around, heh.
For those of you in the unfortunate position of having all of the islands unlocked, an easy way to get six stars is to nab the four stars you get from driving around at the airport, and then get two more by flying your escape chopper over to the Brooklyn Bridge with an assault rifle and taking out the cop cars below. You're high enough to avoid everything but chopper fire, and you're low enough to shoot the people on the ground.
And then just use the chopper to escape, of course.
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5-06-2008 @ 4:51PM
Letty said...
I flew into an island I hadn't unlocked and was flying in circles with 3 police helicopters after me shooting :< If I only knew about the easter egg then.
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5-06-2008 @ 4:52PM
mike said...
not to be rude or anything but is this nessecary? Theres already an ign video showing you the train tracks trick, a video right on xbox live inside on the dashboard itself showing you this, + like 20 more people showing you how to get it. Why keep making videos showing how to obtain this achievement? There are like 30 other achievements that could still use videos.
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5-06-2008 @ 4:56PM
Xav de Matos said...
Your complaint is that we're not first?
Well, apologizes but like we said when we started this segment in our first video we might do points people already have.
This is what we decided to do this week for our community.
Thanks for the feedback.
5-06-2008 @ 5:03PM
mike said...
im just saying it seems like wasted effort. I make videos myself and I know it takes time and I like to help others.
If Im going to make a video I make sure Im using my time to help people with something that has no help.
For instance no1 made a video in gta4 for the 30 stunt jump locations yet. Thats something I would like to see.
5-06-2008 @ 5:09PM
Xav de Matos said...
Well, again thank you for your comment.
However, keep in mind that just because we weren't able to help you today it doesn't mean we can't help someone.
If we can help one person with this video, and it looks like we already have, no effort was wasted.
5-06-2008 @ 5:15PM
TORO said...
My friend and I are going to use this to unlock the achievement so it did "help" :)
We are not as fast as some of you, and I don't really search around for tips except X3F.
5-06-2008 @ 5:36PM
JAKEJAX said...
To answer your question Mike. Yes it is necessary. It is the first time that I saw this trick.
Not to be rude or anything, but don't assume that just because you go to all the websites that means everyone else does.
Thanks for the cool tip Xav.
5-06-2008 @ 5:48PM
Tim said...
This is the first time I have seen this trick and I just used it to get the achievement, so it helped me :-) Thanks X3F!
5-06-2008 @ 8:10PM
xenocidic said...
guys, just close the website.
there's no recovering from this gaff.
5-07-2008 @ 12:50AM
itsburnsie said...
Just wanted to say thanks for the vid Xav and X3F. This is the first I've heard of this trick, and combines by two favorite things, easter eggs and sweet, sweet achievements.
mike, go back to trolling joystiq's main site please, kthx.
5-08-2008 @ 12:28PM
jaybird1905 said...
Douche.
5-06-2008 @ 4:53PM
Apeezee said...
The way i did this was after i had beat the game, so i had to be a little more creative. I took a chopper to times square, hopped on top of one of the buildings, and then proceeded to snipe random peds. Make sure you have full amount of RPGs and all ammo for all guns (no cheats!). Then just hang out up there, kills cops/peds/choppers until 6 stars. Once i hit 6, i was high enough that the cops couldnt see me, so they couldn't dispatch choppers to me, i made a sandwich. :)
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