I could not find any unified source online for the Dark Knight Challenges so I
have put down my own experiences with these glitchy sidequests. Follow this
guide and you will get all of the awards very easily and not end up at a point
where you cannot complete them all, as I was the first time I played through.
Before beginning read these words of caution.
1. The most important thing to remember is to START IMMEDIATELY. Do as many
as you can before progressing the story at all. You can complete all of the
Gotham Protector challenges from the very beginning and most of the Shadow
Vigilante challenges as well. Follow this guide and you will come out OK.
2. Remember that the story predator rooms DO NOT repopulate so if you run out
of them, you'll have to finish the Worst Nightmare challenges on New Game+,
and if you're playing on Easy mode, then you're screwed.
3. This system is incredibly buggy BUT the glitches are predictable. I have
done my best to explain how to achieve all of the challenges by utilizing
these bugs, according to my personal experience.
4. It is very important to remember that for certain challenges, you may have
met the requirements, but the game doesn't give you the award until the NEXT
time it saves. This is why some players have reported receiving an award
while gliding around town or doing another unrelated activity. Like I said,
it is very buggy. I highly recommend that after getting a Worst Nightmare
award you should continue play for at least two or three saves just to be safe
before quitting. It should be said that I played this on the PS3, although I
think all versions are just as bugged.
Shadow Vigilante is a collection of all the combat challenges. Batman will have
to mix up his moves greatly and try for high combos in order to complete some
of the later Shadow Vigilante challenges.
>> RANK 01 - COUNTER BASICS
Challenge: Perform 5 counters.
Reward: 2500 XP
Unlocks: N/A
>> RANK 02 - BATARANG COMBO
Challenge: Use the quickfire batarang 3 times while in combat.
Reward: 2500 XP
Unlocks: N/A
Challenge: Perform 3 special combo takedowns.
Reward: 5000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
Special combo takedowns are performed by pressing two buttons after Batman's
multiplier (combo) gauge is glowing (he enters focus mode). It will glow by
default after he gets to a multiplier of 8 or it can be lowered to 5 with the
help of upgrades. The default combo takedown is Triangle + O/Y + B and more
can be unlocked, so do one of the combo takedowns three times to complete this
challenge.
>> RANK 05 - FREE FLOW FOCUS MODE
Challenge: Complete a fight without leaving focus mode.
Reward: 5000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
Complete a fight without performing a special combo takedown. Performing a
takedown once Batman's combo gauge is glowing will make him lose focus, so
basically just don't perform a special combo takedown at all and remain in
focus mode at the end of the fight.
>> RANK 06 - COMBO VARIATION
Challenge: Score a combat variation bonus of 3 or more in one fight.
Reward: 5000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
The following are all of Batman's variations that he can perform during a
combo:
Strike
Counter
Redirect (evading over enemy)
Stun
Super Stun (O, O, O/B, B, B)
Ground Takedown
Aerial Attack (O, X, X/B, A, A)
Beatdown (don't believe you have to finish it for it to count)
Special Takedown (Triangle+O/Y+B)
Bat Swarm (Square+X/X+A)
Disarm and Destroy (Square+Triangle/X+Y)
Multi-ground Takedown (X+O/A+B)
Batarang
Batclaw Slam (counts as 2 varieties)
Glue Grenade
Concussion Detonator
Explosive Gel
>> RANK 07 - EXPLOSIVE GEL KNOCKDOWN
Challenge: Knockdown at least 3 enemies with explosive gel.
Reward: 5000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
Use explosive gel (hold L2 then tap Square) during a fight to knockdown at
least three enemies. The button sequence is used once to lay down an explosive
and then tap the buttons again to detonate.
>> RANK 08 - DOUBLE TRIP
Challenge: Knock down 2 enemies with one slide.
Reward: 5000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
Run by holding the jump button then slide with the duck button and hit two
enemies during combat.
>> RANK 09 - ADVANCED COUNTER TECHNIQUE
Challenge: Perform a counter in the middle of a beatdown.
Reward: 5000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
Cape Stun and then perform a beatdown on the stunned thug by tapping the
attack button rapidly then counter another thug that tries to hit Batman
during the beatdown.
>> RANK 10 - HIGH RISK, HIGH REWARD
Challenge: Get an A grade in a fight with at least a high threat level.
Reward: 5000 XP
Unlocks: Free Flow Power Gadgets
High threat levels often include enemies with knives, body armor and/or
shields so just get in a fight with some of those type of thugs and get at
least an A-rank at the end of the battle.
>> RANK 11 - POWER GADGETS
Challenge: Use the power gadget ability 3 times.
Reward: 15000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
Once Batman has entered focus mode (combo of 8 or higher) perform a
quick fire gadget attack such as a batarang toss (R2/RT) and the gadget
will have more power to it. Do this three times to complete this
challenge. You can tell the difference by the batarang knocking a thug
down instead of just stunning him.
>> RANK 12 - NATURAL 12
Challenge: Perform 20 critical strikes in one free flow combo.
Reward: 15000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
Don't even try to do this one until after defeating Shiva in her Most
Wanted Mission. After she is defeated, Batman will gain the critical
strike upgrade to where almost every one of his attacks will be a
critical. After getting the upgrade, it is no problem to perform 20
critical attacks during a combo. Before getting the upgrade, you have
to have a certain type of timing in pressing the attack button between
hits in order to land a critical with an attack.
NOTE: I got Rank 12 and Rank 13 in the same fight, in the Steel Mill
before Copperhead where you use the crane to smash the wall.
>> RANK 13 - COMPLETE FIGHTER
Challenge: Reach x30 multiplier and perform 7 variations in a single fight.
Reward: 15000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
Get a 30 combo during a fight and perform at least 7 variations. See
rank 6 or 15 for a list of all variations.
>> RANK 14 - COMBAT SYNERGY
Challenge: Take out 3 or more enemies with one use of the multi-ground
takedown.
Reward: 15000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
Knock down three thugs and then use the multi-ground takedown (X+O/A+B)
to hit all three of them while they are on the ground. It's best to wait
until Batman enters focus mode then knock down three thugs quickly
and then perform the multi-ground takdedown.
NOTE: Super easy. I don't know how this is Rank 14 and not way earlier.
This move alone makes the whole game easy.
>> RANK 15 - SHADOW VIGILANTE
Challenge: Complete a fight with a medium or higher threat level without
being hit, with a x50 combo and at least 15 variations.
Reward: 15000 XP
Unlocks: Shadow Vigilante Title
This challenge sounds near impossible if you're not an expert in Batman's
combat, but it's actually not that hard since there is a trick to this
challenge - Batman does not have to perform all of the objectives in one
fight! Basically, you can go through one fight without being hit, another
fight with a combo of 50 and another fight with at least 15 variations.
The order doesn't matter and Batman can fail in doing this and still
get the objective in another fight SO LONG as you DO NOT stop your game.
Also, for the variations, they do not have to be done all in one string -
you can get hit and break the combo - but you must perform all 15 during
one fight.
The following are all of Batman's variations that he can perform during a
combo:
Strike
Counter
Redirect (evading over enemy)
Stun
Super Stun (O, O, O/B, B, B)
Ground Takedown
Aerial Attack (O, X, X/B, A, A)
Beatdown (don't believe you have to finish it for it to count)
Special Takedown (Triangle+O/Y+B)
Bat Swarm (Square+X/X+A)
Disarm and Destroy (Square+Triangle/X+Y)
Multi-ground Takedown (X+O/A+B)
Batarang
Batclaw Slam (counts as 2 varieties)
Glue Grenade
Concussion Detonator
Explosive Gel
NOTE: I got this award after doing one of each of the requirements in
three separate battles. It did not give it to me until I picked an easy
fight with three thugs. When it saved after that fight, I got the award.
You might have the same experience. An easy spot to look is in the Diamond
District at street level, just under the word "Diamond" on the map.
Gotham City Protector is compiled of gliding challenges. A player must master
the dive, grapnel accelerator and overall flight usage in order to complete
all of these tasks. This title also brings in AR Glide missions. AR Glide
missions are available in Basic, Intermediate and Advanced. Complete one of
them and then finish all the Gotham City Protector challenges until the next
one is unlocked. AR Glide missions will appear on your map with a blue
exclamation point marker.
>> RANK 01 - ADVANCED GLIDING
Challenge: Perform a straight 75 meter glide (grapnel accelerator not
allowed).
Reward: 2500 XP
Unlocks: N/A
Glide for 75 meters without any help from the grapnel accelerator -
find a tall building and leap off of it then glide until you get this.
>> RANK 02 - LONG DRIVE
Challenge: Perform a vertical dive for more than 25 meters.
Reward: 2500 XP
Unlocks: N/A
While gliding, hold the crouch button to perform a vertical dive. Find a
high building and then perform a vertical dive after jumping off of it.
Be sure to keep holding the crouch button until you get this.
>> RANK 03 - AR GLIDE DRILLS - BASIC
Challenge: Complete the Basic AR Glide Drills.
Reward: 2500 XP
Unlocks: Grapnel Accelerator Takedown
Find the Basic AR Glide Mission marker and then start the mission and
complete all of them. The marker for them will appear on the Gotham Pioneers
Bridge.
>> RANK 04 - GRAPNEL ACCELERATOR TAKEDOWN
Challenge: Perform one grapnel accelerator takedown.
Reward: 5000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
This one can be a bit tricky to set up. You need to find a thug that is
near the ledge of a building in order to perform this type of takedown
to him. After finding one, target and grapple the ledge beside him then
press the jump button twice to grapnel accelerate and hold the button after
the second press to perform a takedown on the thug when Batman reaches
him. If you want to get this easily, go to the Final Offer vessel and
use this to takedown the sniper on the high platform (bird's nest)
on the ship.
>> RANK 05 - CRIMEFIGHTER
Challenge: Stop a Crime in Progress.
Reward: 5000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
Batman will get a radio transmission for a Crime In Progress mission
eventually while he is in a district. Go to the area where the crime
is taking place and beat up all the thugs to complete this challenge.
>> RANK 06 - SMOKE PELLET BASICS
Challenge: Use the smoke pellet to set up a takedown opportunity.
Reward: 5000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
Find some thugs with guns that are walking around on rooftops then toss
a smoke bomb at one of them and approach the thug while the smoke is
around him to get a silent takedown command - perform it to finish this
challenge. Batman can go to either the Final Offer or the Steel Mill to
find a group of thugs that he can get this on as well.
>> RANK 07 - ASSISTED GLIDING
Challenge: Perform a straight 250-meter glide (grapnel accelerator allowed).
Reward: 5000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
Since the grapnel accelerator is allowed with this challenge, just glide
until you finally unlock this. Use the grapnel accelerator when Batman
gets too low to the ground to stay up in the air.
>> RANK 08 - HIGHEST POINT
Challenge: Reach the top of the Soder Cola building in Diamond District.
Reward: 5000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
The Soder Cola building has a blue neon sign near the top of it and
it's located in the Diamond District. Simply climb to the top of the
building to complete this challenge.
>> RANK 09 - LONG GLIDE
Challenge: Perform a straight 150-meter glide (grapnel accelerator
not allowed).
Reward: 5000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
Since the grapnel accelerator is not allowed in this challenge, Batman
will have to use a dive to maintain his glide for longer in order to
complete this. Dive by holding the crouch button then let go of the button
and hold back on the left analog to rise upwards while gliding - keep doing
this during a glide to stay up in the air long enough to finish this
challenge.
>> RANK 10 - AR GLIDE DRILLS - INTERMEDIATE
Challenge: Complete the Intermediate AR Glide Drills.
Reward: 5000 XP
Unlocks: Shockwave Attack
Find the marker on your map for the Intermediate AR Glide mission and
then go there and complete them.
>> RANK 11 - UNLEASH THE SHOCKWAVE
Challenge: Knock down three enemies with a single shockwave attack.
Reward: 15000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
Perform a vertical dive towards a group of three unsuspecting thugs and
then hit the ground - Batman will get a command for the shockwave after
hitting the ground so press the O/B button afterwards to perform the
shockwave and knock down all three thugs.
>> RANK 12 - LEAP OF FAITH
Challenge: Perform a vertical dive of more than 50 meters.
Reward: 15000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
Batman will have to find a tall building and possibly grapnel accelerate
off that tall building then perform a straight vertical dive (hold
crouch button) to the ground for 50 meters in order to get this.
>> RANK 13 - AR GLIDE DRILLS - ADVANCED
Challenge: Complete the Advanced AR Glide Drills.
Reward: 15000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
Find the marker for the Advanced AR Glide missions and go there then
complete them to finish this challenge.
>> RANK 14 - LOW FLIGHT
Challenge: Glide for 25 meters while maintaining a height of fewer
than 5 meters.
Reward: 15000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
Batman must glide close to the ground for this challenge - this one
can take a while to get. The 5 meter limit is kind of stretched, so it's
hard to tell exactly how close to the ground Batman has to be in order to
get credit for this one. It's best to find a street and glide very low
along that street so Batman doesn't have to worry about buildings.
>> RANK 15 - GOTHAM CITY PROTECTOR
Challenge: Stop a Crime in Progress in each district.
Reward: 15000 XP
Unlocks: Gotham City Protector Title
Batman must stop a Crime in Progress mission per district in order to
finish this challenge. The hardest two districts to finish a Crime in
Progress mission in are the Gotham Pioneers Bridge and Sheldon Park.
A Crime in Progress only appear on the bridge when Batman is heading to
the north after completing the first Enigma tower at the beginning of the
game. There is a trick to getting credit for a Crime in Progress in a
district however - get a Crime in Progress in Sheldon Park and leave one
armored thug standing. Lure him to the southern edge of the area under
the bridge. The area should change to Pioneer Bridge. He will keep
trying to run back so grapple him and eventually he'll in a good spot to give
him a beatdown and it will count towards the bridge. A Crime in Progress
will eventually appear in Sheldon Park if Batman keeps moving around in
that district, but it's hard to get one to activate there.
NOTE: When the only one left and it is Sheldon Park or the Bridge, try
beating another one in the Industrial District and it should trigger the
award. For some reason the Sheldon Park Enigma Data counts as part of the
Industrial District, so I think this works the same.
Worst Nightmare is basically all Predator encounter challenges. Rising in
rank in this mode can ONLY be done through predator challenges in the main
story and during a New Game+ playthrough, so it's a good idea to start trying
for this title as soon as you can. Keep in mind that there are three predator
encounters that are always available during the main story and Batman can
often use these encounters to get some of the more minor challenges. The
predator areas that are always available in the city are:
the group of thugs outside the Final Offer vessel
the group of thugs outside of the Steel Mill
the group of policeman on the rooftop of the GCPD
>> RANK 01 - TAKEDOWN BASICS
Challenge: Perform an Inverted Takedown, a Vent Takedown and a Wall Takedown.
Reward: 2500 XP
Unlocks: N/A
Perform the following takedowns in one predator encounter:
Inverted Takedown - Takedown from a vantage point (gargoyle, etc).
Vent Takedown - Takedown from behind a vent cover while in an air duct.
Wall Takedown - Takedown from behind a weak wall (breakable with fists).
The best way to do this one is in the beginning predator encounter in the
first Enigma Tower. Batman will guide the player into using these specific
takedowns and thugs will be set up for the takedowns in the order listed
above.
>> RANK 02 - SILENT TAKEDOWN
Challenge: Perform three Silent Takedowns in a single Predator Encounter.
Reward: 2500 XP
Unlocks: N/A
Crouch and sneak behind a thug then perform a silent takedown when the
button prompt appears while standing behind one. Batman can get this
easily at the Final Offer vessel, the Steel Mill and on the rooftop of
the GCPD (outside the interior areas).
>> RANK 03 - UNSEEN
Challenge: Finish a Predator Encounter without being seen.
Reward: 2500 XP
Unlocks: Sonic Batarang
Batman must not be seen during a predator encounter. You can perform
both loud and silent takedowns, but Batman must not be actually spotted
by the thugs. Unlike Rank 2's challenges, this one must be performed in
one of the big predator encounters in the main story, so the earliest you
can get this one is in the theater of the Final Offer vessel.
>> RANK 04 - BAIT AND SWITCH
Challenge: Use a Sonic Batarang to lure an enemy into a takedown.
Reward: 5000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
This one can be performed easily at the Steel Mill outside area, the
Final Offer vessel outside area or the rooftop of the GCPD. Toss a sonic
batarang and allow a thug to hear it and then he will come and
investigate. When the thug is checking out the batarang, quickly get
behind the thug and perform a silent takedown.
>> RANK 05 - OLD SCHOOL
Challenge: Complete a Predator room without using Detective Vision.
Reward: 5000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
Batman must complete a predator encounter without turning on detective
vision at all. Keep in mind that Batman will automatically turn on
detective vision when walking into a smoke screen made by a smoke
pellet or fire extinguisher, so do not use either of them when
attempting this challenge. Batman can perform this one at the
Steel Mill, Final Offer vessel or the GCPD rooftop (outside the
interior areas).
>> RANK 06 - TAKEDOWN VARIATION
Challenge: Perform four exotic takedowns in one Predator
Encounter: Vent Takedown, Explosive Gel Takedown, Corner Takedown
and Hanging Ledge Takedown.
Reward: 5000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
Corner Takedown - Duck and take cover against a wall (wait for button
prompt) around the side of a corner and Batman will get this command
when a thug walks near him. Do this one first and immediately to the
jammer thug walking up the stairs.
Vent Takedown - Takedown from behind a vent cover while in an air duct.
Explosive Gel Takedown - Spray explosive gel on one side of a wall
and have a thug walk by the OTHER side of the wall then detonate it to
knock him out. If you do it perfectly, a slow motion video will show
him getting knocked out as the wall actually falls on him. This does
NOT have to occur for the award to count. Very important to remember
as you keep track of your takedowns.
Hanging Ledge Takedown - Batman must be on a platform above a thug and
wait for the thug to walk by him then he will get a "silent takedown"
command. This one can ONLY be done from the metallic floors just below
the railings of the second floor in the bank. Skip doing this at the
bank and it can't be done anywhere else.
This challenge MUST be done at the Gotham City Bank. Batman will visit
the bank one time during story mode and there is also an optional mission
involving Deadshot (SOS Broadcast) where he will have to go to the bank
also - both of them involve predator encounters. To help with setting
up the takedowns, use the sonic batarang to lure thugs to a certain
obstacle - Batman will likely need it for the vent and hanging ledge
takedown.
NOTE: Keep in mind that Batman will interrogate the last man standing,
so get the takedowns early on. Also the award will trigger after the
fight, but BEFORE interrogating the thug, and the game will not autosave
until AFTER interrogating the thug. This gives you infinite chances to
restart should you mess up.
>> RANK 07 - HEAD-ON
Challenge: Complete a Predator Encounter without performing any takedowns.
Reward: 5000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
Complete a predator encounter by defeating all enemies with your fists.
DO NOT use ground takedowns, don't use gadgets and don't grapple up
to a vantage point while fighting. Use only Batman's normal attacks and
knock out all enemies in the predator encounter. Batman must perform this
during one of the big predator encounters found in story mode.
NOTE: Beating Qing Lu on the boat in the casefile that opens up
immediately after the bank will also give you this award. Just don't do
any takedowns and you will receive it easily.
>> RANK 08 - PERFECT VISION
Challenge: Complete a Predator Encounter without using Detective
Vision - and without being seen.
Reward: 5000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
This is similar to rank 5 except that Batman must also not be seen.
The same rules apply. Don't use detective vision and don't use smoke
pellets or fire extinguishers or Batman might turn on detective vision
while in the mist. Batman must not be seen, but he can still perform both
loud and silent takedowns, so long as he is not spotted by the enemy.
Batman must perform this during one of the big predator encounters found
in story mode.
NOTE: If you're following this guide, a great place to get this is in
the Steel Mill during the story mission. It is very easy to obtain here.
Just make absolutely sure that you are not seen and do not use detective
vision and you will get the award. Again, this game is very buggy so if
you follow this guide, you should be ok.
>> RANK 09 - LOUD TAKEDOWNS
Challenge: Perform four loud takedowns in one Predator Encounter:
Grate Takedown, Inverted Takedown, Knock-Out Smash Takedown and Ledge
Takedown.
Reward: 5000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
Perform the following takedowns during one predator encounter:
Grate Takedown - Takedown performed while hiding in a floor grating.
Inverted Takedown - Takedown from a vantage point (gargoyle, etc).
Knock-Out Smash Takedown - Crouch and get behind a thug then perform
a silent takedown then interrupt it by pressing the attack button for
an instant loud knockout.
Ledge Takedown - Hang from a ledge or railing and wait for a thug to
pass by up above then perform the ledge takedown.
Batman must perform these during one of the big predator encounters
found in story mode. Keep in mind that Batman can use a sonic batarang
to lure thugs toward a certain area if needed.
NOTE: This can easily be done when facing Deadshot in the bank.
You do not have to worry about being unseen.
>> RANK 10 - APEX PREDATOR
Challenge: Complete a Predator Encounter with a High threat level or
higher without being seen.
Reward: 5000 XP
Unlocks: Sonic Shock Batarang
This challenge requires enemies such as snipers or mine layer thugs
to be in the area. Use any type of takedowns to finish off the whole
room of thugs and make sure that none of them see Batman. Batman can
achieve this challenge while performing the rank 9 challenge if you're
not seen. Batman must perform this during one of the big predator
encounters found in story mode.
NOTE: This can easily be done in the Hotel Lobby during the story mode.
Just be careful and make sure you're not seen. Believe me I was worried
the whole time that it wouldn't trigger and autosave afterwards but it
gave it to me.
>> RANK 11 - SONIC SHOCK BATARANG
Challenge: Take out an enemy with the Sonic Shock Batarang.
Reward: 15000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
Immediately after getting Rank 10 in the Hotel Lobby enter the
security room to get the Shock Gloves (it'll give you access to the
next room), then leave the Hotel and go to the nearby GCPD rooftop
and get this one easily.
>> RANK 12 - ALWAYS DIFFERENT
Challenge: Complete a Predator Encounter with a High threat level
or above by performing at least five different takedowns.
Reward: 15000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
Perform any five different takedowns listed thus far during a high
threat level predator encounter. The group of thugs must include a
sniper or mine layers to have a high threat level.
NOTE: Do this during the Black Mask side mission in the church. Although
the menu shows a counter that says 0/5, this number will not change as you
do different takedowns. Don't be fooled by this retardation. You can get
the award here. The easiest ones to do are Silent Takedown, Ground Takedown,
Inverted Takedown, Vent Takedown, and Grate Takedown. The award triggers
after the battle so make absolutely sure you get all five because you don't
want it to autosave if you don't.
>> RANK 13 - SMOKE MASTER
Challenge: Eliminate three enemies within the duration of one Smoke Pellet.
Reward: 15000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
Batman can perform this one at the Steel Mill, Final Offer vessel or the
GCPD rooftop (outside the interior areas). A smoke pellet must be tossed
at a group of three thugs and Batman must run up and takedown each one
quickly before the smoke screen goes away. The best way to do this is to
get the attention of a thug in one of the predator areas then allow the
thugs to group and toss a smoke pellet then run up and perform knock-out
smash takedowns to them all. I'd recommend doing this at the Steel Mill
entrance. Use a knockout smash to takedown the sniper then allow the thugs
below to group up and toss a smoke pellet then rush into the smoke and use
knockout smash takedowns to finish them all off before the smoke clears.
NOTE: Do this on on the roof of the GCPD. You will have longer smoke
duration after beating Black Mask in the church. Use a combination of Sonic
Batarangs and the Remote Claw to get three of the cops together and throw a
smoke pellet in the middle of them. Then use Silent Takedowns followed by
Knockout Smashes to KO all three.
>> RANK 14 - THREE WITH A SINGLE BLOW
Challenge: Eliminate three enemies using a propane tank.
Reward: 15000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
A great spot to get this is in the Hotel Swimming Pool Predator Room.
Immediately grapple to the gargoyle above you then to the one to the left.
There are two thugs talking and one walking away from a propane tank. Throw
a Sonic Batarang near the propane tank. The lone thug will inspect it.
Do a Silent Takedown-Knockout Smash then grapple back up to the same gargoyle.
Several thugs will come running. They can be unpredictable but eventually
four of them should come all at once. Use the multi Batarang to knock three
down then Remote Claw the fourth into the propane tank. Remember, do not
try to target the propane tank first: it does not work. It may take several
tries to get this but it is the easiest way I've found. If it doesn't work
just restart. Lots of players say to use the Pioneer Bridge, but this
can be done sooner and much more easily.
>> RANK 15 - DOUBLE FALL
Challenge: Pull two enemies over a railing at the same time using advanced
gadget techniques.
Reward: 15000 XP
Unlocks: Worst Nightmare Title
This is another easy one when done in the right room. Do this in the
second Predator Room on the bridge, where you rescue the hostages in the
train car. Upon entering, look to the left for a Remote Claw grapple.
Set it up and stand on the line. Turn around and while facing the way
you entered, there is a ladder and platform to the right. While not
standing too close to the ladder, throw a Sonic Batarang at the very
top of the ladder, just at the edge of the platform. One of the two
talking thugs on the opposite ledge will hear it and head towards it.
Target the one that stays behind, then when the second one reaches the
top of the ladder, pull the trigger. Easy peasy. You may have to retry
a few times but it is not hard at all if you do it this way.
Batman must solve Casefile Reports, collect Enigma Datapacks and scan
Gotham City Intel (Cyrus Pinkney plaques and Anarky tags) in order to
build percentage for the Database to rise in rank in being the World's
Greatest Detective. A percentage of 66% must be earned in order to
get the highest rank.
>> RANK 01 - DETECTIVE
Challenge: Complete 10% of the Database.
Reward: 2000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
>> RANK 02 - DETECTIVE
Challenge: Complete 14% of the Database.
Reward: 2000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
>> RANK 03 - DETECTIVE
Challenge: Complete 18% of the Database.
Reward: 2000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
>> RANK 04 - DETECTIVE
Challenge: Complete 22% of the Database.
Reward: 4000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
>> RANK 05 - DETECTIVE
Challenge: Complete 26% of the Database.
Reward: 4000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
>> RANK 06 - DETECTIVE
Challenge: Complete 30% of the Database.
Reward: 4000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
>> RANK 07 - DETECTIVE
Challenge: Complete 34% of the Database.
Reward: 4000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
>> RANK 08 - DETECTIVE
Challenge: Complete 38% of the Database.
Reward: 4000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
>> RANK 09 - DETECTIVE
Challenge: Complete 42% of the Database.
Reward: 4000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
>> RANK 10 - DETECTIVE
Challenge: Complete 46% of the Database.
Reward: 4000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
>> RANK 11 - DETECTIVE
Challenge: Complete 50% of the Database.
Reward: 8000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
>> RANK 12 - DETECTIVE
Challenge: Complete 54% of the Database.
Reward: 8000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
>> RANK 13 - DETECTIVE
Challenge: Complete 58% of the Database.
Reward: 8000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
>> RANK 14 - DETECTIVE
Challenge: Complete 62% of the Database.
Reward: 8000 XP
Unlocks: N/A
>> RANK 15 - WORLD'S GREATEST DETECTIVE
Challenge: Complete 66% of the Database.
Reward: 8000 XP
Unlocks: World's Greatest Detective Title
