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Need for Speed Unbound

Need for Speed Unbound trophy guide

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In short: The Need for Speed Unbound platinum takes about 40-50 hours and 5 trophies are missable — keep a manual save at the start of each chapter.

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42trophies
01

Missable trophies

Get these before moving on — miss one and you'll need a new playthrough. Keep this list open while you play.

0/5

In The Zone

Silver Missable

Get 3 stars on all Speed Run activities

Frequent Flyer

Silver Missable

Get 3 stars on all Long Jump activities

Catch My Drift

Silver Missable

Get 3 stars on all Drift Zone activities

Caught On Camera

Silver Missable

Get 3 stars on all Speed Trap activities

Cleaning Up

Gold MissableCollectible

Collect all collectibles and get 3 stars on all activities

02

Story and progression

Trophies that unlock naturally as you play through the game.

0/25

Most Wanted

Bronze

Escape a Heat 5 cop chase in story mode

New Crew

Bronze

Complete Qualifier 1

Oh, It's On

Bronze

Complete Qualifier 2

Lake Better Watch Out

Bronze

Complete Qualifier 3

Found Family

Gold

Complete the Grand

Hey Lakeshore

Bronze

Complete the prologue

Serious Guap

Silver

Bank $75,000 within one story session

  1. Enter a story mode session
  2. Win races and complete events to accumulate cash
  3. Reach a bank balance of $75,000 before ending the session

Flow Master

Silver

Score 250,000 during a Takeover event

  1. Enter a Takeover event
  2. Perform drifts and maneuvers to build your combo meter
  3. Reach a total score of 250,000 in a single event

In the Flow

Bronze

Score 200,000 during a Takeover event

  1. Enter a Takeover event
  2. Maintain momentum to increase your score multiplier
  3. Reach a total score of 200,000 in a single event

Style it Out

Bronze

Complete 10 Takeover events

  1. Locate and enter Takeover events
  2. Successfully complete the event objectives
  3. Complete a total of 10 Takeover events

Rydell's Rydes

Bronze

Fully upgrade your story garage

  1. Earn cash through story mode races
  2. Visit the garage to purchase upgrades
  3. Max out all available upgrade slots in your story garage

Escape Artist

Silver

Escape a Heat 5 cop chase in an A+ car in story mode

  1. Equip an A+ class vehicle
  2. Trigger a high-intensity police pursuit
  3. Survive and lose a Heat 5 cop chase

Public Enemy

Bronze

Take down 5 cops within a single story session

  1. Engage in a police pursuit in Lakeshore
  2. Use your vehicle to ram and disable police units
  3. Successfully take down 5 cops in one session

Full House

Silver Online

Complete a Lakeshore Online playlist with 7 other players

  1. Join a Lakeshore Online playlist
  2. Ensure a group of 7 other players is in the session
  3. Complete the entire playlist with the group

B for My Name

Bronze Online

Win a Tier B Lakeshore Online playlist

  1. Enter Lakeshore Online matchmaking
  2. Compete in a Tier B playlist
  3. Finish in first place to win the playlist

Bring Your A Game

Bronze Online

Win a Tier A Lakeshore Online playlist

  1. Enter Lakeshore Online matchmaking
  2. Compete in a Tier A playlist
  3. Finish in first place to win the playlist

Teacher's Pet

Bronze Online

Win a Tier A+ Lakeshore Online playlist

  1. Enter Lakeshore Online matchmaking
  2. Compete in the highest Tier A+ playlist
  3. Finish in first place to win the playlist

Superstar

Bronze Online

Win a Tier S Lakeshore Online playlist

Top Billin'

Bronze Online

Win a Tier S+ Lakeshore Online playlist

#Blessed

Bronze

Own 10 vehicles in your story mode garage

  1. Own 10 vehicles in Story Mode.
  2. Discover and purchase new vehicles.
  3. Collect vehicles in your garage.
  4. Try different vehicle classes.
  5. Expand your vehicle collection.

The Collector

Bronze Online

Own 10 vehicles in your Lakeshore Online garage

Hey Speedie!

Bronze

Reach 200MPH in story mode

Throwing up Tags

Bronze

Customize your Driving Effects

Fashion Killa

Bronze

Customize your clothing

Cool Whip

Bronze

Apply a custom wrap to your ride

03

Collectibles

Collectibles can usually be cleaned up in free roam after the story.

0/3

The Bear Champ

Bronze Collectible

Smash all bear collectibles

Adbusting

Bronze Collectible

Break all billboard collectibles

Heaven Spot

Bronze Collectible

Collect all street art collectibles

04

Grind and challenges

Trophies that take time or skill. Leaving them for last is usually the most efficient.

0/8

Cash Money Millionaire

Bronze Grind

Earn $1,000,000 in story mode

  1. Participate in Lakeshore street races
  2. Complete various event tiers to earn large payouts
  3. Accumulate a total of $1,000,000 in story mode earnings

Rebel Without a Pause

Bronze Grind

Complete 30 street races in story mode

  1. Enter the Lakeshore street racing circuit
  2. Compete in and win various street races
  3. Reach a total of 30 completed street races

Untouchable

Gold Grind

Escape 50 cop chases in story mode

  1. Enter street races or events to trigger chases
  2. Outmaneuver the Lakeshore police department
  3. Successfully escape 50 total cop chases

Access All Areas

Bronze OnlineGrind

Fully upgrade your Lakeshore Online garage

  1. Enter Lakeshore Online mode
  2. Earn currency through online multiplayer events
  3. Purchase and fully upgrade your Lakeshore Online garage

Mixtape

Gold GrindOnline

Complete 25 Lakeshore Online playlists

  1. Complete 25 Lakeshore Online lists.
  2. Try different race types.
  3. Complete each list with a different vehicle.
  4. Participate in online events.
  5. Replay races.

100 Miles and Runnin'

Bronze Grind

Drive a total of 100 miles in story mode

Kick it

Bronze GrindOnline

Use max Burst Nitrous 5 times during Lakeshore Online events

Drop the Beat

Bronze Grind

Use max Burst Nitrous 5 times during story mode events

05

Platinum

Unlocks automatically once everything else is done.

0/1

The Need for Speed!

Platinum

The Need for Speed!

Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to platinum Need for Speed Unbound?

The Need for Speed Unbound platinum takes about 40-50 hours and usually needs 1 playthroughs.

Is the Need for Speed Unbound platinum hard?

The Need for Speed Unbound platinum is rated 4/10 — medium difficulty; it takes patience and some planning.

How many trophies does Need for Speed Unbound have?

Need for Speed Unbound has 42 trophies, 5 of which are missable — plan ahead.

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