PS3
The Alpha Protocol platinum depends on your conversations and on who survives them. Plan two contrasting careers from the start and keep a decision log. Separate saves can let you explore more than one ending, but a last-minute choice will not repair a relationship you ruined hours earlier.
Original PS3 release; 51 trophies, all offline.
- Platform: PS3
- Online trophies: None
- Difficulty: One completed Hard career required
- PS3 release: June 1, 2010 (North America)
Start as a Recruit
Pick Recruit on Easy. You start without the bonus skill ranks other backgrounds get, so use the prologue to get comfortable with stealth, gadgets and terminals before spending everything on weapons. Finishing this career unlocks Veteran, giving you a better starting build for the later Hard run.
- Finish training and check each optional safehouse activity when it becomes available.
Protect your alliances on the first career
Thorton, Inc. needs allies in the same career. Spare Sis and Brayko, keep Shaheed alive when the choice comes up, and tailor your tone to the person: Professional with Albatross, Aggressive with SIE. For the romance trophies, track the opportunities with Madison, Mina, Scarlet and SIE; ending the game with just one of them does not meet the combined requirement.
- Make a separate save before the briefings that open Rome, Moscow and Taipei.
Buy and collect intel
Check the clearinghouse before each operation, buy the intel that appears and search side rooms, terminals and pickup points. Some intel comes from contacts and conversations, so shooting through a mission can close opportunities. Pick one weapon type to use for an extended stretch so its combat counter grows alongside your intel hunt.
- Before the finale, check your dossiers and note which weapon trophies have already unlocked.
Use Veteran on Hard
Start a new Veteran career and leave the difficulty on Hard. This is your chance to take the execution route and turn down romantic advances for the opposite outcomes. Put early points into stealth or a reliable weapon, then reserve easier operations for remaining melee kills, gadgets or no-alert objectives.
- Keep at least one save before each decision to spare or execute someone.
Check all three endings
Keep an unused slot before the final infiltration and check who is still willing to deal. The trophies distinguish siding with Halbech, reconciling with Alpha Protocol and taking down both. Reload only if the branch is still available from that save; otherwise return to an earlier mission while the necessary contacts are still available.
- Check off Rising Star, Crime Buster and No Compromise, No Mercy separately.
Trophies to watch
Evolution of an Action Hero
Complete Alpha Protocol using the Recruit background.
Recruit is a background, not a difficulty. Select it when you create Mike and finish the story.
Hardcore
Complete Alpha Protocol on Hard difficulty setting.
Use Veteran after your first clear and finish a full Hard career.
Thorton, Inc.
Turn all your enemies into allies in one single career.
Plan deals before fights and do not split the allies between incompatible saves.
Ready For Anything
Acquire the vast majority of Intel available in the game.
Buy dossiers and intel before departure and check side paths after major encounters.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need multiplayer?
No. The trophies are offline; the key distinction is between decisions made in different careers.
Can one career produce every ending?
Only if the branches are still available from the save you reload. Keep an earlier copy for outcomes that depend on alliances or characters surviving.
Does Easy block the Recruit trophy?
No. The Recruit career works on Easy. Hardcore specifically requires a Hard completion.
Sources
- Obsidian — Alpha Protocol
- PlayStationTrophies — Alpha Protocol roadmap
- PlayStationTrophies — Thorton, Inc. requirements
Trophy lists
Buying the game
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