Trophies

Next time you fire up Super Stardust HD, you’ll be prompted to download the 4.00 update, adding support for custom soundtracks and Trophies (and making SSHD the first game to do either).

Here’s a list of the Super Stardust HD trophies:

Bronze

• Hero of Lave - Complete planet Lave
• Hero of Coventina - Complete planet Coventina
• Hero of Nemain - Complete planet Nemain
• Hero of Taranis - Complete planet Taranis
• Hero of Segomo - Complete planet Segomo
• The Tokenizer - Collect 5 tokens with a single boost in Arcade
• Scrooge MacBoom - Get 10 bombs in Arcade
• Extra Ships Optional - Survive 7 minutes without dying in Endless*
• Close Encounters - Survive 45 seconds without shooting or using bombs in Survival*

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Firmware 2.40 is now live on the PlayStation Network, adding the long-awaited in-game XMB access, a Trophy system, and gives developers everything they need to support custom soundtracks.

Trophies are an unashamed carbon copy of the Xbox 360 Achievement system, the first of many steps Sony will have to make in order to catch up with Microsoft’s dominant online service.

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