Stiff Back is a single-player Sandbox Challenge in Dead Rising 2: Off the Record.
Despite the fact that this challenge is one of first unlocked, it is quite tricky, humorous and very challenging in order to achieve the Gold medal.
Location: Palisades Mall, grotto 2nd floor.
Prerequisites: 750 kills.
Mission: Collect as many massagers as you can in 3 minutes, and bring them back to this challenge kiosk!
Medals[]
- Gold (40 massagers)
- Silver (25 massagers)
- Bronze (15 massagers)
Rewards[]
- Gold: $60,000
- Silver: $30,000
- Bronze: $15,000
Strategies[]
- The Juice Boost magazine will help with this challenge. It will allow any Quickstep that has been consumed to be effective for longer. The magazine can be found in the Atlantica Casino on the tallest platform in the area.
- As with any challenge that requires long-distance running, the Sports Fan outfit provides a helpful speed boost which stacks with the aforementioned Quickstep drinks.
- With empty inventory slots, visit Hot Excitorama on the Silver Strip and fill the rest of your inventory with Massagers. Go back to the Palisades Mall and drop all of the massagers under the challenge star and the magazine somewhere nearby.
- Go to Leigh's Fine Liquor on the second floor of the Palisade's and fill your inventory with Wine. Return to the grotto's bar on the first floor and use a blender to make several Quickstep drinks. Pick up the Quicksteps and drop them on the second floor near the challenge star. Put them in their own separate pile near the magazine.
- Pick up one Quickstep and the magazine. Drink the Quickstep and drop the magazine, then quickly pick up all the massagers and start the challenge. Any massagers not picked up will de-spawn as you start the challenge.
- After the challenge has started, drop all the massagers in your inventory on the platform. Jump from the second floor to the first and begin to collect the massagers. It's best to start gathering the massagers that are farthest away before gathering the ones close by. Fill your inventory with massagers and then run back to the second floor platform. Drop the massagers, pick up another Quickstep and magazine, drink and drop the magazine again, then drop down to the first floor and begin gathering more massagers. Repeat this process until the challenge ends.
- Another sound method is to get the Quickstep and Juice Boost magazine, then head to the start point of the challenge and drop the massagers close by. Start the challenge then immediately quit out. This spawns all the massagers in the mall, allowing you to locate where they will appear and map out a plan for collecting them. Once you're ready, fill your inventory with them and begin the challenge as described above.
Trivia[]
- The co-op version of this challenge is called Hot Coffee.
Gallery[]
Quickstep drinks to the left of Frank, massagers to the right and magazine behind him