Axel & Pixel Achievement Guide / Walk-through

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Guide and Walk-through
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This guide is a collection of my tips and anything collected from a360p members or other sources. Any help is appreciated.

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GENERAL NOTES
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One day Axel, a painter, and his dog Pixel, awaken trapped in a beautiful but perilous dream world of his own creation. Together, they must solve the mysteries of Axel's landscapes to get home. Guide Axel & Pixel through this awe-inspiring world to help Axel fulfill his greatest wish—to paint a picture of all four seasons in a single day.
Price: 800 MSP
Time to 200GS: 2 to 3 hours with guide
Difficulty: 1 with guide OR 2 without guide
Fun Factor: 3 out of 5. It is a unique point and click type game. It has funny moments and can be challenging enough to not bore you while trying to figure out the puzzles.
Online Achievements: 0
Minimum Plays: 1----------------------------------------------------------
STRATEGY & TIPS
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Play the 24 chapters and collect all the items
Repeat chapters as needed to get any missing items
Press "back" button at start of chapter to know what items are available in that chapter
Play the mini-games from main menu after you play the mini games inside the game so you are familiar with the layout----------------------------------------------------------
ACHIEVEMENT GUIDE
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http://tiles.xbox.com/tiles/x3/6r/04CLiGJhbC9FFQUXXFJRFjJEL2FjaC8wLzEAAAAA5+fn-IR+3A==.jpg Good Start! (5 http://live.xbox.com/xweb/lib/images/G_Icon_External.gif)
Complete first chapter
See walk-through belowhttp://tiles.xbox.com/tiles/cn/eK/0YCLiGJhbC9GFQUXXFJRFjJEL2FjaC8wLzIAAAAA5+fn-qV3aQ==.jpg Spring (10 http://live.xbox.com/xweb/lib/images/G_Icon_External.gif)
Complete spring season
See walk-through belowhttp://tiles.xbox.com/tiles/4Y/9q/0ICLiGJhbC9HFQUXXFJRFjJEL2FjaC8wLzMAAAAA5+fn-0WP+g==.jpg Summer (10 http://live.xbox.com/xweb/lib/images/G_Icon_External.gif)
Complete summer season
See walk-through belowhttp://tiles.xbox.com/tiles/GG/TI/1YCLiGJhbC9AFQUXXFJRFjJEL2FjaC8wLzQAAAAA5+fn+udkAw ==.jpg Autumn (10 http://live.xbox.com/xweb/lib/images/G_Icon_External.gif)
Complete autumn season
See walk-through belowhttp://tiles.xbox.com/tiles/i5/wo/1ICLiGJhbC9BFQUXXFJRFjJEL2FjaC8wLzUAAAAA5+fn+weckA ==.jpg Winter (10 http://live.xbox.com/xweb/lib/images/G_Icon_External.gif)
Complete winter season and defeat the Ice Giant
See walk-through belowhttp://tiles.xbox.com/tiles/Pp/UJ/1oCLiGJhbC9CFQUXXFJRFjJEL2FjaC8wLzYAAAAA5+fn+SaVJQ ==.jpg Master Painter (30 http://live.xbox.com/xweb/lib/images/G_Icon_External.gif)
Complete the masterpiece
There are 8 scenes to paint in the game. Hit the "A" button once you see the yellow pencil icon over an area
Once you beat game the outro, Axel will paint the masterpiece with the scenes you have collected then cheevo pops
Painting scenes are in:
Chapter 1 - flowers on top left
Chapter 2 - tree with flowers
Chapter 8 - pine cone once it is moved
Chapter 10 - rock next to bird
Chapter 14 - large red hat to the right of car
Chapter 17 - metal electrical box with mini game after mini game is completed
Chapter 22 - frozen object in ice on left side
Chapter 23 - statue with boss door below http://tiles.xbox.com/tiles/rW/3p/14CLiGJhbC9DFQUXXFJRFjJEL2FjaC8wLzcAAAAA5+fn+MZttg ==.jpg Dog's Dinner (10 http://live.xbox.com/xweb/lib/images/G_Icon_External.gif)
Find all bones
20 bones in game and mini-games
Bone locations are in:
Chapter 1 - in Pixels dog house
Chapter 4 - underneath rock/shell at top left next to tree
Chapter 6 - in minigame cave (7 total)
Chapter 6 - in minigame cave (7 total)
Chapter 6 - in minigame cave (7 total)
Chapter 6 - in minigame cave (7 total)
Chapter 6 - in minigame cave (7 total)
Chapter 6 - in minigame cave (7 total)
Chapter 6 - in minigame cave (7 total)
Chapter 9 - to the left of large tree stump that activates the rock
Chapter 11 - Turtle's left foot
Chapter 16 - located at base of water machine on the left
Chapter 20 - in minigame river (7 total)
Chapter 20 - in minigame river (7 total)
Chapter 20 - in minigame river (7 total)
Chapter 20 - in minigame river (7 total)
Chapter 20 - in minigame river (7 total)
Chapter 20 - in minigame river (7 total)
Chapter 20 - in minigame river (7 total)
Chapter 21 - below blue dog after he moves http://tiles.xbox.com/tiles/o3/nO/1ICLiGJhbC9MFQUXXFJRFjJEL2FjaC8wLzgAAAAA5+fn++F5uA ==.jpg Great Aviator (15 http://live.xbox.com/xweb/lib/images/G_Icon_External.gif)
Score over 10000 points in the balloon mini game
Unlock balloon minigame from main game first then go to game menu to play the score minigame
Score 10000 points from collecting starshttp://tiles.xbox.com/tiles/MI/Eu/1YCLiGJhbC9NFQUXXFJRFjJEL2FjaC8wLzkAAAAA5+fn+gGBKw ==.jpg Great Driver (15 http://live.xbox.com/xweb/lib/images/G_Icon_External.gif)
Score over 10000 points in the car minigame
Unlock driving minigame from main game first then go to game menu to play the score minigame
Score 10000 points from the 3 course scores combined
As long as you score around 3,500 on each of the three car stages, you'll get the achievement. (numbersix (http://www.achieve360points.com/forums/member.php?u=40410))
Any combo that totals 10K will work and its gets progressively harder. Try to get 4K in first round since its the easiest then go for 3.5K in the second and manage at least 2.5K on the last hardest course and you unlock it.
Somersaults earns bonus score. Backwards are 20+ points and forwards are 30+ points
The score starts at 5000 and decreases with time so goal is to finish race as fast as possiblehttp://tiles.xbox.com/tiles/8W/yQ/1oCLiGJhbC81FQUXXFJRFjJEL2FjaC8wL0EAAAAA5+fn+b9s6g ==.jpg Great Sailor (15 http://live.xbox.com/xweb/lib/images/G_Icon_External.gif)
Score over 10000 points in the boat minigame
Unlock sailing minigame from main game first then go to game menu to play the score minigame
Score 10000 points from collecting diamond/frozen starshttp://tiles.xbox.com/tiles/RG/Wx/1ICLiGJhbC82FQUXXFJRFjJEL2FjaC8wL0IAAAAA5+fn+55lXw ==.jpg Little Helper (20 http://live.xbox.com/xweb/lib/images/G_Icon_External.gif)
Complete the story under 20 clues
Do NOT use any of the clues in game by holding down Y button
Use the guide below if you get stuckhttp://tiles.xbox.com/tiles/15/1R/1YCLiGJhbC83FQUXXFJRFjJEL2FjaC8wL0MAAAAA5+fn+n6dzA ==.jpg Points in Paint (50 http://live.xbox.com/xweb/lib/images/G_Icon_External.gif)
Complete the story with the score over 42000 points
You have to do all 8 painting, get all 8 tubes of paint, and find all 20 bones WITHOUT using clues to get to the 42K+ point mark
Replay chapters as needed to get the missing items
Check the items missing in the chapter by selecting the back button. Anything with a star in the game chapter means you are missing it. No stars means you have everything in that chapter
See Master Painter for the 8 Painting locations
See Dog's Dinner for the 20 bone locations
Tubes of paint locations are in:
Chapter 2 - in tree with flowers
Chapter 3 - above bucket
Chapter 7 - Dandelion and mushrooms
Chapter 13 - in mini game, after chasms
Chapter 13 - in mini game, after chasms
Chapter 15 - near top left
Chapter 18 - egg inside skeletons mouth
Chapter 21 - frozen waterfall spouts on the right

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WALK-THROUGH
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The guide is set up per chapter and in the order I did the game to get 100%. The items listed are the places you need to go to or select. There are other items/actions in the chapters not needed for the achievements so play around if you want to see the other funny things. Enjoy and feel free to text message me if you have any questions.


Intro
Bones: 0
Sketches: 0
Tubes: 0
Nothing to doChapter 1 (Spring) - A Ray of Hope
Bones: 1 (Pixel's dog house)
Sketches: 1 (flowers on top left)
Tubes: 0
Bones: Pixel's dog house for bone
Ice that is reflecting sunlight
Giant (play button minigame)
Ice that is reflecting sunlight (melts ice on bridge)
Large wheel (moves bridge) and golden lock at end of bridge
Ledge where rat is
Railing on level you land
Ladder
Flowers to right of ladder
5 flowers above wheel to bloom
5 flowers above wheel to chime
Sketches: Mountain to far left side, left of 5 flowers
Click back button to check you have no yellow stars
Red arrowChapter 2 (Spring) - In Bloom
Bones: 0
Sketches:: 1 (tree with flowers)
Tubes: 1 (tree with flowers)
Tree with tube of paint to bloom flowers
5 flowers next to fishing pole
Fishing pole
Sketches: Tree with all flowers bloomed
What you caught fishing
Kite
Rusted looking coin where alligator is
Logs behind boat
Boat
Stairs next to bee
Tubes: Bee
Click back button to check you have no yellow stars
Red arrowChapter 3 (Spring) - A Splash of Dew
Bones: 0
Sketches: 0
Tubes: 1 (above bucket)
The rope end above bucket
Bucket
Side of cliff (button minigame)
End of rope
Branch with leaves (right side)
Snail
Valve
Tubes: Stairs (not ladder) to the left of you and ready a button mingame
Side of cliff (button minigame)
Ladder
Click back button to check you have no yellow stars
Red arrowChapter 4 (Spring) - The Foreign Shores
Bones: 1 (underneath rock/shell at top left next to tree)
Sketches: 0
Tubes: 0
Bones:The rock to the left of tree and where Pixel is sleeping
Axe above Axel next to tree
large weed
Valve
Log on water ramp
Part of ramp below where log was next to lower window
Place where log was
Valve
Foot path next pink windmill
Wheel above pink windmill
Logs below windmill
Raft
Click back button to check you have no yellow stars
Red arrowChapter 5 (Spring) - Snake in the Grass
Bones: 0
Sketches: 0
Tubes: 0
Solve puzzle
Use the red edges of pieces to place those along borders
Fill in the missing parts
Listen for the positive comments if you have the pieces palces correctly and negative ones if you dont
Repeat (if necesary)
Click back button to check you have no yellow stars
Paintbrush atop pyramidChapter 6 (Spring) - Hot Air Loons
Bones: 7
Sketches: 0
Tubes: 0
Dont bother with the last 2 gas tanks where a rock splits the path and a tank is in the start of the top path.
If you cant get all in one run finish the chapter with whatever bones you can get and redo chapter for missing bones.Chapter 7 (Summer) - The Hand that Feeds
Bones: 0
Sketches: 0
Tubes: 1
Dragon fly
Tubes: Dandelion then 1st mushroom after you take off then 2nd mushroom then 2nd mushroom again to walk to tube.
Red anchor
Ladder
One of the mushrooms to left of ladder
Platform where baby warthogs are
Click back button to check you have no yellow stars
Red arrowChapter 8 (Summer) - Down the Drain
Bones: 0
Sketches: 1 (pine cone once it is moved)
Tubes: 0
Strawberry to left of Axel
Strawberry again
Shell at Axel's feet
Strawberry again
Rock at root tree where yellow worm is
Strawberry again
Strawberry juice
Wheel from bettle
Pegs for ladder on tree. Move them until they are all horizontal
Tree ladder
Peg above pine cone
Branch to the right of Axel
Tree ladder
Pine cone (now on left side)
Pink stopper in water
Branch above Axel and above where pink stopper was
Pink stopper/handle/pull
Sketches: Pine cone (now on left side)
Click back button to check you have no yellow stars
Red arrowChapter 9 (Summer) - The Rolling Stone
Bones: 1 (to left of large tree stump that first activates the rock)
Sketches: 0
Tubes: 0
Large stump below you. Will active the rolling rock and a button mini game
Tube to your left
Large stump near the fallen debris
Tree stump where rat came out of
Bones: To left of large tree stump. Can only get it after you get rope.
Green debris on stump
Handle
Handle again
Pipe between stumps
Rock
Click back button to check you have no yellow stars
Red arrowChapter 10 (Summer) - Honey Trap
Bones: 0
Sketches: 1 (rock next to bird)
Tubes: 0
Pink flower on ledge above you (repeat 3 times)
Bird in nest
Snails beyond next to bird
Sketches: Rock where snails were
Base of the large snail shell for button minigame
Glass from birds nest
Spiderweb 4Xs
Flower
White pedals at your feet
Click back button to check you have no yellow stars
Spiderweb rope across chasmChapter 11 (Summer) - A Seed of Sprout
Bones: 1 (turtle's left foot)
Sketches: 0
Tubes: 0
Mailbox at top left (button minigame)
The rock face behind turtle
Acorn (button minigame when bird is above you)
Acorn shell
Seed
Hole in ground next to turtle
Large water pool then hole (3Xs)
Vine
Bones: Turtle's left foot
Turtle head hole
Bird hole below turtle's mouth
Turtle's mouth
Pick up bone!!
Click back button to check you have no yellow stars
Red arrow

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Chapter 12 (Summer) - Focus and Vision
Bones: 0
Sketches: 0
Tubes: 0
Fish with button minigame (to get rid of the annoying clanking noise)
Treasure chest
Red ruby
Place broken eye glass pieces and rotate them to the 5 white spots to lead ray of sun to the empty eye glass area
Unbroken glass from eye glasses
Sledgehammer
Red ruby
Stone that is burned from glasses
Red ruby
Fish with button minigame (to put out fire)
Dolphin head
Painbrush
Red arrowChapter 13 (Summer) - Four Wheel Dives
Bones: 0
Sketches: 0
Tubes: 2 (after 2 of the ramps)
Make it to the end and make sure to collect the 2 tubes
1st tube is at 3rd chasm
2nd tube is at last and 8th chasmChapter 14 (Autumn) - As the Rooster Flies
Bones: 0
Sketches: 1 (large red hat to the right of car)
Tubes: 0
Paintings: Large red hat to the right of car for the games 2nd most famous in-game gnome.
Trunk 2Xs
Tire and press A repeatedly
Tire again for 'yoo-hoo' face plant! LOL
Pulley lines above you
Rooster weather vane above you on top of red roof for crow bar
Crow bar
Wood door
Switch above Axel's head
Triangle key
Cave opening at right of keys
Lock box
Uses keys on key hole for dial pad
Type in the words using the key pad (numbers for the letters) to get the pulley system working.
Click back button to check you have no yellow stars
Red arrowChapter 15 (Autumn) - Dambusters
Bones: 0
Sketches: 0
Tubes: 1 (near top left, use slingshot)
House in top left inside the tree branch hollow (next to tube of paint).
Ball
Select the hollow above the small set of stairs where Pixel first barks for "GUMA"
"GUMA" again
Tree with leaves 4Xs to get rid of all leaves. Tree looks like a slingshot now.
Left side of the dam right above the rusted wheel for a pole
Grass area right above the top spikes of the sax playing hedgehog
"GUMA" and quickly select the slingshot tree
Click the tree to slingshot the ball to break the dam. These are tiny minigames using the A button and pull back on the ball to break the dam. You will need at 6 leaks on the dam for it to break.
Tubes: Use the slingshot to get the tube. Place arrow above "GUMA"
Click back button to check you have no yellow stars
Red arrowChapter 16 (Autumn) - Plumbing the Depths
Bones: 1 (located at base of water machine on the left)
Sketches: 0
Tubes: 0
Bones: At base of machine on left
Right lever
Pipe minigame
Use the pipes provided to place them on the blue maze to drain water. Pull left level when complete.
Pipe pieces are located below you and above blue maze. Some pipe pieces auto fall from the door and some are also located next to wood door where beaver hides.
Start from end and work backwards. Place curved pieces and stay on the bottom. From the bottom go all the way left until you have to go down and then continue all the way to the top level. Then go all the way to the left and make an S shape to get you back to the far left side of the maze. From there connect to get to the machine.
Pull left lever
Cave entrance to the right of the ladder
Coin
Click back button to check you have no yellow stars
Red arrowChapter 17 (Autumn) - Shady Connections
Bones: 0
Sketches: 1 (metal electrical box with mini game after mini game is completed)
Tubes: 0
Select the red switch right above you
Select the bones on the far right side of the floor past the bone ladder
Select bone ladder to go up
Select the red switch right above you on 2nd level
Select the big bone on the far left side past the mirror
Select the cave area where the bone was located for a rope to pull up the dog
Select the large metal box to the right of the mirror and red switch for a conveyor belt mini game
Connect two ends using the same colored wire. If done correctly the ends will light up.
Top row far left connects with yellow wire to bottom left
Top row middle left connects with green wire to the top one on the right column
Top row middle right connects with purple wire to bottom row right
Top row far right connects with red wire to top one on the far left column
The missing ones are the bottom ones from the left and right columns and they connect with blue wires
Sketches: Select the same metal box from mini game after you solve mini game
Go to right side next to metal box to the conveyor belt
Select bone where you end up standing after you slip from conveyor belt
Select conveyor belt to throw bone on it
Select conveyor belt
Click back button to check you have no yellow stars
Select conveyor belt againChapter 18 (Autumn) - Bones of Contention
Bones: 0
Sketches: 0
Tubes: 1 (egg inside skeletons mouth)
Select the bone sticking out (above the teeth where you start) for a vine
Select it again to get vine
Select the vine again to attach it to leaf
Select the vine for dog to pull leaf
Select the 3 bones below the dinosaur jaw bone skeleton near the grasshopper
Select the large bones behind where the big leaf was for a mini game
If you move the courser around you will see the bones you can select. 5 on the back bone and 3 on the head.
If you number the bones starting from the far left side (backbone) to the far right side (head) the sequence to hit bones is = 4 - 8 - 3 - 1 - 7 - 5 - 2 - 6
UPDATE: It looks like it changes from game to game. Keep trying until you get your combo if this one doesnt work.
Select previous location of bone 5 (from minigame above) to move to front of skeleton
Tubes: Select the egg that drops from skeletons mouth for tube of paint
Click back button to check you have no yellow stars
Red arrowChapter 19 (Autumn) - Dry and Dirty
Bones: 0
Sketches: 0
Tubes: 0
Select the cave below the glowing red mushroom for dog to pull out a box
Select the box to reveal matches
Select matches for a match
Select box to strike match and quickly select the fire hydrant on the river.
Select matches then box to strike match and quickly select the oil drinking gorilla
Select the oil drinking gorilla at its new location (then call PETA ... lol)
Select the tool that the gorilla hits the dog with after he returns it from the river
Select the oil rig pump base below the number 24
Select the nest in the middle of the tree next to the river
Select the nut at the top of the tree 3 times
Select the paint brush to the right of the tree for the boat mini game
Click back button to check you have no yellow stars
Red arrowChapter 20 (Autumn) - Sailing Through
Bones: 7 (in mini game river)
Paintings: 0
Tubes: 0
Boat mini game
Sail to the end to complete Autumn and start WinterChapter 21 (Winter) - Deep Sleep Fishing
Bones: 1 (below blue dog after he moves)
Sketches: 0
Tubes: 1 (frozen waterfall spouts on the right)
Penguin at bottom
Penguin again to dive at fish then quickly select dog to to chase penguin away
Wood below platform
Bones: Below where blue dog was first sleeping
Tubes: Frozen waterfall spouts on the right
Log
3 fish bones hanging at platform
Rope where fish bones were hanging
Sled below platform
Sled again
Penguins at top
Frozen Axel
Frozen Axel again
Click back button to check you have no yellow stars
You should have 1 star for tube. Make sure you have released tube from waterfall and it is visible
Red arrowChapter 22 (Winter) - Troubles Melt Away
Bones: 0
Sketches: 1 (Frozen object in ice on left side)
Tubes: 0
Valve above Axel
Valve above cart
Dead gremlin looking thing from gas below Pixel
Ice above tub
Valve at right
Tub base to light fire
Valve above tub
Water hose to clear up ice
Pipe between the two water tanks
Frozen Axel
Pipe between the two water tanks
Ice on far left side with object in it
Click back button to check you have no yellow stars
Red arrowChapter 23 (Winter) - Beating A Path
Bones: 0
Sketches: 1 (statue with boss door below)
Tubes: 0
6 tubes in the middle
Valve left of Axel
Mechanical hand above Axel
Ice above the left most green tube for hammer
Hammer
Hit ice left of the door to reveal mallet
Ice above door
Gremlin near left hand of statue on top right
Metal chain belt of statue to drop a mallet head
Sketches: Statue head
Pick up mallet head
Left side of rock below the red valve on the left
Pick up wrench
Go to last pipe on far right to install mallet head
Gremlin that appears above colored tubes
Pixel to take the rag
The dirty ice at the bottom next to the mallet
Stool near bridge
Mechanical hand
A - B - X - A - B- Y to match the colored tubes from left to right
Click back button to check you have no yellow stars
Red arrowChapter 24 (Winter) - Shadow of the Ice Giant
Bones: 0
Sketches: 0
Tubes: 0
The final Boss fight (a funny and nice homage to Shadow of the Colossus)
Button sequence mini game
Pick up key at the end of minigameOutro
If you use my guide to get everything (and not use in game clues) before the boss battle you should unlock the final 100 GS in the Outro.

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Reserved #4

[numbersix]

Any hints on getting the Great Driver achievement? I mean, other than do a lot of flips? I can't seem to even get over 5,000 points. Is there a particular level that works better than the others? planes, desert, or Halloween stages? It's the only achievement I need, and quite honestly, I guess I'm not "getting" the whole flip to 10,000 points thing.

Edit: Never mind; those points are cumulative. The Halloween stage was a pain in the butt for me, so I didn't even finish it and was just trying to get a huge score on the first two levels. I clocked in a pathetic 3,5XX on the final stage, however, and got the achievement. Might want to update your guide with that. As long as you score around 3,500 on each of the three car stages, you'll get the achievement.

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/|\ I do mention that its combined:

Score 10000 points from the 3 course scores combined

I added a couple of line to clarify to help others. As long as you get 10K its all good. I got 4K then 3.5K then 2.5K on the last or somewhere around there and ended up barely getting 10K. The Halloween course is tough