10 Insanely Hard Xbox Achievements You'll Never Unlock

6. Dead Rising €“ 7 Day Survivor

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The "7 Day Survivor" achievement for the original Dead Rising is notorious for being one of the more ridiculous and time consuming achievements out there. The goal is to survive for seven in-game days in Infinity Mode, which amounts to 14 hours in real life.

If you want a taste of what cabin fever feels like, then give this achievement a try. At first glance it seems like it should be a piece of cake, but 14 hours of doing nothing but trying to survive a zombie-infested mall is no small task. It will make you go stir crazy and you€™ll be tempted to engage in some zombie killing to pass the time, but this is a mistake, as that could get you killed and ruin the entire endeavour. You have to be cautious, which gets tedious real quick, and even that can€™t guarantee you won€™t be taken by surprise by the sudden appearance of a boss or zombie horde.

You€™d think a goal of this magnitude would be worth a couple hundred gamer points, but in actuality it€™s only worth 20. This greatly disincentives most from attempting this achievement, and when you add in the fact that it takes a lot of preparation, patience, and fortitude, it just isn€™t worth it.

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