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BioShock Achievements

* Completed Welcome - 10 - Successfully complete the Welcome To Rapture Level.
* Maxed One Track - 20 - Purchased every slot in one of the Plasmid or Tonic tracks.
* Maxed All Tracks - 50 - Purchased every slot in all four Plasmid and Tonic tracks.
* Bought One Slot - 5 - Purchase one slot in any Plasmid or Tonic track.
* Upgraded a Weapon - 5 - Acquire at least one weapon upgrade.
* One Fully Upgraded Weapon - 5 - Fully upgrade one weapon.
* Two Fully Upgraded Weapons - 5 - Fully upgrade two weapons.
* Three Fully Upgraded Weapons - 10 - Fully upgrade three weapons.
* Four Fully Upgraded Weapons - 10 - Fully upgrade four weapons.
* Five Fully Upgraded Weapons - 10 - Fully upgrade five weapons.
* Weapon Specialist - 20 - Acquire all upgrades for all weapons.
* Fully Researched Thug Splicer - 10 - Fully research the Thuggish Splicer.
* Fully Researched Gun Splicer - 10 - Fully research the Leadhead Splicer.
* Fully Researched Spider Splicer - 10 - Fully research the Spider Splicer.
* Fully Researched Houdini Splicer - 10 - Fully research the Houdini Splicer.
* Fully Researched Nitro Splicer - 10 - Fully research the Nitro Splicer.
* Fully Researched Rosie - 10 - Fully research the Rosie.
* Fully Researched Bouncer - 10 - Fully research the Bouncer.
* Fully Researched Little Sister - 10 - Fully research the Little Sister.
* Prolific Photographer - 5 - Take at least one photo in every research group.
* Research PhD - 20 - Max out all possible research.
* Quality Research Photo - 20 - Take a Research Photo of the highest grade.
* Researched a Splicer - 5 - Take at least one Research Photo of a Splicer.
* One Successful Hack - 5 - Perform at least one successful hack.
* Hacked a Security Bot - 10 - Successfully hack a security bot.
* Hacked a Security Camera - 10 - Successfully hack a security camera.
* Hacked a Turret - 10 - Successfully hack a turret.
* Hacked a Vending Machine - 10 - Successfully hack a vending machine.
* Hacked a Safe - 10 - Successfully hack a safe.
* Skilled Hacker - 40 - Successfully complete 50 hacks.
* Basic Inventor - 5 - Successfully invent at least one item.
* Avid Inventor - 10 - Successfully invent at least 100 items.
* Ammo Inventor - 25 - Successfully invented all possible ammo types.
* Little Sister Savior - 100 - Complete the game without harvesting any Little Sisters.
* Tonic Collector - 50 - Collect or Invent 53 Tonics in the Physical, Engineering and Combat tracks.
* Historian - 50 - Find every audio diary.
* Seriously Good At This - 40 - Complete the game on the hardest difficulty setting.
* Dealt with every Little Sister - 40 - Either Harvest or Rescue every Little Sister in the game
* Lucky Winner - 10 - Hit the jackpot at a slot machine
* Toaster in the Tub - 10 - Shock an enemy in the water.
* Defeated Dr. Steinman - 15 - The player has defeated the crazed Dr. Steinman
* Defeated Peach Wilkins - 15 - The player has defeated Peach Wilkins
* Restored the Forest - 15 - The player has restored the forests of Arcadia
* Completed Cohen's Masterpiece - 30 - The player has completed Sander Cohen's great masterpiece
* Defeated Andrew Ryan - 30 - The player has defeated Andrew Ryan
* Broke Fontaine's Mind Control - 30 - The player has broken Fontaine's mind control
* Defeated Atlas - 100 - The player has defeated Atlas
* Became a Big Daddy - 30 - The player has become a Big Daddy.
* Irony - 10 - The player has taken a picture of Sander Cohen's corpse
* Found Cohen's Room - 10 - The player has entered Sander Cohen's personal quarters.
* Brass Balls - 100 - Complete the game on Hard difficulty without using a Vita-Chamber

I got this list from xbox360achievements.org

I didn't use one upgrade station when I was playing. x3

i missed a few on my first run cant w8 for number 2

I still like the challenge of the achievement...Gives me something to do.

You can get “brass balls” on any difficulty. “The real deal” is that you need to finish the game on hard