To get the 10 second death badge (Maniac) i just took challenge mode and rushed to one of the enemies in the very beginning, then kept hovering over the next one since you have immunity for awhile after hit.
@ GAU8 : I completed the gauntlet with Gearhat. Whenever there are enemies that wont move or hurt you too badly (the monsters that come out of the ground and the reapers, for example) grab yourself some good magic, like the freeze, death cycle or just a healing potion incase some of them are too hard and drain away your life in the air.
This was a fun game. I got the last badge, thanks to Ares2 tip (buy nothing else but the arillery research, in tight situations use it on large ground groups) and you'll get past the game after the 10th day, leaving you 1 more day if trying without upgrades is too hard for you.
This game is very fun to play. I just love how you have three different classes to choose from, and how they all have a different style of fighting. Beated the game first time with engineer, since it was the easiest class for me. Trying to complete the game as psionic now and after that juggernaut.