Kinect Sports

70 Achievements

1,500

80-100h

Xbox 360

Beat the Gull-keeper

Scared the bird from the crossbar in Football

How to unlock the Beat the Gull-keeper achievement in Kinect Sports - Definitive Guide

CrazyC0330

TrueAchievements

16 Dec 2010 20:28

I did this today in the Super Striker mini-game (part of the free DLC: see Free Kinect Sports DLC Released), rather than playing a match of soccer. In the mini-game you get tons of shots as opposed to a match. I wasn't paying attention at all to the goal, and actually hit a seagull on mistake. Boom, achievement unlocked. Good luck.

16 Dec 2010 20:28

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yes, I couldn't remember the name of the mini-game at the time, now that I have the game running again, I'll update my solution to be more specific.

By CrazyC0330 on 21 Dec 2010 19:51

I got this achievement purely by accident in this manner. The Super Striker mini game is great for this achievement because you spend the whole time kicking balls at the goal in rapid succession. You're bound to scare the bird at some point.

By Toddard on 02 Feb 2011 04:17

So I played about 8 in a row and never saw the gull, then went back to the menu screen and choose the game again, and the gull showed up first time.

By xFallenCastielx on 28 Feb 2011 23:34

I got it on my 3rd game today (backing out to main menu after each game). I noticed the bird in the start and got the achievement soon after.

By StarshadeFPS on 03 Aug 2011 11:45

I think he meant the Target Kick mini-game - that's what I was playing when I got it. In the Super Striker mini-game you are at an angle and can't really control where you kick the ball (you only have to hit the ball and it goes wherever it "wants" to go). In the Tarket Kick mini-game you are taking penalty shots at targets.

To specify, I got it on one of my last kicks in the mini-game. So, just because the sea-gull isn't there at the start of the mini-game, it doesn't mean that you can't get the achievement. In my case, the bird landed on the cross-bar part-way through the mini-game.

By Boots Orion on 02 Feb 2012 23:55

The gull shows up on the Target Kick minigame once you reach 49 goals.

By Sashimi X13 on 17 Feb 2012 16:30

For me, as I said in my solution, it was the Super Striker mini game, not the Target Kick. But thanks for letting people know that there are other ways.

By CrazyC0330 on 18 Feb 2012 16:08

It finally showed up after i backed out and then started the game again and it did around 67 goals.

By MattiasAnderson on 23 Aug 2014 14:32

@Boots Orion - thanks, I got it in Target Kick. Gull appeared after I had 49 points.

By Sir Lumbo on 05 Dec 2014 23:42

I got it in Target Kick too on 32 points.

By Nana Lurgi on 04 Sep 2016 15:14

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MC Monobrow

TrueAchievements

20 Dec 2010 16:04

Here's our official guide to Kinect Sports featuring members of the Rare team demonstrating the best techniques to use. Hope you enjoy them, good luck completing the game!

20 Dec 2010 16:04

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Target Kick still works for this - was at about mid 40s on points

By PaladinX87 on 03 Jun 2020 16:29

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XboxAchievements

This can either be done against a computer-controlled rival on any difficulty or against a friend locally or online. This one should occur through natural gameplay, however here are a few tips to ensure that you get it. The seagull seems to perch on the upper-left of the goalpost, so aiming in the top left hand corner seems to work best. Bear in mind however that he will not always be there, so keep an eye out when shooting to ensure that if he’s there, that you get him. To scare him, you can either score a goal or miss; it doesn’t matter which as long as the ball travels in his general direction, enough to be deemed a threat!