Prince of Persia

Prince of Persia

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Improviser

Improviser

Congratulations, you used the environment to your advantage.

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How to unlock the Improviser achievement in Prince of Persia - Definitive Guide

I got this after trying twice while fighting the Hunter for the third time (in the level where he traps you). To get it, you need to hit a button to attack him while he is standing near the pillar, so that he breaks it after being hit. I used X for a normal sword attack.

If you push an enemy against a wall and the enemy breaks the wall after you win that button-mashing mini-game, that won't unlock the achievement. You need to DIRECTLY hurt the enemy so that he breaks the pillar.

You don't need to get this with this boss, but it was very easy so take this as a good tip.
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10 Feb 2011 16:08

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This achievement is still available?
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By HungryNic42 on 04 May 2021 01:47
What’s with the discontinuation icon?
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By PR0MOTE on 07 May 2021 21:28
In case anyone else was wondering about the Partly Discontinued/ Unobtainable flag: Prince of Persia - Achievement Flag submissions
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By EverStoned77 on 16 Jul 2021 23:55
It must be changed for normal obtainable achievement :)
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By Sonic1994PL on 28 Sep 2021 08:38
Yeah I got this achievement first try, it's definitely still obtainable
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By MelodicVirus118 on 17 Jun 2022 21:41
Alchemist second fight. In the vale. Popped on first attempt.
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By Scenic Route 16 on 20 Feb 2023 11:25
is it obinatible now or? any got it when it says "Unobtainable achievement"?
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By Xeichon on 03 Oct 2023 23:33
I get this achievement at Tower of Ahriman fight with the Warrior (after you get the Hand of Ormazd power). There are four pillars and you have to get the Warrior close to it. Mash x as many as you can and he will break it.
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By JimmieWorld on 19 Mar 2021 22:46
I started a new game on Xbox One, I did the entire DLC achievements which is the hardest part of the game and then I needed this Improviser and a few more.

I tried on the Alchemist
I tried on The Warrior
I tried on The Hunter

All of them broke the pillars but no achievement poped.

What I'm gonna do now is download the game on Xbox 360, delete my save data and start again until I get to the Alchemist or The Hunter probably which are the nearest to the beginning ones.

1 achievement remaining and this thing won't work. If it doesn't work I will try and download it on another Xbox One I have and try again. Anyone has been struggling like me with this achievement? Info appreciated.
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By ChrisHenares on 02 Feb 2023 07:28
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This can be gotten by beating The Warrior boss. Also if you are confused about it, to activate this you have to push a boss or an enemy onto a pillar then you will start a wall-minigame which you will have to press x a lot of times and this achievement should then unlock.
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11 Dec 2008 14:29

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That's weird because the first time I fought the Hunter I kept getting myself the X-button mashing sequence yet the achievement didn't lock...
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By Kawnstantin on 20 Jan 2009 05:48
Really? That is odd. I have heard from many people that it should unlock. But I actually got it during the very beginning I think. If this truly will not work, then you should get it while fighting an enemy and pushing him into something such as a wall or a pillar, but idk.
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By Rab1d Puma on 23 Jan 2009 04:57
I figured it out. You actually have to knock one of those bosses through a pillar so that it breaks.
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By Kawnstantin on 30 Jan 2009 07:16
Maybe I'm missing something here, but I've seen them punch various pillars and still haven't gotten this. Do I truly have to push them, and if so, how do I do a push, what button would that be? Thanks.
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By TheLongSpring on 18 Mar 2009 19:05
You really can't not get this achievement. When you fight the Warrior, you push him into pillars in one of his fights so it should give it to you. If it doesn't for some reason, you can just fight a normal enemy and try to move him onto a wall and you will have to press x a bunch of times to beat him.
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By Rab1d Puma on 18 Mar 2009 20:48
Beat the warrior in the pillar fight, also pushed numerous monsters into the wall and stabbed them that way, yet still no achievement! Could this be glitched?
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By Cyphate on 12 Apr 2009 02:19
I guess its possible? But one thing you can do is check and make sure you didn't get it at the very beginning of the game because I went through the whole game thinking it was glitched but I looked and I had gotten it at the very beginning. But other than that idk what to tell you.
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By Rab1d Puma on 13 Apr 2009 05:37
I had thought I had this glitched as well, as I didn't get it in the first Warrior battle, then I fought him again and there are 4 pillars I hit him through one and it unlocked.
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By on 31 Dec 2009 11:32
I accidentally knocked the Concubine through a pillar in one of the fights.
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By DKong27 on 03 Jan 2010 23:13
yeh im fairly sure this may be glitched as i have just fought the concubine and threw her a pillar and no achievement and then also had a wall-minigame which sent her through one as well and still no achievement
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By gazhibs on 25 Mar 2010 17:25
Unlocked it during one of the Alchemist fights. Knocked him into then through a pillar (doing the smash "X" mini-game) and it unlocked instantly.
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By on 15 Apr 2010 10:58
I got this during the Alchemist fight at the top of the tower; there are a few pillars in there that he can be knocked through.
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By KingOfWeight on 01 May 2010 04:11
yeah ive done this like 15 times and i still dont have it...
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By P4NDA CAKES on 14 Jun 2010 23:21
i've tried this achievement many times on different bosses and its not worked. which is annoying as its the last original achievement i need. so it may be glitched as i've tried mulitple different ways of using the environment such as smashing into pillars, smashing through pillars and still nothing.

cheers anyway!
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By gazhibs on 04 Oct 2010 13:10
This achievement isn't glitched at all, it's just that everyone is describing it wrong. Getting it has absolutely nothing to do with the mini-game. Rather, you have to knock the boss through the pillar; the XXY combo works well for this. I got it on a fight again the Alchemist in which there are two pillars to try it on.
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By Boots Orion on 19 Sep 2013 01:10
just because it unlocked for you doesn't mean it's not glitched. I can't seem to get it either. I watched a video on youtube how somebody unlocks it, did the same thing (1000 times) and no achievement.
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By TillTheMorning on 12 Dec 2013 09:17
I love people. "I'm doing something wrong and can't get it. It's glitched."
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By ThePaleHorseman on 28 Sep 2014 03:31
achievement unlocked with no problems on March 22, 2019 on Xbox One back compatible.

Got it while fighting the non-boss Concubine at the first corrupted zone inside her area (Royal Gardens)

I was fighting her regularly and did a regular sword attack X where she recoiled backwards into a pillar, breaking the pillar. Achievement unlocked right away.
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By Cheva1ier on 25 Mar 2019 07:06
It's glitched with certain profiles, not because a patch. I tried on Xbox One backwards compatibility and still no achievement.
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By UnfurledEmu75 on 16 May 2019 17:42
Just got it today no problem against the concubine, just hit it into the pillar and make sure it smashes and achievement popped nothing to it.
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By SYst3M0FAd0Wnzz on 30 Jan 2021 20:05
His point does apply as well, but who knows. It works both ways. "I'm doing something wrong, so it's glitched" and "it unlocked for me, so it's not glitched" are both ignoring that it is one case in thousands, which statistically means nothing.
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By iMaginaryy on 25 Sep 2015 22:47
I was worried at first that the achievement would glitch on me after reading through the comments and forums, so when i started the game i immediately went for this as fast as possible and got it today on a Hunter non-boss fight and just spammed X to slam the enemy into a pillar. toast

Beware though you can be slammed into the pillar yourself and have to start over or reload a save. I guess my advice would be to go for this achievement as fast as possible to see for yourself if its glitched (hopefully not for your gamertag though).
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By R4AssaultRifle on 11 Aug 2019 05:58
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I just tried like this video, twice, no achievement pop yet. I'm getting worried, it's the last remaining achievement for the 100%.

Gonna try with the hunter.

EDIT: After trying the entire game on Xbox 360 Disc version. Xbox 360 Digital version. Xbox One FAT digital and physical version (they're the same), Xbox Series S version, and saving on each boss in order to try in different ways, and finding out there is one mini-game QTE with the concubine on one of her fights (or high chance to happen), and literally get all bosses to smash a pillar, I can now say that I can't find any way to fix this achievement.

Is really a pain in the a** to repeat everything, everytime on different ways and different order just to find yourself in a failure vortex. Is really unfair after so many tries, for any player, not just me.

Gonna keep trying but my faith is at minimum right now. I hope somebody can get the answer to this riddler of an achievement. It sucks.
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By ChrisHenares on 01 Feb 2023 18:08
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17 Sep 2021 23:06

During one of the fights with the Hunter you'll notice a pillar in the middle of the area. If you do a combo (a simple 3 hit combo) while the pillar is behind the Hunter you'll start a button mashing mini-game. If you win this you'll throw him into this pillar and you'll get the achievement.

There are several pillars like this throughout the game, they are found in the center of the room in most boss battles.

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For this trophy you must attack an enemy near a pillar so that you knock them back into it, you will know the attack has been successful as a little cutscene will show them crashing into it as it crumbles around them. Timing and positioning are key here and it should be noted that for some reason, enemies tend to block sword attacks way more than they do Elika attacks. Helpfully this will also push enemies further back than sword attacks do so use the combo when you feel the positioning is good. Note that this will not be on a regular enemy, it will be either the Hunter, Alchemist or Concubine and in one of the later fights as the first ones are all on plain ground. See the following video to get an idea of what you need to do. Credit to Rooster Teeth:

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