Overview:
- Estimated achievement difficulty: 7/10
- Offline: 20 [1000]
- Online: 0
- Approximate amount of time to 1000: 30 -40 hours
- Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 8 [World Cup] + Extra games
- Number of missable achievements: None!
- Glitched achievements: None!
- Do cheat codes disable achievements: No Cheats
This game is not too challenging overall but a few of the achievements require some skill and a dash of luck too, with a bit of patience though it is a very attainable 1000. Be aware that this game was a PAL release only so will be unavailable elsewhere.
Introduction:
Brian Lara International Cricket 2007 has a total of 20 achievements and requires you to play through the World Cup at least eight times to get 1000, you’ll also have to play one-off test matches with each team and win in each of the available stadiums too. Be aware that in order to save your progress you MUST go back to the Pavillion on the main menu and save your profile. Failure to do this will mean your progress will not be stored and winning the eight World Cups will be exceedingly difficult. Also, do NOT skip any part of the match at any point or it will nullify your achievements.
Step #1: Tutorials and Exhibitions
Play through the tutorial modes which is just a matter of following the onscreen instructions and is also very helpful in picking up the nuances of the game too. Learn how to bowl in the ‘corridor of uncertainty’ which is when the ball shows a green dot when it is bowled rather than a red or yellow one. Also, when bowling, use and exclusively to swing the ball away from or towards the batsmen each time as this makes it hard for the computer to score runs. Then go to Exhibition mode and start to work your way through the various teams and venues. Start by selecting Test matches, but change the difficulty to Slog and the match to one innings. Then pick each of the teams and choose to play against Bermuda or Holland each time, but make sure to pick a different venue too (keeping a list would be helpful). Once you have won a Test with every team follow the same formula but for ODI’s. Then go to the Champions Trophy and play a warm up match in each of the four stadiums. Following these steps will get you all of the Tutorial achievements, the Test win with every team, the ODI win with every team and will mean you have played in every stadium barring the World cup ones.
Step #2: Bowling and Batting achievements
It is best to get these out of the way before tackling the World Cup as that requires a harder difficulty. To make these easier you’ll have to create two teams from the main menu. One of them should just be made up of good batsmen, or even the same one multiple times, so pick players like Ricky Ponting (Australia) or Kevin Pieterson (England). For the other team just pick a generic medium pace bowler from Bermuda
Step #3: The World Cup
This is the longest and hardest achievement in the whole game. Basically you will need to win the event with eight different teams on at least County Difficulty. Just set the matches to six overs a side and bowl to restrict runs rather than take wickets. Make sure to save in the Pavillion after you win each time. Also, you should pick up the Win in Every Stadium achievement as you go along (as long as you’ve played a game in each of the Exhibition Stadiums). If not just play World Cup warm up games in the venues you missed. Also do not skip ANY part of any game you play as that will forfeit the tournament in terms of the achievement.
Conclusion:
The 1000 on offer here is tougher than it seems and having to grind through the World Cup eight times is a major trial. Also the six sixes in an over achievement requires a healthy dose of luck not to mention exceptional timing. However, this game shouldn’t be a challenge to anyone with the patience to see it through.
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