Prince of Persia: Warrior Within ~ Achievement/Trophy Guide & Roadmap
Overview
Estimated Trophy Difficulty: 5/10
Approximate Time To Platinum: 20-30 hours
Trophy Breakdown: 20 Total
- Offline: 20 (2 (B), 10 (S), 7 (G), 1 (P))
- Online: N/A
Number of Playthroughs Needed: 3 (each difficulty- Easy, Normal & Hard)
Missable Trophies (M): The Art of Sand
Glitched Trophies: None
Are There Any Unobtainable Trophies?: None
Does Difficulty Affect Trophies?: Yes, but difficulty trophies do NOT stack
Do Cheat Codes Disable Trophies?: N/A
Introduction
"Enter the dark underworld of Prince of Persia Warrior Within, the sword-slashing sequel to the critically acclaimed Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time™.
Hunted by Dahaka, an immortal incarnation of Fate seeking divine retribution, the Prince embarks upon a path of both carnage and mystery to defy his preordained death. His journey leads to the infernal core of a cursed island stronghold harbouring mankind's greatest fears.
Only through grim resolve, bitter defiance, and the mastery of deadly new combat arts can the Prince rise to a new level of warriorship and defend what no enemy shall take away - his life." [source]
Roadmap
Note: difficulty cannot be changed after you select it at the beginning. Also on your 2nd and 3rd playthrough be sure to avoid all the fights that you can if you have unlocked all the combat/weapon related trophies.
Life Upgrades: there are 2 main reasons why you should get all 9 of them in every playthrough. First, because you will have more health. Second, because as your health bar increases the prince becomes stronger, therefore dealing more damage.
Path: after you get the Serpent Sword, which also acts as a key, take the Garden Tower path first and then the Mechanical Tower. The reason is because the Mechanical Tower is a little more difficult and you will get life and sword upgrade(s) after completing the Garden Tower, making the Mechanical Tower easier. In the Access Hall if you are facing the path leading to the Hourglass room you must turn the switch to the right to enter the Garden Tower and left to enter the Mechanical Tower.
Secret Weapons: there are a total of 5 secret weapons of which 3 you can only get after obtaining the Scorpion Sword. The most useful is the Hockey Stick which is available at the Central Hall after obtaining the Scorpion Sword. The most powerful is the Light Sword (even more powerful than your primary weapons) but has one major disadvantage. The disadvantage is that every successful hit on an enemy will drain your health.
Step 1: Complete game on Hard difficulty, Normal Ending.
In this playthrough you want to familiarize yourself with the game as well as how to progress through the story. The most important thing in this step is to collect all the life upgrades as they are extremely important/helpful. If you have found all life upgrades the Water Sword will be available in the Hourglass room, but do NOT pick it up as it will force the Secret Ending. The Secret Ending's final boss is different from the Normal Ending and is much much harder (4 hits and you die on this difficulty). Be sure to kill as many enemies as possible in order to get all the weapon/combat related trophies out of the way. Also collect every artwork that you can find as it will make it easier and save time on your next playthroughs. You will earn majority of the story as well as combat/weapon related trophies in this step.
Step 2: Complete game on Normal difficulty, Normal Ending.
Same instructions as Step 1. However, if you have not obtained all the artwork or all the combat/weapon related trophies be sure to get them out of the way here. Avoid all the fights that can be avoided if you have obtained the combat/weapon related trophies. Try to obtain the Undefeated trophy if you can but do not worry as you will have another try which will be easier.
Step 3: Complete game on Easy difficulty, Secret Ending.
This step's primary focus will be to get all 9 life upgrades, pick up the Water Sword and do NOT die during the entire playthrough. Avoid all the fights that can be avoided if you have obtained the combat/weapon related trophies. Save as often as allowed and simply quit and reload the last save if you die. Do NOT select "retry" as it will count as a death and prevent you from unlocking this trophy.
Step 4: Clean-Up
Use this step to obtain any trophies that you may have missed in the previous playthroughs even though it is highly unlikely.