Prince of Persia

Prince of Persia
From UBI Soft

Price: $54.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details

Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com

38 new or used available from $40.95
Average customer review:

Product Description

Experience the new fantasy world of ancient Persia. Masterful storytelling and sprawling environments deliver a brand new adventure that re-opens the Prince of Persia saga. You have the freedom to determine how the game evolves in this non-linear adventure.

Decide how you unfold the storyline by choosing your path in the open-ended world. In this strange land, your rogue warrior must use all of his skills, along with a whole new combat system, to battle Ahriman's corrupted lieutenants to heal the land from the dark Corruption and restore the light.

Also, history's greatest ally is revealed in the form of Elika, a dynamic AI companion who joins the Prince in his fight to save the world. Gifted with magical powers, she interacts with you in combat, acrobatics and puzzle-solving, enabling the Prince to reach new heights of deadly high-flying artistry through special duo acrobatic moves or devastating fighting combo attacks.

Product Details

* Amazon Sales Rank: #150 in Video Games
* Brand: UBI Soft
* Model: 34431
* Released on: 2008-12-02
* ESRB Rating: Teen
* Platform: PLAYSTATION 3
* Dimensions: 2.00 pounds

Features

* Enjoy the franchise's debut on next-generation consoles utilizing Ubisoft's proprietary Anvil engine, the same engine used to develop Assassins Creed.
* Utilize the Prince's old skills, along with a whole new combat system, to battle Ahriman's corrupted lieutenants to heal the land from the dark Corruption and restore the light.
* Escape to a fantasy world set in ancient Persia brought to life through masterful storytelling and sprawling environments and that rivals the blockbusters of Hollywood.
* For the first time in franchise history decide how the storyline unfolds by choosing the Prince's path in an open-ended game world.
* Wield the acrobatic and puzzle-solving power of the Prince's beautiful and powerful AI companion Elika as you explore the perils of ancient Persia.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Prince of Persia is set in a land rooted in ancient Persian mythology, with the Prince finding himself caught in an epic battle between the primal forces of light and darkness—the god of Light, Ormazd versus his brother Ahriman, the destructive god of Darkness.

The Prince arrives just in time to witness the destruction of the legendary Tree of Life, an act which threatens to plunge the entire world into eternal darkness. Manifested in the form of 'the Corruption,' a dark substance that physically contaminates the land and the skies, the Prince must partner with his new deadly companion Elika to heal the world from the evil Corruption.

A Frightening New Enemy and a Powerful Ally
As Ahriman, the god of Darkness is released so are his minions of monstrous slaves. The most dangerous and powerful set against the Prince is known as "the Hunter." Once a human prince himself, the Hunter was raised in opulent decadence and detached from the day-to-day world.

His only passion was for the drama and brutality of the hunt, but soon passion grew to obsession. After killing every variety of beast known, he grew bored and too bold. Recognizing an opportunity Ahriman appeared to him and offered a bargain, a hunt against the most dangerous beasts the world has to offer in return for his soul.

Foolishly he accepted and was transformed from man into demonic beast and was hunted by men from all over the world. His all-consuming rage made easy work of the hunters set against him, but also bound him to Ahriman for eternity.

But wherever there is evil, there is also a counter balance to it. Following the defeat and imprisonment of Ahriman, his brother Ormazd, the god of Light, left the world in the care of his servants, the Ahuras, guardians of the tree of life. The Prince’s new ally, Elika, is one of those guardians.

Beautiful and mysterious she is a powerful AI companion who accompanies players throughout the game. Filled with an unknown power, she will be helpful in all aspects of gameplay, including acrobatics, combat and puzzle-solving as players quest to rid the land from Ahriman's corruption.

Key Features:

* A New Hero Emerges - Master the acrobatics, strategy and fighting tactics of the most agile warrior of all time. Grip fall down the face of a building, perform perfectly timed acrobatic combinations, and swing over canyons, buildings and anything that is reachable. This new rogue warrior must utilize all of his new skills, along with a whole new combat system, to battle Ahriman’s corrupted lieutenants to heal the land from the dark Corruption and restore the light.

* A New Epic Journey Begins - Escape to the new fantasy world of ancient Persia. Masterful storytelling and sprawling environments deliver to action-adventure fans an experience that rivals even the best Hollywood movies.

* A New Open World Structure - A first for the Prince of Persia franchise – now you have the freedom to determine how the game evolves in this non-linear adventure. Players will decide how they unfold the storyline by choosing their path in the open-ended world.

* Emergence of a Deadly New Ally - History’s greatest ally is revealed in the form of Elika, a dynamic AI companion who joins the Prince in his fight to save the world. Gifted with magical powers, she interacts with the player in combat, acrobatics and puzzle-solving, enabling the Prince to reach new heights of deadly high-flying artistry through special duo acrobatic moves or devastating fighting combo attacks.

* Next-Gen Engine - The franchise’s debut on next-generation consoles utilizes Ubisoft’s proprietary Anvil engine, the same engine used to develop Assassins Creed.

A Franchise With History
The critically acclaimed Prince of Persia franchise returns for the first time on next-generation platforms with an all-new epic journey. Built by the same award-winning Ubisoft Montreal studio that created Assassins Creed, Prince of Persia has been in development for over three years to deliver a whole new action-adventure gaming experience to consumers.

With a whole new Prince, storyline, open world environments, combat style, signature illustrative graphical style and the addition of Elika, a deadly new ally, Prince of Persia brings the franchise to new heights of deadly acrobatic, artistry and is set to become the #1 action-adventure game of 2008.

Customer Reviews

This game is only average
I must say I like this game, however, I struggle with why so many people are enamored with it. Sure it has great graphics, the controls are smooth, and I actually enjoyed much of the dialogue, but this game is so repetitive, it causes you to do a lot of backtracking or going through areas multiple times, and doesn't have enough action.

I know it's made by the same people as Assassin's Creed, and therefore they are very similar, but I actually enjoyed Assassin's Creed a lot more.

So this is an okay game to play, it does have things that are positive about it, but the one BIG drawback was the aimless repitition.

Beautiful, but limited
Prince of Persia is a beautiful, fun game. The art, music, animation and character development are some of the best I have ever seen. However, for the type of gameplay interactions you are allowed, the game is perhaps unnecessarily long (and it's actually a pretty short game!) That is to say that everything you can do in Prince of Persia has been boiled down to timed button presses.

While this allows you to perform complex actions simply, it leaves little room for additions to the gameplay or challenge level. A lack of additions to the gameplay mechanics made me feel like I was repeating the same motions through all parts of the game. The ending sequences do a lot to redeem the game, however, and I still recommend playing it despite its simplistic approach to gameplay.

New Prince of Persia - Impressions
Credit must be given to those who say this game is easy and repetitive: it is.
On the up side however, it succeeds in (almost) never being frustrating, and really shines in the things it does best, namely fluid acrobatics and visuals.

Personally, I was happy to jump around freely, lulling myself from pole to beam to cliff, and I had a sort of warm satisfaction every time I healed one piece of land. It felt like a cathartic experience, a cleansing of one's own worries and soothing of one's own nervusness.

Replayability is, alas, limited. I would not see myself having a second run at the story. Rather, time races for trophies, or maybe additional content could warrant a return to this game.

All in all, I suggest renting it for a weekend, unless you are a fan or you plan to replay it before the next installment of the saga.

Click here to see other