Product Description

Facing imminent danger, the Prince flees to a deserted kingdom that seemingly offers sanctuary. Already touched by the evil Corruption, a dark substance that physically contaminates the land and the skies, the kingdom is filled with adventure, challenge and intrigue. As the Prince seeks a way to fight the spreading Corruption destroying the land, he encounters a partially infected creature that promises salvation. But is the creature truly an ally or merely an enemy in disguise? It seems this perilous alliance may be the only way for the Prince to face the forces of darkness and save the Persian kingdom from the Corruption once and for all.

The Prince of Persia franchise, built exclusively for Nintendo DS:
Use the DS stylus to master the acrobatics, strategy and fighting tactics of the most agile warrior of all time.

The epic journey continues in an all-new adventure:
Immerse yourself in the captivating Prince of Persia universe with an original and independent story that closely coincides with the action of the console & PC editions of the game.

Unique visual style:
Brand-new art design delivers incredible environments in over 50+ maps. Explore deserted cities, dark labyrinths and forbidding jungles to battle the evil Corruption.

Play as the all-new character: the Magus:
Switch between the Prince and this mysterious new ally to fight, solve puzzles and utilize his magical powers to make your way through the corrupted land.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #675 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: UBI Soft
• Released on: 2008-12-05
• Platform: PLAYSTATION 3
• Original language: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish
• Subtitled in: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish
• Dimensions: .26 pounds

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Facing imminent danger, the Prince flees to a deserted kingdom that seemingly offers sanctuary. Already touched by the evil Corruption, a dark substance that physically contaminates the land and the skies, the kingdom is filled with adventure, challenge and intrigue. As the Prince seeks a way to fight the spreading Corruption destroying the land, he encounters a partially infected creature that promises salvation. But is the creature truly an ally or merely an enemy in disguise? It seems this perilous alliance may be the only way for the Prince to face the forces of darkness and save the Persian kingdom from the Corruption once and for all.

The epic journey continues in an all-new adventure:
Immerse yourself in the captivating Prince of Persia universe with an original and independent story that closely coincides with the action of the console & PC editions of the game.

Unique visual style:
Brand-new art design delivers incredible environments in over 50+ maps. Explore deserted cities, dark labyrinths and forbidding jungles to battle the evil Corruption.

Play as the all-new character: the Magus:
Switch between the Prince and this mysterious new ally to fight, solve puzzles and utilize his magical powers to make your way through the corrupted land.

Customer Reviews

Not the Prince you know
A series re-invention that wasnt really necessary. The Sands of Time trilogy are absolute classics, so changing the formula this drastically was always going to be a gamble.
It appears Ubisoft Montreal have tried to distance this entry as much as possible. Aside from switching the visuals to a cel shaded, cartoon style, the characters are also completely new. The 'Prince' is one in nickname only, and opens the game searching for his missing donkey. Here he runs into a princess named Elika, and becomes embroiled in a plot to unleash an ancient evil upon the land.
The prince is painted as a loveable rogue, but comes across as goofy and childish, with some truly awful dialogue. In motion, he's more memorable, even if the controls are blatantly lifted from Assassins Creed. This does take some adjustment, and like that game, you never get the feeling of being totally in control of whats happening on screen. Jumps dont even have to be timed well. There is a nice selection of new moves however, including a ceiling run, and a grip fall ability, which allows the prince to freefall down most vertical surfaces.

Amongst the many changes, the Sands of Time mechanic has been removed. In its place is an unlimited lives system, as Elika rescues you after every fail. This removes much of the challenge; and appreciation of the tight level design is lost somewhat by the stop start gameplay. Furthermore, watching the same rescue cut scene gets boring fast. Another overhaul is the combat system. This release has opted for a cinematic approach, with sweeping views and a more dramatic feel. Multiple enemy battles are out, replaced by a one on one system. Yet, more often than not these become battles of attrition, with poor skills only prolonging the battle. Rather than deepening the system, combat feels simplified, and with much less variety. Boss battles are also shamelessly recycled. Failure at anything just prompts Elika to rescue you. Once again. This hand holding approach is sure to split opinions, but it can all become tedious, especially with the inclusion of QTE's.
More repetition sets in elsewhere. Each section of the open-world map has to be 'healed'. This involves travelling there, defeating a monster, then hammering a QTE until the land is healthy again. This causes light seeds to appear, which need collecting in order to advance to new sections of the map. Repeat until credits roll.

Prince of Persia is a solid adventure game, and may be enjoyed more by newcomers to the series. But the script is less intriguing than Assassins Creed, and the action isnt as successfully implemented as Uncharted.
Overall, a disappointing entry for a classic franchise.

A Prince amongst games
I was uncertain over buying the new Prince of Persia especially as I considered Assasins Creed to be a bit Linear.

I relented under a friends advice and got it and I certainly do not regret that decision. The gameplay is hugely entertaining and hugely addicive, I just finished a solid 5 hour stint of gameplay and the challenges increase as you progress, the game cleverly integrates and utilises both characters including utilising certain duel moves where you and the princess cooperate to complete certain jumps.

The graphics are cell shaded and are certainly something to behold, nobody could complain about the level, richness and beauty of this game on the eye.

I'm going to be playing this to completion I am already nearly 50% of the way through and there are trophies to collect too, something I am chasing, so there is a lot of game here for those who want to 100% it they will be hunting light crystals for some time.

Overall great looking, great playing, good combat, platforming and adventure all mixed into one and if you were 50/50 or oohing and erring over this one I would say get it, it will not disapoint you.

Absolutely stunning
Ok, let me make it clear firstly that I am new to the Prince of Persia franchise. This is the first of the series I have played, and I have to say, it's absolutely what the doctor ordered. I'll leave the story review to other writers, and I'll jump straight into a few of the gameplay related things...

Gameplay mechanics:
Played Uncharted? Played Assassins Creed? Ok well you're pretty much there if you merge the two together. There's a lot of platforming action: wall climbing, running, jumping, and a few enjoyable puzzle sequences not unlike Drakes Fortune. The combat system is brilliant, and takes only a short time to completely master, but a lifetime to find all the unique combos.

The 'not being able to die' thing is really such a benefit, as I see it. Basically, the game never loses its momentum, and there are no annoying 'game over' screens to detract from the experience. It just has a 'get back up and try again' feel to it that I find a pleasure.

Graphics: Actually the art style is quite unique; it's not cell shading like Eternal Sonata, but its not watercolour like Valkyria Chronicles. If you put the two together into a richly saturated, beautifully detailed world with large, well animated character models, you'd be spot on.

Extras: Registering your game on ubisofts website unlocks an Altair (Assassins Creed) costume, adding to replayability, and completing the game once unlocks classic skins, to name a few 'Classic Prince' and 'Farah' as well as an unlockable 'Jade' skin from Beyond Good and Evil. No word on DLC, but storyline extensions seem improbable...

Trophies: Very easy to get at least 50% on the first playthrough, and with a bit of effort, 100% is not out of reach even to casual gamers.