A game fit for a... well, a prince!
posted by
MidXIII
(SPRINGFIELD,
PA)
Dec 6, 2008
Member since
Dec 2007
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I have to say after seeing the games direction at E3 I was a little worried.
Using an artistic style instead of whats been normal for the past 3 prince of persia games, had me unsure. Adding a 2nd character had me downright frightened.
I'm VERY pleased to say this game has laid all those fears to rest.
The cell shaded characters, the background music, the story, even the voice acting all top notch!
This is a game worthy of some praise! For a company to take a very drastic departure from what has been familiar for players is always a slippery slope, but Ubisoft has done it and the game has come out with a fresh new look, but yet a similar feel.
I will say the play controls take a small amount of getting used to if you have played previous Prince of Persia games. But nothing that a few minutes of playing wont solve.
The second character I'm happy to report is really not AI controlled, its more of an extension of yourself, assisting you in jumping further and pulling off a few nice combos during the fight sequences.
The game also carries the same trial and error exploration of all the series, but in the past you needed to manually save your life and reverse time. This one is more like time reversal on automatic, so if you make a wrong move you're magically saved instead of sent to your death. Although that does take a little challenge out of the game it does promote more fun vs. frustration and allows things to flow nicely.
Bottom line:
Stylish graphics, fun gameplay, solid controls, good voice acting, and nice movie quality story.
The only downside is without death penalties the game is somewhat easy. But for some that may not be such a negative. In all thats what makes this an excellent rental.
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