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Prince of Persia (PS3) | 
 enlarge | From: Ubisoft
Category: Video Games
List Price: £49.99
Buy New: £22.98
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 29
Platform: Playstation 3
Genre: fantasy-action-games
Rating: To Be Announced
Media: Video Game
Operating System: Playstation 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.1 x 0.6
EAN: 3307211609297
ASIN: B0019K4U56
Release Date: December 5, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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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.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
 Absolutely stunning December 11, 2008
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
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.
Stunning, unique and a joy to play December 7, 2008
13 out of 18 found this review helpful
With next generation consoles overloaded with grim and dark FPS's or driving and sport simulations Prince Of Persia provides a welcome breath of fresh air.
The story follows a lonely thief lost in the desert following a sandstorm. He searches for his donkey carrying his loot but instead comes upon a mysterious woman, Elika, being pursued by her father's soldiers. He helps her fight them off. She reveals an ancient dark god is attempting to break out of it's concealment and has released its minions upon the land corrupting it. The prince and the princess head off to heal the land using Elika's mysterious power and keep the dark god sealed in. The story twists and turn as it goes on and there's some enjoyable banter from the two leads keeping the story quite engaging. The ending is great as well, bleak yet very touching setting up nicely for a sequel.
Graphically POP is utterly stunning. It looks good when corrupted by evil but once you heal the land and get to a high overlook its absolutely jaw dropping particularity running on PS3 in1080. The cell shaded design and heal the land from evil has been nicked straight from Okami (PS2) but its used well here and gives the game some visual flair. Without these visuals it would feel like a completely different game.
The plat forming is brilliant, fluid and diverse, the difficulty of these sections slowly amps up. From the start you run small walls and jumps but the grand scale of it can't really be appreciated without seeing it in motion, providing thrilling moments particularity towards the end . A stand out example being when you climb up a castle, hundreds of feet up, which is collapsing around you, avoiding the corrupted tentacles trying to grab you, jumping between falling derby before finally reaching to the top, being confronted by a boss and following the fight sliding down the ruins. I've personally never really been into platformers but can't get enough of it in POP.
Your partner through the game Elika is a genuine help, pressing triangle allows her to fling you further while jumping making impossible jumps doable. As the adventure progresses she unlocks more powers activated by power plates dotted around the world. The ability to fly, and you must guide her to avoid environmental obstacles. Dash a gravity defying wall run at super speed. The final two, Rebound and grapple, are essentially the same thing and allow the pair to jump huge distances. Also its now impossible to die in POP as during combat or should you mistime a jump Elika saves you putting you back to your original position, personally I find this refreshing and it helps the game maintain its tranquil feeling though some might find it irritating.
When it comes to balancing platforming and combat in the POP games they never tend to strike a successful balance. The combat in POP is enjoyable but quite superficial. You can use grab, sword, Elika's magic and aerial jump to string together a few combos. Its visually engaging but there's not much depth to the combat system itself, but nonetheless it's enjoyable, if a bit easy. The mixture of the combat and platforming elements doesn't quite hit the mark but it's probably the best attempt thus far.
I finished the game in around 9-10 hours so its longer than a fair few current releases but still a bit on the short side of things. An enjoyable and pretty unique experience. If your a trophy hunter you'll have your work cut out for you in light seed collection which will provide a lasting challenge, once the story mode has run its course. Certainly not a game for everyone, but if it peaked you're interest even slightly I highly recommend checking it out.
A Prince amongst games December 6, 2008
10 out of 14 found this review helpful
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.
This is one FUN game! December 18, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Righty, this game has been brilliantly reviewed so far so I will only give a general opinion!
Being a fan primarily of shooters (Call of Duty etc) and RPG's (Oblivion, Final Fantasy, Fallout). I was a bit sceptical about Prince of Persia because it doesn't fall into either category of my preferred genre - some may argue that it is an RPG, and yes, you play the role of the protagonist but it isn't an RPG as in games like Oblivion, Fallout 3 and Final Fantasy because you don't have the same abundance of choices, character customisation and an open ended world. POP is quite a linier game but please don't let that put you off!
This game is a joy to play. It will have you leaping about from pillar to pillar, running along walls, having that Elika help out wherever needed! I have not had as much fun simply larking about than on this game in such a long, long time.
Prince of Persia is a very forgiving game, I'm not even sure if you can die because if you fall off a cliff & Elika saves you, Cannot reach a jump, she'll help you there. Struggling in a fight, she will come to your aid with her magic attacks. This just makes the fun & action non-stop continuous, which is a good thing in my opinion. It enables you to take bigger risks and reap bigger rewards!
The controls are very simple to use, the graphics and sound are brilliant and the music really does add an epic feel to this game.
Overall in my opinion, a great buy.
5/5
a classic revived December 7, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
i'm a big fan of the prince of persia games so i was glad to see this new version full of new systems and ideas
positives: the cell shading effect gives the vision of a beautiful historic landscape
the new combat system is challenging yet easy to learn
the story is engaging or if your more into the game you don't have to learn the non essentials
perfect for first time POP players
negatives: for people who have played the previous prince of persia games may find the new 1-on-1 battle system disapionting
the game is much easier then previous games
if you love exploration or sandbox games this game is perfect for you
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