A game fit for a ..Prince! (Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (PS2))

Member Name: heekeer

Product:	Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (PS2)
Date:	14/08/09 (9 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Engaging gameplay, good storyline

Disadvantages: Annoying when your time rewind ability runs out just on the edge of a fall!

Prince of Persia the Sands of Time is an action game for the Playstation 2 devloped by Ubisoft.

The games story follows the Prince as he is tricked by the evil Vizier to release the Sands of Time which wreaks havoc among the Kingdom turning everyone into mosters, apart from the Prince and Princess Farah who have magical objects which protected them. The Prince must journey to collect the Sands of Time and lock them back into the hourglass of time to restore the Kingdom to its original state. The story is really well told and the relationship between the Prince and Farah is a really touching sideplot.

Gameplay in this game consists of platforming and combat sequences. The prince is a really agile character and can run up walls and leap around with extreme skill, the game has lots of tricky jumps and puzzles for you to explore and solve so you will be grateful for the princes moves. Combat is rather basic, the prince is equipped with a sword and his agility again comes into play as he can leap around and hack at enemies while dodging blows and leaping over them to perform some finishing moves.

The game does have some tricky pitfalls to over come and enemies can often overwhelm the prince, this is where the Princes Dagger of Time comes into play, he can use the powers of the dagger to rewind time to his advantage, this is a really cool mechanic and can save you from the dangers of the game though it only works for a limited time. A bit annoying say if you fell down a pit and rewind but only have enough sand to make it just to the top! You can get more sands of time by defeating foes in the game though so you are usually quite well stocked.

Graphically the game is a little lacking in finer details but the animations from the Prince are superb really bringing the character to life.

Prince of Persia and the Sands of Time is a brilliant game that should not be missed, it combines a good story and excellent gameplay.

Summary: Great game.