Prince of Persia (PS3)

The Prince is back! But he's not the same man. The original trilogy has ended, and the persian royalty has changed faces, but is the new Prince as good as the old one? This game sees us controlling the Prince once again; early in the game the Prince will meet Elika, his partner for the remainder of this episode. She has magical powers and is forced to join sides with the Prince in order to save her dying kingdom. An ancient evil has been released and it is the job of Elika and the Prince to seal this evil back where it came from by unleashing Elika's powers to return her ancient land to it's green and vibrant glory. The Prince is, like his ...  Read the complete review

From the creators of Assassins Creed, the latest Prince of Persia is like a complete franchise restart, as you can tell from the name, introducing a new world, new story and a new Prince. Occasionally it seems like Ubisoft completely forgot the series already existed as so little from the originals is noticeable in this one. The time reversal thing was legendary..there's nothing like that here. :( Something about this game didn't quite click with me, possibly because of how memorably great 'The Sands of Time' was, this game has nothing to do with the original Prince' games, other than that your a Prince who can do acrobatics... It's strange because ...  Read the complete review

People may remember the original Prince of Persia ("POP") games as intriguing Platform/Puzzle games that came out around 20 years ago. Then came along Prince of Persia 'The sands of time' and its sequels which injected a heavy dose of action and combat which brought aging POP into the 21st Century and gave the PS2 some of its best ever titles. Now for the PS3 we have the latest version and straight from the off I must say that I can see how this game has divided people as much as Marmite. Graphically the game is superb with awesome 3D landscapes and characters given a cell shaded look. What also makes the game look so amazing is just how well ...  Read the complete review

Prince of Persia takes the better elements of their previous game Assassins Creed and builds upon them to some degree. The free running aspect is always fun to use and they have taken away the repetitiveness. The level designs are cleverly constructed to allow the character to travel in any direction but there is usually only one roue to your goal, which is a slight disappointment. You can also decide which initial route (level) to start and work from there, which gives you an element of control over the game. The game does however make up for this by giving you a companion, Elika. Elika is there to save you whenever you drop off a ledge or ...  Read the complete review

Prince of Persia (PS3) The new Prince of Persia - as you may have noticed this title's been hyped over the last few months but is it up to the praise and bestselling status it's been enjoying? Adding onto one of the most iconic, memorable games ever made, Ubisoft have a sensitive fan base to appease. I'm one of those fans, so how do I think they've done? I'm going to keep in mind the old school POP players during this review as I regard myself as one to an extent; I played the recent trilogy and I remember playing the ancient original 2D versions when I was little. It's interesting to see how the franchise has developed, although even then the ...  Read the complete review