There's already a Prince of Persia series..and it's better than this. (Prince of Persia (PS3))

Member Name: XxSuperTomxX

Product:	Prince of Persia (PS3)
Date:	06/08/09 (13 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Stunning to look at..

Disadvantages: Extremely repetitive. Overuse of Quick Time Events

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 in theory alot of the ideas in this game work, I love free roaming, huge landscapes and the whole free running thing, I love combat systems that allow for huge combos and require some form of practice to get good, alot of this starts fun in the game, but quickly feels a chore, I think it has to be played to understand.

Graphics:
The game consists of a number of different worlds, each with there own theme, eventually they transform back to there original state, which is 'garden of eden esquire' i guess, the graphics are the best bit of this game, with a slightly cel-shaded vibe and very unique looking areas and well designed bosses, it really does get you enjoying sight-seeing. Also the character design of th Prince is very fluid and quite fun to look at, Ubisoft seem good at creating this good looking characters.
9/10

Sound:
I thought the sound was great, the world was very believable and fit well with the imagery, the voice acting was great, if you've played Uncharted: Drakes Fortune you make recognize the leads work, this is both good and bad, he's a great voice actor and the character is very well portrayed and enjoyable to watch and listen too, but the character itself doesn't really belong in the world, a highly americanized version of what should be a more Eastern character, possibly, just an observation.
7/10

Story:
The story is a familiar one, the world is in danger, your an unwilling hero who stumbled into the wrong place and the wrong time looking for your donkey and now you've gotta save the world. It's fairly generic, quite drawn out to increase playtime using the same bosses a number of times and can feel like a struggle to continue at times due to the repetitiveness.
5/10

Multiplayer/ Extra/ Re playability:
The game features no multiplayer options.

Extras are actually quite nicely thought out in this one and inlcude things like Concept art and extra costumes for both lead characters, playing as the previous games' prince and Altair from Assassins Creed, both very nicely presented and actually bring something refreshing to the game. Something I don't usually find with costume unlockables.

I may be one of few, but this game really didn't leave me wanting to play it again.
3/10

Trophies for this game are fairly simple on the while, expect your usual stupid collection trophies which in my opinion have become to popular, in this cases (Collect 1001 Lightseeds), it's slightly ridiculous. Others include defeating certain boses, pulling offer special combat moves and speedruns which due test skill and are somewhat fun.
8/10

Extra: If you're left wanting more from the game and in a way, you probably will be there's another level or two downloadable on the Playstation store.
2/10

Summary: Like an interactive movie..a reeeallly long movie.