Review – Prince of Persia
In a nutshell: The Prince of Persia series is once again re-imagined in this ultra easy action/adventure title.
Why you should play it: Graphics and art design are breathtakingly beautiful. Level design is well done. Platforming mechanics are spot-on and make jumping around from place to place fun and easy. Musical score is good throughout and adds to the fairy tale fantasy feeling that the game creates.
Why you may want to avoid it: Simplistic and incredibly easy (Elika will save you every time). Nearly impossible to challenge any type of gamer. Goofy looking Prince makes us long for the badass Prince found in previous games. Not the best voice acting but certainly not the worst ever. Lackluster, unsatisfying combat provides many boring moments that slow the game’s pace down in a bad way.
Final Thoughts: I can rememeber how impressed I was when I first played the Sands of Time on the original XBOX. That feeling sadly was not present when I began playing this Prince of Persia game. I regret to say that it only got worse as I played more, as I quickly became bored with the repetition and lack of challenge this game has to offer. Bring back the darker Prince from the XBOX/PS2 era because this one does not measure up in any way.
