With Rival Swords released today on the Wii and a new Prince of Persia installment announced for the Xbox 360 in the future, Destructoid.com have created a comprehensive guide to what has happened in the series so far.
They focus on the recent trilogy from 2003 onwards and complement it with a good selection of video clips at the crucial points from the three games.
Note if you haven't played The Sands of Time, Warrior Within or The Two Thrones then this article will contain spoilers!
Edgar writes: "Back in the early 2000s, Prince of Persia was the franchise to beat. Parkour-like traversal, intricate puzzles and intense combat: what's not to like? Earning flattering review scores and numerous awards, The Sands of Time established itself as the prime action-adventure game. But how does one follow up something so flawless? Two words: Warrior Within."
This game was really hard! It took me over a year to beat and one of my friends just couldn't do it. I wish I'd known at the time about getting all the collectables in order to kill the Dahaka.
That game was pretty unique, the Dahaka is one of the best bosses in video games ever, the battle mechanics really felt like aerobics.
"Whether you’ve never played it or haven’t touched it in a while, sit down and let the Prince tell you a tale unlike one you have never heard." - Blair at Electric Bento
Alex S. from Link-Cable writes: "Over the past few weeks we have been talking a lot about video remakes. Which are great, which are bad and whether or not the industry as a whole is better off with or without them. Well today it all comes to a head as we count down the Top 10 games that we would love to see remade! Some of these are classic gems, that are still perfectly playable today while others are games that could definitely use some sprucing up to fix nagging issues that have kept them from reaching the next level but the one thing they all have in common is that we would love these classics to get a fresh coat of paint."
Would I like remakes for most of those games on the list? Sure.
Do I trust any of the companies which own those IPs, to make anything even remotely worthy of the original? Not a f****n chance.
Except maybe Zelda II and Kid Icarus for obvious reasons.
Red alert or red alert 2 remakes would be amazing but they aren't going to happen as EA completely ruined the franchise. Even if EA decided to remake it, it would have microtransactions and probably have mobile construction yards or something stupid like CNC4 did.
EA ruined this franchise and its a damn shame... We won't see it ever again unless they make a mobile game out of it full of microtransaction goodness.
Great read and some excellent history of the Games to-date . . Looking forward to The Price Of Persia on Next-Gen, I have it listed in the Xbox360 2007-8 Games Listing, and do believe it will be much better than the earlier ones, especially now te developers can harness more of the Xbox360 and the other next-gen consoles.
Always like great articles to have links to for my Games Listing, thanks for this . . .
Neutral Gamer nice news post...very helpful with the quick history lesson you gave regarding POP. I will love to get my hands on the next-gen POP.