Looks really good. Check out the video review in the link below. 10 hours game time seems to be the only bummer.

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/934/934014p1.html

Closing Comments
In every console generation there are one or two games that, regardless of any flaws, hold tight in my memory even years later. I can still picture scenes from Chrono Trigger on the Super Nintendo System as if I just played it the other day. Despite a flurry of great games released in the past year, I still get the itch from time to time to play Jet Set Radio Future on Xbox. Your beloved games may be different, but I’m certain most long-time gamers have a few titles they treasure – the games they can never trade in. Ubisoft’s relaunch of Prince of Persia may just be such a game for me from this generation.

It’s not the best game ever released on PC, PS3 or Xbox 360; it’s not even the best game released this year. And yet Prince of Persia is that rare game that has managed to tap into that part of me that would die defending Chrono Trigger or JSRF. It has its shortcomings, but I already sense that Prince of Persia will be one of the few games from this generation that I carry with me for the next decade.

Yep, wasn't on my radar but now it is. Very high reviews and the gameplay vids make it look fun. Kind of like what Assassin's Creed could have been.

Looks and sounds great so far , hope to be playing this one tonight or tomorrow (depending upon local retailers) .

- Jason

Looks and sounds great so far , hope to be playing this one tonight or tomorrow (depending upon local retailers) .

- Jason

Fill us in after you get a chance to play...will most likely be asking Santa for this one.

I've been in love with this series since Sands of Time (one of my favorite games ever) and I can't way to play this installment. It took me a little while to get used to the new art style but it's grown on me and I quite like it now.

I haven't played a Prince of Persia game since the old floppy disk versions on computers. I will be buying this one. The art style is great. I love it.

gamepro gave this a 100 (based on what meta critic says so I guess that means five "Extremely happy red guys" if they still use the old rating system . I dunno if I should just gamefly it or go buy it. I have to many games waiting to be played as it is.

gamepro gave this a 100 (based on what meta critic says so I guess that means five "Extremely happy red guys" if they still use the old rating system . I dunno if I should just gamefly it or go buy it. I have to many games waiting to be played as it is.

lol gamepro

GameTrailers review makes this game look lame......simplified-down game from the previous versions, no weapons switching, combat is ultra simplified, even the acrobatics for running and jumping seems "on rails"...GT commented how you press Jump and your guy automatically goes to the next place, in earlier games you had to point your guy in the direction...or you died :P Now its all automatic...button masher territory?

Also...anyone else annoyed that "The Prince" is now a wisecracking white guy? I mean I had this idea that he was this mysterious Persian prince....but now he sounds like the guy who dried my car at the AutoWash :P

GameTrailers review makes this game look lame......simplified-down game from the previous versions, no weapons switching, combat is ultra simplified, even the acrobatics for running and jumping seems "on rails"...GT commented how you press Jump and your guy automatically goes to the next place, in earlier games you had to point your guy in the direction...or you died :P Now its all automatic...button masher territory?

Also...anyone else annoyed that "The Prince" is now a wisecracking white guy? I mean I had this idea that he was this mysterious Persian prince....but now he sounds like the guy who dried my car at the AutoWash :P

Yeah, especially after the mechanics of Assassin's Creed, I was expecting it to be a bit more involved. The game looks beautiful, but the review made the gameplay seem really dumbed down, and GameTrailers always gives games the benefit of the doubt it seems.

Just some quick notes after a couple hours (trying to not toss out any spoilers) ...

It has a nice look but gameplay is nothing to get excited about , some of it does have an 'on rails' feel even though you almost always maintain control of your character . Control is a bit frustrating at times but you get used to it and adapt . The game is pretty easy so far and I am not an expert platformer by any means , more of an FPS guy . The wisecracks seem out of place but much of the conversation is controlled by the player by using the left trigger (the more you want to know the more often you'll be hitting the left trigger to chat) . So far I am not feeling like this was a worthwhile purchase for anything other than the artwork .

* I have come across areas of the game that are very frustrating due to several factors ( and by frustrating I don't really mean difficult ) .

** It does get a bit better the further you progress through the game but I do not agree with some of the glowing comments that were lavished upon the game by the IGN reviewer . It's a decent game , no doubt , but based upon my time with it so far (3-4 hours) it is not a game that deserves higher than about a 7.5 out of 10 ( at best ... just my opinion of course ;) ) .

*** Yep , the more I play the more I feel like it deserves somewhere around a 6 or 7 ( out of 10 ) , and the only thing keeping it that high is the great artwork .

- Jason

I see Okami influence. Cel-shading, corruption cleansing, and platforming all tied into one.

I am on the fence about renting this game. I think the prince's dumb cracker voice is enough to ruin the experience. There was a lot of sophistication and inner turmoil and emotion in the first prince, so I felt at least I was rooting for the guy by playing him to get to the end. I can't play games where I hate the guts of the person I'm controlling. Elika is the best out of all the prince girls though.

It's hard to top The Xbox remake. That was one of my all time favorite games.

I still rank the second one as the best. Most people dis-agree, but I loved the dark edge to the storyline, being able to pick up new weapons, and the environments and locales (being able to go through them as new and working, and then destroyed and aged. I played a bit of the first one but was bored (wasn't as edgy as part 2). I didn't get far in the 3rd one either.

I still rank the second one as the best. Most people dis-agree, but I loved the dark edge to the storyline, being able to pick up new weapons, and the environments and locales (being able to go through them as new and working, and then destroyed and aged. I played a bit of the first one but was bored (wasn't as edgy as part 2). I didn't get far in the 3rd one either.

well in many peoples opinion the first one worked best overall because teh story and interaction between teh prince and the princess worked very well. And the story that tied verything togetehr was just really well done. Especially the ending(despite the lame and easy boss battle). The second one just had a far less interesting story. It started out cool but failed to deliver anywhere near as many great charectar moments. It also hurt that teh game had a terrible game breaking bug that went un patched by ubisoft. The third is regarded as a return to form since they bring back teh princess and the story ties together the first two games quite well.

I sold a few things to be able to afford prince of persia this week. I hope it delivers. BTW I read that a bonus skin unlocked after beating the game makes your female companian dress like Jade from beyond good and evil.

Thanks Pimp.

Seemed to me from the review that the reviewer was stuck on how pretty it was, not that it actually played well.

The idea of not being able to upgrade a single thing doesn't sound fun for more than a couple of hours.

well in many peoples opinion the first one worked best overall because teh story and interaction between teh prince and the princess worked very well. And the story that tied verything togetehr was just really well done. Especially the ending(despite the lame and easy boss battle). The second one just had a far less interesting story. It started out cool but failed to deliver anywhere near as many great charectar moments. It also hurt that teh game had a terrible game breaking bug that went un patched by ubisoft. The third is regarded as a return to form since they bring back teh princess and the story ties together the first two games quite well.

I sold a few things to be able to afford prince of persia this week. I hope it delivers. BTW I read that a bonus skin unlocked after beating the game makes your female companian dress like Jade from beyond good and evil.

That's when Ubi was in it's prime.

Game-breaking bug in Warrior Within?

I didn't play Sands of Time, but really liked WW. I still haven't gotten around to opening TTT though :\

Game-breaking bug in Warrior Within?

I didn't play Sands of Time, but really liked WW. I still haven't gotten around to opening TTT though :\

There was a bug where you'd become the sand wraith too early in the game and because you were stuck as the sand wraith the dahaka wouldn't be triggered at a certian point and you could never move forward. If you had an earlier save it'd be ok but the bug wasn't easy to avoid and should have definetly been caught in testing.

Game-breaking bug in Warrior Within?

I didn't play Sands of Time, but really liked WW. I still haven't gotten around to opening TTT though :\

You should really play sands of time before TTT because the two thrones storyline makes about 98% more sense if you've played sands of time.

There was a bug where you'd become the sand wraith too early in the game and because you were stuck as the sand wraith the dahaka wouldn't be triggered at a certian point and you could never move forward. If you had an earlier save it'd be ok but the bug wasn't easy to avoid and should have definetly been caught in testing.

Ahh, I do recall reading about being the wraith earlier or something like that, but didn't know about the bug. Guess I got lucky.

Any comparisons on PS3 vs. 360 versions? I haven't seen any in the handful of reviews I've read.

Any comparisons on PS3 vs. 360 versions? I haven't seen any in the handful of reviews I've read.

it's UBI monteeal knows both systems pretty well and they had assasins creed running pretty much identical on both systems.

Any comparisons on PS3 vs. 360 versions? I haven't seen any in the handful of reviews I've read.

Only thing I've heard is that in the PS3 version can crash if you "do something the game doesn't expect," but they implied that the 360 version gets pretty wonky in the same situation.

I don't know. I enjoyed SoT and TT, (even WW was okay), but I'm a little unsure about this. The dumbed down platforming is a part of it. But mostly, I'm just not sure that after playing Mirror's Edge that the platforming in this will be nearly as entertaining. Mirror's Edge had a certain rush that I doubt this has.

I don't know. I enjoyed SoT and TT, (even WW was okay), but I'm a little unsure about this. The dumbed down platforming is a part of it. But mostly, I'm just not sure that after playing Mirror's Edge that the platforming in this will be nearly as entertaining. Mirror's Edge had a certain rush that I doubt this has.

I pick my copy up tonight. I beat mirrors edge twice(the second time to get the test of faith acheivement) and got up to about 22 rank on the time trials. I plan on posting eitehr tonight or early tomorrow on my experiences.

This one was way low on the Radar.... Didn't even know it was coming out!

Bryan

AFter a hour of gameplay,
Grahics are pretty tights. Maybe a little sparse at times but the texures never pop in and Plenty of great color and detail. I don't much care for the new prince's design except for his very cool damascus sword. Luckily gamestop prorders also get the exclusive unlock code(that's probably online by now) that unlocks teh original prince and farah coustomes for either charectar. Elika teh female companion looks very good great design and she looks pretty damn attractive for polygons.

GAMEPLAY: Ok so foirst off this game si free roaming kind of. It's like metroid in that you go anywhere except for where you can't get to yet. Through the game you collect light seeds and the more you collect the more powers you can unlock which allow you access to more rooms/areas. Structurally it works and II never felt bored going from area to area since there's multiple paths and ways to get to where you need to go. While platforming you can not die. Everytime you fall or get hit by a booby trap your companion saves you and drops you at a safe spot. Elikas powers are very much needed through platforming and combat. Comnbat itself remains mostly fun though not as heart racing as some of teh battles in earliers games got to be. Those older games also had some really frustrating battles too. Every unique gaurdian you meet will have unique attacks and sometimes these attacks will really surprise you. One would periodically throw sludge at the screen so I couldn't see.

So so far ery happy with everything. The prince teeters on the edge of annoyance voice/smartass lines but he redeems himself from time to time. ALSO SOUND is etremely well done. The surround mixing kept me immersed in the game.

SO yeah I reccomend this so far.

So has anyone else besides some of the above posters played this game yet? If so, what are your thoughts?

I'll probably be picking it up this weekend anyways as i'm curious to try it out myself. I wish there was a demo on Xbox Live for this game though, damnit i wish they would just release a demo for every new game that comes out..:D

XPlay gave it a 3........ out of 5 (http://www.g4tv.com/xplay/reviews/1890/Prince_of_Persia_Review.html)

I've heard fairly mixed things. From what I've seen the gameplay looks fantastic, I've really grown to love the art style, and I absolutely hate the new Prince. I'll pick it up sometime next year, got to much going on right now.

XPlay gave it a 3........ out of 5 (http://www.g4tv.com/xplay/reviews/1890/Prince_of_Persia_Review.html)

I've heard fairly mixed things. From what I've seen the gameplay looks fantastic, I've really grown to love the art style, and I absolutely hate the new Prince. I'll pick it up sometime next year, got to much going on right now.

Yeah it's just one of those things you probably have to try yourself, like most things to he honest. I just picked up Saints Row 2 last weekend after hearing it was pretty fun, i played it a few times but i just cant get into it. GTA4 lasted longer for me (didn't finish that either), and i figured it would be the opposite. I enjoyed the first Saints Row, but this one just kind of sucked in my opinion. It seems very buggy, and the city and people seem lifeless. Half the time there are no cars anywhere, and people just stand still like statues, not to mention the controls aren't that great either.

Anyways, i'm selling Saints Row 2 on craigslist to get most of my money back. Considering i already have Fallout 3, Gears of war 2, COD WAW, Dead Space, and Fable 2, i'm planning on getting Prince of Persia since it's about the only game out that i have any interest in as of right now, with no more coming out anytime soon. I haven't even opened Fable 2 yet, on Dead Space i'm only on the 3rd chapter, and i only have 20 hours invested in Fallout 3. So i'm definetly not in need of another game, but i have to make up for the disappointment that was Saints Row 2 lol.

All though with the holidays here, work, and the gf, it's getting harder and harder to find time to play any of these games, but at least i know they are there waiting for me. The good thing is, is that i've got 12 days off starting Dec 24th, and the gf has to work most of those days, heavy drinking and gaming.... sweet!!!..:D

just beat the game, I got the under 12 hours achievement(without worrying about time spent playing) so take that how you wish. I could have made sure to grab every seed but It wasn't worth the extra 20 gamer points. As for the ending:
Could've been betetr big cliffhanger that also kind of negates the entire game if you weren't that into the romance between the prince and the princess. And what sucks is you know how it's going to end 15 minutes from when the credits finally roll because they explain it pretty clearly and then you have to actually do what to me was the complete wrong choice IMO. But there's only one ending so to complete you have to do something you don't want to do.

I'm about 10 hours in and around 80% complete. So far I like it a lot I'd give it a 8.5/10.
It is much better then I thought it would be (I rented it first thinking I wouldn't like it and then went out and bought it the next day)

cheers

HOLY CRAP THIS GAME IS GOOD.

For reals. Go buy now.

I didn't like the controls. I was always jumping off the wall when I didn't want to. I also didn't like the back-tracking to get light seeds (maybe it's optional). This was my first POP so maybe it's just not my thing. I sent it back to gamefly after completing one level.

I didn't like the controls. I was always jumping off the wall when I didn't want to. I also didn't like the back-tracking to get light seeds (maybe it's optional). This was my first POP so maybe it's just not my thing. I sent it back to gamefly after completing one level.

you would've hated the earlier ones the timing is a lot more leinent in this game. the light seed collecting is required...to a point once you get all the power plates activated you dopn't need to collect any more of them(unless you're a acheivement junkie).

A week after beating I haven't gotten a hankering to play through again(maybe a couple levels to see the jade skin I unlocked). Not too many secrets I didn't fiud in the first playthrough(when you find the highest point in the game it's pretty cool). I got an offer to sell it for 40 bucks so I'll probably do that. I'm a few hours into too human and that's keeping my attention pretty well.

Just picked it up today and loving it so far.

I am already half way through. What is it with these games this gen? They are so damn short. Do they run out of time or ideas?

It takes an awfully long time to make those levels you blow through as fast as you can.

"What is it with these games this gen? They are so damn short."

It takes a hell of a lot more effort, time, and money to create the vastly higher level of detail that you see in current games over last. Something has to be sacrificed, and thankfully game length is commonly that sacrifice. The other sacrificial options would be detail and coherence, resulting in things like Turning Point, or you can sacrifice polish, resulting in things like Mass Effect and Fable II.

I'll take a well done, concise 8 hour game over a poorly executed, unpolished 30 hour game any day of the week.

As for the length of this specific game? I've already spent 8 hours on Prince Of Persia and have completed about 1/3rd of the locations. You're either rushing through it, or have extremely unrealistic expectations of a 30+ hour platforming game.

I finally got a chance to play this game after buying it a week ago, and i think it's a great game so far and a lot of fun. I know people complain about not being able to die, but for me, i enjoy that aspect of the game. To me it means i can just have fun and not get frustrated every two seconds like i did in the other PoP games. And as far as the length of the game, i don't have a problem with a game being a bit short, as long as it's good. I actually welcome a short game sometimes, because then i know i'll actually be able to beat it in a reasonable amount of time (life is busy).

Anyways, definetly a good game in my opinion...:cool:

I didn't like the controls. I was always jumping off the wall when I didn't want to.

I was finding that too. After a while I released the game is much easier than I thought it would be. Stick to simple, single button pushes and hit early.

I'm not sure I agree with the whole "no death, immediate re-try" concept -- but playing the new Tomb Raider last night made me realize many games do the same thing, just with a fade-out and a load screen. ;)

It really is silly. Mirror's Edge has very generous checkpoints and auto-loads after you die, yet is considered by many to be punishingly hard. Prince of Persia has almost exactly the same system, but without the "loading..." screen, and is considered to be too easy. It's the exact same concept at work, but for some dumb reason people are finding the lack of a loading screen to be a bad thing.

Seriously. When exactly did load screens become desirable?

I just beat it this weekend pretty sweet little game.

I just finished the game and, grossly simplified controls notwithstanding, I ended up enjoying it quite a bit and found the ending to be touching and moving. Yes, it is something of a cheat after all you went thru but I found myself identifying with the Prince's actions and actually came to care for the characters, no small feat for a videogame.

As to the controls, while nowhere near as involved as prior PoP games, in the end I still think there was enough interaction to be found. The simplified scheme, coupled with the inability to die did let me get into the story more and actually encouraged me to explore the areas and just take in the views since I didn't have to worry about replaying long stretches of the game if I made a bad jump.

Overall, I'd give the game an 8 / 10.

Now $40 @ Amazon. Deal of the Day.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=amb_link_7797732_2?tag=slickdeals&ie=UTF8&docId=1000208101&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=right-1&pf_rd_r=0PHP4ZTPEVC9Q174QB20&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=463959131&pf_rd_i=468642

I am now a Light Seed Master. 1001 light seeds have a new home inside my pocket. :)

Fallout 3 and Prince Of Persia are officially my two favorite games of 2008.

The game is now $40 at Gamestop until the 8th of January. Go buy it now!

darklord you jerk. that's what has slowed me down so much, I've gone back and tried to gather light seeds too often. I need to just get my powers and then make a run for all of them. Speaking of light seeds, there is a spot in the cauldron where they are up real high beside what looks like some drainage pipes. I have no idea how to get up there. Got any insights? I'll post a pic if you're not familiar with the spot.

"Speaking of light seeds, there is a spot in the cauldron where they are up real high beside what looks like some drainage pipes."

Some can only be reached once you get one of the four powers. I don't remember having any problems finding seeds in that area, so once you use the power plates I'm sure it will be pretty self evident as to how to get them. Really, it was just the Martyr's Tower that gave me hell trying to get a couple seeds.

As for how I played the game? I got the seeds I needed in order to get my powers, then ran through to the end. Made me a save point before going to complete the finale, then went back and collected seeds after beating the game. It makes it so that you have two do the finale twice, but I found that it broke up the gameplay a bit more that way. Really though, collecting the last 400 seeds at the end was probably the most fun. You against the environment, instead of you versus baddies. :)

...i'm collecting them all as i go, which i'm finding to be a really enjoyable way to do it.

james: when you say that a couple of seeds gave you a hell of a time in the martyr's tower, if that's where i think it is, then i have no idea where those two seeds are, either...i swear i ran around there in every conceivable way for, like, more than an hour and couldn't find them.

the "43 of 45" in that section is mocking me from amidst all of the other "45 of 45"s on my screen.

sigh.

darklord you jerk. that's what has slowed me down so much, I've gone back and tried to gather light seeds too often. I need to just get my powers and then make a run for all of them. Speaking of light seeds, there is a spot in the cauldron where they are up real high beside what looks like some drainage pipes. I have no idea how to get up there. Got any insights? I'll post a pic if you're not familiar with the spot.

if you start from the bottom, when you get up to i think it's the 2nd platform (you have to climb ivy to get up there) you immediately drop down and hang over the edge to your left. you'll see ivy right below you. drop to it and climb down to the beam that crosses back over to the wall. walk to the end of the beam, and the rest is self-explanatory...

i had no idea what to do there, either, and must have spent an hour trying different jumps and wall-runs to get at them.

let me know if that helps.

Thanks John! I'll give it a shot tonight. Merry Christmas everyone!

"when you say that a couple of seeds gave you a hell of a time in the martyr's tower, if that's where i think it is, then i have no idea where those two seeds are, either..."

Martyr's Tower is the one where you use Yellow to fly to the top of the tower, then the Hunter drops you down inside the tower as a trap. The 2 seeds that gave me hell are on the very Northern border of the area, on the platform where you would fight the region-blocking monster. Look at the pillars, and you'll see them. Getting them is even harder! :)

I rented this game expecting big things.

It suffers the same issue as Assassin's Creed. Repetition, and lame combat system.

Rent first. Once you played the game for an hour or so, you know what to expect the ENTIRE game. Rinse, recycle, repeat.

Even so, it's a good RENTAL. Nothing asides from collecting light seeds would make me want to replay it.

this game is okay..definitely not deserving of 9.5's or whatever it received from reviewers.

Pretty graphics, but way too repetitive. It's more like a 7.5.

"Once you played the game for an hour or so, you know what to expect the ENTIRE game"

Yeah, pick a game where this isn't true...

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/940/940408p1.html

Prince Of Persia Afterthoughts article. It's an interview with the Producer. IGN is balls, but there is some interesting info to be had here.

This is the worst game I've played this year. You fight the SAME EXACT, QUICK TIME EVENT bosses over and over and over and over. You are REQUIRED to go through the SAME EXACT locations multiple times just to collect enough seeds to open more locations. HORRIBLE game design in so many ways. Looks nice but holy cow is it not fun at all. I gave up after fighting one particular quick time event boss for the umpteenth time, only to miss the event once or twice and see his health bar fill half way back up after spending 10 minutes fighting the thing. Glad I rented this.

This is the worst game I've played this year. You fight the SAME EXACT, QUICK TIME EVENT bosses over and over and over and over. You are REQUIRED to go through the SAME EXACT locations multiple times just to collect enough seeds to open more locations. HORRIBLE game design in so many ways. Looks nice but holy cow is it not fun at all. I gave up after fighting one particular quick time event boss for the umpteenth time, only to miss the event once or twice and see his health bar fill half way back up after spending 10 minutes fighting the thing. Glad I rented this.

Replace quicktime event with shooting/jumping and you have every game ever made. There's extra combos for a reason, numerous secrets to find and all kinds of varied ways of getting to where you're going(and you can teleport from "clean" locations if you hate "traveling" so much. and the boss fights do actually change/get harder over time.

I realize all of that. I played about 80% hoping it would get interesting. It never did. Teleporting does not solve the seed nonsense. And the fact that most games DON'T have quick time events, does not mean that PoP should be commended simply because it has them in such over-abundance. The entire game feels like a big quick time event. Those were neat like 4 years ago. Shooting/jumping when and how I want is far more interesting to me than, ok, press X when we tell you to! Ok, now press O when we tell you to! Great!

I realize what it's TRYING to do. I just couldn't stand it personally. For many of the same reasons as Assassin's Creed.

I put in about six hours last weekend before moving on to another game. It was mildly interesting but got old to me after awhile. The main character was not someone I cared for. Seemed overly repetitive and very simple. I think it's good for what it is and can see why many people really like it. But, it wasn't for me after the first handful of hours.

i picked this one up last night from gamestop....will be trading it in after i go through it not one i would keep....dont get me wrong the artwork is incredible and the colors are brilliant.....but imo its not worth keepin.

Prince of Persia Epilogue DLC Revealed
Ubisoft cranks up the difficulty as it expands the Prince's world.

IGN: http://au.xboxlive.ign.com/articles/948/948893p1.html



From Kotaku:

I won't spoil anything for those who haven't played it, but if you felt a little bummed/cheated by the end of Prince of Persia, you might want to look into picking up the game's DLC.

Due on February 26, the DLC will serve as an epilogue to the events of the game, along with adding two new player skins, a new boss (though he's a lazy re-skin), a new area to explore, new moves, a new power move (involving QTEs) and, least importantly, new, incessant dialogue between Elika and Nathan Drake the Prince.

No word on pricing yet, but as one of the aforementioned people left feeling a little bummed by the way the main game ended, the prospect of actually finishing the story may prove too good to pass up, cheap marketing ploy or not.

That writing continues to show how retarded the people over at Kotaku are.

Otherwise, I'll take as much more Prince Of Persia as they are willing to give me. :)

On sale at Target for $40 this week.

The Epilogue DLC is out now for 800 points. I haven't finished it yet, but I have about two hours in to it so far and it is more of what made me like Prince Of Persia the first time around. The new area is just as shockingly beautiful as the rest of the game. There is new dialog between the character. There are some challenges to be had. So far I give it my approval. :)

I really enjoyed this game. However, I also really enjoyed that other polarizing game, Assassin's Creed. I played through the game twice, something I rarely do. One of the few games I've gotten all achievements in.

I will say that I wasn't crazy about two of the powers...the green plate wall/ceiling runs and the yellow plate flying parts. By far, the green plates were the worst. And they seemed even more difficult in the DLC.

The DLC, which I also played through twice (yes, I can be an achievement whore), was fun for what it is, but I missed what made the main game so beautiful...transforming corrupt areas into bright, airy, colorful vistas. Would have been better priced at 400 points, but since I played through it twice, I feel I got my money's worth, especially since the main game was a Christmas gift.

I just started playing this, I know I'm a little late, but I enjoy it much more than I thought I would. It does feel a little too slowed down for my liking, but I'm sure I'll probably get used to that with time.

The one thing that bothers me even more than the horrible character they've given the prince, is the horrible voice acting they've given him. Here's a hint for the developers, the game is called "Prince of Persia". Don't give the character a completely American sounding voice. (In fact, I'm reminded a little of the old Zelda cartoon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPxY8lpYAUM).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nolan_North

Dude, The Prince is Nolan North. As in Nathan Drake Nolan North. He does excellent work.

As for The Prince as a character, you don't like him? Good! You're not supposed to early on. Keep pushing that left bumper and pulling the story out of those characters. They both grow quite a bit throughout the tale.

By the end of the game, the Prince is a very different and far more likable character than the self-centered brat at the start. The dialog goes a long way (far more than in most games) in fleshing out the characters.

BTW, I finished the Epilogue DLC a couple of weeks back. Gamers disappointed with the relative ease of the main game may want to check it out. The jumps are much more intricate with lots more obstacles to navigate and a greater distance between checkpoints and you also need to do a lot of double jumps. Timing plays a much bigger role here than in the main game and while combat is largely the same (I didn't think the new dash move added much in that area) the more challenging platforming, expansive levels and more intricate puzzles made for a fun followup. Be aware that it does again end in something of a cliffhanger, setting things up for another download or another full game. The final boss was also annoying since there was only one way to defeat him and it took a while to line him up for the coup de grace. Still, I thought the DLC, which took me about 3 hours to finish, was a lot of fun and well worth the 800 points.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nolan_North

Dude, The Prince is Nolan North. As in Nathan Drake Nolan North. He does excellent work.

I should rephrase what I said before. It's not that the voice acting is necessarily bad, the guy does a good enough job, but it doesn't fit for someone who is supposed to be Persian.

My feeling about this game is that it's too simple and too short to be a full-priced game. Even though there's a "Speed Demon" achievement for completing the game in less than 12 hours, players that aren't trying to collect all the light seeds as they go will earn this without issue. It just doesn't have that much depth from a gameplay perspective, and yes, there are large sections of the game where it's simply "Wait.. OK now press A... OK, now press B... Oh and there's a power plate, now hammer Y!"

So is it a fun game to play for what it is? Sure, but I'd recommend renting or buying it at a steep discount, as it's really a "play once, maybe go back and try to get more light seeds, then shelve forever" game.

"too short to be a full-priced game"

Judging a game based on dollars per hour makes no sense whatsoever. Given the choice between three hours of amazing experience for $60, or three hours of amazing experience filled out with another seven hours of mediocre, I can not fathom why anyone would ever choose option two.

In other words, when did wasting your time on the mediocre become a virtue?

I spent ten hours beating the game. For achievement hoarding types, there was another four or five hours left to totally complete the game. For quality entertainment like this (I thought it was a well polished enjoyable romp), I can't complain spending $60.00. That's six bucks an hour, or a little more than it would cost to see ten hours worth of movies in the theater. If you wanted to own ten hours of movies it would be more than that...

Now, that is for a person who thoroughly enjoys games like me. It is my dominant hobby and I use a lot of my disposable income for it, so I don't have a problem with spending the cash. For a more focused gamer that likes to buy a game and be able to play it for a year (I'm thinking call of duty 4, madden, halo, and company), this is a rental at best.

And I'm also thinking Daekwan. Dude, buy another game already. ;)

In other words, when did wasting your time on the mediocre become a virtue?
You're right that making it longer just for the sake of being longer isn't a good thing. But in this case, I felt like there should have been more meat to the game, i.e. more quality hours of content. Didn't it feel to you like maybe we got shorted on a few puzzles or something?

http://majornelson.com/archive/2009/10/05/deal-of-the-week-prince-of-persia-epilogue-30-off.aspx

The Epilogue is $7 this week. Totally worth it for anyone that enjoyed the game!