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Welcome to week 4 of Press Start to Play Article Edition. Can you believe it’s been a month so far! Well for the one month I’ve decided to review the new Prince of Persia for the X-Box 360.
Prince of Persia is the fourth instalment in the Prince series which originated on the Nintendo Entertainment System and was then remade and followed by two sequels.
The story turns out to be a prequel to the earlier Prince games. You come across a girl named Elika while looking for your donkey in a desolate city. A dark god has been released and it is your mission to trap him back in his prison.
You take control of the Prince who in this game is a thief. He can do everything that the Prince was able to do before like run on walls and he can now run on ceilings. As you progress through the game you obtain godly powers that let you traverse further and deeper into the environment.
Elika also helps you during the story. Sometimes you may come across a gap you can’t jump with one leap so you command Elika to assist you on making the jump where she will alley-oop you to the other side.
The graphics are more like comic book art rather than real looking characters. The voice acting and sound effects are well made.
Some downsides to the game are that the game is way too easy and linear. If you don’t know where to go you can command Elika to help show you the way. You can’t die at all in this game either. It’s a substitution for the sands of time but Elika will save you everytime.
While fighting enemies you can use the environment to your advantage to finish them off quickly. The bosses in the game are well made and would give any gamer a challenge. The final boss fight is also a great way to end the game.
There are new button commands to perform while fighting enemies that make the fight more interactive. There are combos that you can string together for more variety in your fighting.
This game is definitely worth a rental and it should not take you more than 12 hours to complete. I give Prince of Persia 3 out of 5 for making a well made Prince game and reviving the series.
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Make sure to read next week`s review to see what I`ve been playing. Good luck gaming!
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