Prince of Persia is a game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It's a new chapter in the Prince of Persia universe as it introduces a new gameplay, a fresh new type of visual style and a new supporting character.

Requirements

• Windows XP/Windows Vista (only)
• Dual core processor 2.6GHz Intel® Pentium D or AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
• 1GB Windows XP/2GB Windows Vista
• 256MB DirectX 10.0–compliant video card or DirectX 9.0–compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher
• DirectX 9.0 or 10.0 libraries
• 9GB HDD space
• DirectX 9.0 or 10.0–compliant sound card (5.1 sound card recommended)
• Windows-compliant keyboard, mouse, optional controller support

Installation

Installation was smooth as a butter except of course for the usual since this is a non-Valve game. That means it will try to install the latest version of DirectX 9 on your computer.

First Impressions

I don't know if you guys are old enough to know that this isn't really the first Prince of Persia game. The very first one was developed in 1989 by Jordan mechner. It was a 2D game and my god was it frustrating. It was hard...it was so hard that I can't even remember if I've completed the game or not. That was then and using early 21st century technology, this is what Prince of Persia looks like now.

Singleplayer

The game is gorgeous! Most of you guys already know that I'm a fan of this kind of art in games. Playing the first few minutes of this game made me realize that you can never die because Elika will always save you. Not really what I expect considering that I keep dying on the first ever Prince of Persia game back in the 90's. No biggie, this will make me finish the game faster and it takes the the ARGH I DIED! trauma when my senses fail to detect that I have to hang on a cliff a little bit longer than usual.

The control's are not that bad, you just have to get used to it especially when you enter combat mode. Who doesn't like combos in a game!? I just wish there were more combos because sooner or later you'll know that there's just a specific type of combo that you need to do in order to finish your opponents really quick (if you're in a hurry). But if you enjoy being the under dog the first time and getting all those close up shots and slow motion's then all is still good since this game absolutely knows when to do it for you.

Multiplayer

Prince of Persia doesn't have any multiplayer mode so I'm going to skip this section.

Final Thoughts

I got to say that this modern Prince of Persia game set the benchmark for other up coming Prince of Persia games out there. The only weak point for this game is the story so if you're not really into it the first few levels, I doubt you'd have the patience to finish it. The boss fights aren't impressive as well, and this is because like I said you'll find that a specific set of combos will usually finish them off in a less than a minute or so. What kept me from playing this game is the visuals..I absolutely love it.

Ratings

Installer - Nothing personal Steam but non-Valve games shouldn't ask me every single time if I want to install DirectX 9.

Graphics - Cel-shading done right enough said. It's not just the characters that look awesome, the world itself looks awesome. You really are in the Prince of Persia universe.

Sound - The background music really makes you feel that you're in the Prince of persia universe. My only gripe would be the accent of the characters. I mean you can turn on sub-titles anywayso why not let them speak in a more middle-eastern accent?

Gameplay - If you love clinging in to walls, solving not so difficult puzzles and having to carry a chick on your back every single time you climb a wall then this game is for you.