Prince Of Persia 2008

Publisher:Ubisoft

Developer:Ubisoft Montreal

Genre:Fantasy Action & Adventure

ESRB:TEEN

STORYLINE

This is where the game does not stand upto the player's expectations.The storyline of the game is pretty simpe and common, but it becomes interesting as the game progresses.The climax of the game is fabulous(bit of a cliche), however the game fails to interest the player in the begining.One has to be really patient in the begining.

It seems that the main target of this game is to polish and ready our hero(The Prince) and therefore there is a strong possibility of an interesting and a powerful sequel,

But the game stands very low in storyline as compared to the prince of persia "Triology."

CHARACTERS

The Prince

The prince (our hero), who gets lost in the desert because of a sandstorm.He then meets a girl named Elika with whom we travel the game.The character and the personality of the prince appears to be very cool.

Elika

The presence of Elika leads to unique gameplay mechanics.She is the girl possesing the magical powers and aids our hero to perform various acrobatics and battles.

GRAPHICS

The graphics of the game are absolutely stunning, thanks to vibrant cel-shading and beautiful environments.The transformation of the fertile grounds from darkness to light is simply impressive.There are a few rough spots here and there, in the way of glitched animations and tiny frame rate stutters, but they barely detract from the lovely visual design.

GAMEPLAY

The gameplay is very easy as compared to the prince of persia triology.You just have to press the right button at the right time, without worying about the directions in detail, and u can move to the desired spot.As always in any prince of persia game we face enemies,traps and have to perform various acrobatics which are very interesting.

ACROBATICS

Acrobatics are the major part of this game.Some of the exciting acrobatics involve the wall walk, Roof walk, using of the claw, double jumping and also using elika to get a bigger jump. Combining these movements is absolutely awesome.

BATTLES And ENEMIES.

The game has tried to prove itself different from others.All battles are one on one or u can say two on one(prince and elika vs enemy) normal enemies are quite easy, except for the bosses.

Further, there are much less number of enemies in the game.However one can enjoy to the full,the existing battles because of the capability of performing large combos.The most exciting feature is to use Elika's(the girl companion) magical powers combined with sword attacks of the prince.The enemies can be killed instantly by pushing them of the cliff, depending on the type of enemy.

TRAPS And MAZES

It seems that this time the prince has got lucky, since this time he has got no "deadly" traps to cross.There are very few traps in the game which prove no challenge at all.

There are a lot of different mazes and puzzles throughout the game, but after some trial and error they are a lot simpler to solve.Though there are some gltches involved in the mazes(like elika not coming to push the rod), they are a lot of fun.

In Short

You need to be patient if you want to enjoy the game.

Prince of persia is good because of the good level design, beautiful art direction, great plarforming and cinematic combat moves.

So all in all this game is a nice package and thanks to UBISOFT.

Thanks :)