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| From: Ubisoft
Category: Video Games
List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $42.97
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Avg. Customer Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 1183
Format: Dvd-rom
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp
ESRB: Teen
Media: DVD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows Vista
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: 68431
Model: 68431
UPC: 008888684312
EAN: 0008888684312
Release Date: December 9, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Enjoy the franchise's debut on Ubisoft's proprietary Anvil engine, the same engine used to develop Assassins Creed. | | • | Utilize the Prince's old skills, along with a whole new combat system, to battle Ahriman's corrupted lieutenants to heal the land from the dark Corruption and restore the light. | | • | Escape to a fantasy world set in ancient Persia brought to life through masterful storytelling and sprawling environments and that rivals the blockbusters of Hollywood. | | • | For the first time in franchise history decide how the storyline unfolds by choosing the Prince's path in an open-ended game world. | | • | Wield the acrobatic and puzzle-solving power of the Prince’s beautiful and powerful AI companion Elika as you explore the perils of ancient Persia. |
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Prince of Persia is set in a land rooted in ancient Persian mythology, with the Prince finding himself caught in an epic battle between the primal forces of light and darkness—the god of Light, Ormazd versus his brother Ahriman, the destructive god of Darkness. The Prince arrives just in time to witness the destruction of the legendary Tree of Life, an act which threatens to plunge the entire world into eternal darkness. Manifested in the form of 'the Corruption,' a dark substance that physically contaminates the land and the skies, the Prince must partner with his new deadly companion Elika to heal the world from the evil Corruption.
The Next-Gen of PoP |
A new Prince for a new story.
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The Hunter is not to be trifled with.
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Elika is a beautiful, but deadly ally.
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A Frightening New Enemy and a Powerful Ally
As Ahriman, the god of Darkness is released so are his minions of monstrous slaves. The most dangerous and powerful set against the Prince is known as "the Hunter." Once a human prince himself, the Hunter was raised in opulent decadence and detached from the day-to-day world. His only passion was for the drama and brutality of the hunt, but soon passion grew to obsession. After killing every variety of beast known, he grew bored and too bold. Recognizing an opportunity Ahriman appeared to him and offered a bargain, a hunt against the most dangerous beasts the world has to offer in return for his soul. Foolishly he accepted and was transformed from man into demonic beast and was hunted by men from all over the world. His all-consuming rage made easy work of the hunters set against him, but also bound him to Ahriman for eternity.
But wherever there is evil, there is also a counter balance to it. Following the defeat and imprisonment of Ahriman, his brother Ormazd, the god of Light, left the world in the care of his servants, the Ahuras, guardians of the tree of life. The Prince's new ally, Elika, is one of those guardians. Beautiful and mysterious she is a powerful AI companion who accompanies players throughout the game. Filled with an unknown power, she will be helpful in all aspects of gameplay, including acrobatics, combat and puzzle-solving as players quest to rid the land from Ahriman's corruption.
Key Features:- A New Hero Emerges - Master the acrobatics, strategy and fighting tactics of the most agile warrior of all time. Grip fall down the face of a building, perform perfectly timed acrobatic combinations, and swing over canyons, buildings and anything that is reachable. This new rogue warrior must utilize all of his new skills, along with a whole new combat system, to battle Ahriman's corrupted lieutenants to heal the land from the dark Corruption and restore the light.
- A New Epic Journey Begins - Escape to the new fantasy world of ancient Persia. Masterful storytelling and sprawling environments deliver to action-adventure fans an experience that rivals even the best Hollywood movies.
- A New Open World Structure - A first for the Prince of Persia franchise - now you have the freedom to determine how the game evolves in this non-linear adventure. Players will decide how they unfold the storyline by choosing their path in the open-ended world.
- Emergence of a Deadly New Ally - History's greatest ally is revealed in the form of Elika, a dynamic AI companion who joins the Prince in his fight to save the world. Gifted with magical powers, she interacts with the player in combat, acrobatics and puzzle-solving, enabling the Prince to reach new heights of deadly high-flying artistry through special duo acrobatic moves or devastating fighting combo attacks.
- Next-Gen Engine - The franchise's debut on next-generation consoles utilizes Ubisoft's proprietary Anvil engine, the same engine used to develop Assassins Creed.
A Franchise With History
The critically acclaimed Prince of Persia franchise returns for the first time on next-generation platforms with an all-new epic journey. Built by the same award-winning Ubisoft Montreal studio that created Assassins Creed, Prince of Persia has been in development for over three years to deliver a whole new action-adventure gaming experience to consumers. With a whole new Prince, storyline, open world environments, combat style, signature illustrative graphical style and the addition of Elika, a deadly new ally, Prince of Persia brings the franchise to new heights of deadly acrobatic, artistry and is set to become the #1 action-adventure game of 2008.
Product Description
Experience the new fantasy world of ancient Persia. Masterful storytelling and sprawling environments deliver a brand new adventure that re-opens the Prince of Persia saga. You have the freedom to determine how the game evolves in this non-linear adventure. Decide how you unfold the storyline by choosing your path in the open-ended world. In this strange land, your rogue warrior must use all of his skills, along with a whole new combat system, to battle Ahriman's corrupted lieutenants to heal the land from the dark Corruption and restore the light. Also, history's greatest ally is revealed in the form of Elika, a dynamic AI companion who joins the Prince in his fight to save the world. Gifted with magical powers, she interacts with you in combat, acrobatics and puzzle-solving, enabling the Prince to reach new heights of deadly high-flying artistry through special duo acrobatic moves or devastating fighting combo attacks.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 16 more reviews...
 Amazing game, thanks for trusting your users. December 12, 2008
26 out of 28 found this review helpful
This is an amazing reinvention of the Prince of Persia series, taking what was great about the original games and updating the look and feel while smoothing out the gameplay into something that's a joy to play. Unlike Mirrors Edge, Prince of Persia doesn't feel like learning by dying, instead of being forced to be fluid with your actions or face death, you're rewarded for it with visual cues and an experience that's as fun to watch as it is to play.
Not only did they give the game and series the respect it deserves, they also gave same respect to their customers by not including a SHRED of DRM (Digital Rights Management) software with the game.
It seems like companies are finally starting to get that DRM has never once stopped piracy, all it does it make cracking the game ONCE a little bit harder, from there it's just like the DRM never existed... Unless you bought the game in which case you have to deal with it every time you want to play.
Very good title with no DRM! December 12, 2008
21 out of 22 found this review helpful
This is how PC titles should be released!
1. There's no DRM at all. Ignore the rumors that it "phones home". It only connects to the Internet to automatically update (at your option) and to play a video from UBI's website. If you disconnect completely from the Internet, the game STILL PLAYS FINE.
2. The game plays well on older hardware. It even runs smooth on Radeon 2000 series graphics cards and Pentium 4/D CPUs at relatively high resolutions.
3. The game's actually fun! Controls are wonderful, especially if you have a gamepad. Mouse/keyboard is functional.
Please support this title. UBI is really taking a risk using no DRM. Show them that they can trust the PC gaming community. Purchase this title.
Sure Buy! December 12, 2008
15 out of 17 found this review helpful
Buy this game. Its a great game in typical PoP fashion, with the added twist of having an entirely AI companion throughout the game. And this is not even mentioning the fact that it ships WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF DRM WHATSOEVER. None.
So, in short its fun gameplay, great puzzle solving, great freeroaming dynamics, and no headaches whatsoever. Its definitely money well spent.
Deserving of attention December 13, 2008
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
I'll start by saying that this game is amazing. The platforming is fun, the combat, while simple, has an amazing combo system that you can spend quite a bit of time researching.
The story is interesting in that you can get as much (or little) backstory as you want. It's up to you to talk with Elika and get it. If you're more interested in the action, you won't be forced to watch long cut-scenes or learn about a history you don't care about.
I actually play this on my 360, but I'm putting my review under the PC section because Ubisoft deserves to be praised for deciding to ditch DRM on a high profile title like this. In a time when SecuROM is getting more and more invasive, it's a breath of fresh air to see a major publisher go against the grain and offer a quality product that doesn't give the actual consumer a headache. The consumer will not be punished with secret installations of a software that behaves just like any other malware.
I encourage all avid PC gamers to vote with their wallets and pick this title up. It helps that the game is also worth every penny.
Great game, minor problems December 27, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a very good game. It's not quite the spectacular sequel to Sands of Time I had hoped, but it stands quite well by itself. The game is fun and the characters are well-developed, though the story they are a part of is somewhat boring. The gameplay, though occasionally overly simple, is still challenging and interesting. The graphics are utterly beautiful; this is a stunning game.
So, the game itself deserves 4 stars. But there are two more things you should know about: a pro and a con.
We'll start with the con. This game is a console port and it shows. My Logitech Rumblepad 2 controller was not recognized as supporting Rumble, likely because, like all developers of PC ports of console games, Ubisoft decided that the only PC controller with rumble was the 360 controller. Gah. The game also has some optimization issues; on my system (2GB RAM, 2.4Ghz quad-core processor, and GeForce 8800GT with 512MB VRAM, which meets or exceeds the recommended specs), the game's graphics settings work strangely. I have a very low-resolution display, so I can only run the game at 1280x1024, making anti-aliasing a must. However, this AA is terribly optimized; it's so poorly done that I have to choose between High graphics with no AA or Medium with 4X if I want a constant 60FPS. I cut off one star for this, reducing my score to 3/5.
However, I still recommend buying the PC version over the PS3 and 360 versions, as long as you have a PC to handle it. Why? Because Ubisoft has finally caught onto the fact that PC gamers don't enjoy intrusive copy protection software like SecuROM. There's no DRM or copy protection functionality here - so no activation limits. Even if you have no interest in the game, buy it to show Ubisoft your support for DRM-free games. Granted, a different game would likely have been better for Ubisoft to test the waters with, one that more people would get for the PC than the 360 and PS3 (because, let's face it, the console versions of this game are going to be much more popular than the PC version, for reasons that have nothing to do with DRM), but it's still a nice gesture of them. Aside from that, with your $50 contribution towards making Ubisoft's games DRM-free, you get a great game to boot. +2 stars for this.
So, all in all, +4 stars for the game, -1 for the poor optimization, and +2 for the lack of DRM; 5 stars in total. Buy it. You won't be sorry.
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