Showing posts with label Prince of Persia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Prince of Persia. Show all posts

Friday, January 7, 2011

Prince of Persia The Warrior Within





When I first started I expected to be You as the Prince has to jump, swing and do your usual platforming tricks to get to where Elika has to use her magic powers to heal the fertile grounds. Nice and simple! It's the Prince's and Elika's job to heal lands known as fertile grounds to restore power back to the Tree of Life and stop the evil god Ahriman escaping.

With the Tree of Life destroyed, Ahriman begins to infect the kingdom and its lands with Corruptions. The basic story premise is Elika's father and ruler of the kingdom destroys the Tree of Life, which contains the God Ahriman. The new cell shaded design is an instant win, for me, and the new Prince and his sexy side-kick Elika both look stunning. The Ubisoft team have gone with a completely new art and graphical direction, with the game looking like a beautiful painted canvas.

Now the Prince is reborn on the new generation of consoles with the Prince of Peria on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and the trusty PC. Lastly the Two Thrones melded these two important elements into one great game, finishing off the story brilliantly. The first Prince of Persia - The Sands of Time was a platforming gem, whilst The Warrior Within took the fighting mantel. The last reincarnation of the Persian Prince on these platforms were fantastic. The Prince of Persia games have been around since the days of the Apple II and have graced previous generations of consoles like the PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

Prince of Persia series the Two Thrones




Yes you can mix it up a bit more and unlock new moves Fun I say in a sarcastic tone. Block....keep blocking, right my turn, gauntlet attack, sword attack the Elika's magical attack then repeat. After the great fighting you could do in The Warrior Within, we get this drivel!! And here is where my other moan is.

Each fertile grounds has a sort of boss which you have to fight and kill to allow Elika to heal the grounds and restore power to the Tree. Moving on, once you reach the healing place in the fertile ground it is time to do battle! But I will say the animations are superb. To be brief, I am not happy with the platforming element one bit! Also, the places where you are suppose to wall jump are nicely marked out for you with what looks like cat scratches along the wall.

To do a wall run and then jump to an opposite ledge, all I had to do was press X (yes I'm playing on the PS3....), then wait till he got near to the platform I am suppose to jump to and press X again. This did not impress me! When I first started I expected to be doing the many button platform moves that engrossed me in The Sands of Time, however, I was met with the same style of "platforming" as in Assassin's Creed, which makes platforming more like the gimmicky quick-time events that plague most video games these days and takes away the skill needed. You as the Prince has to jump, swing and do your usual platforming tricks to get to where Elika has to use her magic powers to heal the fertile grounds.

Nice and simple! It's the Prince's and Elika's job to heal lands known as fertile grounds to restore power back to the Tree of Life and stop the evil god Ahriman escaping. With the Tree of Life destroyed, Ahriman begins to infect the kingdom and its lands with Corruptions. The basic story premise is Elika's father and ruler of the kingdom destroys the Tree of Life, which contains the God Ahriman. The new cell shaded design is an instant win, for me, and the new Prince and his sexy side-kick Elika both look stunning.

The Ubisoft team have gone with a completely new art and graphical direction, with the game looking like a beautiful painted canvas. Now the Prince is reborn on the new generation of consoles with the Prince of Peria on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and the trusty PC. Lastly the Two Thrones melded these two important elements into one great game, finishing off the story brilliantly. The first Prince of Persia - The Sands of Time was a platforming gem, whilst The Warrior Within took the fighting mantel.

The last reincarnation of the Persian Prince on these platforms were fantastic. The Prince of Persia games have been around since the days of the Apple II and have graced previous generations of consoles like the PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Prince of Persia Series The Sands of Time





















Prince of Persia Movie Review - Looking For a Murderer The movie Eventually Dastan realizes the dagger he's been carrying is a time machine of sorts. After being accused of murdering his father, Dastan escapes with the help of Tamina. Suddenly the robe that Dastan gives to his father starts to smoke the king is poisoned and dies.

King Sharaman promptly announces that Dastan and Tamina are to be married. To celebrate, Dastan gives his father a robe that was given to him by his brother, Tus. Alamut's Princess Tamina (Gemma Arterton) agrees to join forces with the Persians when she sees Dastan with the dagger. While taking over, Dastan finds a fancy looking dagger.

A now grown Dastan (Jake Gyllenhaal) sneaks over the Alamut walls and the rest of the Persians follow in. Prince of Persia Movie Review - A Mysterious Dagger Fast forward 15 years- The Persians plan an attack on Alamut. The street rat suddenly becomes a prince. King Sharaman, the king of Persia, witnesses this bravery and adopts the boy as his own.

A parentless, young boy from the streets named Dastan shows his courage by defending his friend in the marketplace. The movie opens with a rags-to-riches story. Being that I've never played or seen the game, I didn't have any biases going into the film. Prince of Persia - The Sands of Time is a film based on the video game of the same name.

Prince of Persia Movie Review - Looking For a Murderer The movie continues as Gyllenhaal and Arterton's characters try to figure out who the real killer of Dastan's father was, and how this mystical dagger is involved in the murder. Eventually Dastan realizes the dagger he's been carrying is a time machine of sorts. After being accused of murdering his father, Dastan escapes with the help of Tamina. Suddenly the robe that Dastan gives to his father starts to smoke the king is poisoned and dies.

King Sharaman promptly announces that Dastan and Tamina are to be married. To celebrate, Dastan gives his father a robe that was given to him by his brother, Tus. Alamut's Princess Tamina (Gemma Arterton) agrees to join forces with the Persians when she sees Dastan with the dagger. While taking over, Dastan finds a fancy looking dagger.

A now grown Dastan (Jake Gyllenhaal) sneaks over the Alamut walls and the rest of the Persians follow in. Prince of Persia Movie Review - A Mysterious Dagger Fast forward 15 years- The Persians plan an attack on Alamut. The street rat suddenly becomes a prince. King Sharaman, the king of Persia, witnesses this bravery and adopts the boy as his own.

A parentless, young boy from the streets named Dastan shows his courage by defending his friend in the marketplace. The movie opens with a rags-to-riches story. Being that I've never played or seen the game, I didn't have any biases going into the film. Prince of Persia - The Sands of Time is a film based on the video game of the same name.

Prince of Persia Series The Forgotten Sands
















He can turn back The Prince has a new power in this game. Some gamers will revel in this while others will feel frustrated. However, conquering these difficult parts eventually is always a reason to celebrate. Certain levels are hard to cross and after various attempts one still fail to find the correct route to follow.














Game play can be frustrating at times. The Game play.The levels are gorgeous, and strangely for this series, are mostly played inside buildings. Destroying this army will prove difficult, and even costly. Malik is not so eager to part with his medallion since it offers him some advantages.

Both the Prince and Malik each has one half of a medallion that, when combined, can reseal this dangerous skeletal sand army. Later in the game it is revealed that the army was not Solomon's, but created to destroy him. It is up to the Prince to stop this dangerous army. Unfortunately, the skeletal sand army starts attacking everything in sight. Facing overwhelming odds, Malik releases Solomon's mythical army from within a secret chamber in the palace.














Shortly after the Prince met his brother, an army attacks the palace. The story In this version, the Prince is sent by his father to visit his brother Malik in the ancient ruins of king Solomon. The newest release is set somewhere between these two games. Previous games in this series include Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and Prince of Persia: The Warrior Within.











The Prince of Persia Animation

Tautan



I give it a solid 8 out of 10. That said, this game is worth playing, even if you never played any of the previous titles. I think it is a thoroughly enjoyable game, but it does not really offer something new. It is nice to be able to play this game with a keyboard and mouse without hang ups.

My normal experience with console conversions is different. Some levels can offer interesting ways to utilize this ability The game Is extremely smooth and the camera system is surprisingly effective. This power is for a limited time only, but it does add a new twist to the game play. He can turn back time, as usual, but now he also posses the ability to freeze water.




















The Prince has a new power in this game. Some gamers will revel in this while others will feel frustrated. However, conquering these difficult parts eventually is always a reason to celebrate. Certain levels are hard to cross and after various attempts one still fail to find the correct route to follow.

Game play can be frustrating at times. The Game play.The levels are gorgeous, and strangely for this series, are mostly played inside buildings. Destroying this army will prove difficult, and even costly. Malik is not so eager to part with his medallion since it offers him some advantages.

Both the Prince and Malik each has one half of a medallion that, when combined, can reseal this dangerous skeletal sand army. Later in the game it is revealed that the army was not Solomon's, but created to destroy him. It is up to the Prince to stop this dangerous army. Unfortunately, the skeletal sand army starts attacking everything in sight.

Facing overwhelming odds, Malik releases Solomon's mythical army from within a secret chamber in the palace. Shortly after the Prince met his brother, an army attacks the palace. The story In this version, the Prince is sent by his father to visit his brother Malik in the ancient ruins of king Solomon. The newest release is set somewhere between these two games. Previous games in this series include Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and Prince of Persia: The Warrior Within.

One of the most anticipated games for 2010 has finally hit the shelves.