Prince of Persia

Post-Launch Review

Prince of Persia (PC)

Developer: Ubisoft Montréal

Released: December 2008
Played: finished story in 11 hours

About

Prince of Persia (unsubtitled) is a game that stands apart from the Sands of Time series to tell its own, unrelated story. A thief is travelling the desert in search of his lost treasure when he stumbles into a crisis: an ancient god of darkness, Ahriman, has broken his bonds and is nearly ready to escape his confinement. Elika, a princess wielding the light magic of Ormazdt (Ahriman's good counterpart), convinces the thief to help her purify the lands and push back the corruption in order to re-seal Ahriman and prevent his escape. The thief and Elika must roam the abandoned desert city, using their acrobatic skill and magic to find and heal the fertile grounds and keep the land safe from Ahriman's corruption.

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands

Post-Launch Review

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (PC)

Developers: Ubisoft Montreal, Quebec, Singapore, & Casablanca

Released: May 18 2010 (consoles) / June 12 2010 (PC)

About

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is a third-person action-platformer which takes place between the previous games Sands of Time and Warrior Within. The Prince is sent to learn leadership from his brother Malik, but finds the palace under siege by a massive army when he arrives. In his desperation, and despite the Prince's warnings, Malik releases the Army of Solomon, a legendary magical force with as many soldiers as there are grains of sand. The army devastate's Malik's kingdom and corrupts him, leaving the Prince to look for a way to stop the sand army and save his brother.