At its core, Prince of Persia has always been about directing your character through elaborate obstacles, avoiding booby-traps, and navigating the precariously placed platforms. Players new to the series may find it confusing and old fans will find it stale.īut you don’t play the series for the plot.
The entirety of the game is spent trying to kill the villain that you already killed in a previous game. Through a series of unfortunate events, the Empress is killed, the prince gains a dark alter-ego called the Dark Prince and he once again gains the time-altering abilities of the Dagger of Time. The plot is pretty tired, so I’ll only give you a short recap here: After the prince escaped the Isle of Time with the Empress of Time in the Warrior Within game, he returns to find the city of Babylon in ruins. That said, Ubisoft has seemingly fired the writing team this time around.
An improved combat system, more varied gameplay elements, and a nice new set of acrobatic maneuvers make this Prince better than the last. The Two Thrones is a solid improvement on its predecessor.
