Genre: Action
Publisher: Ubisoft
Online Play:
Local Play:
Release Date: May 11, 2010
MSRP: $39.99
Also on: PS3, X360, Wii, DS
ESRB: RP-T+
Visiting his brother's kingdom following his adventure in Azad, the Prince finds the royal palace under siege from a mighty army bent on its destruction. When the decision is made to use the ancient power of the Sand in a desperate gamble to save the kingdom from total annihilation, the Prince will embark on an epic adventure in which he will learn to bear the mantle of true leadership, and discover that great power often comes with a great cost.
Other Versions:
The DS, PSP and Wii versions are developed separately and will feature different gameplay than the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC versions.
In the Wii version of the game, the Prince will wield three new powers: a Sand Ring, serving as a wall grip to ascend areas where there are no ledges or grips; a pillar to get higher; and a protection sphere to avoid falling or getting caught in traps. These three magical sand powers will serve both in navigation sequences, during combat and also to solve puzzles. The source of these three new powers is a magical phial discovered by the prince.Later in the game, the challenges will necessitate the player to combine all of the three powers.With time, the powers will be found to have more than one specific usage; according to Nintendo Power, the Sand Ring will eventually serve to activate some special power crystals.
Combat in the Wii version makes use of the Wii's motion sensing capabilities. A flick of the Wii Remote will swing the Prince's sword, and the same gesture with the Nunchuk will make him throw a punch. The rest of his combat moves (like rolling, blocking, etc.) will simply use buttons, as the developers didn't want to make the game exhausting by overusing motion controls. According to Nintendo Power, the swordplay does feel similar to the previous installments. From time to time, certain foes will have a blue aura surrounding them, meaning he is the "leader" of the group of enemies; bringing the player to the use of some strategy: if you kill the leader, the other enemies will flee instantly. Using a Sand Ring on an enemy will freeze him for a brief period of time.
The Wii version will also feature a cooperative multplayer and will include the Super NES version of the original Prince of Persia.
Trailer:
source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forgotten_sands
4 years ago
I played most of the PoP games including the latest one on 360. All are good platformers and do a good job of keeping the player interested in what he is doing. One concern I have is with series getting pushed down the ladder by games like God of War III. On the PSP you probably don't have that concern though.