Prince of Persia-A review from a platform noobie
Prince of Persia is essentially a platform game, and as far as I can tell, platforming is a love/hate thing. The cel-shaded design that POP has undergone certainly helps the game stand out among the mountain of games that seem to only contain brown paint pallets, and each level is varied and unique, each presenting its own challenges. Basically a great evil has once again been unleashed upon the world, and it is your job to put it back in its cage. Early in the game you meet a princess who serves the temple in which the evil was stored and I won't go into very much spoiler-rific detail, but she comes along to help. She has her own magic spells that will help you defeat monsters and the such, and she will ALWAYS revive you should you fall. That's a major flaw in this game. You just can't die. There really is no penalty when fighting monsters if you die, except they gain some health. Apart from that though, the game is beautiful and the controls are slick and extremely responsive. If you've never played a platformer, it may be worth picking it up to see what it's all about. If you're a platforming veteran, there are some genuine puzzles and challenges, but the fact that dieing has no effect may put you off a bit.
