Prince of Persia: Rival Swords (Wii, 2007)

Forget what you know about the Prince of Persia series. Let go the Sands of Time. Release your Warrior Within. Ubisoft Montreal has created a new Prince, in a new world, with a new female companion and a very different design philosophy. The longer you hold on to the style of last generation's Prince of Persia, the harder it will be to master the new one. Embrace the change and you're likely to fall in love with the new Prince (or at least his lovely companion).
This time around, the eponymous star is tossed into a conflict between light and dark as the evil god Ahriman is released from his prison beneath the Tree of Life. His touch has corrupted a nearby kingdom; alongside the mysterious princess Elika, it's your job to cleanse the world of gooey blackness and put the bad guy back in the ethereal hoosegow.

Mostly, that involves jumping, sliding, gripping and slipping through over twenty levels worth of platforming mania. It's billed as an open-world experience, and in a sense, it is: based on which magical powers you choose to unlock, you will tackle the world in a different order. It's a nice change of pace from the linear approach typical of most adventure games.

It's just not as open-ended as you might think. Telltale signs point you towards certain run-able walls, which will in turn send you tumbling directly towards the right pole, which is handily placed right in front of that useful column, and onward. Simple controls make the whole thing easier than past Prince of Persia games -- you never have to press loads of buttons or get fancy with the analog stick -- but more seasoned gamers might find it plays more like a guided tour than a truly free-roaming experience.

OVERALL
9/10

THIS IS A MUST BUY AND WILL MAKE A GREAT GIFT!

Prince of Persia 3 was a pretty cool game for the xbox and ps2, so I decided to get it for my new wiu and it's pretty fun. It was fun to use the remote and numchuck to do speed kills. Sometimes it got a little anoying using it, but you get us to it the feeling. If you like prince of persia then you'll love this version.

I got Prince of Persia in the mail 2 days ago and I haven't stopped playing it. Once you start you get hooked. I could do without all of the stops in play for the story(plays like a movie for 1-2 minutes), but its well worth it. The controls are very easy to learn and you never get bored with the missions. Also, there are many places to save your game so when you die you don't have to start over every time. I would definitely recommend this game especially now that the price is dropping because it isn't a new release any more.

Graphics are state-of-the-art. Many puzzles and action-filled game-play make this game one that I look foward to playing.

I'd heard this game was hard and heard complaints about the controls, but it's a Prince of Persia game and I wanted to round out my growing collection. I was frustrated with some of the puzzles at first. The controls aren't as clunky as I somewhat expected. In fact, once I got the hang of it I stopped dying every 10 minutes. The story is amazing as always with Prince of Persia. I missed out on this game one PS2 and the Wii versions of everything are always more fun to me, even with the hit in graphics.

All in all, without giving anything away I would have to say it was worth the purchase and the challenge makes it one of those games you can brag about beating when others complain about how it was too hard and they had to give up. Pssh. It really is fun once you get past the first hour of yelling at the screen. Ha. Enjoy.