Prince of Persia is one of the better games that we have played in the series. Now we at GamingBolt are proud to announce that in association with E-xpress Games, who are the largest and the biggest video game distributors in India, are giving out two copies of The Forgotten Sands. One is a PlayStation 3 version and the other is an Xbox 360 version. So you are excited to get them? Well all you have to do is to answer three simple questions. So here goes:

1. In which year, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time was released on the PlayStation 2?

2. Who is the main antagonist of Warrior Within?

3. What is the name of the Prince’s brother in The Forgotten Sands?

Email your answers at admin@gamingbolt.com. Contest closes on 15th June, 2010.

Note: Contest only open for Indian Citizens. Winners will be emailed about their copies.  These copies are promotional and hence will not include the instructions manual.

Enjoy!

You will be facing waves, and I mean literally ‘waves’ of enemies

The game play in Forgotten Sands is what we are familiar with. So players who have at least played one of the earlier games in the series should not find themselves uncomfortable. The platforming sections are once again the ‘heart’ of game play where you will find yourself running on the walls or jumping from pole to pole numerous times in the game. Actually this does not feel old at all considering the fact we have done this in the previous games in the franchise.  But the team at Ubisoft has gone ahead with some innovative magic to make the platforming even better.  One of the magic that was a blast to use was the ability of the Prince to solidify water. Solidifying water running from a wall or a ceiling and using that as a platform so that you can move ahead was a great game play element that actually makes this game standout from the others in the series.  The player also gains the ability to recall on how a particular structure will look like. This can be initiated by a touch of one of the trigger buttons, but some platforming sections might require you to initiate a time recall step by step, since at any given time you can only recall one object. The player also gains a combat ability wherein the Prince of jump and just zero in to the enemy for an instant kill. Obviously the prince also has the ability to use and reverse time.

Story is easily one of the highlights of the game

Now this brings me to the combat in the game. The combat in the game is a bit different as compared to the previous games. The Prince can’t block and he will be facing a large number of enemies at once (up to 50). The removing of the blocking system got me wondering when I started the game, but when I actually sat and finished the game I realized that blocking was not at all required even in a scenario where I was surrounded by tons of enemies, since the combat was all about evading doing some quick kills. The player can also enhance their magic/health via the upgrade menu and can also purchase special abilities. The enemies in the game were a bit easy, too easy to put me off a couple of times. The ease with which I was putting them out of their misery actually made me think whether the game is easy or are my gaming skills improving! Anyways I found the game too easy to give me a challenge.  Forgotten Sands also marks a welcome return to some mind blowing puzzles and traps, which are time consuming, difficult and the player will have to make innovative use of their special abilities. I will sum up in a statement: ‘If it’s Prince of Persia, then it’s all about timing.’

The visuals in the game are a bit on the bland side, which is a bit surprising since the last game in 2008 looked so good at an artistic level. I am not saying that this is a bad looking game but I believe the developers could have done a better job with it. Having said that some of the environments are truly stunning and the representation of ancient architecture are inspiring. Voice acting is very solid and helps the story going. The Prince has always been a guy with a sense of humor and he is no different in this one. The game features some rock solid background score and voice acting which is a major improvement over the previous games.

Yes, that’s our Prince. He just swung on a jet of water to make his way across.

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is indeed a major improvement over its predecessors. Some player might actually get put off since nothing major has changed in the game play structure. But fans of the series should enjoy with the help of its strong plot and amazing magic abilities. After you are done with a ten hour or so long single player campaign you can test your skills in the challenge modes. Here you can do a time test to check your platforming skills or take on waves and waves of enemies. Forgotten Sands is a great game and one you should definitely pick up this summer.

This game was reviewed on the PlayStation 3.

• Gamestop – Forgotten Arena Mode (Forgotten Arena tasks players with defeating “waves of relentless enemies” in a survival style mode.)

• Amazon.com – $5 off and a Prince of Persia mobile game.

• Best Buy – Downloadable “SandWraith” character skin based on the Prince’s transformation in Prince of Persia: Warrior Within.

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands will be out on May 18th for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PC and Wii.  Check out the Official Website for the game here.

Take a look.

Sjovall added that although the 2008 Prince of Persia project was an interesting experiment, the forgotten sands shall please the old hardcore fans.

“In this case it was more going back to the old Sands of Time approach,” he stated. “Going back to the normal way of doing things. You have your acrobatics, you have your action sequences, and then you have boss fights where you get tested and where you progress the story.”

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands will be hitting shelves this May for the PS3 and Xbox 360, with the PC version releasing in June.

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Classic is a remake of the 1989 original, complete with a HD spit-shine.  The downloadable game was met warmly by critics, and it will be bundles with TFS on release.

It has also been revealed that TFS will feature a whopping 90 minutes of cut scenes. Solid Snake eat your heart out.

Prince of Persia The Forgotten Sands releases May 18th.

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