It's time for another round of Pick One! This week, with reports circulating that Ubisoft will reveal a Prince of Persia remake at its Ubisoft Forward event next Thursday, we're looking back at the series' history on Xbox.
Six Prince of Persia games have been released on the platform over the past couple of decades, and we want to know your favourite of the bunch. Remember, you can only pick one!
Let's take a look at what we're working with:
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2003)
Amidst the scorched sands of ancient Persia, there is a legend spun in an ancient tongue. It speaks of a time borne by blood and ruled by deceit. Drawn to the dark powers of a magic dagger, a young Prince is led to unleash a deadly evil upon a beautiful kingdom.
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within (2004)
Enter the dark underworld of Prince of Persia Warrior Within, the sword-slashing sequel to the critically acclaimed Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Hunted by Dahaka, an immortal incarnation of Fate seeking divine retribution, the Prince embarks upon a path of both carnage and mystery to defy his preordained death.
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones (2005)
The Prince of Persia, a seasoned warrior, returns from the Island of Time to Babylon with his love, Kaileena. Instead of the peace that he longs for, he finds his homeland ravaged by war and the kingdom turned against him.
Prince of Persia Classic (2007)
An adventurer from a foreign land, innocent of palace intrigues, won the heart of the Sultan's lovely young daughter and in so doing, unwittingly made a powerful enemy. You are that adventurer, cast in the deepest dungeons of the Palace, stripped bare of all that defined you.
Prince of Persia (2008)
The critically acclaimed Prince of Persia franchise returned for the first time on next-generation platforms with an all-new epic journey. Built by the same award-winning Ubisoft Montreal studio that created Assassin's Creed, Prince of Persia was in development for over three years to deliver a whole new action-adventure gaming experience to consumers.
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (2010)
Prince of Persia The Forgotten Sands is the next chapter in the fan-favorite Sands of Time universe. 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.
Let us know which of these Prince of Persia games is your favourite below.
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I'll always have a soft spot for that 1st one. More the memories, renting it from a blockbuster, a friend & I playing through on a Friday night. No follow-up entry can top it
Shame this is an Xbox only poll as my favourite was the original game from way back when.
The 08 game definitely. I loved the stylized graphics and design of the characters. Haven't played much else, so i'm a little biased here..
I loved Sands Of Time on the OG Xbox the most.
Warrior Within was awful, however.
Prince of Persia 3D was the last i played. Good game. I think it was the late 90's though so not in time for the Xbox.
I voted Two Thrones. As much as I love Sands of Time the combat was poor (jump for one colour, wall spring for the other). Warrior within was good but two thrones was great. Reboot was also very good and so was forgotten sands but I feel Sands of Time winning the poll is more nostalgia than from a gameplay perspective.
@KelticDevil normally I’m with you on here. I loved sands of time as well. But I also really enjoyed warrior within. I liked the way the story played with time and storylines (the twist with the demon looking guy chasing you) and I liked the open worldish design to the island.
@xMightyMatt14x
I just couldn’t stand the sudden change to a dark tone with metal music. I like it when developers try to do something different, though. So I’ll give them credit for that.
@KelticDevil I can understand that. The dark tone was definitely a change and I could’ve done without it too. I kinda liked the metal music but that’s just cause in the early 2000s I got heavy into rock music lol
I remember my sister and I borrowing the first one and Beyond Good and Evil back when we had a Gamecube. She really liked it, but I didn't really play much because Beyond Good and Evil was sooo good.
but later on I fell in love with the 2008 version. The whole story, the growing relationship with Elika and the Prince, the ending, it was so well done. Just a quick bit of advice for anyone who hasn't played it, don't buy the dlc. It adds about an hour and a half of gameplay that isn't that much fun, and completely ruins the tone of the original ending.
@BionicDodo i was looking for the c64 version too !
Get the feeling I was in a GameCube playing, so likely 2003?? but kinda guessed the 2010 as I sort of remember that... Could be getting mixed up lol
It's this old age, I play and love games, but instantly forget them...
Only ever played a little bit of the first 3d one.
I remember walking into an Electronic Boutique and seeing these two Game Cube games that just came out recently for $25 each, and could not resist buying them:
Prince of Persia
Beyond Good and Evil
I started playing Beyond Good and Evil and was blown away at how awesome of a game it was, at the time anyways. Prince of Persia I started but ended up falling victim to my recurring MMO addiction.
I still own these two games and the receipt is still on the box. Edit: date Jan 15, 2004. 6:35 PM. 🤓
Sands of time was, and is, incredible. #1 for me on story, characters, tight gameplay, world building, tone and lore though combat is relatively weak.@pip_muzz is spot on here
Didn’t like the direction the angsty/metal sequel took anywhere near as much. (agreed @KelticDevil ) Weak story by comparison and voice actors also changed due to scheduling conflict (Prince - Yuri Lowenthal) & leaving the industry (Farrah - Joanna Wasick)
left the whole tone feeling ‘off’. Fight system was better
The two thrones was marginally better in some areas than WW but worse in others and just seemed rushed with features tacked on... classic case of sequel-itis. Their minds had moved onto other things (Asssasin’s Creed)
PoP 2008 - like many here I REALLY enjoyed this game. Great story, characters, world etc. Personally really liked the divisive “flow” gameplay. Combat again was a weakpoint. (Has ANY Ubi game had really great combat?) #2 for me. Still want a follow up
Forgotten sands was a cash grab/testing to see if there was still interest... well not if you make a half hearted game.
@themightyant I agree as well. Warrior within fixed the combat, but at the expense of the story, feel and platforming. Turning PoP into an action game, which wasn't great.
Two thrones is my favourite, as much as the dark prince and chariot stuff was filler I really liked the "stealth kill" system. It gave you a reason to platform and tuned the combat with the platforming to make it really special. Was a shame they didn't take this idea forward.
Reboot was amazing. Felt very different and exploring the world was great fun. The female character (Elia or something) was also very well written.
Forgotten sands I enjoyed just because of the older vibes but it was definitely rushed. A shame as the mechanics with freezing water and the like did have some good platforming sections too.
I just hope a reboot/remake goes back to the old style of platforming and isn't influenced by the free running of the Assassin's Creed games. As much as everyone says Assassin's Creed is the PoP spiritual successor it just never scratches the same spot for me.
Sands of Time is my favourite but I played it on NGC (and Warrior Within) so had to vote for The Two Thrones which is the only one I've played on xbox but, unlike the other 2, I didn't finish. I got stuck somehow.
@pip_muzz Agreed 100%.
Elika was the partner in 2008 POP. Not only one of the best written characters - the arc between her and the 'prince' was gratifying - but also one of the best AI companions as the gameplay was built around the premise of the two of them working together whether platforming or combat. Synergy.
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