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Good game, but......

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: December 20, 2004
Author: Amazon User

First let me say that this game is very fun. The combat system has improved, and I like the idea of being able to throw items at people. I played this game at my friend's house, but I don't think I will buy it.

In this sequel, they've added more blood, less clothing for the women. Although this game makes you feel "cooler" as you play it (rock music, dark feel, seriousness, makes you feel ready to kick some ass!), all of the M rated material was unneccesary. Plenty of my friends loved the first one, with reactions like "I am so getting this game", now the general feel is unsure. Many of the people who loved the first game had this sequel jump way ahead of them. If you are older, you should get this game.

It makes you feel more like an adult than the first one does. The prince is now more experienced, mysterious, and serious. I like the prince in this game better, even though I'd have to say I liked the Sands of Time better.

Good game, but only half what Sands of Time was

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: March 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

--Graphics--

Really I can't say much about the graphics in this game. The in-game graphics were really fuzzy and, while the cut scene animation was excellent, the longest one was at the end of the game and only was about one minute. Also, at certain times in the game, an in-game graphics cut scene would cut over into a CGI graphics cut scene, causing lag and sound problems. The graphics ARE better than in Sands of Time, but in SOT the edges were much smoother, and the level design was much more elegant.

--Sound--

The sound was absolutely horrific in this game. I can't say the music was bad, but it was definitely worse than in SOT. What really killed me though was there were so many sound glitches. Like, after a battle ended the battle music would keep going for like five minutes after. Also, in a lot of my in-game cut scenes, the sound disappeared all together. Horrible. Also, it doesn't help your concentration during a battle if the prince and the enemies are saying stupid catch phrases like "You have two choices: run or die" over and over again.

--Controls/Gameplay--

The controls were the same as in SOT. However, they were not nearly as responsive, and too often I would find myself running off a platform to my death instead of up a wall. A few things were added from SOT in the way of motion-based puzzles, such as swinging on ropes hanging on the wall and slicing through curtains to slow your fall. Most of the movement puzzles had to do with timing, like running accross a wall during the small window of time spinning blades aren't there to knock you off and into a spike pit. I have to say, this was fun but towards the end of the game it is rediculously easy as you have a practically unlimited sand supply so you can just slow down time. Some of the puzzles take forever to figure out but, hey, that adds to the fun of finally getting it. Running from the Dahaka is probably the most fun to be had in the game. You need to be fast, and even if you die its a REALLY cool death. Sometimes, the controls would mess up in fighting, like jumping over this enemy instead of that enemy, and trust me, in this game it matters because some enemies can knock you back down while others can't.

--Story--

This is my main gripe about WW. The story was absolutely horrendous. The prince isn't narrating like in SOT, he just talks to himself, so there isn't really any background information given at all about what happens in between SOT and WW. In the first scene, he is cornered by this giant demon called the Dahaka, then all of a sudden he's on a boat heading who the hell knows where. You find out, it's not like you spend the whole game not knowing where you are, but sometimes (especially later in the game) it's like you are watching a movie that you have no clue whats going on but every character in the movie does. At some parts of the game, however, the exact opposite was true. Some 'plot twists' were rediculously predictable, and some of the conflicts and battles to the death could have been easily prevented by one of the characters just saying one sentence to let the other character know what the heck was going on, making the entire storyline unrealistic. Also, the end was rediculous. Just when I thought it would be a normal ending, it added another crappy 'plot twist' that made absolutely no sense whatsoever. And it offered no explanation for it. The game just ended...

--Combat--

Combat is the saving grace of this game. Fighting is the only part of this game that I truly enjoyed. The moves were greatly upgraded from SOT, and not having the dagger pretty much eliminated that one hit kill that you would jump over the enemy's head then suck him up into the dagger. Being able to pick up secondary weapons that your enemies drop significantly adds to the fun of the fighting as well. Another thing that I must say is that I enjoyed the new puzzles that were combined with combat, like using enemies that explode to blow up doors. Also, it added a healthy bit of gore seeing your enemies split in half in slow motion. So really, I have no complaint for the combat except that some of the battles were rediculously hard, but like I said for the puzzles, that adds to the fun of finally winning.

--Conclusion--

This is definately a very entertaining game, but with all the movement and sound glitches and the crappy storyline, there are definately better games out there. If you are one of those people that doesn't really care about story, go ahead and buy this game because the combat and the puzzles are very fun. If you like a game with a really in depth story or get frustrated easily by glitches, this game is not for you. If you don't have Sands of Time, get that instead.

Well....it plays good?

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: December 16, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The original was one of the coolest games to come out for all 4 systems yet barely anyone played the thing. Since it did have a devotion and critical success, Ubisoft made the sequel Warrior Within. Deciding to up everything about the first one, they essentially created a game that while fun to play, lost the feel of the original, which is what made it such a joy.

The nameless hero Prince of the last game has successfully averted a tragedy in the first game. Only one problem: Fate did not like anyone screwing around with timelines. So it sends Dahaka, a monstrous beast to pursue the Prince relentlessly. Barely able to sleep, trust anyone, he's constantly on the run and not his joyous self. He discovers a way that could actually stop the Sands of Time from ever being made, thus the first game's story technically wouldn't exist.

Graphics: The first game had so much life and atmosphere. The locations, the architecture...this game? It looks bland. Since the game's darker in tone, so's the graphics and it looks unattractive. A bunch of browns and blacks and a limited palette although some areas are nice.

Sound/Music: There's a Godsmack song. I don't mind Godsmack but it kind of confirms what I thought the game would be: it's trying to be cool and edgy. The self-deprecating innocent attitude of the first game has been dropped to such lines as "you bit*h". What was likable about the last one, the innocent hero who has to correct his mistakes, now it's like he's only out to save his own skin, which makes you care less.

Gameplay: The saving grace. Having an acrobatic ability to climb up walls, jump off them, hell, even horizontally run along them, he has to solve puzzles using these methods. It's no surprise to have a room that requires you to hop across to a crumbling platform, wall-run across to another platform, do it again then jump away from the wall to a column, climb it up then jump to the door. Sound complicated? Maybe, but boy is it fun.

Ubisoft offers a more advanced combo system than the last one and it's neat at first. Instead of disintegrating into dust Buffy-style, enemies will lose limbs, get cut in half by the waist or the top of the head down, or decapitation then disintegrate. But like the first game, you'll find a favorite combo and use it over. Personally I like jumping off a wall and splitting them in 2.

Still possessing the ability to turn back time for a bit or slowing it down, he's able to beat his enemies who move slower than turtles or not even move at all. While it might make the game easier from preventing a misplaced jump, you have a limited use for it. And you will use it I will assure you.

Overall, the game's fun to play but everything doesn't have what I loved in the original: story, characters and the atmosphere. This game kind of feels like if somebody gave you a pet that looked like your old one: you'll enjoy it but you won't love it like the old one.

Excelent game, but...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: August 04, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The game is excelent. More movements, simplified Sands of Time mechanism, the combos, etc. But the major flaw of the game (at least the GC version) is that the sound editing is very poor. There are parts where the absence of sound make the whole scene to lack of excitment. Also, there are sections where the soundtrack stops suddenly, and giving a sense of emptiness in the gameplay. On cutscenes, the voice and the image don't mach, making it anoying, and the very last dialogue with the defeated final boss has no sound at all.

The game is excelent thoug, and I'm waiting for part 3 to be released soon, but with another sound department for god's sake...

Buyer beware!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 8
Date: January 26, 2005
Author: Amazon User

In the rush to release Prince of Persia: Warrior Within before Christmas, several fatal bugs were not corrected. These issues exist in every version of the game and make it impossible to continue when encountered. If you dare to play this game you will be required to have multiple saves in the event that you encounter one of these surprisingly common bugs. Even this is of little help, as you may not realize you have encountered a bug until you load your saved data and find yourself unable to continue. Ubisoft has been unable to provide adequate instructions as to how to avoid these bugs or to provide a patch to resolve these known issues. Purchase this game only if you are a die hard Prince of Persia fan whom has the patience to restart his/her game multiple times.

You can flip over guys and strangle them to death

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

In this sequel that, to me, far surpasses the original.

The puzzles are the same as the old game. Ledges, jumps, ropes, and walls. If you played PP:SOT, you won't have any trouble here. Occasionaly the camera won't turn and you will make a bad jump, but you always have your rewind for that.

The battles are much more violent, which is good. You now get a secondary weapon which you can hurl at enemies or fight with. If you played Metal Gear Solid 3, then you know about CQC techniques. In this game, you can flip over your enemies and do a variety of techniques just like CQC. You can strangle them, which results in you stealing their weapon, slice their bellies open, cut off their heads, or hurl them over cliffs. You can even launch yourself over their heads and split them in half. This feels rewarding because it results in you gaining more sand.

The new addition to the game is the past and present thing. However, this doesn't make the game difficult. You won't ever find yourself in the middle of a puzzle realizing that you need to time-travel to finish it. The game is very linear and basically tells you when to time-travel.

Also there's this Dahaka chasing you sometimes, which is just like Nemesis from RE:3. The Dahaka will show up out of nowhere and you will here the beggining of a song play, then have to solve a puzzle purely on instinct. If you screw up you can restart right before the Dahaka, which makes it easier. This is kind of porely done at times because the sound cuts out weirdly, and the music never fully plays which feels a little odd at times. Another thing, sometimes the Dahaka will kill you, but you won't realize it because the game doesn't play any sounds. You just all of a sudden watch the prince be eaten alive and it's game over.

This game is fast-paced and action-packed. I don't think this game has any real replay value other than artwork chests, but it offers some nice thrills that you won't find in other games.

Free Style Fighting System!!! Yeah!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 02, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I am a huge fan of the Prince of Persia series. Warrior Within is my favorite one.
Warrior Within is much darker in theme that Sands of Time. The Prince has grown darker in personality because of past events.
The fighting system in the game has much improved since Sands of Time because it gives you a very wide range of attacks you can perform on enemies. The booklet that comes with the game gives you a very long list of button combos that you can use when fighting, this makes the game more interesting and you aren't there pressing the same button rapid-fire until the enemy is defeated. There is even the option to strangle an enemy, you can even relieve an enemy of it's weapon and slice the poor fool in half as well.
Unlike Sands of Time you have a choice between two diffrent endings. One is the real ending, and one is a false ending.
Good news for girl gamers, the prince has a more rebellious persona and is much more attractive! ^.^
The game also supplies equally challenging puzzles to solve, just like in the last game.
You may find the repedative boss fighting of the crow man a little aggrivating, as well as other boss fights tend to be on the aggrivating side.
Good about this game you can also fast foreward through cutscenes if you don't feel like watching them over again when you lose a boss fight.

Awesome game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: April 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Love this game, good, long story line. Tons of moves. And of course a lot of weapons. One of my top 15 Gamecube games!

Hands down the best game I have ever played

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: January 03, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I have been playing this game for 3 days and I can honestly say that it is the best game I have ever played. The last game I got this into was mario 64 and have been waiting ever since for a game that would peek my interest. If your not into solving puzzles(what I mean by puzzles, in this game you have to figure out how to get from one place to another while avoiding many hazards. most of what you will be doing is wall running, Using ropes and beams to get where you need to go while avoiding the many obstacles in the game and facing enemies in your path) Then this is not the game for you. If you buy this game the strategy guide for it is an absolute must because there are so many things to figure out and many different ways to go. There are secret weapons, life upgrades(which are a must), and switches. Playing this game without the guide would be like playing zelda without the guide. The fighting in this game couldn't be better, there are many different moves and button combinations to use them, what I really enjoy is the manipulation of time in the game. I can go on and on about this game so just buy it.

Problems with a Good Game

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: December 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The gameplay is incredible, and so is the music and story, but there are so many glitches! The music and sound effects are constantly dropped, during certain parts of the game it fades from black and white to color when it shouldn't, and I even had one of my save files corrupted because I viewed some of the concept art I had unlocked. It's a good game with fun play, but do yourself a favor and buy it for another system.

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