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Waste ot time- but not too much time.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 14
Date: May 05, 2004
Author: Amazon User

90% of gamers will only see the first 15% of this game- for there is a respawning never ending battle level that simply cannot be won (I'm not kidding). I am a relatively advanced gamer, and I have to say that this battle system is amongst the worst I have ever tried to play. It results in an unplayable game that will stop you 15% of the way through it. What a rip off! No kidding- no cheats, nothing you can do but try and try again- ultimately failing. I even brought in other advanced games who all looked at me like I was crazy for suggesting they try to beat this battle it is so ill conceived. Simply the worst game out there masking under the veil of nice graphics - too bad since they are gorgous (from what I saw of them). When are these game developers going to realize that 90% of gamers out there won't deal with quality this poor. I cannot beleive anyone has ever gotten past this level it's that hard and rediculously stacked in the favor of the game. Don't waste your time unless you want to play 15% of a game only to hit a massive brick wall. Shame on Ubisoft for allowing this garbage out on store shelves!

Prince of Persia Sands of Time Xbox

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 11
Date: August 31, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I hate this fricking game! Time and time again I screamed obscenities at the screen, throwing my controller down. The game is just series of jumping off ledges, falling and trying again. The battles feel like your running through mollasses. The most annoying game I've ever played. Just fancy graphics on top of a game you get free on your cellphone.

This Game Stinks!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 15
Date: March 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Do not by this game! I repeat do not by this game! If you like opening doors this game is for you, but as you can see it isn't for me.

A fun game but with very irritating combat system.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: April 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I guess this is one of the most irritating games I ever played. You kill an enemy and it reappears again and then again kill and reappear again and you kill all of then they all reappear again. And you keep on doing that for half an hour or so.

The overall idea of game is good with going back in time and correcting errors and some puzzles and some nice movememnts and traps and unique ways to clear them.
But the fighting sequence is TOO irritating for me. I Barring this irritation I would give this game almost like 9.5 over 10.
But mind it the fights are very irritating especially if you are new to XBOX. I guess just because of that I might give this game 3 out of 10.
Otherwise it is a superb game. I dont think its a good deal to make a game difficult. Just make the enemy reapper 1000 times and it will be difficult and would increase the length of game.
I was a fan of the good old Prince of Persia, but in this game these guys went too far with the fight sequences. I donot mind having just a simple sword but having kill all enemy in same room 10 times each I find it waste of game play time.
I share my thoughts with one of the reviewers who describes that you cant save the game till u kill the enemy and they reapeear again and again and again. I think this game would have been 10/10 if it concenterated on being a puzzle game and with some fight sequence.
I played like 14% level and I gave up. Most likely I am not going back on the game. There are many others great games waiting.
But yeah if you like slashing the sand creatures again and again well then this game is really lot of fun. And you ,ight give it 10/10.
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Has the potential to be fun, but frustration reigns

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I had read so much about this game that I was really excited to try it. I've now spent about 4 hrs playing it and am glad I borrowed a copy before I spent $60 to buy it.

The graphics are beautiful and the story is compelling, and the way the Prince can move is unlike anything I've seen before in a game (he can run up and along walls, do amazing death-defying jumps and all kinds of other acrobatic feats - he's quite an agile fellow!). The puzzles are interesting and not too difficult to solve.

Where this game loses points with me is the difficulty level and the scarcity of game saving points.

First of all, the prince's acrobatic feats require a level of precision in your gameplay that can often be difficult to achieve. This means the player could often find him/herself trying to do one particular section over and over again until finally managing to get it right (and sometimes you don't know how you managed it - it seems like it was just a fluke!) It seemed like almost every tiny little section of this game had to be played over and over again until I got it right - leading to frustration and occasional boredom (I want the story to move forward, not to be trying for an hour to get through one room in the palace.)

There's nothing more frustrating than being stuck trying to win a difficult part of the game and not being able to save until after you have finished it - the only alternative being to go back 45 minutes to the last save spot. I gave up on this game in frustration yesterday - I was trying to complete a very difficult battle sequence, which I only got to after repeated attempts to get through a door that was on a time delay with many tricky death traps to get past between the lever that opens the door and the door itself. I could see that after the battle was over I would be able to save. Yet I was really fed up and needed a break - but by turning off the Xbox I lost an hour of very hard-won progress.

I haven't come across a game this unforgiving in ages - even some of the most challenging games I have played (and enjoyed) have allowed me to save at will, or at least offered frequent save spots so that I don't have to repeat a huge section of the game over again if I have to turn off the game to go and attend to Real Life before I can get to the next save spot.

In all, I rate this game disappointing - I had read so many enthusiastic reviews, and was really looking forward to playing it. I *wanted* to play this game which made me keep trying long past the point of utter frustration. I guess I'll go curl up with a good book instead.

Paulie

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: July 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is amazingly EASY. Save yourself the cash and rent it for a couple bucks if you really want to try it.

good graphics fighting system is obscene

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: February 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

the graphics in this game are great but, the endless puzzles like getting to rooftops gets old i dont usually get mad over video games but i thought about taking it out if the xbox console and tearing it

boring

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: January 04, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The story itself is great, but that and the best graphics out there didn't save this game for me. if you like doing the SAME thing over and over again, perhaps a career in mail sorting is in order.

this game's fight engine is sooooo boring. I don't need to fight a bunch of the same monsters over and over again just to get to the next save. it is soooo d*mn repetitive. i kept flashing back to donkey kong and spyhunter. This genre is surely dead.

Bugged by Bugs: Eye Candy Ain't Everything

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 10
Date: January 24, 2004
Author: Amazon User

With all the hub-ub about Prince of Persia's groundbreaking graphics, HDTV compatibility, 5.1 digital sound, etc., one can often forget the most important aspect of a game: the gameplay. And Prince of Persia's gameplay is sorely lacking. The first issue I have is with the "camera" (For those that don't know, the "camera" is the point-of-view of that you, the player, sees on the screen) while playing. Its view is annoyingly frustrating. Sometimes you can't see with a wide-enough angle to view an ancient ruin to devise an attack strategy. Other times, the camera doesn't let you get close enough to actually /see/ the gameplay you're actually doing. That's a showstopper bug. I'm surprised the game shipped with it still intact. The other bug (not a showstopper, but a biggie nonetheless) is that the game only lets you save your game every few levels. What that means is, you could spend four hours sword-fighting and climbing through ancient ruins and not be able to save your game when you have to go! That makes it annoyingly frustrating to shut off your Xbox to, say, go to work(!) without losing all the minutes you've poured into the latest level. Rent the game first. Maybe you'll love it. Maybe not. When the game is firing on all cylinders, it's groundbreaking. With these bugs, however, you may also find yourself gritting your teeth in frustration.

Well, I don't share your enthusiasm, but......

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: July 12, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I am the kind of gamer who absolutely requires, in this order for a great game: a good plot, good controls/gameplay, and good graphics. This game, in my opinion, falls short on at least 2 of these.

The plot is sort of neat, but it really feels more "in the background" than anything else. Nothing terribly exciting happens that you couldn't predict, but it is nicely done. I especially like the fact that he's telling the story, and its funny to hear him go, "no no, that isn't what happened...". Nonetheless, the story is addicting and you really feel like the prince.

The controls were hard to become accustomed to, but they ended up being great. Since the combat is fairly unique (the sand people have only one weakness--dagger of time), it takes a while to learn your abilities, but they are very neat. The gameplay IS SO LINEAR YOU COULD CHOKE. This is by and large the most annoying failure of the game. There is only way to go, and only one way to do it. You'll be running, jumping, swinging, climbing, dodging, shimmying, etc. the whole game. Whereas I do agree with someone else's review that this you feel great pulling these things off at ease, it gets tedious and repetitive. It never gets more difficult, the only difference between the beginning and end of the game is harder battles and usually timed switches. You cannot have a great game built off the concept: jump the gap, pull a switch, lame partner jumps a hole, pulls a switch, repeat repeat repeat.

The game is also too short. It really is a better rental, as it can easily be beaten in 3-4 days (if that). The major point is the graphics and sheer fun you have performing the acrobatics. The game is immensely fun despite these setbacks, and the scenery is indeed beautiful. You should definitely play it.

For those who care, it is also nice to know that the game is not that violent. You can only call it gore if you count flying sand as gore. The battles are hard, but the rest is easy, appealing to younger and less experienced gamers. Recommended.

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