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An excellent variety of gameplay

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Just as a disclaimer, I write this with no experience or knowledge of the other two games except that which I can discern from this game... and also having beaten Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones twice.

My friend and I had never seen technique like this before... We've played splinter cell, spartan, halo, and many other games of different degrees of fighting and/or stealth skill, but this was truly unique. For those of you who've played these games, The Two Thrones is like mixing Splinter Cell stealth and acrobatics abilities (only better) with Spartan fighting abilities. The speed kill qualities, the acrobatics, the general fighting, the plot... it was all incredible. Also, the addition of a dark prince alter ego was quite enjoyable (I mean, how cool is it to have a dark warrior with glowing eyes and markings fighting with a bladed chain?). Being able to jump around, flip and do acrobatics like an olympic gymnast and flip, toss, slash, and kick enemies made the fighting scenes great! Finally, the sand powers were a great addition to the prince's arsenal (though, I can't compare them to those of past games).

However, as always, games have their downsides... Those of this game include the following... a few of the "puzzles" of this game were overly simplistic and some were just annoying. There's one puzzle in which you have to adjust the levels of three platforms in order to raise another larger platform... so I was staring at this and I thought "well... let me try to raise them all as high as I can, 'cause that's the only thing I can think of." Sure enough, that was the answer. Not exactly a "puzzle" is it? It seemed just to be a long, time-consuming prcedure. I felt the same for another puzzle-like thing that included moving a statue around... it was so annoying and definitely made that level much less enjoyable (thought, the fighting sequences to follow made up for it in my mind). Finally, thought this is more of a gliche I've heard about and experienced only once, it seems to freeze up very very occasionally (I think it has to do with ladders in the game). I've played it twice and for many hours and I've had it happen only once, so if you save at every point, it shouldn't be too bad. It might only occur for the Xbox (as I've heard).

Overall, this is an incredible game for those of you who like fighting with strategy and acrobatics in your games.

Repetitive and tedious

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 25, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I agree with other reviewers that the graphics and vocals are good, but I find the gameplay itself less than stellar. For starters, I've always been irritated with games that don't let you save your status whenever you want. Sometimes I just want to get in a quick dose of gameplay, but that's not possible with these games that require you to play through an entire section before being allowed to save. That contributes to the repetitive, tedious nature of some sections. If you get stuck getting through a certain bit of the game, you're doomed to replay much of what led up to it over and over again.

I realize that tricky camera angles are some of the challenges that are supposed to exist in this game. More than in the earlier versions, however, I have trouble getting myself lined up for whatever task. Another tedious element.

I found this game to be more a test of my endurance and patience than actual fun.

Excellent Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 11, 2006
Author: Amazon User

So, if it's such an excellent game, why 4 stars on "fun" rating?

Well, it's a very very fun game, but some parts can get annoying and aggravating. And it seems as if the different levels of difficulty are achieved by handing you less and less health upgrades, which is kinda cheap, if you ask me. They physically limit you, instead of strategicly doing so.

But everything else is great about it. Graphics are great, not excellent, but great. Sound is great too. Gameplay is excellent and the story is very well developed. Kinda on the easy side in normal level, though. But, I guess nothing is perfect.

Go ahead and get this one. It's worth what it costs.

WOW!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

First off, this game is very addicting and so much fun. Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones really takes you back to what was so great about Sands of Time. One thing I really found enjoyable about this game was the story. You really find yourself attached to certain characters and it brings you into the game. Another great thing about this game is the gameplay, which again brings the player back to the greatness of Sands of Time. One thing I fing great is all the action that is encountered throughout the game. Having the ability to sword slash through enemies gives this game a nice balance. Without this, the game would be purely platform and while this could be fun, it definetely needs the action to keep it feeling alive. The ability to use the quick kills is also very entertaining. The bosses in the game are also fantastic. Each of them are very different in the way you fight them which is something I found to help keep the game fresh. Some are very platform feeling the way you fight, and others are much more action quick kill like. Another cool addition in The Two Thrones is the Dark Prince. Although at times he seems a bit overpowered, the addition of him was well needed and made the game very fun. Overall, I thought this game brought back the feel of Sands of Time and although it still lacks slightly in gameplay than the first, it is still great and definetley better than Warrior Within.

Presentation
The story is great and keeps the player attached to this game. It is truly back to its roots and people who liked Sands of Time are going to love this game.

Graphics
The graphics in this game are very nice and the environments are fantastic.

Sound
The voice acting in this game is fantastic! The music is also great and definitely creates a nice mood for the game.

Gameplay
The gameplay is great! I love the quick kills and they truly add a new demention to the game.

Lasting Appeal
The game feels a bit short, can be beat in 7-10 hours. Although there are unlockables, there isn't that much incentive to play through the game all the way through a second time.

Two Princes one Outcome

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 31, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones - Circa 2005

GOOD:
- More balanced combat when compared to pervious game (Prince of Persia: Warrior Within)
- New Speed kill system (although difficult some times); make stealth kills dramatic and flashy
- Use a Chariot in some levels
- Boss battles are more balanced when compared to pervious game (Prince of Persia: Warrior Within)
- Play as the Dark Prince an evil version of the prince on some levels, Note that Dark Prince has different powers, abilities and acrobatics
- Lots of unlockable art work and mini movies

BAD:
- Dark Prince Levels feel like there timed, because his health is always slowing falling
- Chariot levels could be better

IF IT FITS YOUR TASTE:
- This Prince of Persia game really is a combination of the last two games in terms of story more like that of Sands of Time and gameplay like that of Warrior Within, although there is enough new elements to make it feel unique. If you liked the pervious Prince of Persia games you will most likely like this as well

GAME ITS MOST ASSOCATED TOO:
- Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
- Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

ADDITIONAL NOTES:
- Bonus section has pictures/movies from all three Prince of Persia games

Easily the best of the trilogy.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: February 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I've been a fan of the Prince of Persia series since I was a little kid. PoP 1 was great, Pop 2 was absolutely unreal. PoP 3D was ehhh....but then two years ago, along came a game that changed everything. "Prince of Persia The Sands of Time," the first game in this amazing adventure game trilogy took everyone's breath away. The gameplay was original, flawless, and beautiful. The storyline sucked you in and didn't let you go even after you'd beaten it 6 times over. It was a flawless game.

Last year, the first sequel, "Prince of Persia Warrior Within," was released. While the game contained improvements in the quality of the graphics and the "freeform fighting" techniques, the game was less pleasing to both critics and gamers. Ubisoft had turned the humrous, witty, intelligent prince from "Sands" into an angry, nu-metal-rocking, humorlous scoundrel who seemed hellbent on ruining everyone's time. While the story was equally as engaging as "Sands," "Warrior" failed because it simply was not as much fun to play. Luckily, Ubisoft saved the best for last.

"The Two Thrones" is easily one of the greatest games I have ever played. In concluding one of the greatet videogame trilogies ever created, Ubisoft have developed a near flawless game. It is as though they took the strengths from both games, removed the weaknesses of the second game, and created a thing of pure brilliance. "The Two Thrones" contains all of the witty, punning elements from the first game and mixes them with the exciting, more violent elements from the second game while removing everying that ruined the prince's demeanor in the second game. The original, fun, saracastic prince is back, and largely because Ubisoft has also brought back one of the things that made "Sands" so great: Farrah. Farrah is the perfect foil to our hero. She adds humor, power, creativity, and definitely a sexiness to the game that "Warrior" was lacking. Farrah's relationship with the prince is by far my favorite relationship I've ever "played" in a videogame and Ubisoft deserves big brownie points for bringing her back.

The gameplay in "The Two Thrones" is amazing. Throughout the game, the gamer is occassionally forced to play as the "Dark Prince" as there are situations where the "normal," original prince is unable to get through. In other games, playing as two characters often appeared more of a gimmick than an actual, integral part of the story, but in "The Two Thrones," the reasoning behind the Prince's frequent changing from Prince to Dark Prince and back again is very well explained and very important to the overall story that "Two Thrones is telling." The fight scenes are epicly fun to play. This Prince has more moves than he had in the two last games combined and his battle techniques are a joy to use. The new "speed kill" method of killing some opponents adds a certain amount of skill and brutality to many fights that otherwise would have seemed boring and taken far too long to complete. I welcomed the addition of the speed kills once I fully learned how to use them.

The Prince still moves as acrobatically as ever. There is still wall-running, jumping, flipping, handsprings, etc....the only real notable movement difference is when the gamer plays as the Dark Prince. The Dark Prince's chain/weapon/thing can be used to grab onto bars that are are away or objects that would otherwise be out of reach and the Prince can then swing over to them. It's not that different from anything the Prince has done before but it was definitely fun to do and worked well with the flow of the game.

All in all I rate this the best of the new Sands PoP trilogy. It's an awesome game that should be played by anyone who has ever enjoyed a 3rd person adventure game. If you haven't played either one of the first two games be warned: the storyline is actually rather complex and you will be missing much of the story if you haven't played the first two games. If you have played the first two games, this story is a terrific conclusion to the Prince's tale, and the way it wraps around back to the beginning of the trilogy floored me when I finished it. Buy this game.

(something worth noting...after you beat the game you unlock many videos, chief among these is the "alternate/real ending" to Warrior Within that was formerly only available if you beat Warrior after collecting all the life upgrades....so if you beat Warrior without all the life upgrades and didn't see the "real" ending...beating this game shows it to you in the video collection)

Back to Good

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The end of the "Sands of Time" trilogy marks a successful return to the style and fun of Prince of Persia - Sands of Time. The Two Thrones combines the good fighting mechanics of Warrior Within (WW) with the downright utter enjoyment that the Sands of Time (SoT) started two years ago.

The story picks up where WW left off, with the Prince returning home to Babylon. Before you know it, the sands of time make a comeback and the Prince is left in peril in order to save his kingdom. All the great platforming tasks of insane jumps and crazy obstacles are here, as are most of the "sand powers" found in the first two iterations.

Gameplay is the same for the most part. The new "speed kill" system is quite fun, but some may find it eases the fighting difficulty quite a bit. That being said, its not always the easiest thing to pull off, especially when multiple enemies are involved, but a cool addition none the less.

The graphics look better than ever, a slight improvement over WW, and a remarkable improvement over Sot which was jaw dropping only two years ago. The rendered cut-scenes look good and the sound is clear, including all the voice acting where the original actor from SoT has returned to voice the Prince. He does a great job again and really adds to the overall quality of the game. The music is a return to the orchestral sounds of eastern decent, and the hard rock has left the building to much acclaim.

This game is very linear, which some people may stray away from. There is no multiple back tracking like WW. However it is enjoyable from start to finish. Even the new chariot races are interesting, but some may find them slightly out of place. There is one Boss fight in-particular that will cause many frustrating moments to all. After a few times (or perhaps dozens) studying the patterns and getting your attack down, it becomes no problem.

I did experience one glitch that caused my game to freeze at a certain point several times. After searching around on message boards, it seems to be a common problem. I was able to get past it after resaving over the save point file. A word of advice - have at least a few different save files along the journey so you don't have to start over at anytime.

The ending is completely appropriate to the trilogy, and leaves you hoping the Prince will one day return. This game is a little on the short side. At around 7-8 hours for me to complete, it seemed shorter than the previous two. All in all, a great game. A must play for anyone who enjoyed the previous two, or for fans of third-person action adventure. You owe it to yourself to play the first two beforehand though, if only to see the story from beginning to end, and to experience one epic adventure.

The Prince Returns...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 11, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The third installment since the rebirth of the classic series and presumably the final chapter in the "Sands of Time" saga, "The Two Thrones" takes the best elements of "The Sands of Time" (game one) and "Warrior Within" (its sequel) and caps the franchise with style, finesse, and gameplay as sharp as a scimitar blade.

You once again assume the mantle of the nameless Prince of Persia. Returning home to Babylon at long last to find it in ruins and its people at war with an army of sand monsters, the Prince also finds himself in the company of old friends... and old enemies. Cursed, he comes to find his body and soul split in two, and periodically his wicked self, known as the Dark Prince, rises forth to wreak havoc and take control of the Prince's body. The storyline is entertaining, its characters more developed than in most video games, and it strikes a nice balance between darkness and light-heartedness... something "Warrior Within" failed to achieve. In essence, it's what you would get if you took the tone and presentation of games one and two and rolled them together.

As mentioned before, the gameplay is not far from that either. While "The Sands of Time" set the tone with its acrobatic platforming, which remains pretty much in tact, "Warrior Within" took that game's weak combat mechanics and fleshed them out into something a little more interesting. Happily, both elements are retained and improved upon in this new installment. What's more, "Tenchu"-like stealth kills are now available. While they're far from perfectly executed (sometimes they seem unresponsive), they nonetheless offer a fresh twist and the opportunity to avoid hand-to-hand combat in many circumstances.

The Dark Prince is another significant addition. Regularly, throughout the course of the game, the Prince transforms into this alter-ego - a sand monster version of himself that is able to use a weapon called the Daggertail. This weapon functions much like the Belmont whip in a "Castelvania" game, allowing the Dark Prince to attack his enemies and also swing from poles and light fixtures to access new areas the Prince couldn't hope to reach. While stronger than the Prince in combat, unfortunately for the Dark Prince he must sustain himself with a constant supply of sand power or succumb to death when it's all been used up. That makes these portions of the game more intense, and, on rare occasions, a little more frustrating.

Also new to the series are the chariot trials, sequences during which the Prince must escape via horse-drawn wagons through hazardous environments at full speed ahead. While they provide a nice change of pace when they do actually occur, they are relatively few and the trial and error nature of them can lead to irritation.

There are only a few glaring flaws in "Thrones." The sound effects and ambient music retain their inconsistent, buggy feel. Too often the dialogue sputters and repeats like a broken record, and the music kind of fades in and departs with little rhyme or reason. As well, the graphics suffer from some pretty blatant clipping problems. The engine has aged pretty gracefully, but it has aged - at least the character designs and architecture go a long way keep you distracted from the occasional failings of the visuals.

"Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones" is, in many respects, a very similar game to the two that have come before it. Therefore it's not as novel as the first game to longtime followers, but it doesn't feel as long in the tooth as it might have at this stage thanks to the new gameplay additions and an entertaining continuation of the story. It's certainly a better game than "Warrior Within," more welcoming in almost every way. This series has a lot of life in it, and "The Two Thrones" is well worth your time and effort.

AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

i recently rented pop III and honestly i cant put the controller down. ive played the first pop and it too was phenominal. my favorite part is the split personality. if you want a challenging fighting game this is the one to buy

BEST OF THE SERIES...!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: January 01, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS GAME AND I HAVE NOT PUT MY CONTROLLER DOWN...THE STORYLINE IS AWESOME, THE GAME IS VERY WELL BALANCED, GRAPHICS SUPERB...THE FIRE EFFECTS ALONG WITH THE TORN DOWN BABILONIAN CITY JUST LOOKS AMAZING,,,SO NICE THAT YOU JUST STOP PLAYING AND STARE FOR A WHILE....YES ITS THAT GOOD....THE MUSIC IS 100% ADEQUATE (ARABIAN)...(NOT LIKE THE RIDICULOUS ROCK THEMES FROM PART 2)ON THIS ONE HE HAS LIKE A DOUBLE PERSONALITY, ALTER EGO TYPE ON THING , WHICH ALSO ADDS KUDOS TO THE GAME...IN OTHER WORDS THE PRINCE NOW LOOKS AS SLICK AS DANTE AND GOD OF WAR AND RYU FROM NINJA GAIDEN...(YES IT GIVES YOU THAT BAD*#% FEELING)...FROM WHAT I HEARD,,THIS GAME HAS AN AWESOME CONCLUSION....IT IS TRULY A MUST HAVE SINCE THIS WRAPS UPS THE TRYLOGY AND IT DOES IT IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY...GIVING YOU THE BEST EXPERIENCE YOULL EVER GONNA HAVE WITH THE SERIES........OHH I ALMOST FORGOT " THE STEALTH KILLS" TOTALLY AWESOME!!!!!!! ITS A QUICK WAY TO DISPATCH OF YOUR ENEMIES WITH THE TOUCH OF A BUTTON ( IF DONE IN PROPER TIME) AND BOY DOES IT LOOK GOOD!!!!! YOU CAN ALSO HANG FROM YOUR DAGGER ONCE YOUR AGAINST A WALL AND FROM THERE RUN SIDEWAYS AND EVEN JUMP THE OPPOSITE WAY...(AMAZING!!) SO MANY NICE THINGS ABOUT IT THAT MY FINAL WORDS ARE ( BUY THIS ONE) IT DESERVES IT AND YOU WONT REGRET IT.....ITS SOMETHING TO HAVE OVER THE TIMES.....

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