Dear PS3 Fanboy staff, Where are the end of year video game awards you guys do? Love, a devoted stalker.
Well, devoted stalker. We're just trying to get a few more games played before we reveal our nominations next week. One of them is Prince of Persia. Thankfully, amazon.com just put it on sale, so we should have our final nominations pretty soon. ;P
Play.com are at it again with another Monday Madness deal. What do you say to Prince of Persia for the frankly ridiculous price of £17.99? A great game for a great price, just in time for Christmas. What more could you want? Eagle-eyed Play.com visitors might have noticed that Tomb Raider: Underworld was going for a similar price earlier today, but went out of stock very quickly.
So if you want to get hold on one of this year's best action-adventure titles make sure you get a move on. Before it, too, sells out.
Did you notice the Prince in Ubisoft's new Prince of Persia game sounds exactly like Nathan Drake from Uncharted? In a Q&A on the PlayStation.blog, Ben Mattes said the selection of Nolan North was "entirely intentional." North's portrayal of a Indiana Jones-esque character in Uncharted landed him the role of the Prince. "When we were designing the character of The Prince and trying to identify his personality, the two characters we returned to most often were Han Solo and Indiana Jones. Both, of course, played by Harrison Ford. Nolan North showed in his characterization of Nathan Drake an uncanny resemblance to Indiana Jones both in terms of tone and delivery. We thought it particularly appropriate given the heavy influence of these characters in the writing of The Prince that the voice actor we use be one who manages to capture the essence of the influencing characters deeply."
With North returning in Uncharted 2 in the not-too-distant future, it seems like he has a pretty good voice acting career ahead of him. Prince of Persia will be available in stores this week.
This week marks the end of the brutal end-of-year release period. We're ending on a high note with Prince of Persia's worldwide release. We've been looking forward to this one for quite some time, so hopefully it'll live up to expectations. Europeans are advised to preorder from Play.com for a bunch of free extras (as seen above). More details available on the website. US gamers can also get a free LE upgrade. Here's the full release list:
PS3 games are region free, so go ahead and import any games you fancy. Try to keep in mind, however, that DLC is always region locked. So your US game will only read content downloaded from the US PSN Store. Prince of Persia has been confirmed to have DLC coming in the future. Release dates are constantly subject to change, so check with your local retailer if you have any worries.
Posted Nov 21st 2008 11:20AM by Majed Athab Filed under: News
It appears the stealthy assassin Altair has left his creed for greener pastures. First his likeness finds its way into Metal Gear Solid 4, and now he's moving on from the shores of The Kingdom to ancient Persia. Ubisoft have announced that a special Altair costume can be yours for free in the soon-to-release Prince of Persia. Gamers who link their Ubisoft.com account to their PlayStation Network account can grab the costume as soon as they load up their copy. Create an Ubi account here. According to IGN, you can also unlock the prince from The Sands of Time some time in the future, too.
With all this info, Prince of Persia looks to be a rather entrancing buy. Well, the fact that Ubi is offering free costumes, Trophies, a free Limited Edition upgrade for pre-orderers and, oh, just an all around freaking great looking title, should be more than enough to sway any PS3 owner. PoP hits North America on December 2 and Europe on December 5.
The Prince is back, and more cel-shaded than ever. The new Prince of Persia takes the series to a new direction. Check out what you'll find on this journey, after the break.
Prince of Persia Classic will be available on the PlayStation Network this Thursday. The downloadable game is a revamp of the original Prince of Persia 2D game, rendered in a new 3D engine. Not only are the character designs and animations new, there are newly added traps, puzzles and enemies. For those that enjoyed Bionic Commando Rearmed's 3D reinterpretation of a 2D classic, this might be worth a look.
Prince of Persia Classic is a remake of the original Prince of Persia which debuted on the Apple II, with improved graphics, new enemies and better controls. The game was released on XBLA July of last year, but according to an article published on Sony's Games and Media News site last week, it will be headed for PSN as well. This confirms a ESRB listing we noticed back in July. No word on a release date or price, but we are assuming pricing-wise, it will remain the same as its XBLA counterpart, which means it shall cost $10.
Posted Oct 9th 2008 2:15PM by Alan Tsang Filed under: News
Our archenemy friend with the coolest name Xav de Matos attended the Sony Holiday event in Toronto, Canada and has written up impressions of upcoming PlayStation 3 titles on our sister site Joystiq. The Killzone 2 hands-on even includes a little bit of cam footage. And best of all, because it was a Sony event, all multiplatform games played were the PS3 versions, so it is definitely worth checking out:
We'll be honest, we're surprised to hear that Prince of Persia is going to make it out this year. We've seen very little of it at the various Summer trade shows. Only E3 judges have actually played it. Despite that, an official release date of December 2nd has been announced. From what we've seen, this game will be worth picking up on art style alone, but probably isn't worth prioritizing over the likes of LittleBigPlanet, Dead Spaceor Mirror's Edge. Which all come out earlier, anyway. Up to you though, really.
There usually isn't much of an incentive to pre-order games from shops. Putting down cold hard cash long before ever having the pleasure of owning a game sounds pretty preposterous to some. However, perhaps the pre-order campaign for Prince of Persia will make hard-of-parting gamers rethink their ways.
So, what makes the Prince of Persia deal so good? Well, if you pre-order the game in North America, you'll be treated to a free upgrade to the Limited Edition version. This is the only way to get the LE version, and we must say it's a rather nice way of doing things. Considering that most Limited Editions add on an extra 20 bucks, this free, no additional cost set feels mightily attractive. For the full details on what's included in the LE version, check right after the break.
While we typically focus on PS3-exclusive games, we can't help but get enchanted by a number of multiplatform games. Prince of Persia has been revamped and cel-shaded, and this seven minute developer walkthrough will give you a great idea on what the game will be like. Listen carefully to the main character: does he sound a little familiar to you?
One of the greatest retro revivals of all time may finally be heading to the PS3, if this update to the ESRB is true. Ubisoft's Prince of Persia Classic revived the original game, but used completely modern graphics a la Bionic Commando Rearmed. Classic debuted exclusively on XBLA last year, but it appears it won't be long until PS3 fans will get a chance to play the game.
The ESRB has always been a reliable source of game leaks, and we doubt this case is any different. PSN is already a showcase to stellar PS3 exclusive downloadables, and getting XBLA's best games on our service only makes it even better. See the original XBLA trailer after the cut.
Now, we're all about grabbing up leaked game footage and delivering it to your computer screen. But this leaked Prince of Persia footage almost made us toss it right into the garbage can. The reason? Less-than-YouTube-quality video is one problem, but the footage is just of the camera doing its thing. The characters just sit there and look bored -- literally. They want to do something, obviously, but no. They must sit there whilst the camera runs free. Enjoy your first cross-eyed look at Prince of Persia!
You may or may not be aware that there's a vote taking place on the official Prince of Persia website. This poll allows people to pick one of three Xbox 360 achievements for the final game. Not much use to PS3 owners, but Ubisoft has done its best to keep us sweet. The poll itself states that PS3 fans need not take umbrage and that they have "planned something special" for us too.
Whether this will have anything to do with the upcoming trophies for the game, or something else entirely, there's no real indication. Needless to say, however, we're looking forward to seeing whatever it is Ubisoft comes up with. What can we say, we love surprises.
