#PRINCE OF PERSIA FORGOTTEN SANDS SERIES#

Finally reunited, and with no options left, Malik decides to unleash Solomon's Army, a mythical fighting force that he hopes will turn the tide. The early stages find you racing through the battle, pulling off the usual acrobatic flourishes as you try to reach your brother, Malik, who leads the defending army. We're introduced to the Prince as he returns to his homeland, only to discover the family palace under attack by an invading army. Sample dialogue: ARGLE BARGLE GRRRR DIE.ДЄlmost everything is much as you'd expect. The big guy lobbing fireballs is the villain of the piece. The Forgotten Sands offers familiar comforts over thrilling surprises, and inevitably misses its potential because of this overly cautious approach. In fact everything that deserves praise is the same as it was in 2003, when the praise came not only because it was fun but also because it was fresh. The result is a game that's easy to enjoy, but almost impossible to be passionate about.

#PRINCE OF PERSIA FORGOTTEN SANDS SERIES#

But it's also a disappointment of sorts, a worrying sign of creative retreat that suggests that having had its fingers burned with criticism of the 2008 game, Ubisoft's Montreal studio has stopped trying to find new ways to develop the series and has decided to fall back on elements that they already know will find favour with players. That's a good thing, clearly, since The Sands of Time remains a fine game. This revisionist approach is likely to appease the fans who felt the new direction was too easy, since in almost every respect The Forgotten Sands both looks and plays like The Sands of Time. That's been the implicit motto of the Prince of Persia series since 2003, but now it seems that life is imitating art as the ambivalently received 2008 reboot is unceremoniously ignored in favour of this 'interquel', squeezed in between The Sands of Time and its angsty 2004 follow-up, Warrior Within, in the official canon. If you make a mistake, rewind and try again.

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