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(More customer reviews)I couldn't agree more with the last reviewer comparing Sands of Time(SoT) to a "Disney movie with an edge". Even if you hated SoT you HAD to respect it for it's integrity to be itself and do what it did so well, and for standing out in a sea of titles. However we now have a sequel... and no matter how well you do on a sequel there's going to be criticism comparing it to the original. So here's the ordeal, do you rehash the first one, and have critics complain about it being more of the same, and not trying anything new... or do you try new things, and have critics complain about you ruining what was good about the first?
Warrior Within (WW) seems to be catching a lot of criticism for stepping too far away from it's predecessor... and although I am a HUGE fan of SoT, AND WW, I have to agree. The fighting system has been revamped, and blows away everything else out there... the sheer numbers of combos you can perform is mind-boggling, and being able to use your environment (spinning around poles, and rebounding off walls, as well as other characters) is more than welcome... it's just plain cool. I've more than once replayed an area just because it was "just TOO cool!" I can't say I ever did that during SoT. Although the cutscenes are done pretty well (that's saying a lot) the voice sync does lack (but aside from the Soul Reaver series there's not a lot of good out there) and the camera angles annoy. However those are small prices to pay for such a great game. And you can actually HEAR the voice overs in this one... (and just in case you still can't, there's subtitles) On it's own, people would surely give it better reviews, but since it is a sequel to it's wonderful older brother, it has A LOT to live up to.
WW does everything that SoT did wonderfully, only the feeling has really changed. I feel like I'm playing a totally different series. I have to agree that it strays too far from the great formula that MADE SoT. Overall, to play this game, I don't feel like I'm playing a Prince of Persia game. Do you want to feel like you're playing SoT again? No. You DO want to feel like you're playing a PoP game though. WW is a lot faster paced than SoT, and the fighting doesn't slow the game down like it did in SoT. I used to want to get through the fighting to get to more wall climbing and rope swinging. Now, I want to get through the wall climbing and rope swinging to get to more fighting.
All of the climbing and light puzzle solving is back, and welcomed, but running into a huge group of opponents doesn't have you saying "Come on, hurry up and die".
I don't like WW because it's the sequel to SoT, I like it because it's a great game... and I'm picky when it comes to games. I can't say "If you liked SoT then you'll LOVE WW." I can't say you'll hate it either.
I guess I'm just not too helpful.
Sands of Time is Coca-Cola. Warrior Within is New Coke. It's just up to your taste.
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The Old Man said to the Prince "Your fate hasbeen written. You will die."Product InformationThe story begins a few years after the conclusion of Prince of Persia: TheSands of Time The Prince has returned home to Babylon to find himself hunted bya supernatural creature bent on his destruction. Forced to live a life on therun he seeks counsel from an old mystic who explains that his actions havespawned an immortal incarnation of Fate known as the Dahaka. In his quest tosave the Sultan's palace from destruction the Prince created a rift in theTimeline.Hunted by the Dahaka the Prince embarks upon a path of both carnage andmystery to defy his preordained death as he quickly comes to realize that there'sonly one possible way to stay alive: journey to the birthplace of the Sands ofTime find a way to travel back into the past and stop the Sands from beingcreated. Without the Sands the Prince's last adventure will not occur – andthe Dahaka will vanish. His journey leads him to the infernal core of a cursedisland stronghold harboring mankind's greatest fears.You stand in a dim fortress corridor surrounded by the nearest one you hurlhim into a bed of spikes then slice another in half and steal his dagger.Sprinting you release the blade into a third's skull and leap for a pillarspinning around it with sword drawn. Another body drops...your death hasalready been decided. How you defy it it is up to you.Product HighlightsOne fate. One million ways to defy it.Brutal enemy manipulation moves.Countless hours of adventure rife with seductive evils and unexpected plot twists.Master over 60 melee and projectile weapons.Change storyline enemies and environments through time travel...past andpresent.Product FeaturesThe Game of the Year Returns: Prince of Persia 2 is the highly anticipated sequel to the universally acclaimed Prince of Persia: The Sands of
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