Genre
Perspective
Non-Sport
84
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100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
4.0
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Description

The Grand Vizier Jaffar has thrown you into a dark dungeon and plans to marry the girl of your dreams in an hour. You're not going to let that happen are you? Try to escape from the dungeon, take out Jaffar's guards, find your way through the Sultan's palace and defeat Jaffar himself. Now go, you've got 60 minutes!

Prince of Persia is a 2D action-adventure / platformer with run & jump gameplay. Avoid deadly traps, solve some puzzles and engage in sword fights. The player has an infinite amount of lives but has to restart at the beginning of a level each time he dies and must complete the game within an hour. An especially noteworthy aspect of the game is the very fluent animation of your character.

The Game Boy Color and SNES versions of the game feature additional levels and new enemies. The Genesis version has a new intro and an altered set of graphics but the level layout remains almost identical to that of the original.

Alternate Titles

  • "הנסיך הפרסי (The Persian Prince)" -- Informal title, popular in Israel
  • "הנסיך - דו קרב בארמון (The Prince - Duel in the Palace)" -- Israeli title
  • "Prince de Perse" -- French Title (Amstrad)
  • "PoP" -- informal abbreviation
  • "Pers Prensi" -- Turkish Title

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User Reviews

The ground breaking platform game, often copied, never bettered Paolo Cumin (14) 3.25 Stars3.25 Stars3.25 Stars3.25 Stars3.25 Stars

The Press Says

Zero Feb, 1991 91 out of 100 91
Amiga Format Mar, 1991 88 out of 100 88
Zzap! Feb, 1991 88 out of 100 88
Amiga Action Jun, 1992 87 out of 100 87
Amiga Power May, 1991 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars 83
Amiga Power Jan, 1993 81 out of 100 81
Power Play Oct, 1990 66 out of 100 66

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Trivia

Contrary to the Prince of Persia 3D web site's listing, according to the Prince of Persia Unofficial Website, a Commodore 64 version never was released. There was a preview created that played the theme and showed some scenes but you never see the Prince. Neither they, nor I, know why there was never a C64 version.


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