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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 platformer with run and jump gameplay. Your hero must avoid deadly traps, solve some simple puzzles and engage in sword fights with the guards. 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 Israeli title
  • "הנסיך - דו קרב בארמון (The Prince - Duel in the Palace)" -- Israeli title
  • "Prince de Perse" -- French Amstrad title
  • "PoP" -- Common abbreviation
  • "Pers Prensi" -- Turkish title

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Worthy on every system Tim Conneally (5) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars

The Press Says

Power Play May, 1992 71 out of 100 71

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Trivia

Also released for the Japanese computers NEC PC-9801 and Fujitsu FM Towns.


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