Prince of Persia

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

Part of the Following Groups

• Historical/Fantasy Middle East setting
• Prince of Persia series

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User Reviews

A game you'll remember for many reasons...	DOS	JazzOleg (53181)
An entirely different kind of cider - and yet not!	SNES	Adam Jennings (64)
A great game, with one exception	DOS	Rekrul (51)
A gaming experience you can never forget	DOS	erseN akçay (24)
The longest and most thrilling two hours of your life!! Prince Megahit!!!	DOS	Zovni (8842)
WOW!	DOS	Adam Jennings (64)
The ground breaking platform game, often copied, never bettered	Amiga	Paolo Cumin (14)
There must be a rule about Grand Viziers being evil and called Jaffar.	DOS	Michelle (149)
Over a decade later I still find myself jesting with the butter knife when alone.	DOS	Sam Hardy (76)
Move over Karateka...	DOS	Yeah Right (61)

The Press Says

Abandonia	DOS	Nov 19, 2007	5 out of 5	100
Zero	Amiga	Feb, 1991	91 out of 100	91
Zzap!	Amiga	Feb, 1991	88 out of 100	88
Amiga Action	Amiga	Jun, 1992	87 out of 100	87
Kingdom of Desire	DOS	May 06, 2006	8.5 out of 10	85
Amiga Power	Amiga	May, 1991		83
Power Unlimited	Game Boy Color	Oct, 1999	8.2 out of 10	82
High Score	Genesis	Jul, 1994	4 out of 5	80
Power Play	Game Boy	May, 1992	71 out of 100	71
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	Game Gear	Jan, 1993	7 out of 10	70

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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.