Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

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Description

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within is the direct sequel to Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Seven years later, the Prince is hunted by a monster known as Dahaka. He finds out that anyone who manipulates the Sands of Time is destined to die shortly afterwards; but the Prince has escaped his fate, and that's the reason for Dahaka's rage. Now the Prince must travel to the mysterious Island of Time, where he hopes to find the Empress of Time and, through time manipulation, somehow prevent her from creating the Sands in the first place...

The game comes with a new, darker look for the Prince and his surroundings. The fights are more brutal and take a larger part in the game, as the Prince now has enhanced fighting moves including new attack moves via walls and poles.

Even though the fights make up a large part of the game, the puzzle sections are still present and more complicated than before. A new move in the puzzle sections of the game is the curtain slide, which allows you to slide down to the ground slowly. There are still plenty of options for time manipulation and the storyline also lets you travel back and forth in time, visiting the same locations in an alternate time period.

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Alternate Titles

• "波斯王子：武者之心" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
• "Принц Персии: Схватка с судьбой" -- Russian spelling
• "Prince of Persia: Warrior Within HD" -- iPad title
• "Prince of Persia: Spirito Guerriero" -- Italian title
• "Prince of Persia: L'âme du Guerrier" -- French title
• "Prince of Persia: Kenshi no Kokoro" -- Japanese title
• "Prince of Persia: El Alma del Guerrero" -- Spanish title
• "Prince of Persia: Dusza Wojownika" -- Polish title
• "Prince of Persia 5" -- Informal title
• "Prince of Persia 2" -- Working title
• "PoP: Warrior Within" -- Common abbreviation
• "Bosi Wangzi: Wuzhe zhi Xin" -- Chinese title

Part of the Following Groups

• Game Engine: JADE
• Gameplay feature: Multiple endings
• PlayStation 2 Greatest Hits releases
• PlayStation 2 Platinum Range releases
• Prince of Persia series
• Setting: Middle East
• Technology: amBX
• Theme: Time Manipulation

User Reviews

Such beautiful big green eyes.	Windows	The Fabulous King (1333)
Prince of Persia - Badass style	Windows	bogan (3)
You can't screw with time hasn't the Prince seen Back To The Future?	Xbox	Classic Nigel (150)
This game is really bad, in the good sense	Xbox	Ace of Sevens (4474)
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within (PoP:WW) Stunning, all-around triumph	PlayStation 2	Ryan Kelly (10)

Critic Reviews

Game Informer Magazine	Xbox	Jan, 2005	9.25 out of 10	92
Extreme Gamer	Xbox	Dec 09, 2004	9 out of 10	90
GameSpot	GameCube	Dec 01, 2004	8.8 out of 10	88
4Players.de	PlayStation 2	Dec 02, 2004	85 out of 100	85
JeuxVideoPC.com	Windows	Mar 15, 2005	17 out of 20	85
Gamesmania.de	Windows	Dec 07, 2004	85 out of 100	85
Pocket Magazine / Pockett Videogames	iPhone	Aug 28, 2010		80
Gamekult	Xbox	Dec 03, 2004	8 out of 10	80
videogamer.com	Windows	Dec 17, 2004	7 out of 10	70
Worth Playing	Windows	Jan 19, 2005	6.9 out of 10	69

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Trivia

Two endings

If the players is able to collect all live upgrades, he can retrieve the final sword upgrade (Water sword) from the hourglass chamber and unlock the canonical ending (The Two Thrones) by fighting the Dahaka. Whiteout the upgrades the sword cannot be retrieved and the player is forced to fight Kaileena the Empress of Time. This also happens if one chooses to not take up the Water sword.

Jordan Mechner

In the December 2005 issue of Wired Magazine, Jordan Mechner(the developer of the original Prince of Persia who was not involved of the development of this game) was not happy with the direction of Warrior Within. He said "I'm not a fan of the artistic direction, or the violence that earned it an M rating. The story, character, dialog, voice acting, and visual style were not to my taste." However, he was quite happy when the direction taken by The Two Thrones.

Awards

• 4Players
  • 2004 – Best PC Action-Adventure Game of the Year
• GamePro (Germany)
  • 2004 - Best Console Action-Adventure in 2004 (Readers' Vote)

Related Web Sites

• Hints for PoP: Warrior Within (Question and answer type strategy guide. Gives subtle clues before the solutions are revealed.)
• Prince of Persia Warrior Within (Official website)
• Wikipedia: Prince of Persia: Warrior Within (Information about Prince of Persia: Warrior Within at Wikipedia)