'The Two Thrones'-a real prince of a game
By Jeff Denmon
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Staff Writer
- Game Review -
The final chapter of the "Prince of Persia" series explodes onto the Playstation2 console.
The Prince is back, along with his acrobatic fighting style and his share of problems to deal with in "Prince of Persia: the Two Thrones."
The good things about this game are the fighting system, voiceovers of the prince reminiscing or arguing with his newly acquired alter ego "The Dark Prince" and the new speed kill system, which allows the player to take out one enemy at a time while not alerting the others around it.
Like any Prince of Persia fans know how battles go in the genre, one sided and against you. To help balance this out, the developers have given players a chance to play as the prince's dark side. This "Dark Prince" employs the use of a weapon called the "daggertail," a long spiked chain that he slings and whips back and forth to great effect.
The visuals are stunning. But there are a few problems with this jewel of a game. It's short, real short. Anyone could probably breeze through this game in about 6-10 hours, the latter part spent looking for every hidden gem and upgrade.
With that said, "Prince of Persia: the Two Thrones" brings back the classic game play of the original as well as the prince's own musings on a current situation in the game while removing the old, "Oh my god I can't finish this puzzle because I don't have the right weapon!" problem.
I give "Prince of Persia: the Two Thrones" a 4 out of 5.
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