Prince of Persia: Rival Swords
after releasing kaileena from her doomed fate and appeasing the Dhahaka, the Prince of Persia returns to his homeland Babylon seeking sanctuary and peace after 7 years of struggling against time and his fate.
unfortunately his homecoming was to become a living nightmare when he saw the destruction of Babylon. Kaileena is then captured by the minions of your most foul enemy, the vezier. yes, he’s alive. since you reversed the timeline itself, it turned out that the vezier didn’t actually die, unlike what happened on the first installmet of the series.
this has to be one of the best platform, adventure game made for a handheld console. Rival Swords is the exclusive PSP version of the PS2s Two Swords, only with a plus. in this version you get to play 3 chariot races with different kinds of stages. all stages have different difficulty levels. for example is the stage where you run yourt chariot inside a sewage facility complete with pipelines protruding out of the concrete walls and floors, and landmines scattered all over the place. the challenge of playing these races makes the game more fun though the actual game lasts only for 6 hours unlike the previous PoP: Revelations which could last for a little longer from exploration.
graphics still holds its actual flare from the Revelations concept but the atmosphere differs now, leaving you out it an open city of Babylon for exploration.
sound differs entirely from the 2nd installment. the original middle-eastern feel music returns. although the developers can’t help but snap a few parts of rock, and pop into the background music every now and then.
controls is still the same, giving you the amzingly cool free-form fighting style but this time with a bonus. the speed-kill concept is introduced. this time the Prince is able to kill enemies without having the difficulty of getting mobbed. with one move, he is able to kill 1 or 2 enemies at the same time.
the gameplay is the coolest part because this time players are able to play as the Prince of Persia or his alter-ego, the Dark Prince who wields a chainblade. if you guys have no idea what it is, imagine a whip, but instead of leather, every single chain is made of bladed steel.
as a result, the final verdict i give upon the Prince on his final mission to date, graphics gets an 8/10, sound gets a 7/10, and gameplay gets a 9/10.
although i bet this game won’t last long to pay, it will still hold gamers and fans alike to the edge of their seats with a great story and gameplay, and besides this one is worth to be a part of a collection.
Long Live the Prince.
