Prince of Persia: Rival Swords

Great Plot, great

Reviewed by amiralfars on November 01, 2007  |  report this review

I am a huge fan of the Pop series, but this game wasn't the blow your socks of kind of game I expected.

It did get very repetitive as others have said. Just a bunch of wall running and jumping. I liked it, for a while. I think the developers recognized this when they decided to add in things like enemy archers (new to the series), chariot races, and the Dark Prince, who wields a very cool whip-like weapon. The DP also has his own character, which adds a ton to the plot of the game, which is huge for me.

However, about halfway through the game the spacing of the save points, along with the challenges you face between them (a Dark Prince, Chariot race AND a boss!), make this game unrealistically difficult, and some people I know have even quit because of it. I probably spent about 12 hours in all on the last boss.

However, if you are a fan of the series like I am, who spent 12 hours on a boss, it's a must have. The ending is the best I've seen in a long time. As for those new to PoP, you will not understand a single bit of the wonderful plot if you haven't played the other games. If that doesn't bug you, that's fine.

The graphics are amazing. The characters look the best they have in the entire series and when you're on top of the Tower of Babel, you have this great view of the city of Babylon. there's also some minarets and Islamic symbols up there which is historically inaccurate, but it's still a good game.

Some Cheats!!!

Hint by michaelrigg on July 08, 2007  |  report this hint

Attention All Cheaters

Cheat codes, by their nature, are in many cases guggier than Virginia in August. So, unless you dontmind re-doing those 70 hours you put into th lastest game, do yourself a favor and back up your save before using any codes...

During game play, go into the pause menu and enter these codes.

Baby toy of Death - Left, Left, Right, Right, Z, Nunchuck Down, Nunchcuck Down, Z, Up, Down

Telephone Sword - Right, Left, Right, Left, Down, Down, Up, Up, Z, Nuncheck Down, Z, Z, Nunchuck Down, Nunchuck Down

Hope these code will help you. If you find any of the codes dont work please let me know..
Thanks and keep playing............