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**Barkworm** · 01-09-2005, 10:27 AM

I thought I could bring this thread back since I really enjoyed it on the other boards.
The first game to be reviewed in here is

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within (GC)

Graphics: The graphics are excellent in this game. "Sands" looked great, this one looks even better. Especially the animation of the prince is just incredibly good. My only beef with the graphics is, just like in the first one, the facial motion in the cut scenes. The lip synching is pathetic.
9/10

Sound: This is one of the controversial points of the game. It was critized that the Prince's voice actor was changed and that the Metal music was just out of place. I thought the voice acting was done ok (although they should have kept the Prince's voice actor, or at least his accent) in this game. Not near as good as in "Sands of Time" though. The music is actually not that bad. It's just that it gets boring and repetitive soon and it feels forced. There also are a couple of really annoying glitches with the sound effects (which are apart from that very good).
7/10

Gameplay: The controls of the platforming parts are exactly the same as in "Sands of Time". Which is a good thing. The combat was improved a lot. While it was pretty dull in the last game, it really feels dynamic in "Warrior Within" and is a lot of fun. Unfortunately there is a lot of boring backtracking in this game. It gets annoying, especially if you have to return to places you already loathed the first time.
About the game's difficulty, I played it on "Normal" and it was a lot more challenging than "Sands" but also never ever unfair.
9/10

Lasting Appeal: I think it took me about 20 hours to beat it so it's about double as long as "Sands". It also has two different endings and a couple of other hidden stuff.
8.5/10

Story and Presentation: The story is a complete mess. There was more than one time I just sat there and thought "...uum, right.". The weird thing is, it's kinda interesting anyway. The new style... well, I thought some reviewers were just being picky but they were totally right. "Warrior" has nothing of the wonderful fairy tale atmosphere of its predecessor, everything feels very, very forced. One of my favourite things about "Sands of Time" was that the Prince was actually telling a story to the audience. You won't find something like that in this game.
6.5/10

Overall: "Warrior Within" improves on the flaws of "Sands". it's longer and the combat is way better. The sad thing is that it also destroys a lot of the things that made "Sands of Time" so great. Don't get me wrong, it's a great game nevertheless but it also shows that gameplay is not the only thing about a game. I can honestly say that I appreciate "Sands of Time" even more after I have played through "Warrior Within".
8.5/10

01-09-2005, 10:27 AM	#1
Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,735	Rate the game! I thought I could bring this thread back since I really enjoyed it on the other boards. The first game to be reviewed in here is Prince of Persia: Warrior Within (GC) Graphics: The graphics are excellent in this game. "Sands" looked great, this one looks even better. Especially the animation of the prince is just incredibly good. My only beef with the graphics is, just like in the first one, the facial motion in the cut scenes. The lip synching is pathetic. 9/10 Sound: This is one of the controversial points of the game. It was critized that the Prince's voice actor was changed and that the Metal music was just out of place. I thought the voice acting was done ok (although they should have kept the Prince's voice actor, or at least his accent) in this game. Not near as good as in "Sands of Time" though. The music is actually not that bad. It's just that it gets boring and repetitive soon and it feels forced. There also are a couple of really annoying glitches with the sound effects (which are apart from that very good). 7/10 Gameplay: The controls of the platforming parts are exactly the same as in "Sands of Time". Which is a good thing. The combat was improved a lot. While it was pretty dull in the last game, it really feels dynamic in "Warrior Within" and is a lot of fun. Unfortunately there is a lot of boring backtracking in this game. It gets annoying, especially if you have to return to places you already loathed the first time. About the game's difficulty, I played it on "Normal" and it was a lot more challenging than "Sands" but also never ever unfair. 9/10 Lasting Appeal: I think it took me about 20 hours to beat it so it's about double as long as "Sands". It also has two different endings and a couple of other hidden stuff. 8.5/10 Story and Presentation: The story is a complete mess. There was more than one time I just sat there and thought "...uum, right.". The weird thing is, it's kinda interesting anyway. The new style... well, I thought some reviewers were just being picky but they were totally right. "Warrior" has nothing of the wonderful fairy tale atmosphere of its predecessor, everything feels very, very forced. One of my favourite things about "Sands of Time" was that the Prince was actually telling a story to the audience. You won't find something like that in this game. 6.5/10 Overall: "Warrior Within" improves on the flaws of "Sands". it's longer and the combat is way better. The sad thing is that it also destroys a lot of the things that made "Sands of Time" so great. Don't get me wrong, it's a great game nevertheless but it also shows that gameplay is not the only thing about a game. I can honestly say that I appreciate "Sands of Time" even more after I have played through "Warrior Within". 8.5/10 __________________ Make ****, not kill!