Prince of Persia bounding its way to DS
Talk about a blast from the past. We last heard about plans to bring Prince of Persia to the DS way back in August 2006, and now Ubisoft has dispatched another press release confirming that the next Prince of Persia title will indeed appear on our favorite handheld, as well as the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. It's being handled by the same folks who made the sublime Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (the DS edition is said to be "specifically designed" for the system, with a new storyline and new characters), and is scheduled to appear towards the end of 2008.Truth be told, we have no idea whether this is the same title that was being discussed almost two years ago, but really, who cares? As long as we're definitely getting more Prince of Persia on our handhelds, we're happy.* And this year as well! Hurray!
* That is, providing it's very different from 2005's utterly mediocre Battles of Prince of Persia, because another game like Battles of Prince of Persia wouldn't make us very happy at all. Quite the opposite, actually. Oh, and this must be 2D, Ubi.
[Via press release]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
FantomRedux @ Apr 28th 2008 5:52PM
Yes. Definitely 2D. Or if its 3D, do it really, really well.
But preferably 2D
WyrmOfRust @ Apr 28th 2008 6:07PM
I never understood all of the hatred for Battles Of Prince Of Persia. It was a great turn based strategy game with a unique card system, and had they slapped any other name on it, people probably would've hailed it as one of the most unsung gems of the DS library. Though a $10 price drop would've helped it too, as it was one of the earlier $39.99 USD NDS games.
Mad Martin Kinderhook @ Apr 29th 2008 1:03PM
If the next Prince of Persia game is skipping over the Wii, I might buy the DS version provided it plays like last-gen's PoP trilogy, which, despite the graphical limitations of the DS, seems doable. If they put real effort into it, I'd take a chance on it.
Although this is DS Fanboy, I can't help but bring up the absence of a Wii version of the upcoming PoP game. I have a feeling that they're basing this on poor sales of Rival Swords for the Wii, which is ridiculous in the first place considering that they were expecting PoP fans to buy a second copy of Two Thrones just for the added waggle and other slight tweaks.