Open world games allow players to explore a vast land and experience adventure like never before. Prince of Persia has always been one of those games that immerse you in its environment.
Set in a Middle Eastern backdrop, the game takes you on a cultural tour. You get to traverse through different landscapes, scale through walls, dodge traps, and lay waste to your enemies.
At its core, Prince of Persia is an action-adventure game. It has grown from a simple platformer game into the full-scale open-world game that we get to enjoy today. Up next we're going to tell you about this successful video game franchise.
What Is Prince of Persia?
Prince of Persia is a video game franchise that follows the titular character of the prince in his adventure across the ancient landscape of Iran.
The original game is one of the most ported games of all time. With its success, the creator made a sequel Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame in 1993.
The game featured more combat-heavy gameplay than the first game. It was published for MS-DOS and was ported to the Super NES while the third game in the series was published in 1999.
Prince of Persia Progression
Created by Jordan Mechner, the game spawned several sequels and remakes over the past 30 years. With its success, the game was also made into a movie with Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time in 2010.
The movie heavily borrows the plotline from the Sands of Time series of the game. Prince of Persia currently has an original trilogy and a remake series.
The original trilogy featured a platformer game design where players get to venture into different landscapes and jump over obstacles. The game was a critical success and was largely ported into different platforms.
Rebooting the Game
With the commercial failure of the third game, the franchise was acquired by Ubisoft, which made several improvements to the game.
The first game was called Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time which heavily featured action-packed fast-paced gameplay. The graphics were a huge improvement as it was developed in the mid-2000s.
The game was vastly successful enough that it spawned two more games in Warrior Within and The Two Thrones. In 2010, The Forgotten Sands was released that bridged the gap between The Sands of Time and Warrior Within.
This also helped with the upcoming movie that had the Sands of Time title.
Move Back to Original Gameplay
In 2008, another game was released. This time, it heavily featured the original gameplay which uses the character's acrobatic skills to traverse through different obstacles and environments.
The game was available to play for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 at the time.
The game was then ported over to mobile devices with Prince of Persia: Escape for Android and iOS. Known as a "runner" game, players get to customize the character with many aesthetics from the previous games.
Many other mobile games within the franchise were soon released such as Prince of Persia Classic which also harkens back to the original game but with massive improvements to the gameplay.
Conclusion
It has been well over 30 years since the first game was released. The game has fully explored its ultimate capabilities to provide high-octane fast-paced action with the likes of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.
What is truly remarkable with the franchise is its enduring charm and popularity over a single mechanic in the game. Back when games were very simple, Prince of Persia stood out for its realistic character animation that everyone loved.
