Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
Tags: violence

Plot synopsis:
The game is set after the events of Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, in which the Prince kills the Dahaka, saves Kaileena and prevents the Sands of Time from being created. Unlike the previous games, the story is narrated by Kaileena. The Prince's actions alter the timeline of events that took place before that point. In the original timeline, the Vizier and Maharajah traveled to the Island of Time and found an hourglass filled with the Sands of Time. In the modified timeline, they find the hourglass empty. Since the Vizier never released the Sands of Time and fought the Prince, he is still alive at the beginning of this game. Farah, who helped the Prince during the events for Sands of Time, has never met the Prince.
As The Prince and Kaileena return to the city of Babylon, they find it being ravaged by war. Their ship is attacked and destroyed, and he and Kaileena wash ashore. The Prince awakens and watches as enemy soldiers take Kaileena away. The Prince fights his way into the palace and confronts the Vizier, who kills Kaileena with the Dagger of Time, unleashing the Sands again. The Vizier then impales himself with it and makes himself immortal. The Prince is also affected, having a whip-like weapon known as a Daggertail embedded in his skin when the Sands infect the wound. However, in the confusion following the release of the Sands, the Vizier throws the Dagger aside and the Prince manages to steal it before the Sands infected him completely.
The Prince falls into the sewers and gets carried to the outskirts of Babylon. As he travels through the city once again to kill the Vizier, he finds that the infection caused by the Sands of Time is affecting his mind, giving rise to an alter ego called the Dark Prince (voiced by Rick Miller), manifested by a voice within. The Dark Prince is cold, cruel, arrogant and sarcastic; he attempts to convince the Prince that he should strive to serve only himself, using his vengeance as a catalyst for his other emotions. On many occasions, the Dark Prince seizes control of the Prince's body and the Prince is fully transformed into a hybrid sand monster with abilities that allow the Prince to pass otherwise insurmountable obstacles.
Later, the Prince encounters Farah (voiced by Helen King), who is surprised that the Prince knows her name. Despite this, the pair begin to grow an entirely new romance together. The Prince eventually starts to ignore the Dark Prince, and begins to fight against the suffering of his people, which the Dark Prince had always spoken against.
In the palace gardens, the Vizier captures Farah and casts the Prince into an ancient well, where the long silent Dark Prince emerges once again and tries to take permanent control. The Prince desperately tries to resist the power, driving slowly deeper into the well looking for an escape, but he slowly weakens. At the bottom of the well, the Prince stumbles upon the dead body of his father Sharaman. He mourns for Sharaman, accepting the consequences of what he has done and wields his father's sword to resist the Dark Prince's power.
At the top of the Tower of Babel, the Prince confronts and kills The Vizier with the Dagger of Time. The Sands released from the Vizier slowly takes the shape of Kaileena, who cleanses the Prince's infection and disappears. As the Prince finds Sharaman's crown, the Dark Prince takes it and lures the Prince into his mind, where the two struggle until the Prince abandons his shadow. The game ends with Farah asking how the Prince knows her name and the Prince beginning to tell his story.

Review: I'd say the past ten years or so it has been discouraging because these video games are so difficult to learn and play.
Once Super Nintendo came on the scene my video game days were almost over.Even still, I decided to give Prince of Persia a shot.
I took the game to work, I played endlessly trying to beat that game.
The graphics were awesome, the movements were smooth and cool, and the fact that his fighting was hand to hand combat instead of shooting just made it that much better.
There was a good story that went along with the game.
Fighting the opponents was the same, and when the prince turned into the Dark Prince the fun was just beginning.Like I said, I have very little reference for a good game versus a bad one, but this game was lovely.
It's the best game I've played this year!
The speed kills add a whole new look to the game, Speed Kills allow you to take out your opponent before he even knows you're there as long as you hit the buttons at the right time, of course.
If you fail to do this, then you will have to fight all of the enemies normally, for they will all now be fully alerted.Overall, like I said, it's the best game I've played this year, in my eyes.
its a wonderful continuation of the pop series and presents a befitting end to the series.The prince looks great as ever and the various new features which are present in this game add an extra spice to it.The speed kill system is wonderful and makes the job quite easy for the prince,also in this game i cant recall a single instant where the game presented bad camera angles as are present in the previous two games.The game play is although pretty much similar to the previous two games but the platforming in this one is really great.There is one more added attraction in this game that is chariot racing which is quite nail biting stuff.Also in this game there aren't any monotonous boss fights as were in the pop warrior within.All in all a wonderful gaming experience,a must play for everyone and i give it a well deserved 9.5/10..
My favorite Prince of Persia game...has the best flow..
Yes, this game is the final installment for this particular prince of Persia, a new one is waiting in the wings.
However, as far as this prince is concerned this is the best game he is in.
Throw into that more boss fights than the previous two installments could muster and a nice little change in the prince as he becomes a dark self.
The game is a bit short though, and the way it picked up with the sorceress of time alive as she died on the only play through I did in Warrior Within.
The dark prince side is rather cool and can slice and dice opponents very effectively.
The regular prince is still effective to at what he does and fighting and stealth kills are his thing too.
So for my money all in all this is the best of the three prince of Persia games..
Fun, some new incredible acrobatics and some cool fights..
The only bad thing about this game is the bloody conflict between his inner "bad" self and his "good" self, now you think "but hey, isn't that what the game is all about?" you are most certainly right my friends, but that is not what i mean.
You can only be the dark prince when you must, there is no choice here.Good prince :"hm i sure could use a chain here" ZAAAAAAAAP, "yeah baby I'm ready and I'm a dark prince but not really evil because i kill just like the good prince" But surely he must be evil, he is wearing black (well his body is).
I hope you understand my point, its kind of silly.This game would have been the best of the three (with the sands of time theme) if you would have more choice, if you could chose your destiny.Anyway, it looks really great and like a fairy tale, but i personally like sands of time and warrior within more for their ambient graphics.The "speed kill" which is new, is the most welcome addition to the game in my opinion, it adds some need for timing and skill.
No new skills, the only skills that you will probably need is rewind and slow-mo.This game could have needed some more time in the plot-making factory and the skill-creating office, otherwise a really really fun game to play.If you are a fan of pop, do buy this game.
This completes the new series, and takes the consequence of the ones before it, similar to how Warrior Within(the saving method of which this retains) built on the first.
The Free Form Fighting System is also still in use, so spamming powerful attacks is still possible, however, this comes closer to The Sands of Time in the combat, with more strategy and tactics necessary, among other things because of those archers...
It's a way to take out opponents, typically when they aren't yet aware of your proximity, and all you truly need is to get the timing right, albeit the first time you try the specific ones, before you know what's coming, you will have to react split-second, as well as not get trigger-happy.
I recommend this, and the entire franchise up to this point(the pre-beginning of new millennium-ones are immensely well-done, as well, they just happen to be old, and you can tell), to any fan of action-adventure titles, anyone who enjoys the culture, and all who appreciate swordsmanship in games.
The Last Good Pop Game.
The 3rd and final game of the trilogy with a great conclusion to the series and to me it's the second best out the 3 right behind ww, it has the charming and likeable prince of the first game and the dark side of the second.the game it self is so similar yet different from the other 2 but one of the new things they added to the gameplay is qte speed kills which i was ok with it and i like the fact that the game is pretty straight forward and you don't go back to the same locations like ww and i like that but some fans may not like the fact the it's a liner game.this was the time when ubisoft knew when to start and when to end the series and it wasn't like nowadays were you get endless ac games with no good story to tell, i hope if some day we get a new pop game they put some work into it and make something good not another mindless cash grab..
The Two Thrones is the third and last installment in the Prince of Persia trilogy that started three years ago with the astonishing Sands of Time, a game that turned the popular 2D platform series into a complete and spectacular 3D adventure.
Jumping, swinging, grasping, hanging off ledges, solving puzzles and graceful combat made up for one of the best games I ever played.
Now I know that many people weren't too happy with the dark and grim atmosphere in Warrior Within, but I was actually quite satisfied with this new style.
The extremely spectacular free-fight system that came with it, allowing the player to battle up to 6 enemies at the same time, was especially noteworthy, as well as the great storyline that kept twisting and turning in unexpected ways.The Two Thrones returns to the sunny style of SoT, with minimal bloodshed and less body parts flying around.
The Prince has defied death on the Island of Time, and is returning to his hometown of Babylon, only to find a fierce army murdering and looting its way through the city.
The Sands of Time, however, have altered him slightly, causing him to change into a dark alter ego, the Dark Prince, from time to time.
This is a nice way of bringing some innovation to the game play, as the Dark Prince makes use of a particularly vicious razor-chain, that allows him to make long jumps and dispose of his enemies much more efficiently.
Yet, it does not revolutionize the game play as much as I hoped for.
Changing into the Dark Prince happens when the story calls for it, not when the player wants it.
Life energy slowly diminishes when playing the Dark Prince, which gives a certain amount of pressure to move and waste enemies fast in order to replenish energy quickly, but we already saw something like this in WW, when playing as the Sand Wraith.
Other innovations include the speed kills, which enables the player to kill an enemy with a few strokes, and adds a little stealth to the existing game play.
It is nice that you can use this techniques to quickly get rid of a few enemies when you are faced with many, but there isn't much variation in speed kill moves, and it takes away a lot of opportunity to go into an adrenalin-pumping free-fight frenzy.
Speed kills become much more varied and useful when fighting the mini-bosses, and the resulting battles are quite spectacular to see.The same can be said from the chariot races that you can do once every while.
But just like the Dark Prince appearances, they come only incidentally and they're over just when they become fun.
Most of these innovations feel like nice extras instead of fully integrated new parts of the game play, like the 3D platform action and free-fight system.There are more aspects of the game that give the impression that development of TT was slightly rushed.
As a result, the game is only half as long as Warrior and can be finished in mere days instead of weeks.
The graphics and FMVs are okay most of the time, but the in-game cut-scenes look at best five year old.
When not playing as the Dark Prince or riding a chariot, I found that jumping and running along walls was getting a bit monotonous after the two previous games; difficult puzzles are scarce, and finding solutions to situations becomes increasingly simple, with only speed kills offering some variance most of the time.
The influence of Jordan Mechner, who wrote history with the original PoP and rewrote it with SoT, is dearly missed at some times.But as harsh as this all may sound, by no means does this make TT a bad game; it merely prevents this game from becoming a masterpiece like SoT and (to a lesser degree) WW.
Although the thrills I got from playing its predecessors were a bit absent, I still got a good time playing TT.
Just continues in the same track as the previous two games, then suddenly at the end, they rush it incredibly to wrap stuff up, and even failed in that.
You have the Prince struggling with his dark self this time around, it's not really what you'd expect and is the games weakest points.
New to this game is the Speed Kill system, if the enemy hasn't seen you, you can get behind them or over them, and start a little "timing-mini game" where your dagger will flash for a brief second, that's when you need to press the attack button.
The game looks incredibly UGLY, I know games out in 2001 that looked 20 times as good.
There are MASSIVE amounts of clipping errors, and I believe the 2 earlier games in the series looked better.
The Story: I love the storyline of this game.
It picks up from the predecessor in the Prince Of Persia: Sands of Time series (Warrior Within), this being the third game.
The Prince returns to his homeland on a ship with Kaileena, the Empress of Time, whose fate he managed to change by messing with the sands time or likewise.
The colours work great, the settings look pretty cool.
But only a few times.Audio: The audio is excellent, I like the narration and the personal comments from the Prince.
The interactions with the Dark Prince are class.
The music has a dramatic, old-school feel to it, fits the game nicely.
This game plays out fairly smoothly, the environments are very interactive which is a quality I demand in a good action-adventure style game.
The agility of the Prince is great fun when moving through the game and for incorporating into battles (more later), the combos kick ass.
When you're playing as the Dark Prince (Prince has been 'infected' so to speak), you have totally different combos and weaponry, as the Dark Prince has a dagger-chain weapon embedded in his arm that you can manipulate, including to drag and drill enemies with (reminiscent of Scorpion from the Mortal Kombat series).
Having detailed basic interactive abilities like switching sides on ladders, ledge-shimmying, a take on 'tight-rope' scenarios, stealing weaponry, wall-running & wall-jumping complete with transitions and jumps, and being able to use the environment in battle is sweet.
That's to be expected, it's an adventure game with puzzle elements.
Good storyline, great graphics, very smooth and fun game-play, audio is ace.
As for the Dark Prince, the Daggertail is quite entertaining.Negatives: The only negatives I can figure from this game are constantly having to use the right analog stick, the mild feeling of motion sickness that constantly switching views gives me after a while, and the fact that when you start out playing it's very easy to make a mistake and jump to your doom.
Even later in the game, just from mixing up what I should do next (as I said, yay for GameFAQs, though I try not to spoil myself).
I try not to be overly picky about video-games, so that's really the only note-worthy minus points I could gather.Overall: 9 out of 10..
Good game play but the dumbest story in the trilogy.
The Two Thrones (TTT) is the final chapter in the Sands of Time trilogy.
Expecting a warm welcome, he is instead shocked to see his home ravaged by war.After a crash landing, the Prince sees Kaileena being captured and rushes in to save her.
To his shock the evil Vizier is alive and responsible for the carnage (since the Prince stopped the Sands of Time from ever being created, the events of SOT never happened).
The Prince is also affected, having the dagger tail embedded in his skin when the Sands infect the wound.
However, the Vizier drops the Dagger and the Prince manages to steal it and escape before he is totally infected by the Sands.He finds out that the Sands of Time have affected his mind becoming two personalities:, one who tries to do good but is full of vengeance and the Dark Prince who often mocks him.
He also takes control of Prince's body during certain scripted sequences, i.e. you cannot turn into Dark Prince whenever you want.Similar to SOT, TTT takes place in confined environments as the Prince uses acrobatic skills to navigate the environment from A to B.
The Prince can use stealth to his advantage when behind or above enemies, initiating a quick time event to silently kill them and continue his acrobatic adventures.But combat suffers as it is now a last resort.
The Prince is slow and is barely able to defeat Sand monsters, compared to WW where he was god of death incarnate.
Just to summarize - avoid combat this time unless the game forces you.2.
Playing as the Dark Prince.
The Dark Prince - similar to the Sand Wraith in WW - loses health over time and has to be constantly 'recharged' by killing enemies and destroying stuff.
The acrobatic and speed kill abilities are improved due to the dagger tail, but combat still sucks, you cannot equip secondary weapons and you just have to wave your chain around to win.You still have the Sands of Time to undo your mistakes should you make too many and Sand powers.
Six Sand Tanks this time too.TTT takes the throne (pun intended) for dumbest story ever.
After seeing the trailer and game play footage, I found it better than the Two Thrones in certain aspects.
1. After reaching Babylon, the Prince and Kaileena find a war zone.
The Prince fights the enemies but since Kaileena is alive, he cannot use his Sand abilities, is overwhelmed.
Kaileena commits suicide, unleashing the Sands of Time again.
He is more deadly and brutal and doesn't look like a freak, he has a golden glow similar to a Sand monster.
You could also equip secondary weapons as well.Use fire to transform into the Dark Prince and water to transform back WHENEVER you want.3.
Two endings depending on whether you select the Prince or the Dark Prince.Anyways, the game has its trademark platforming, graphics, and Arabian nights inspired soundtrack.
While the story and combat suck this time and playing as the Dark Prince is disappointing, the game is still good.
okay first of all what happened to the bad ass Kalina she is now an old whore who is aways calm but in the second game she was evil twist did whatever the *bleep* she wanted she didn't care who she hurt or how it was done she would do anything to save herself.
next is the prince himself he was sissified since the second game now he is stupid and who ever voices him should burn inf *bleeping* hell!
the awesome sound track from the second is replaced with the worst band in history maybe i did make the mistake of playing the second game first but it did rule.
i really tried to like this game but i just couldn't.
but there is no fun in this game this game is garbage and the controls suck and the camera is bad when you try to move it up or down and the story is the worst of the seris.