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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown has finally entered Early Access before its full release on January 18. The side-scrolling Metroidvania-style title pays homage to early entries in the series while following a new hero named Sargon. In light of its launch this month, let’s take a look back at all Prince of Persia games from longtime developer and publisher Ubisoft.
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- Unleash your innder warrior. Use your Time Powers, combat, and platforming skills to perform deadly combos and defeat time-corrupted enemies and mythological creatures.
- Lose yourself in the prodigious Mount Qaf. Lose yourself in the prodigious Discover a cursed Persian-inspired world filled with larger-than-life landmarks and explore a variety of highly detailed biomes, each with their own identity, wonder, and danger.
- Live an epic adventure. Immerse yourself in a Persian mythological​ fantasy through an intriguing and original story as you use your wits to solve puzzles, find hidden treasures, and complete quests to learn more about this corrupted place.
- A Nintendo Switch Online membership may be required for online play. Please check the game detail page on Nintendo.com for membership requirements.
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Prince of Persia (1989)
Prince of Persia, the first title in the series from developer and publisher Ubisoft, is a far cry from the most recent entries, though many of the elements that popularized the franchise remain today. While the release hardware limited controls, this didn’t take away from the versatility of gameplay mechanics. In the debut release, you could master a variety of attack combos to overcome the challenges of your environment and the foes that awaited throughout.
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame (1993)
Despite the fact that The Shadow and the Flame was released only four years after its predecessor, the sequel introduced serious improvements to graphics and sound. With the help of colorful and detailed environments, an even greater focus was placed on the platforming and combat mechanics that series fans had grown to love.
Prince of Persia 3D (1999)
Released just before the year 2000, Prince of Persia 3D embodied the transition into 3D futurism that much of our media centralized at the time. To a greater extent, this applied to gaming mechanics and overall appearance, but the era’s influence was easily recognizable, nonetheless. That said, the third title in the series didn’t perform as well as was planned.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2003)
Crowned one of the greatest entries in the series, The Sands of Time marked a turning point for the Prince of Persia franchise. From its graphics to its story, sound design, and optimization of combat mechanics, the 2003 installment remains one of the most well-received Prince of Persia games among fans today. This has bolstered hype around a remake, which is in the works.
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within (2004)
Once again, the series took a turn with Warrior Within, released just a year after its wildly successful predecessor. This time around, the change was primarily aesthetic, centralizing grittier and bloodier imagery made popular in the early 2000s. Of course, this was also reflected in the game’s hardcore combat, which played an even bigger role in the game.
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones (2005)
The Two Thrones continued a pattern of short-term development, which panned out well upon its release in 2005. Its launch marked the finale in the PlayStation 2 trilogy, rounding out the combat mechanics featured in the previous two installments. However, the title also introduced plenty of new combat-based content to set it apart from other entries in the series.
Prince of Persia (2008)
After a few years spent in the works, Prince of Persia (2008), the second self-titled entry in the series, brought with it some monumental improvements. As with Warrior Within, PoP focused heavily on a new look, which still holds up well even by today’s standards. Moreover, combat was reimagined in more ways than one, introducing your battle partner, Elika, and special abilities.
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (2010)
The Forgotten Sands maintained much of the features that made the Prince of Persia series what it was, though this didn’t pan out in terms of its reception among fans. Unfortunately, not much allowed this entry to stand out from the crowd, proving predictable on the whole. Moving into the 2010s, this release just missed the mark considering its competition.
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (2024)
The Lost Crown sets the tone for future Prince of Persia games to come, bringing back many of the beloved features that began with the debut title back in 1989. This includes its platforming format, combo-based combat, and more. In this way, you could say the most recent entry is a return to the series’ roots and a big step forward all in one.