The Fallen King is clearly an ambitious platformer from Ubisoft. The development team has created a title with mostly high production values. Although IGN isnot fond of the character design, the animation is fluid and the make-up of the levels he travels through is extremely varied and beautiful by DS standards. It's all the more painful then that the control scheme is entirely stylus-based because the setup simply isn't as precise, comfortable or enjoyable as a traditional configuration. At the very least, it would've been nice to have the option to select D- Pad controls for those who don't want to maneuver Prince through dozens of hand-cramping stages with the stylus just for the sake of playing a game with touch controls. Touch-play is not automatically more immersive, as The Fallen King demonstrates time and time again.
Presentation - 7.0
Graphics - 7.5
Sound - 7.0
Gameplay - 5.5
Lasting Appeal - 6.0
Overall -
GamingUnion.net: It's not news that the handheld scene sees a plethora and over-saturation of games that hit the market. Most of them aren't that great and the good ones are really quite far and few between. Ubisoft is easily one of the more notable publishers that constantly fart out really shoddy handheld titles, most of which are usually movie tie-ins or mere after-thoughts of the big boys on PS3 and Xbox 360.
There are some good titles, but they are far and few between. It's a shame, really.
Tenchu, despite its low Metacritic score, was a really decent game. Much better than Ubi's recent stuff.
There really is next to no good games made by Ubisoft on a portable. I checked every GBA, DS, and PSP game they've published - the best I could find were LostMagic and Tenchu. LostMagic was mediocre, but unique at least.
In fact, Ubisoft's console games are pretty bad too. Without Assassin's Creed, they basically have nothing. Last generation they had Prince of Persia and Rayman which were excellent series but now they are not quite the same. I love the Rabbids, but I'd like to see a good new Rayman game.
Bloodlines was really bad. It had the potential but I think Ubi dropped the ball with it.
It's because generally handheld games are spinoffs of console games, and spinoffs often suck the big one
I agree wholeheartedly, the spinoffs/ports are just really bad. The games that were specifically designed for handhelds, however, are usually pretty good.
It's just disappointing that they can take their premium franchises, like Assassin's Creed and Splinter Cell, and butcher them so much.
The PoP games on the PSP are actually really good. The sound issues that were reported on the reviewed UMD versions aren't present on the digital versions at all.
Plus some large amount of extra content, yes. And they, like the console ones, were very good.
What's your point?
A look back at the history of the cult series, which is now 20 years old.
I had 'The original Prince of Persia' it was an awesome game, still want to play it today. Didn't know until now, Prince of Persia shares it's birthday with mine :D
One of the best game series's to come out in the history of gaming.
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer has picked up Jim Veevaert, the lead exec behind the Halo franchise, and Ubisoft Senior VP of publishing Jay Cohen to run Jerry Bruckheimer Games Studio as leads of production and development.
haha Ouch? Because one guy moved on to something else? Next, you'll be twisting it and trying to pretend like this is good news for the PS3.
Only on N4g, lmao
Alot of directions making videogames now...wtf.
I can't wait until Quentin Tarantino announces something.
My fellow Sony gamers, this must be considered as a victory for the entire video game industry! Though the article didn't say, it pretty much seems that Jim Veevaert got sick and tired of promoting a product that only exploits the weak-minded 12-year olds for the benefit of a shameless company called M$!
As evidenced by the video below, which shows the great damage done on the regular 360 users, there is no doubt that he was haunted by his conscience, causing him to leave! We salute you, Mr. Veevaert, for following your conscience!
Sony Gamers Lead the Way!
Thanks for that video mac. Because of it, my neighbor won't be renewing his Xbox Live membership any time soon.
hey lets have a psn nerds argue movie too.... oh wait no cross game voice chat right ... darn it
sure is defensive in here :/
@ Shbzshar
We can still talk to people we're in the same game as fool. You don't need cross game chat to call an a$$hole a a$$hole.
I hope the studio becomes successful and the departures were for a good reason/not in vain.
I'll never get my time wasted watching that video. Somebody needs to slap these idiots.
@macalatus: Bad comment. Funny video. Disagreed. De-bubbled.
@Shbzshar: You should know better. The video doesn't show crossgame voicechat via XBOXLive. It's of an argument over in-game lobby chat, which PS games tend to have. Don't be a tw@t. It causes your fanboy to hang out.
Hahaha...
An Ecec left MS and you consider that a victory...Haha... Did you forget that Sony has went through a couple presidents?
What was his name? You know, the bald headed guy who went to work for Atari. The same guy who kept preaching to you about how great the Ps3 was, yet if he truely believed it, he would still be there!
Haha, you make fun of MS' taking advantage of 12 year olds, but sony are taking advantage of grown people who still haven't learned how to tell when someone is bullsh*ttin them.
Hilarious!!!
Now can we get back to civilized conversation, now that everyone has let their fanboy comments out?
Isnt that suppose to be one of the first thing somebody here on N4G writes when someone change job?
jerry brukheimer owns a games studio?? why? isnt that guy rich enough?!?... i'm sure he paaaayyys extremely well though... hell i'd join anything brukhiemer owns.. the guy is one of the most succesfull producers in hollywood..
