The Prince started it all.

Parkouring, swinging, wall climbing and running with challenging melee combat.

The Rogue Prince of Persia is a 2D near-to cell shaded platformer that has released hot off the heels from The Lost Crown.

Infact the two releases are so close together, that initially I thought The Rogue Prince of Persia was a mini-game or side game to the latter.

It’s not.

A full adventure within it’s own right, it takes us back to the roots of Prince of Persia where you take on the role of ‘The Prince’ in the city of Clesiphon, which is systematically being destroyed by a warlord known as the Hun.

The Hun sends out legions of possessed soldiers to take down the Prince and you must traverse through the multi-tiered procedurally generated levels saving the city and bringing down the wrath of the Hun.

Think you know and area, think again. Next time you’re there it will be slightly different.

The Prince will use a range of weapons, both melee and ranged, but picking up. a better or different weapon, whether bought or found in a chest, sees you losing the one you just had. Collecting or earning Medallions is a sure way of enhancing your weapons.

The Prince’s skills can also be levelled up as well.

Enemies will drop coins when they are killed. These can be cashed in for health augmentations and newer weapons.

The Prince is also in possession of a magical artefact. This enables him to time travel, something that you will definitely do when either you die or within gameplay.

Dying sees time pass and you will wake up in an area called the Oasis. This is a safe place and also an area where you can restock up on potions and other in-game items before you tackle the adventure once again.

The Rogue Prince of Persia has a Memory Board built-in to gameplay. This tracks your interactions with NPCs. Many of whom will provide narratively important information to get you through.

While the game looks like a watered down Prince of Persia experience, it’s far from it. The Rogue Prince of Persia is a challenging side scroller, that will test the skills of even the more seasoned Prince of Persia gamers.

Brightly coloured and an adventure platformer not to be missed I fully recommend spending some time saving the city of Clesiphon, whether you’ve played a Prince of Persia game before or not.

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Ubisoft and Evil Empire announced that The Rogue Prince of Persia, a 2D action-platforming rogue-lite game, is available worldwide in Early Access on Steam.

The game is also available to play on GeForce Now service.

At the start, The Rogue Prince of Persia Early Access will include 6 biomes, 8 main weapons and 6 powerful tools, two boss encounters, as well as 30 trinkets for endless combinations to suit all playstyles.

Leading up to its full 1.0 launch, players can expect more content to arrive: new levels, bosses, weapons, enemies, and upgrades, as well as additions based on community feedback.

“I am extremely excited to show The Rogue Prince of Persia to the players, and I’m really looking forward to the game becoming not just ours, but a project between us and the community!” says Lucie Dewagnier, Game Director at Evil Empire.

In The Rogue Prince of Persia, players will be transported to a mythical version of Ctesiphon, once the thriving heart of the Persian Empire. The Prince must act as this grand city stands on the brink of annihilation since its invasion by the ruthless hordes of the Huns, commanded by the wicked chief Nogai.

Journeying through vibrant biomes, the Prince must deploy his full range of acrobatic talents to navigate safely across the procedurally generated levels, acquire and refine an arsenal of weapons, equip new trinkets, unlock new equipment at the Oasis, and gather allies to stand a chance in saving the city. To master the game’s platforming challenges, players will get to use the signature wall run, for seamless traversal over gaps, avoiding traps and outmaneuvering enemies. But the environment will not be the only peril players will have to face, as they will engage in combat with a variety of foes: the Huns, armed with dark shamanic magic, and the beasts tainted by this nefarious power.

The game’s soundtrack also plays a major role to immerse players into a modern and epic vision of Persian folklore with an original soundtrack produced and composed by ASADI, a Persian-American Electronic Music Producer and Performance Artist. The Rogue Prince of Persia’s Original Soundtrack is a fusion between traditional and modern sonorities, with rhythms supporting the moves and flow of the Prince.

The OST will be available on May 31  on Ubisoft Music, and all streaming platforms.

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