Players can run, climb ledges, leap fantastic distances and handle a sword with aplomb, handy skills for anyone trying to escape a dangerous, trap-filled dungeon. That gives you one hour to escape the dungeon, climb to the top of the tower and save her.Īs fate would have it, the main character - let's just call him the Prince - is one athletic dude. The vizier has been busy, having also locked the sultan's daughter in a tower, giving her one hour to become his wife and assuring a path to the sultan's throne for himself. As an unnamed, blank slate of a character - unless you happen to remember the Sega CD version of Prince of Persia, anyway - you find yourself tossed in a dungeon by an evil vizier. And yet, as was the case with the iOS version of Another World: 20th Anniversary Edition, Prince of Persia Classic HD turns out to be a playable, faithful rendition of one of gaming's true classics.įor those without the good fortune of experiencing the original Prince of Persia before, the premise is pretty simple.

With such a heavy emphasis on precision controls and split-second decisions, the idea of playing the original Prince of Persia on an iPhone might sound pretty daunting. In each installment, we'll tell you about a downloadable game on the iPhone, iPad, Android device, DSi, 3DS, PSP, etc. Did you know that you can download handheld games now? That's amazingly convenient! The only inconvenient part of it is finding the right games to buy - and that's where we come in, with our Portabliss column.

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