Prince of Persia was released in 1989 on the Apple II and received critical acclaim followed by commercial success when released in Japan the following year. The fluid character animations, considered cutting edge at the time, of the game designer's brother performing stunts as well as action sequences from classic films.The plot, influenced by the Arabian Nights tales, revolves around the eponymous Prince who has been imprisoned by the evil Grand Vizier Jaffar. He has one hour to escape the dungeon and rescue the Sultan's daughter who has been placed under a curse by Jaffar and given a choice to marry him or die!A side scrolling action game, gameplay consists of navigating Jaffar's dungeons and later his tower by running, climbing and avoiding traps (along with Jaffar's guards). As the game progresses, the Prince will also be hindered by his own doppelganger, conjured up by Jaffar to thwart him.Although simple by today's standards, it's still very playable, the gameplay has inspired many future cinematic action platformers such as. A sequel would be released in 1993 followed by a successful gaming franchise.Review By RichardFor a free and open-source level editor, go to.
Don't miss this fansite too:. External links. Pink Floyd 2013-10-06 1 point DOS versionI did not have a PC until about 3 years after this game came out. So when I got this game it was not the newest thing and had been out for a while. It still blew me away.
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The animation was incredible. Years ahead of its time. Even games like Out of this World (Another World) did not impress me as much as this game did.
Tomb Raider came out light years after and made great use of animation like this in 3D. This game as aged as well as any of the best PC games ever made. Still great fun!