Fresh Prince of Xbox Live Arcade
Ubisoft is bringing “Prince of Persia Classic” to the Xbox Live Arcade! Return to ancient Persia to battle the evil Vizier Jaffar and his men – but don’t take forever to save the princess!
In Ubisoft’s “Prince of Persia Classic,” gamers take on the role of the prince as he embarks on a mission to rescue the princess before she has to wed the wicked Jaffar - all of which must be accomplished in under 60 minutes! Jumping across platforms and avoiding traps, the prince must collect bottles of potions to keep his power bar charged as he duels enemies on his way to the princess.
When: Wednesday, June 13, at 9 a.m. GMT (1 a.m. PDT)
How much: 800 Microsoft Points
June 12th, 2007 at 9:19 am
A must-have. PoP Classic could, again, become the best platform game ever.
June 12th, 2007 at 9:52 am
I’ve not played this in years. I don’t normally pick up retro titles, but I may get this one.
June 12th, 2007 at 9:53 am
all must be accomplished under 60 minutes? so i only get an hour of gameplay out of this? i dunno now.
June 12th, 2007 at 10:19 am
well i’m hoping that’s a misprint or confusion or something lol. if there’s a timer, i might not enjoy it as much.
June 12th, 2007 at 10:59 am
The Screens look great, I wonder if they’ve modified the state of the art 8-bit music score from the original.
June 12th, 2007 at 11:11 am
@Nostra, it’s been completely re-done.
June 12th, 2007 at 1:19 pm
From what I heard, there is a timer and it has to be done in a hour. That’s how the original is. So, the replay is in trying to beat it in that time with possible ‘x’ items. Beyond that, there won’t really be much replay value.
June 12th, 2007 at 1:20 pm
Yeah…not for 10 bucks.
June 12th, 2007 at 1:28 pm
@green, in that case people should be used to it lol
June 12th, 2007 at 1:50 pm
This game does look great but what’s up with recent XBLA games lately being 800 points? Microsoft should consider at least pricing around 400 points. After all these are throwback games.
June 12th, 2007 at 2:39 pm
You can still rescue the Princess if you are above 60 minutes. But achievements-wise, and score-wise you are advised to do complete it in under 60 mins. The replay-value is to be as fast as possible, finding the shortcuts, and advanced techniques to skip huge portions of a level.
June 12th, 2007 at 3:24 pm
800 points…..hmmm. Lets hope Deacon has another Giveaway that incudes a code for this game lol. He really helps us cheapskates stay in the game
June 13th, 2007 at 2:14 pm
Hmm, I remember the unique copy protection this game had by referencing the user manual. Not sure how to incorporate that on the 360, but it was cool.