Product Description

In Prince of Persia: Rival Swords, the Prince makes his way home to Babylon. With him, he bears Kaileena, the enigmatic Empress of Time, and unspeakable scars from the Island of Time. Instead of the peace he longs for, he finds his kingdom ravaged by war and Kaileena the target of a brutal plot. Her death unleashes the Sands of Time, which strike the Prince and threaten to destroy everything he holds dear. Cast out on the streets, hunted as a fugitive, the Prince soon discovers that the Sands have tainted him, too. They have given rise to a deadly Dark Prince, whose spirit gradually possesses him.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3095 in Video Games
• Brand: UBI Soft
• Published on: 2007-04
• Released on: 2007-04-03
• ESRB Rating: Teen
• Platform: Nintendo Wii
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .53" h x 5.75" w x 7.75" l, .36 pounds

Features

• Versus play in timed races as either the Prince or Dark Prince
• Interrupt and impede your opponent's progress by activating switches in your own level that will trigger traps and obstacles in their level
• Wield the powers and weapons of two master warriors with different combat styles, attitudes and histories
• Choose your way to kill - Master the expanded Free-Form Fighting system to destroy enemies in your own style, strangle them from afar with the deadly Daggertail, or surprise them with crafty Speed Kills
• Battle freely through Babylon - Dominate enemies on perilous rooftops, dodge through chaotic streets and ambush pursuers in dark underground passageways

Customer Reviews

Great Hack-and-Slash Fun with Puzzles Galore
Prince of Persia - Rival Swords for the Wii is a remake of Two Thrones, but for the Wii. The game has also been gentled a bit, earning a Teen rating rather than the Mature rating Two Thrones sported.

The game is classic Prince of Persia style - jumping up platforms, leaping from wall to wall, climbing up columns, sliding down long banners. Each room is a series of puzzles - what combination of jumps, slides and leaps will it take to get to the next destination?

If you've played the Two Thrones version or seen it played, you might wonder why it's ported to the Wii. Really, the difference here (besides the slightly improved graphics) is the interactivity of the Wii remote system. If you've had your Wii for a while, you really do get used to moving your hands around to slice and dice, rather than putting little buttons. It is quite satisfying to watch the Prince balance on a beam based on your movements of the remote ... to sneak up silently on a guard and SLASH to take him out with cinematic flair.

You get running dialogue as you play, again adding to the cinematic atmosphere - but it becomes really annoying when you have to replay a given level for the 10th time due to missing a ledge and hear the exact ... same ... thing ... all ... over ... again. A good way to play this game is with friends watching, so they can give advice on solving the puzzle, but it also means that you all start chanting along with the repetitive dialogue each time you go through it again.

I like the dark and moody atmosphere of the game, and the middle eastern poppy music they have in the background. I do find the graphics to be a little TOO dark in scenes, though - you can barely see what you're doing. It's hard enough to solve a puzzle you can see - but to solve a puzzle that involves murky half-shapes is a challenge that seems unnecessary. Especially when the price of failure is listening to an inane description yet again.

Still, these are minor complaints in a game that is fun to play and draws you into its world. Even if you've played the Two Thrones version, I recommend at least renting this, to see how it feels to play this. If you've not tried Two Thrones, this is well worth getting.

Shallow and Short - Good Only for Renting
I have to say, I'm quite disappointed with this game. Just like my review's title says, Prince of Persia: Rival Swords is quite short (it took me only five days to beat the game!) and shallow in terms of the story. If you happen to have low standards and just want something to keep you busy, this is your game. If you're looking for something with a good story and open-ended gameplay, look elsewhere. The overall mediocre quality of the game justifies the low price.

Cons:
-Bad sound mixing in cinematics - In some cases, the characters' voices are too low to hear over the sound effects and music. In others, all of the sound is unjustifiably turned down too low, which forces you to turn the volume up. Once gameplay resumes, you end up almost blowing your ears out.
-Short - You can blaze through this game just in time to return it for a refund to whichever store you bought it from.
-Shallow story - Moves too fast for much character development or interaction to occur.
-Difficult to pull off Speed Kills - These moves allow you to quickly dispatch unwitting enemies and are necessary to win some boss battles. Because this is a game that uses the Wii's motion-sensing capabilities, there is a tendency for even small movements of the wiimote to be registered as commands to attack. Because Speed Kills can be done only by slashing or shaking the wiimote at the right time, you have to keep it as still as possible if you don't want to make the game think that you swung too early and possibly get yourself hurt or killed as a result. This downside makes battles more difficult than necessary, especially when fighting the final boss.
-Occasional graphics glitches - These are basically minor. One time, I saw an enemy turn completely invisible except for her weapons. After using a time power, she became fully visible again.
-Movements of wiimote do not always register in combat
-Wiimote is completely silent - You don't get any aural feedback from slashing your weapons or pushing objects.
-Tendency to slow down in combat, which detracts from the experience

Pros:
-Beautifully-rendered full-motion cinematics
-Ability to rewind time - Very useful when you're far from the last save point and don't want to have to start all over again if you get killed.
-Ability to perform impressive acrobatics
-Detailed levels

Personally, I'd advise not to bother buying this game. Rent it if you want to save yourself some financial pain.

I LOVE THIS GAME
I'm addicted to this game. You really have to use your eyes and ears. Invisible creatures. Ledges, platforms and wall indents which you use to rally through different stages. I got stuck at some parts but somehow I always figured out how to move on. It's like they created it for a certain time of confusion then movement.

If you die somehow, you can rewind time and come right back.

The way you kill an opponent is excellent as well. The Wii controls make it even better!

If you have a lot of work to do and don't have time to play a game that requires thought, don't buy this. Get a racing game or something cause this will have you addicted.
This is a must have, if you have a Wii and is over 11 then you must have this game! AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!