Product Description

Battles Of Prince Of Persia takes you on a harrowing journey, in an untold chapter of the Prince's adventures! Lead your army through the untold wars and become a master of the battlefield.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8728 in Video Games
• Brand: UBI Soft
• Model: 8888162858
• Released on: 2005-12-07
• ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+
• Platform: Nintendo DS
• Dimensions: 2.00 pounds

Features

• Play as one of the nine generals and command the mighty armies of ancient Persia, India, or Aresura
• Beat impossible odds on the battlefield by collecting, purchasing, and strategically trading more than 200 cards
• Test new tactics and forces when you challenge friends to two fully customizable multiplayer Versus mode

From the Manufacturer
Battles of Prince of Persia's storyline takes place between Prince of Persia The Sands of Time and Prince of Persia: Warrior Within. The game focuses on the appearance of the Dahaka and how the Prince, while trying to rid himself of the terrible creature, ignites a conflict between Persia and India by releasing an ancient evil that has caused much death and devastation. Players battle it out from not only the Prince's perspective, but also from that of several Generals who hold key roles in the conflict between the nations.

Features:

• New depth in tactical gameplay: a host of original rules bring a fresh depth to tactical games.
• Collect and trade cards: By advancing in the single-player mode, collect money and purchase new cards to trade and make more powerful decks. Don't like your cards? Trade them with your friends.
• Intricate storyline: follow the story from the point of view of any of the participants and learn what happens to the Prince and his land between the stories of Prince of Persia Sands of Time and Prince of Persia Warrior Within.
• Nine different characters: Play any of the nine Generals in single player or in multiplayer. Create the army you want from any of the three factions and 27 units.
• Multiplayer mode: Fully customizable multiplayer mode ensures replay value. Challenge someone who has the game or someone who doesn't in either Multiboot mode or Hotseat.

Customer Reviews

Just a real quick review on the game - I dont normally review games
Well as the title suggests, I'm not going to really get into it - Just give you a quick overview - I looked for reviews on here before buying the game, & couldn't find one - So maybe this will help you out a bit.

- This is a turn based strategy game much like Advance Wars.. only not nearly as fun as Advance Wars at all - You are given a deal of cards & you can move them to the opposing enemy & attack.. but theyre just cards - you cant control what your army is like.. & after a while, the game feels lame - However it is a great game to play once in a while.. although it lacks the ability to hold interest - If you're interested in following the story line, theres also a lot of reading.

The game appeals to mostly an older audence of 17 & up - However theres a thin line between making a strategy game for older people & just making a game that feels lame after a while

The whole card thing was a bad idea - You see the battles scenes when your cards attack or get attacked.. but its the same thing over & over

If you haven't gotten Advance Wars yet, get that instead - This Prince of Persia game just feels like a rehash. Id recommend getting this only if you really love Advance Wars.

Not your father's Prince of Persia
When I heard that the Prince of Persia will be making an appearance on the DS, I was thinking, Ubisoft would do well by not turning it into some lame 2D platformer. Well, they didn't. Instead, they totally revamped people's impression about the Prince of Persia series, and turned it into a turn-based strategy game! Now, I'm not exactly a fan of this genre, but I did enjoy Advance Wars DS. And, to a certain extent, the concept works pretty well, even though it could've been a little more polished.

The story of the game happens between the events of The Sands of Time and Warrior Within, so it has been billed as "the lost tales" of the Prince's adventure. The game plays like the usual strategy game. You know, you'll be in-charge of a group of soldiers, and you'll go into the battlefield, attempting to conquer a map with whatever resources you've at hand. There's quite an impressive array of men that you can use - swordsmen, artillery, archers, etc. Obviously, they'll also have their respective strengths and weaknesses, and it's entirely up to you to decide how you want to approach an area. So far, so good.

Now, the gimmick of this game. Battles of Prince of Persia actually uses a card-based battle system, which basically sums up how the tactical battles are fleshed out over the course of the game. When you enter a battlefield, you'll hold a deck of cards. Most of these cards are your usual command cards, but some of these are a little less ordinary, allowing you to drastically boost your troops or decrease the morale of your opponents. If you've played Dynasty Warriors before, think of these cards as a substituition for the Rally and Roar commands, for example.

With the limitations arising due to the use of cards, you'll get to be more involved in the strategy part of a, well, strategy game. Do you use your boost cards early in the game to gain an quick upperhand? Or do you keep them towards the end just in case? Herein lies the joy of the game. Apparently, there're also over 200 cards available in the game, so some sort of card manager is also incorporated into the game to make it easier for the player to manage their cards. Players who find card-based games a tat confusing may well make use of this feature extensively.

The presentation of Battles of Prince of Persia is its weakest link. The 2D graphics are uninspiring, and the audios are almost non-existent. Most of the times, the presentations just look and feel like they're down to their bare bones. The breathtaking cinematics commonly found in the console versions of the Prince of Persia games are nowhere to be found. Yes, I understand that the DS may not be the best machine to work a game's graphics on, but surely, it shouldn't be so bad.

Overall, Battles of Prince of Persia is a neat little title to engage if you're into strategy games. The card-based system throws some spice into an otherwise straightforward tactical feast, and the overall gameplay is still highly enjoyable despite its lack of fanfare. I'd recommend this to players who enjoy this genre, or Prince of Persia fans who wanted something more than running along the wall and the likes.

ROCK SOLID TURN-BASED WARGAME
I have never owned a hand-held game system until my sons got a DS Lite for my 40th birthday. Prince of Persia Battles is the first game I played, and coming from a table-top wargaming background, I thought this game was excellent.

Playing as a general of an ancient army, you maneuver small, medium and large size units ranging from archers, spearmen, swordsmen, cavalry, and even war elephants against an opposing general and army in a wide variety of offensive and defensive missions. Your ability to command is effected by how many cards your general rates every turn. You can play these cards for their order value, i.e. a selected card may allow you to give orders to 3 of your 12 army units for a given phase of the turn. Or, you can play a card for an effect, i.e. enhance the defense and armor values of all units within command range of the general.

As you progress through the story driven campaign, your earn new cards after battle victories. Some of these cards, which you can trade with other players via wi-fi, are very unique and provide very interesting and colorful ways to going about winning the day on the battlefield.

I like the artwork alot and have to say the game designers did a great job of creating very historical looking units. For those of you looking for something a little more "epic", don't worry. There is an evil army that brings various monsters and giants to the field of battle. Don't underestimate the enemy giants. Yes, they look brutishly stupid but their ability to hurl huge boulders at great distances in the midst of your peasant archers makes for a bad day!