Prince of Persia The Forgotten Sands

Story

The Prince is back

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is the next chapter in the epic Sands of Time universe.

Following his adventure in Azad, the Prince learns that many of his cousins have disappeared and so begins seeking information as to what has happened to them. The Prince is soon confronted by mysterious Helem who offers him magical powers to defeat the one responsible for his family's demise.To put a stop to this dark power and save time itself the Prince must join forces with Helem and slay an unimaginable evil.

Taking place between Prince of Persia - The Sands of Time and Prince of Persia - Warrior Within, The Forgotten Sands is a breathtaking new chapter in the saga of the Prince.

Characters

Heroes and villains

Prince of Persia - The Forgotten Sands features a memorable cast of characters including the Prince, the game's hero and the person you take control of to defeat an ancient evil. Helping you along the way is Helem, the youngest of the Daughters of Time who is on a mission to save her trapped sisters from the sinister villain of the game, Ahihud, the King of the Flame Spirits.

Eager to destroy everything that stands in his way, Ahihud forced one of the Daughters of Time to predict his destiny and learned that only by stopping time itself could he prevent his own death. Now, his goal is to gain control over the future and he will not stop until everything and everyone that stands in his way is crushed by his hand.

Gameplay

Control the Sands

Prince of Persia - The Forgotten Sands is a side-scrolling platforming game that puts you in control of the heroic Prince of the series as you navigate through a treacherous world filled with traps, puzzles and deadly enemies. At the outset of the game you join forces with a mysterious entity known as Helem, a firefly-like creature that circles ahead of you as you traverse the environment highlighting areas of interest. Helem also grants you the ability to manipulate time, allowing you to slow down the flow of sand in certain parts of a level in order to solidify it using the L and R buttons. Once solid, you can then use it like a pole to vault from.

You can also speed up time which in turn shoots the sand out of the ground and can be used to push enemies out of the way or elevate you to higher ground. The power of slowing down time is perfect for avoiding traps and slowing down enemies so you can quickly dispatch them. As you progress through each of the levels you'll collect elixirs, which in turn can be used to beef up your health bar or upgrade your attacks.

Combat in the game is simple: press the Square button to slash and the Circle button to perform a block while fighting or a dodge when moving. Well timed taps of the Square button are perfect for triggering a series of slick and hard-hitting combo attacks on incoming foes. Prince of Persia - The Forgotten Sands features a wealth of platforming challenges, hordes of ever increasingly difficult enemies and some truly terrifying boss battles for you to overcome, but one thing is for certain, you're guaranteed to have a huge amount of fun as you discover your new powers and realise a hero's destiny on PSP.