Prince of Persia gets Nickelodeon makeover
“Kid-friendly” isn’t a term you would normally use to describe the Prince of Persia franchise. On the contrary, the most recent titles in the long-running series have fallen very solidly under the “T for Teen” rating. For whatever reason, though, Ubisoft is out to change that.
The latest entry for Nintendo DS, Prince of Persia: The Fallen King, has turned the dark, brooding main character into a cell-shaded pre-teen that would be right at home on a Rugrats cartoon. It remains to be seen whether the gameplay has been dumbed down along with the graphical tone, but it’s not a good sign. I would have preferred the designers take a cue from Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword, which proved that violent, mature-themed games can do very well on the DS.
On the plus side, the classic 2-D sidescrolling action has returned and the game is almost entirely controlled with the stylus, similar to Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass.
Check out the trailer here.
Via IGN
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