Examples include the character’s ability to bounce off a wall to use momentum in an attack against his enemies and the use of his agility to jump over an enemy and strike him twice in the back. In combat, several of the same moves that are vital to the player in other situations can be put to use to defeat enemies. Throughout the game, the player must control the character to move from area to area by running through walls, up or down between chasms, avoiding traps, climbing structures and jumping from platform to platform, in addition to having to perform other types of jumps at the right time, solve puzzles and use objects found to progress. Both elements use Prince’s acrobatic ability and agility. Similar to the two previous games in the series, The Two Thrones combines two basic elements of adventure and action games : exploration and combat, respectively, to create a unique and balanced synthesis. It was also considered a step forward for the series, having made up for Warrior Within’s flaws with the trilogy. Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones was generally considered a success by critics, receiving an average score of 85% from the aggregator sites Game Rankings and Metacritic. In gameplay, a novelty was introduced to the series: the speed kill system, which consists of using stealth to kill enemies without being noticed. While its predecessor adopted a dark and gothic look, the producers tried to rescue the style found in the acclaimed The Sands of Time for The Two Thronesand creating a middle ground between the two, adopting a less violent look and personality for the protagonist and composing a less “heavy” soundtrack. Its plot is focused on the fight between Prince and Vizier, having been the antagonist of the first game of the trilogy, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. īeing the direct sequel to Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, The Two Thrones is the last chapter of the ” The Sands of Time ” trilogy.
It was later converted to PlayStation Portable and Wii under the title Prince of Persia: Rival Swords, in April 2007.
It was released in December 2005 in North America and the PAL region for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Nintendo GameCube consoles, as well as for PC and mobile. Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones ( Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones in Portuguese, also known as Prince of Persia: Kindred Blades during its production) is an action-adventure game that was developed and published by Ubisoft Montréal for video games and computers.