Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

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1. Colonel Link July 10, 2009

   The bath scene really is not nearly bad enough to skip the whole game. You can skip it for goodness sakes!
2. Theophilus July 10, 2009

   This game is classic Prince of Persia except they got the difficulty of the game just right with the use of the dagger to rewind time. Instead of coming off cheap this just makes the game more smooth and less frustrating.

   I think this review covers everything pretty well but I would say it’s overly critical. Sands of Time I didn’t think deserved a “Strong Caution”, especially when such a rating implies that the game is “full of objectionable material.” This game does have objectionable content but only enough to warrant (I would say) a “some-issues” rating. Most of the game is pretty harmless and while combat is there it is 98% (or more) done toward those sand creatures. Yes, you fight the vizier and a few other humans and there is some blood but that, I thought, was minor. And as you later find out in the game…well…let’s just say it changes things quite a bit.

   You can be impaled but this is to encourage you to be careful with the traps and plan things out. Peril is there of course (as it is in any PoP game) but I think it makes evading the traps more exciting; it didn’t seem to encourage violence but instead it encouraged survival.

   I would say that if you’re looking into a good action-platformer this is a good game to start with (minus the objectionable content). Definitely pick it out if you’re even considering something like God of War as it contains much less objectionable content and is just a better game all around.
3. Follower July 10, 2009

   You think this game desrves a Strong Caution? Then what would you give a game like God of War, when they actually show nudity within the bath scene? I can see this getting a Mild, but if our ratings are equivalent to G, PG-13, and R, would you honestly say this is R?
4. SeriousGamer July 10, 2009

   @Follower:

   No one ever told me otherwise on it. I can change it though.
5. Arron July 10, 2009

   If the bath scene was just a dream, then how did Farah steal the dagger from the prince?
6. Follower July 10, 2009

   @Serious:

   I just think, when comparing this game to its sequel (which is much heavier in sexual content and violence, and probably deserves a strong caution) that this game should land a “some issues.” But that’s just my personal opinion, man.
7. The King of Persia July 12, 2009

   Are you kidding me?! This game is like a much milder version of God of War. I agree this game is violent, but not nearly violent enough to deserve a Strong Caution rating.

   But something is still wrong with these ratings, in my country, this game is rated 7 years and up. Can you belive that?! And they gave all the NHL Games a 16 years and up rating. Belive it or not.

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