adventure

This game is perfect until the wierd sand monsters show up. I mean if you hit them 1,000 times with your sword and dagger, they won't die! You have to flip over them(which looks like its from the matrix)hit to the ground, then suck the life out of'em.But after awile, you get the hang of it and its really fun. I think its cool when you get killed, you can just rewind time to the piont where you're alive.Slow motion is also cool. But only use it when you die, because the only way to get some more is to go to a save piont or get a sand cloud. At some points in the game it gets so frustrating on how to beat the level. But heres a tip, pay atten tion when you're saveing, because it gives you tips on how to beat a level. I rate the game like this;

Graphics 10 out of 10
These graphics are incredible!!!! They makes you feel like you're actualy in the game. Trust me, do not skip any cut-scenes because the graphics are the best in them.

Game Play 8 out of 10
The fighting is this is exilent! The only problem is puzzles and geting past traps is at least 1/4 of the game. If you're not so good with that stuff,get a guide.

Sound 9 out of 10
The sound is awsome!! you can here every sword clash, every moan when you suck the life out of the monsters,and while you're playing there's usually a little tune.

Replay-ability 10 out of 10
Once you've played the game about 30% through, or you're stuck, start a new game. It will be a lot easyer once you've gotten past a lot of the hard puzzles its a breaze.

I agree with a previous reviewer who said the first battle is very hard - the game doesn't prepare you for this sufficiently and I *almost* gave up but I'm glad I didn't. It is more than possible to beat these guys but you have bide your time; blocking, blocking until the right moment to strike. Battles take minutes - not a few seconds and can have you fighting around the entire area. Once I'd worked out the fight system I was away - acrobatically leaping around the place, solving puzzles and killing bad guys and having a great time.

The game is frankly a joy to play - you rarely feel a series of jumps is unfairly hard and for the most part enemy battles are fun and very cinematic.

Much praise has been heaped on the graphics and rightly so - I would however have like a little more varity in the feel of the game. Even ice caverns had a similar subdued look, which, whilst were in keeping with the overall appearance, didn't come across as different enough to create the impression of a new place.

So it's a great game well worth your money - but I do have a problem with the bugs. It's by far the most buggy XBox game I have so save often - go back to save points even if you've done very little since the last save and don't overwrite previous saves. You will have to go back to a previous save at least once.

Sometimes the prince would get stuck in a falling motion and this motion carried onto the restart so when you reloaded the prince is still waving his arms as though dropping to his death, despite being an inch off the ground. Other times the game simply said 'no no no' and crashed out to the retry/quit screen, and at least once a non-playing character (the female lead) committed suicide by leaping off a wall, thus preventing any progress since she was required to open a door.

Sure I could've lived without these issues, but they don't prevent the game from being enjoyable. Go get it.

This game is amazingly EASY. Save yourself the cash and rent it for a couple bucks if you really want to try it.