Prince of Persia Classic confirmed for XBLA

[merf]

just watched the video review on IGN

this does look rather lovely.

[Geoff D]

I like that they've included a ghost of your best run through, so you can race yourself for best time.

Really looking forward to this one

[Yoshimax]

I like that they've included a ghost of your best run through, so you can race yourself for best time.

This is looking to be absolutely amazing - ghost runs will be fantastic.

[Strider]

Thank god it's 800 points, that's a very sensible price for a brilliant little update.

Roll on Bomberman next week

[RuBiQ]

looks decent, tho was never one of my fave games....

shame you cant cash in old Livegames u dont play for some redeamable points, anyone want Double Dragon its trash

[PeteJ]

I like that they've included a ghost of your best run through, so you can race yourself for best time.

Really looking forward to this one

I never completed the original - how long is it out of interest?

[Geoff D]

I never completed the original - how long is it out of interest?

In the original you had just 60 minutes to do the business - according to the IGN review though, the length of time you take to finish this new version doesn't really affect the outcome.

[Yoshimax]

Nobody took this for a spin yet ? I'm dying to try it.

[Nembot]

Nobody took this for a spin yet ? I'm dying to try it.

Up until 9:40, it PoP wasn`t on the MP for DL.

[Friction]

It's up now! I'm just downloading it

[EJG1980]

Anyone know yet if it has a ye olde graphics option or is it updated HD only?

[Pezley]

Loving this so far !!! plays dead smooth, completely changed the time of the game tho, its so easy to just jump wall to wall now to speed things up.

1 minute 17 for the first level , lets see who can beat it

* got it down to a minute and 10 seconds

[Daragon]

I take it by smooth you mean the price's movements are alot more fluid and less sensitive than ye olde prince? I wouldn't want to try and count the number of times I ended up trying to stop him from running head first into those chopping blade things only to fail miserably.

[Dazzyman]

This is incredible. Just done the first 3 levels and its just all come flooding back. Luckily they havent messed the gameplay at all. They have added a few extras like the parry system is more fancy as is the fighting (still same hit or be hit but the animations are beautifull) and you can now do a flip facing the wrong way to the right way across a short jump and jump up a wall sideways and onto the platform above.

The game itself though I cannot gush enough over. I adore this game it was one of my all time favs (Ive rebought it quite a few times on handhelds etc...) and they really have made it into a graphical showpiece as well for a xblive title. I would happily pay full price for a 2d sequel to this if someone ever starts reliasing 2d just works for platformers.

I still dont understand the longevity aspect from IGN review. You get 1hour to save her so you have to go fast as possible without dying. By defaults its abit silly from what Ive read as even if you finish it over time you get an ending (not the right ending though). Myself I wont play it like that, I never would so its a non issue as it detracts how the original was intended. If I die in a level I restart it (you get checkpoints but if you reload the checkpoint your time is the same before you died!). You have unlockables for other modes, time attack which you unlock at level 3 and the one I want which is one live whole game survival mode (which I would expect you have to finish in one sitting).

For me I paid for the points last night ready and just bought it without trying. It is for me THE best downloable game out on any system including Tekken. They have made the classic update for us oldies to play again

[Jebus]

I take it by smooth you mean the price's movements are alot more fluid and less sensitive than ye olde prince? I wouldn't want to try and count the number of times I ended up trying to stop him from running head first into those chopping blade things only to fail miserably.

I'd agree with that, I wouldn't call this game "smooth" apart from the way it looks, and the animation. I've never liked when designers implement a control system whereby when you let go of a direction, the character keeps going for a second or two before he stops.

Looks pretty good, quite a short demo mind you, only the first level...I actually went "aww!" when it ended, but seeing as it's only 14 levels I don't think I'll buy it, after I've completed it I doubt I'll ever play it again so...