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In this sequel to the popular platform puzzler, your identity has been
taken by the evil Grand Vizier Jaffar whom you defeated in the original Prince
of Persia. Banished from your palace, you must fight to reclaim what is yours
and save the Sultan's lovely daughter. The story is told through still cutscenes
and full voiceover, which was pretty impressive for a disk based game. You begin
the game running across the castle rooftops, only to escape on a barge and end up
on a desert island. You trek through caves, ruins and the usual castles, at least
giving a change of scenery lacking in the original. One of the more amusing
additions is that you can actually now control the shadow from the original game.
The penalty is steep - you lose a LOT of your life bottles, permanently - but you
can trek around the levels without fear of being killed. The graphics are more
infinitely detailed, there are more enemies, and even a bigger variety of puzzles.
The wonky controls are still present. It's even more frustrating than its predecessor,
especially with the new enemies like the incredibly annoying snakes. It makes you
wish they'd given it more than a comestic overhaul and maybe made it just a little
less difficult. The time limit (75 minutes) doesn't start until about halfway
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